The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-10-06


The first building reached in this scene
of destruction is the school house, which
the storm seems to have struck from the
while the ruins of the house
occupied by Mr.. ]. D. Simmons are all
blown towards the northeast. indicating
that the two storms met IN this vicinity.
The material of the fallen buildings is
less scattered and shattered here than
farther west, though the work of devas-
tation lacks little in its completeness.
The ruins of the school house show
of desks and several articles of
but little injured, and some
material that perhaps can
be used again. Among other
things is lamp with Chin
ney unbroken that singulariy escaped
destruction in the falling.
The house occupied by
MIR. j. d. SIMMONS,
south of the school house, and owned by
F. E. Smith, was one story frame with
stone chimney and basement cellar. Mr..
and Mrs. Simmons, with a grown son
and daughter, comprise the family, the
parents only being home at the time of
the catastrophe. They were seated in
the basement, but at the time the house
blew over both had gone to the south
side of the room, he to close the door
which had blown open, and she to pre-
cure some matches, else they must both
inevitably have been struck by the stones
of the falling chimney. The household
furniture here and provisions are badly
scattered, but at the time the reporter
visited the scene lie found Mr.. Simmons
pouring out jug of molasses to send
to less fortunate neighbOr. Leaving
this, along the road leading TO
CRAFTS FORD,
the first house found destroyed is that oI
TT Herman, which he and his sou
and daughter were occupying. No one
hurt and no stock lost. Mr.. Herman
and his son were busily engaged in ad
justing the. wrecked material. This
house belongs to S. ]. Fish, and
was one of those damaged by the tor.
nado last June. Next on the road is
the residence of 81,
WILLIAM HUMPHREY,
an excellent, we'll finished, two story
house, which is unroofed, the uppe
story being nearly all carried off, while
an entire side of one room below is alsc
blown down. The stables, cattle sheds
tool house, buggy shed, granary and 9th
err appointments of we'll improved
farm are almost entirely ruined
and the loss of the family in clothing
carpets, household furniture, etc, i
also very considerable. Mr. Humph
rey said $4,000 would not begin to cove
the loss. He and his family spent
very disagreeable night in the corr
field, where they went for safety.
A little farther down is the house o
Mr.. Butler which seems to have becom,
a sort of general
HOSPITAL
and refuge for this vicinity, as it was tn
only one that escaped the destruction Q
the storm SO far as to be habitable. Las
night twenty persons stayed there, an,
to day we found tour injured member
of the family of Mr.. Jurens, resident G
the old Yahn place. Mr.. Buffers graz
airy. barn and haystacks were badl
damaged.
WELDON BREWER,
a colored man, living next to III
ford was a heavy sufferer, thong
fortunately he and his tamil
escaped unhurt. The old slaughte
house on his premises, which he used q
tobacco house has at last ended j,
career, while his dwelling house is ell
tirely overthrown,' its two parts, on
log and one frame being blown in diffe
ent directions. He was about preparin
to build an addition to his house, whic
he will now erect at once. His famil
of eight persons took refuge in cave b
had built, and only the day before ha
rebanked with earth.
The family of
E. l.. JURENs
are in pltiable condition. The
house was not only destroyed with mo-
of its contents, but nearly every men
Der ofthe family sustained more or lie:
physical injury. The most seriously il
jured is Christian Brown, boy abor
fourteen years old, who is being raise
by Mr. Jurens. DIR. Wright, who W,
called Thursday night and is attendin
him, states that his scapula is fracture
aud probably five of his ril
on the right side fractured. NJ
Jurens sustained severe bruises on IL
head and two small children are som
what painfully, though not seriousl
hurt.
ON THE NEosHo,
which the storm seems to have follows
the house of Tolbert Childers, an en-
ploy of THE News Office, was blown
fragments and ne and his family barel
escaped being taken with it by going
cave This is the second disasle
of this kind which Mr.. Childers HI
sustained.
A large barn belonging to JOSEF
Peak was demolished, and it is reporte
!, that one or two of his horses were kille
The houses of two of his sons were al:
badly wrecked.
A fine new carriage belongir
TO Robert Roberts was hopIessl
damaged by the falling of the shed !
which it was standing.
ON DOW CREEK
the house of widow named EIrod W,
scattered 10 the four winds of heaye
and two of the unfortunate woman's I'll
were broken.
The roof was blown off the house
VIM Rosean, and the porch OF his fat
er's house was carried away.
i The house of ]. Fl. Logue was utter
demolished, and other damage is T
ported in the same neighborhoOd
Il ON ALLEN CREEK
the house of Guy Service was uurooft
, and other damage was done about Il
premises.
Ed. Atkinson's house was blown
pieces and nothing is left but the fou
dation to mark the spot where IL stoo
The Rees Howell place suffered s
verely, the damage to the house an
premises being estimated at over
thousand dollars, and two of the chi
drsn, Rich and MoIlie, sustained pal
, full injuries
AARON MILLER,
who asdriving along the road sho
distance north of town was caught i
the gale and had his leg broken
4 A large barn belonging TO s p. Cad,
who lives on the BaFlingame road, i
said to have been destroyed, aad ther
are rumOrs to the effect that Geore
Plumb's sheep corral was blown to piece
Many other stories are afioat regardin
the destruction of property in difTereu
parts of the country, but those detaile,