The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-20


and has always ben a sober, steady, faith
ful workman He has a family nf six
children dependent upon him and to be-
provided for while their father is helpless.
The probable damage to the gas works is
BETWEEN 81, 800 AND $1,000,
there being no insurance on the
part that was demolished Men were put
To work Immediately, and, the debris
being cleared awav, the work of the factory
went on i'm the fire house, as far as posi-
bic, beneath the blue sky as a roof. The
workmen attending 10 the fires were greatly
depressed by the heat, the heat nf the
furnaces being added To that of the sun
pouring down upon them from above
A barn, belonging To- j. Barrett, near
Sicher's park, was also blown down. the
damage being probably 81 500.
\ Hue to the house occupied by Mr.
Neusberger, on Ninth street. was blown
over, and the luo,ened brick went crashing
down through the roof ard ceiling. letting
IN torrents OF rain.
\ great deal of minor damage was done
To residences and business houses, the
doors of some at the latter being blown
Open in spite of locks, and the rooms
deluged with rain.
The cvciune came near causing the
wr.cking of passenger train No. 3, which
was eastward bound Shortly after tlt
storm had passed over this city, Mr.. Jack
son, Gne III the most careful AMI thought
lei engineers Oh the Missouri ~ Pacific was
driving Ire locomotive" He noticed pools
of water he nesred this city AMI, sur
missing that there had been = severe storm,
slowed mp To a rate oi about fifteen miles
per hour; tn avoid
wRECKiNG THE TRAIN,
should he suddenly meet an obstacle on
the road. His precaution was we'll taken;
Tor he had not gone far before he found
tree across the track. On reaching Mont
teau. two freight ears. which were standing
nn side track, were found to- have been
blown from their track ON To- the regular
track. and No. 3 had To- come To- a halt
The wrecker was sent from this city and
the obstruction removed. No. > did not
arrive here until about 800, being due at
4::5O.
AT THE PARK.
- Two flag poles, one on Floral hall
ana one ON the hotel, were broken down.
All .he tents of visiting club, which
svere ON the sporting field, were laid flat.
Quite a number oi small trees ON the
park grounds were blown down.
\ wooden trough was blown through the
green house adjoining the hotel, smashing
the glass.
The judges stand. On the race course
wa> blown over and broken To pieces
Mr.. Jackson, the park policeman, who
had charge of the birds belonging to- the
Il ba
which thev were confined, while the storm
was going ON, but was caught by the
wind and blown aboHt forty rods, when he
was stopped by the park fence.
The damage AT the park is probably
about 500.
OTHER DAMAGE
\ barn, belonging to John Wharton,
living i'm West >edaIia, was down. and the
window panes In the west side of his house
were all broken nv the violence of the
wind. The damage to- him is probably
about 5000.
Several fences were blown down in East
Sedalia
AT GEORG FLOWN
damage was done. The tin
roof to the house OF Mrs. Dorsey was
blown OIL. \ large quantity of fencing
was also laid fiat.
Robt. McCubbin had two-story
house parti ally unroOfed.
Isaac Clay, colored, had one-s:ory
house, tin roof, partially unroofed
Joe Hallister's One-story house has
part OF roof gone.
\ barn was blown over for John s.
Barges.
AT BROWNSVILLE
a new building, which was erected to replace
one that was DESTROYED by the recent cyclone
mt that place, was blown down. Also the
Christian church a, that place is reported
unrOoied or blown down.
KANSAS CITY.
The storm at Kansas City and surround
ing country was terrific in force and terri
bly, disastrous in results. From Mr.. t. j.
Frv, who returned from Kansas CITY, last
night, BtzOO reporter learned thatthe
work OF The wind in that city was very
destructive.
The roof Of the ST. James hotel was
blown oil, and the building otherwise in
iured
One of the windows in Col Philips
house in the room i'm which Mr.. Fry was
sleeping, was blown into the room, and
Mr.. Fry narrowly escaped death.
A large elevator was blown down, as was
also newly finished three-story brick
building.
A large livery stable was demolished,
killing eight horses and smashing five
buggies. The livery property belonged to
Mr.. Owsley. who recently went from Tip
ton.
AT LEAVENwORTH
The storm was furious. A Catholic con-
vent was blown down, and five children
were killed. The loss of life is reported
very large in that city, at least as many
as thirty-five are reported killed.
The bridge over the Missouri, Mt Leaven- !
worth, was badly warped and twisted;
which caused the six hour delay of the
trains from the west yesterday morning.