The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-04-13
KANSAS CYCLONES.
A Numbn Of People Killed, ssd Much Proper
ty Destroyed.

The winds Of last week. following an I'M
usual warm period, did considerable damage
in different sections OF the State. In some
localities the storm assumed the unmistaka-
bic movement of cyclone. At Chase, q lit
tie town in Marion county, the wind turned
over several ears, tearing of u corner of the
depot, and badly damaging two stores,
church aud number of residences Several
persons were injured by flying timbers, but
nobody dangerously.
A cyclone struck Stafford, the county seat
OF Stafford county, which lies south Of Great
Bend. The little town had scyenty-hye or
eighty houses, and all but two of them were
destroyed. A man by the name of Cordley
was killed, aud number seriously injured
A county seat election had been held that
day, the polls closing just as the storm burst
over the village. The man in possession OF
the ballot box said he would hang to 1t and
save it, but the wind was too much for him.
The box was wrested from his hands, brok-
en- into pieces, and the ballots scattered over
the prairies.
| A cyclone which seems to have had It's
rise south OF the Arkansas about Barton
passed through Rice county in nearly a
northerly direction, on Wednesday. The ac-
counts received Of its operations place its
most destructive force at Sterling and Chase.
At Sterling, besides houses badly damaged,
the storm was attended with the loss OF life
in the case of Mrs. John Wilson, and serious
injury to Mrs. Parker, who was visitor.
On the evening of the 9Th instant a cyclone
passed through the east part of Ottawa
county, doing considerable damage. The
house of Mrs. Lewis was struck and torn Ia
pieces She was in the house at the time
with one OF her sons. 1t appears that the
cyclone was not observed in time to escape
and Mrs. Lewis was knocked senseless and
seriously hurt. Major Lewis had his lee
broken in two places. Other houses were
torn down, but no one seriously hurt.
From all portions Of the State news Gomez
of the tearifc force Of the wind. A dspatcl
from Manhattan says on Friday night scores
of chimneys were blown down, trees, fences
and outbuildings demolished, considerable
stating torn from the spire Of the First NJ
L. church, one small brick residence parti.
crushed, the old school building unrooied
and the barn on the old Grove place unroof
ed. Three miles north, on the Blue river
General Cosant's house and barn were bad
ly damaged, his windmill upset. and muci
damage done to trees. No lives lost
At Abilene and Junction City much dam
age VIII, done. A little boy at the forme
place was killed by lightning. At Fort ri
ley the Government buildings were damaged
to the extent of $4,000, and two soldier
badly hurt
The most des,ructiv c incident occurred a
Rosalea, in Butler county. a Mrs. Dari'
was killed outright, Mrs. X. Plants had he
thigh broken. and three children were fatal
ly injured.
CANTON, KAN, April s-4 p. ma cy
clone passed north and south of this plac
last night, tearing down buildings. and leav
ing death and destruction in its path. i
struck stone house about eight miles nortl
of here, killing the wife and two children o
Wesley Bryant.
A special from Eldorado, the day after tn
storm, says Joseph Chamber house was en-
tirely destroyed, but no one was hurt. The
it passed over the farm Of Mrs. Henry,
widow. The house is q perfect wreck. Mrs
Henry was killed and her child, seven year
old, fatally injured. A young man in til
house at the time escaped. The next hous
was Jacob Plants, which was blown dow
and torn to pieces. His wife had her le
broken and was otherwise injured, but tn
balance of the family escaped. Itstruck thi
county ten miles southeast of here and pass
ed almost north.