Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-09
In Kansas.

TOPEKA, April S.-The Commonwealth has
just received particulars of the destruction
caused by cyclone at Stafford Thursday
night. Stafford is village of seventy-fy or
eighty houses, the county seat of Stafford
county, about 200 miles southwest of Topeka,
and off the line of any railroad. All but two
houses were blown down, a Mr.. Crook killed
and several persons more or less injured. A
county election had just closed and the wind
scattered the ballots all over the prairie be-
fore they counted.
TOPEKA, Kas, April S.-We have news
from other portions of the state relating to
the high winds of the last three days. On
Wednesday evening the house of Tom Perry,
twelve miles northeast of Abilene, was struck
by lightning and son of Mrs. Perry was
killed. The same storm blew down the wind
mill tower in the neighborhood and number
of houses were moved in different parts of the
country.
Other persons are reported killed, but moth
ing positive has been found out. At Chap
man, in the same vicinity, Methodist church
was completely demolished.
at Manhattan storm last night tore the
| roof of the Methodist church off, and
blew down numerous chlmnies. In this city
there was heavy rain, but no wind.
TOPAKA, Kans., April S.-The storm in the
vicinity of Chase was tornado rather than a
cyclone, and the damage done was even worse
than reported. Many curious freaks of the
wind are reported, but remarkably few fatali-
| ties resulted.
PROPERTY DEMOLISHED.
ABILENE, Kan, April S.-A heavy wind
and rain storm last night did considerable
| damage in the eastern and northwestern parts
of this county. At Chapman the Methodist
church was blown down and demolished. The
north side of the roof the railroad depot was
blown off, and several houses, barns and
other buildings were damaged, but no person
hurt.
At Woodblne the Touring mill of j. A.
Meillet was blown out Of the perpendicular
about eighteen inches, and the Baptist church,
| three houses and a blacksmith shop demol-
ished.
On Holland Creek, eighteen miles south
| west of Abilene, barn belonging to Benja-
min Smith was blown down; also another
barn in the vicinity of the farm of Rev. j.
Lucas, was destroyed. Mr.. Lucas and wife
were temporarily residing in the barn while
erecting nuw house, and both were injured.
Mrs. Lucas seriously. Another residence,
that of Mr.. Dennis, was blown away. The
storm struck the county at the sou Invest
corner and Travelled in northeasterly course.
HOUSES HANDLED LIKE sHUTTLE-CoCKS.
ELDoRADo, Kas. April s.-A cyclone swept
over Roslin township, this county, last night
about 1890, oyerturning three houses and
killing Mrs. David Henry, breaking the thigh
of Mrs. J. C. Plants and ipjuring, probably
fatally three children. The houses were car
ried into the air, then dashed to splinters up
on the earth. Not a whole board or shingle
can be found of them. The storm was from
southwest to northwest and was preceded as
usual by the meeting of two dark clouds.
No extensive damage resulted to property
from the fact that after demolishing the
hills. The posts of wire fence were twisted
from the ground and carried away. A son Of
Mr.. Plants, II years old, was carried over
some high trees adjacent aad set him down on
his foat