The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-04-08
CYCLONE.
Terrible Destruction of Life and Prop
erty in Kansas.
Whole Families Buried in Ruins
The Fatalities.

Chicago, April GA Topeka, Kas.
special says "a cyclone started
south of the Arkansas, neal
Raymond, Rico county, last night and
moved in a northerly direction, II
Frustrated telegraph poles where it
crossed the Santa Fe track. John
Wilson's house was blown down, Mrs,
Wilson killed and a Mrs. Parker fatal
ly injured. Several other large houses
were demolished.
Proceeding northward the storm
struck the new town Of Chase and de-
molished twenty-five of the twenty-six
buildings in the place, threw cars from
the tracks and did other damage. Mr..
Reid, the hotel keeper, was killed and
his wife fatally hurt. Another woman
and child were killed.
/. About the same time a small cyclone
with a veritable water spout passed
through the eastern part of the county,
but did little damage except by drown
ing out stock. At E. B. Lawrence's
farm the water was sucked out Of the
wells. The cloud as it approached
Chase was funnel shaped, whIrling and
twisting with fearful velocity. AL the
inhabitants of Chase were more or less
hurt.
Among the losers are Eckles Bros,
store room destroyed with $1,000 worth
OF goods; Shelton's store room and res
idence, loss 1000; Sutton, Houser s.
thousand dollars; Geo. F. Muller, new
two story business house, $500; Con-
gregational church, 5 $500; Reeds no
tel was blown down; the Methodist
church dedicated Sunday was twisted a
quarter round and badly wrecked. Sew
eral houses were overturned. Muscott
Bros store was damaged and the stock
ruined. Spires drug store was blown
off its foundation The depot was un-
rooted and several parties killed, their
names not being given. The people are
living in box cars and many are desti-
tute.
A special from Clyde station, Michi-
gan, reports a terrible hurricane near
Highland station, on the Flint s. Pierre
Marquette road, south of Hally, early
last night. The extent of the damage
is unknown as the telegraph line was
blown down lind the railroad agent
walked to Clyde to send what he knew.
The dwelling of a man named Crandall
was blown down and himself and one
child killed and a daughter seriously in
jured. a guest, Mrs. Taylor. of Pom
tiac. was also killed and several other
persons injured. The hurricane cover
ed an area Of less than half a mile
wide, but levelled everything within its
path.
There are reports also Of high and
destructive winds in the vicinity Of
Keokuk and along the Wabash and
Rock Island roads in Iowa, at Keosag-
rea and Humeston.
Abaut 6 O'Clock last evening a tor
nado swept owe the territory northeast
of Midland village, twenty miles west
Of this city, doing considerable dam
age. The residence of a farmer named
E. E. Walton "a picked up bodily and
capsized, tearing it into pieces. The
wreck took fire from the stove and
burned up. The family were all injur-
ed and Mrs. Walton severely. The
hired man had his shoulder broken and
a child an arm broken. The barn was
torn into shreds and other property in
the neighporhood damaged. The house
Of a man named Wood living on Sur
geon creek, was blown down and Wood
severely hurt.