Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-19
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. WIND AND RAIN. A Destructive Tornado in the West. GREAT DAMAGE 10 PROPERTY. A Number of People Killed
 and Injured. THE BUSINESS OF CONGRESS. A Number of Bills Awaiting
 Action.
A FATAL WIND.

Terrible Results of & Hurricane--Houses
 Unroofed and Buildings Demolished-
 Am Academy CupO1a Blown Down Four Girls Instantly Killed-DetaiIs of the Disaster.
 LEAvENwORTH, Ks, June 1S.-A storm struck here about 12:15 Saturday morning, doing great damage to property and causing loss of life. The storm cloud came from the northwest accompanied by wind, vivid light ming and thunder The roar of the coming wind could be heard while the storm was several miles away, but before the few peo- pie who were awake could give warning the wind struck the city with great force The signal station here reports that from 12:1 to 1920 a. m. the velocity of the wind was seventy-two miles an hour and the pressure twenty-six pounds to the square foot When the storm subsided the streets were filled with awnings, tin roofs, boxes, timber and with frightened people running about In search of friends and inquiring after each others welfare. Several thousand dollars worth of tin roofs were blown off, few residences demolished and others badly wrecked. The Kansas Gen. tral elevator lately completed, costing $6O,- GOO, was wrecked. Planters House, Odd Fellows hall, Abernethy's factory and the court house, school buildings, the cathedral and several residences were badly injured William Pembefton was buried in the ruins of his house and when dug out had his shoul- der and arm broken and was terribly bruised Hundreds of fruit and shade trees were blown down and many gardens of the city were literally covered with prostrate trees and fruit torn from the limbs. The extent of the storm was not known, however, until morning, when word was received that the storm had worked horrible disaster at Mt St.. Mary's Academy, two and one half miles south of the city. The news first received was that the academy had been blown down and many lives were lost. A reporter rang the fire bell and a force of men went out to the academy as fast as possible. The great brick cupola had blown down and crashed through the roof of the building into the dormitory, where there were thirty girls The roar of the coming storm had awakened most of them, and they were on their knees in prayer when the cupola fell. Four of the girls were killed. Their names are Mabel McBaunthan, Ida Golding and Annie MoDonald of this city, and Mary Austin of Carrollton, Mo. Several other scholars were wounded, though not seriously. It required several hours to re- cover the bodies from the ruins. Death ap. peared to have been instant in each case. There was a pathetic scene when the bodies were taken out in presence of the relatives and friends. The damage to the academy building is $50, 900. The storm tore down the wires and communication was not estab- lshed until to day. From reports from the surrounding country it Is claimed that little damage was done to ripening grain, though fruit hoe suffered much.
 DEs MONIES, Ia., June 1S.-A tornado swept through central Iowa late last night the path of it running from northwest to southeast The town of Grinnell was struck and the reports are that half of the town is in ruins. Some twenty or thirty persons are killed and over hundred wounded. Both of the large buildings of the Iowa college were blown to the ground. A train of cars was blown from the track in the vicinity of Grinnell, and special train of physicians and relief force have gone to the scene. The news Is meagre.
 MARsHAL1TowN, Iowa, June 18.-The most terrific disaster in the history of Iowa is the one of which the now desolate town of Grin nell is the victim. The peculiar aspect of the sky was matter of common remark on the streets yesterday afternoon. An hour or more before sunset the northern sky hung with conical downward pointing clouds, the like of which none had ever seen. After sum-
 
 western horizon and western sky half to the zenith was lurid and brilliant and unearthly. Almost ere the brilliant appari- tion in the sky had disappeared the storm broke. It was accompanied with roaring like thunder, or perhaps more like the rumbling of dozen freight trains Chimneys trees, houses and barns began to fly like leaves. The rain came in floods as if waterspout had burst, which in fact was probably the caca wind and rain and blindipo 1ipht- ming continued so furious for nearly half. hour that it was scarcely safe for those whose roofs stayed over. them to open the doors, but the damage was done in very few minutes. The northwest quarter of the town was laid fiat. The path of the storm was comparatively narrow, but scarcely any thing was left standing within its limit. It first entered the town from the west, and moved little north of east until it reached the main street. It then curved to the southeast, whipped up college buildings and several houses on the east side of the town. It then seemed to bound into the air. Passing over Snow's and Mir. Perry's, it crossed the Chicago, Rock island and Peoria road about a mile and a half east of this city, where it met the west ward bound freight train which it completely demolished. AS 1t pass, d south of east across the country it demolished farm houses, fences and barns, struck Malcolm in it's north ern half and wrought destruction as complete as in Grinnell. Most of the build ings were crushed like eggshells and reduced to splinters A few were lifted bodily and turned round. It is marvellous that the loss of life was not greater than 1t was. The storm came up with such a to the cellars. This saved them as their houses disappeared from their heads. Even the foundation walls in many cases were brushed of even with the surface. A con l siderable number of COWS and horses were killed. Fowls had their feathers entirely stripped off and the earth appeared as if beaten and lashed with indescribable fury. The damage at Malcolm and vicinity will foot | up fully $lOO,OOO The damage in Grinnel will aggregate $500,O0O The total loss o1 1 lifo mill Foot III, Hfku at lanrt ,uhila many