The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-13
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Stafford, EIdorado, Abilene and Junction
City Visited by Destructive
Tornaloes

Tornadoes.
TOPEKA, Kan, April S.-Staford, the
scene of the cyclone Thursday night, is
a village of seventy five or eighty houses,
the county seat of Stafford county, about
two hundred miles southwest of here,
and not on the line of any railroad All
but two houses were blown down. A
Mr.. Crooks was killed, and several per-
sons more or less injured. The county
seat election had just closed. Another
wind scattered the ballots all over the
prairie before they were counted
We have had news from other por-
tions of the state relative TO the high
winds of the last three days.
On Wednesday evening the house of
Tom Perry. twelve miles southeast of
Abilene, was struck by lightning, and
son of Mr.. Perry Killed. The same
storm blew down windmill tower in
the neighborhocd, and a number of
houses were moved in different parts of
the country. Other persons are reported
killed, but there is nothing positive
about it.
at Chapman, in the same vicinity,
the new Methodist church was com
pletely demolished
At Manhattan the storm last night
tore the roof off from the Methodist
church and blew down numerous chin
neys in this city. There was heavy
rain, but no hail.
AROUND ABILENE.
ABILENE, Kan, April S-A heavy
wind and rain storm last night did con-
siderable damage in the eastern and
southwestern parts of this county. AT
Chapman the Methodist church was
blown down and demolished. The
north side of the root of the railroad
aarNSf hlnxx-E, off and Sauaral hnnSpS
| barns and other buildings were dam
| aged, but no persons were injured. At
Woodbine the Touring mill of j. A.
Gillett was blown out of perpen-
dicular about eighteen inches. The
Baptist church, three houses and
"a blacksmith shop were demol-
| ished on Holland creek, eighteen
| miles southeast of Abilene. A
| barnEbelonging to B. Smith, 20X1S feet,
was blown down; also another in the
| vicinity of the farm of Rev. s. N. Lucas
was destroyed. Mr.. Lucas and wife were
| temporarily residing in the barn, while
erecting a new house. Both were injur-
ed, Mrs. Lucas seriously. Another resi-
| dence, Mr.. Dennis was blown away.
| The storm struck the county at the
| southwest corner, and Travelled in north
easterly direction. At Abilene, Its force
was not seriously felt; but at Enterprise
! six miles east, one store was unroofcd
and stables were destroyed, 1t was a
straight blow and not ia Cyclone, or
twister. The rainfall was heavy.
| RosALIE, BUTLER COUNTY.
Ell DORADO, April, S-A cyclone
swept over Resale township this But
ler) county last night, at about 1890
overturning three houses and killing
Mrs. David, breaking the thigh of Mrs
K. Plants. and injuring probably three
children. The house was carried into
the air, then dashed 10 splinters upor
the earth The storm wa:
from the southwest to the north
east, and was preceded, as
usual, by the meeting of two dark clouds
No extensive damage resulted to prop
erty, from the fact that after demolish
ing the houses it passed into the thinly
| settled Flint Hills. The posts of a wire
carried away. A son of Mr.. Plants, sew
en- years old, was carried over some higl
trees adjacent to the homestead, ant
set down on his feet, running from
the storm. Mrs. Henry was not found
for some three hours after the storm, ant
9 was then just dying.
AROUND JUNCTION CITY.
JUNCTION CITY, April 8.-About 12 =
: M. last night tornado passed over thi
neighborhood from the southwest, whicl
was very destructive. At Fort Rilel
most all the buildings were unroofed
and porti on Of them destroyed
involving a loss of from $25, GOO tn $50
| 900. The soldiers were hurt, one yer,
dangerously; one horse was killed an
? six wounded. At Wakefield, in Cla'
/ county, eight houses were destroyed
In all portions Of the county barns, out
3 houses and fences were destroyed, bu
|, no damage was done in Junction City
/ The numerous escapes by this city sug
gests the peculiar physical geograph,
!: of the place, the surrounding hills hay
. ing several times turned the wrath o
storms.
:. FROM PARSONS.
PARSONS, Kas., April S.-A sever
wind and hail storm passed oyer thi
section between l and 2 O'Clock thi
!; morning. The only damage in this cit
. was the destruction by lightning of
small dwelling house. The storm wa
8 more severe in the central and southcr
l parts of the county, A special to iii
: Sun reports houses and barns laid loI
D in the little town of AltamOnt, in til
central portion of the county, and
E number of people injured.
NEAR VALLEY FALLS
VALLEY FALLS, April S-A very 81
: we're storm of hail and rain passed owe
} this section last night about II o'clOck
: Hail stones the size of hens eggs wer
, not uncommon and some larger weT
found. Much damage was done to wiz
dows and roofs, but no one was hur
Crops were not much injured.
AT FORT RILEY.
FORT RILEY, April "a violent tol
nado, called by some q cyclone, struc
Fort Riley soon after midnight on Sa
e urday morning, damaging the quarters
! store houses and stables TO the extent c
, fifteen or sixteen thousand dollars.
The wind came from the southwes
and badly injured the western stables. ]
blew in the roof and part of the Yves
wall, and injured some of the cavalr
horses, one so badly that the compan
commander had it shot. One or two c
2 the other stables were somewhat ii
jured.
The large store rooms for quarterma:
ter and commissary stores were III
rooted, as were parts of three or four c
the mems quarters.
Several sets of officers quarters wer
, injured little, but the double set occu
pied by Post Surgeon TIlton and Majo
Devices were completely unroofed, an
the stone chimneys fell in the bedroom
and upon the beds where the familie
, were sleeping. That none of the il
mates were killed or badly MAIN ed
: seems more than miracle.
Three soldiers of one Of the CON
panies were so severely bruised as I
necessitate their removal to the hospital
but 1t is believed that they will soon re
| cover.
THE WRECK OF WINDS.
The Track of the Tornado in DaVi
County.