The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-04-20
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AroE1soE, AprilG
The State Of Kansas, throughout its length
and breadth, hes been visited BY heavy and
greatly needed rains, unfortunately accom-
panied, however, IN some sections hT Gtormf.
reyiving the recollection Of the great cvclou1
Of May 30, 1879 though not nearly 60 de6true
tive. A well-defned cyclone started on the
evening Of the 9th, south Of Kangag River,
nrst making itself felt IN Stafford County, one
Of the new and sparsely settled counties. The
little town Of Stafford Center, Of a few houses,
was damaged, but it ia not known eAuctly %
what extent The storm proceeded, as is usual,
from southwest 70 northeast, crossing the Az
Gibson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad a short
distance east Of Raymond. A dozon tele.
graph poles were torn down, indicating the
width OF the cyclone az that point
The country being more thickly SET
tied here, destruction began TO mark
the track Of the storm. Tho house
Of s. Wilson was destroyed, and Mrs. Wilson
was killed. Miss Parker, a young lady sister,
was seriously and perhaps fatally injured. J.
NJ. PrOfth'B farm buildings were injured, and
his fine orchard totally destroyed. The farm
buildings OF W. b. and George Loren, and the
sorghum factory Of +. Mayberry, and the large
barn Of T. j. West we're used up. The storm
did its greatest havoc at Chase, a town Just
started on the Marion Mcpherson Branch Of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.
Here the houses we're frame, as rule, and
several were in course Of erection. These
light structures the storm whirled I'm every di-
rection. The hotel Of Mr.. Reed was demolished.
Mrs. Reed was badly hurt, but may recover.
Mrs. Henry Muscott was knocked senselesa,
and her babe blown from her arms and carried
some rods, but It was uninjured Mrs. Mus
colt is recovering. The Hon. ]. G. Eckles,
late Superintendent Of the State Reform
School, had the presence OF mind 70 throw
himself to tho ground, and had narrow
escape with his life. His sons, J. A. Ecklea
and X. B. Eckles, were badly bruised. The
damage to property was great. The depot was
unroofed the new Methodist Church badly IN
jured, aad the Congregational Church de-
stroyed. The business houses Of Eckles Bros,
Sutton, swisher & Dupree and George F. Nil
Ter were destroyed. Chatlen's store and resi-
dence were swept away. Out Of twenty-siE
houses twenty were nearly torn 70 pieces, or
more or less injured. The wind performed its
customary freaks, sucking water from wells
and strewing the country with debris. The
storm has been traced for miles southwest and
northeast, but no loss of life is reported. Farm
buildings are usually of slight character in a
new country, and damages prOportlonally
light. It is not known that the cyclone de-
scended again within the limits Of Kansas,
though on the same evening a farmhouse was
destroyed in Clay County, and a man and
woman killed.
At midnight on the night Of the Tth, as a
freight train bound for AtchisOn on the Central
Branch reached the 1O2d mile-post west OF
Atchison, and near Waterville, it was struck
by a hurricane rather than a cyclone, as that
variety is seldom known at night. The train,
consisting CT eight freight cars and a way
car, was rolled over and came right side up
fifty feet from the track. The engine was
thrown crosswise of the track. Conductor c.
f. Fuller was hurt about the head and body,
and, it is feared, is much internally injured.
Fullers father passenger, had his shoulder
blade fractured and a rib broken. Mrs. Fuller
received some conclusions, and the wounded
were taken to Greenleaf. The houses of G. D.
Bowling, Charles Snyder and Henry Richie,
in the vicinity, were injured, and Henry Ritch.
ie was badly hurt, and the storm scattered sta
bles and outbuildings and farm machinery for
a long distance.
TOPEKA, April 9.
Particulars have just been received Of a ter.
Fible cyclone which passed through the eastern
part of MCPHERSON and western part of Marion
Counties Friday night. AT Canton the storm
first struck the stone residence of Wesley Bry.
an, throwing the west wall of the house upon
his sleeping wife and two children, he escaping
from another bed just in time TO save his life
Bryan, unclothed labored four hours in pelt-
ing rain and hail, urged by the screams of his
wife, whom he finally reached, but not until
life was extinct. With the assistance of
neighbors the debris was removed ami
both children found dead. The family were
highly respected, and great sympathy is mani
Tested Bryan's stable was also blown down
killing one horse. The houses Of Mr.. Nelson
and Mrs. Anderson, near by, were unroofed
East of Canton the fine barn of c. Lewis was
completely demolished, and the roof torn from
his new twO-story house. Across the line in
Marion County the house. barn and farm build
ings Of Mr.. Funk were totally destroyed and his
wife seriously injured The residence Of Mr.
Becker was blown down, seriously and prObH
bly, fatally injurng him and his wife. Foiu
children were also more or less injured Tc
the northwest Of Canton several buildings were
blown down. At Howes Ranch. in the north
east part of the county, much damage was
done and several parties hurt.