The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-10
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DISASTER IN THE NORTHWEST.
Great p.uAs. to Property Reported /. AIsAIs.u,
Kla'H aud IOwA-A Great Number Of Fer.
nIserIOusly IsIursd, and ,OnsFA
tally-vlOlsnss Otths Mad.

John Smiths Kawkawlin house was lii.
orally blown to atoms, the furniture
smashed and five members Of hte family
more or less seriously injured. A German
named Clumm. had his house destroyed,
and was himself seriously injured. Robt.
Tansley's house was unroofed. Wm.
Hartley's house was carried bodily twenty
feet and badly wrecked. ]. B. sllvernail's
barn was unrooted. A, Tresbin's barn was
destroyed, COW killed, valuable horse
ruined and house unroofed. David Gar.
ners barn was destroyed and his house
unrooted. X. Nelson's barn was destroyed
and his house unrooied.
In Au Gres Township the loss was light.
er, and was on farms aud property OF fish.
ermen. The loss runs up into tens OF thou.
sands, and about twenty injured people
have been heard from, but no fatal aCci.
dents reported. The storm passed through
three miles OF timber, and scarcely left
tree standing in space OF one mile in
width. Hailstones fell one and a-haif inch
in diameter.
DISASTROUS BLOW IN KANSAS.
ABILENE, KAN, April s.-A heavy wind
and rain storm last night did considerable
damage in the eastern and southwest parts
OF this county. At Chapman the Methodist
church was blown down and demolished,
the north side OF the roof Of the railroad
depot was blown of and several houses,
barns and other buildings damaged, but no
persons injured. At Woodbine, the Touring
mil of James II. Gibbett was blown out OF
perpendicular about eighteen inches, and
the Baptist church, three houses and
blacksmith-shop demolished. On Holland
Creek, eighteen miles southwest OF Abilene,
u barn belonging to Benjamin Smith was
blown down, also another barn in the
vicinity on the farm OF Rev. ]. H. Lucas
was destroyed. Mr.. Lucas and wife were
temporarily residing in the barn, while
erecting a new house; both were injured.
Mr.. Lucas seriously. Another residence
Mr.. Denny's, was blown away.
The storm struck the county at the
northwest corner and travelled Iin north.
eastcrly course. At Abilene its force was
not seriously felt, but at Enterprise, six
miles east, one store was unroofed and
stables destroyed. 1t was straight blow
and not cyclone or twister. The rain fall
was heavy.
Growing crops are in splendid condition.
DESTRUCTION BY TIE STORM IN KANSAS.
TOPEKA, KS, April S.-We have news
from other portions Of the State relative 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 Mr..
Perry killed. The same storm blew down
the windmill tower in the ncighborhood,
and a number OF houses were moved in
different parts Of the county.
At Chapman, in the same vicinity, the
Methodist church was completely demol.
ished. AT Manhattan last night the storm
tore the roof from the Methodist church
and blew down numerous chimneys.
In this city there was heavy rain, but no
wind.
A MINISTER KILLED.
EAST SAGINAW, MIcu., April SIT is
learned that Rev. Isaac Tullmer, residing
in Homer Township, Midland county, was
killed by the Tornado on Thursday even.
ing. The house was demolished, and scv.
eral other persons injured in the neigh.
borhood. The storm swept through sever.
al townships in Bay county, doing great
damage to property.
HAVOC AT STAFFORD, KANSAS.
TOPEKA, rs, April S.-The Commercial
has Just received the particulars of the de-
struction caused by the cyclone at Stafford
Thursday night Stafford is village Of
sevehty-dve or eighty houses. the county
seat OF Stafford county, and about two
hundred miles southwest Of Topeka, and
off the line OF any railroad. All but two
houses were blown down. A AIr, Crook
was killed, aud several persons more or
less injured. A county seat election had
just closed, and the wind scattered the
ballots all over the prairie before they
were counted.
TERRIFIC FORCE OF THE WIND.
ELDoRADo, KAs., April S.-A cyclone
swept over Rosalia township, this (Butlerl
county, last night about 1880, overturning
three houses and killing Mrs. David Henry.
breaking the thigh OF Mrs. J. G. Plants
and iniuring, probably fatally, three chill.
dren. The houses were carried into the
air and then dashed to spiinters upon the
earth. Not whole board or shinSle can
he found Of them. The storm was from
southwest to northeast, and was preceded
as usual by the meeting OF two datk
clouds. No extensive damage resulted to
property from the fact that after demolish.
ing the houses it passed into the sparsely.
settled Flint Hills. The posts OF wire
fence were twisted from the ground and
carried away. A sou Of Mr.. Plants, seven.
teen years old, was carried over some high
trees adjacent to the homestead and set
down on his feet. Mrs. Henry was moi
found for some hours after the storm, and
was then just dying.
THE TORNADO IN KANSAS.
JUNCTION Cry, KAs., April S.-About 70
P. N. last night, tornado passed over this
neiGhborhood from the southwest, which
was very destructive. AT Fort Riley most
all the buildings were unroofed, and nor. |
ton OF the walls Of some OF them demol. |
ished, involving the loss OF from S25, 600
to $4,000. Two soldiers were hurt one |
very dangerously. One horse was Killed |
and six wounded. At Wakefield, CLAW
county, eight houses were destroyed. In
all portions OF the county, barns, out. |
houses and fences were destroyed, but no |
damage in Junction City.
TIE STORM IN IOWA.
DEs MolSEs, April S.-A special to the
Register says: A cyclone struck the Agri. |
cultural College this afternoon, tearing of |
the gable from the north hall. Prof. Res.
sey's house was badly torn, and his wife
injured. A student named Carnall, 1t il
feared was fatally hurt. Wm. MCCarthip's
house was demolished, and himself and
wife injured. Other damage is feared
north OF Ames.
It Wasn't Old Bender.
ST. LOUIS, April s.-A spscial 10 the Post.
Dispateh from Fort Scott, Kan, says: "Ja-
cob Balies, under arrest at St. Louis, charged
with being old man Bender, the Kansas
aend, is well known in that county. He