The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-06-22
a Nsaar OF TERRon.
wild Havoc wrought by wind and
Rain
Eastern Kansas Swept by hurricane.
Leaving widespread Disas-
ter la Its Path.
Ae ourts Of the VIsitatIOs from Leaven-
worth, Topeka, AIehisOE,. Kan
sas City and Other Places
TOPEKA

Ar TOPEKA
ToPEKA, Kas, June IA terrific
gale of wind and rain struck The city |
this morning between l2 and l O'Clock,
and for an hour ragged with great force, |
breaking down trees, fences, signs, etc. |
Several glass fronts WeTe blown III, and |
a number of barns have been reported |
destroyed in the surrounding country. |
No very serious damage Was done IN
the city, however. A small out house
in the fair grounds was turned over, but
no other damage Is reported. just as
the storm came UP q woman was disc0v-
cred on the island at the river bridge, in
an unconscious condition, 10y some fish
ermen who were fastening home. She
was taken To Arnold's drug siure in
North Topeka, and restoralivcs applied.
She refuses Ia l.li who she is or how
she came there. Ii is thought that
some roughs got her intoxicated and left
her there in a stupid condition after
| accomplishing brutal outrage OF her
person.
AT VALLEY FALLS
| VALLEY FALLS, Kan, June 17.-ThiS
section was last night visited by the
hardest wind storm that was ever seen
| by the oldest settlers. In fact, at l2 80
u m. it had almost reached u cyclone in
force aud fury. People rushed into their
cellars and many thought their time had
come. The roof Of Edward Hutchin's
| fine livery stable was blown of, and
many reports come in from the country
at loss aud destruction nf property No
loss of life YET rep ,rled
AT LEAV ENwORTH.
| LEAvENwoRTH, June l7--By far The
most destructive wind Storm which has
ever visited this city struck the town
| from the northwest this morning short
| ~ after midnight. In fact, the midnight
bells had just rung when The cyclone
/ for il partOok of that nuture-arTivcd.
| IL Was raining at the time, bet abnve
the noise of the elements cnnId
| be heard the crash of falling
buildings. the upTO0ling of hundreds of
trees, the claIlcr oi migrating roofs, avn
ings and the rending at telephone ami
telegraph wires. The business sire, l.
this morning presented wonderful
sight, being strewn with debris OF all
kinds. ami at some points were literally
impossible, owing to the tangle masses
OF wire, wooden beams, tin rOpting, turn
| sidewalks ami upFOOted tr. Is. The thor
Oughiarrs which sutIcrI Il the most were
| Fifth, Seneca, Miami, Shawnee, Della
ware and Cherokee STREETS, though for
that matter there is not street in the
city that has not suffered damage of some
kind. The destruction among the tele-
phone and telegraph wires is complete,
not line being up this morning, and it
was quite a while before communication
could b. obtained with the outside
world
The cyclone of 1876, which did so
| much damage, came from the southwest
from the only exposed point To which
the city is subjected. LeavenwOrth sets
in a basin, surrounded upon three sides
by semi circle of hills. which start to
the south of Fort LeavenworIh from the
north and end at the river IN the south
at Mount Muncie Cemetery The only
break in the circle is at Pilot Knob, and
there is where the cyclOne of 1876 found
entrance. The river runs along the EN-
| tire eastern border OF the town and il
would not he Il matter of surprise If a
cyclone should come from over the Mis-
souri, bottoms or strike the town in CON-
ing down the valley of the river. The
cyclone of this morning, however, leap
ed the high hill crowned by Sheridan's
Drive to the northwest of the city, and
came into the city in that way.
No sooner had the storm entered the
city than il seemed as if the entire pop
ulation was awake and lights cleaned
in every direction. Many sought the
safety of their cellars while others lay
still in bed or grouped together in arOOm
or hallway waiting fearfully what might
come next. In the meantime the work
of destruction was going on, though the
whole did not occupy the space OF til riy
minutes. The wind guage upon the
roof of the United States signal service
building showed that the storm travelled
at the rate of sixty miles per hour, though
it would seem as though it went faster
than that Judging from the damage
done and the reports from other places
as tO the time the storm reached there
Just south of the city, upon lovely
elevation, stands the elegant structure
of brick, known as Mount St. Mary's
female college, presided over by Mother
Superior Josephine 1t has pupils from
all over the west, from little girls Ia
young ladies. The storm tore off the
large tower upon the academy, the fall
I ing wreck killing four little giris-nne
the daughter of Mr.. ii. L. s. McLena.
than, of this city; two young ladies'
nieces of Mr.. p. j. MacDnnald, also oi
this city, and little girl named Austin
: from Missouri. 1t was some time alter
the fearful occurrence tina: word was
brought 10 the city, and at once the fire
bell was rung and a large body of men
went out to the academy To render what
assistance they could. 1t was raining
heavily Mt the time of the high wind
and when the tower was torn off the
water came in great sheets, wettine
nearly every apartment OF the beautiful
interior. The scene was a fearful one
and it was all the brave Sisters could dc
to preserve any sort of order whatever
among their frightened charges.
AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, June 1.-THE storm
struck Kansas City at one O'Clock this
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