The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-19
THURSDAYS TORNADO.
Reports From All Parts of Kansas and
Michigan-The Damage and Loss of Life
Appalling.

/ Reports From All Parts of Kansas and
Michigan-The Damage and Loss of Life
Appalling.
TOPEKA, Kan, April She Commonwealth
has just received the particulars of the destruc
ton caused by the cyclone at Stafford, Thursday
night Stafford is a village of seventy-five OF
eighty houses, and the County seat OF Stafford
County about 200 miles southwest of Topeka,
and of the line of any railroad. All but two
houses were blown down, q Mr.. Cook was killed
and several persons were more or less injured. A
County seat election had just closed and the wind
scattered the ballots all over the prairie before
CHICAGO, April S.-A Topeka dispatch avs the
storm in the vicinity of Chase was tornado
rather than cyclone, and the damage was even
| worse than reported. Many curious freaks of the
wind are recorded, but remarkably few fatalities.
Michigan dispatches estimate the damage by the
cyclone in Alamo and Garnet Townships at S50,-
DETROIT, April Further accounts show that
the cyclone Thursday night visited the Township
| of Assyria, Barry County, and with the same gen.
| of Mr. Mead's are reported killed.
Slas Reynolds is also killed, wife and two
| children severely injured. The building of Levi
| Kenyon was demolished and himself probably IA
| tally hurt. This is the third visitation of this
! sort in two years in this Township. Additional
particulars from Galamo, EastOn County, stated
| that man named Ben Conkling was killed and
| his house and barn wrecked. Some ten or a
doze houses and barns were demolished, and the
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everything in the path of the tornado.
DETROIT. Mich, April S.-Thursday's cyclone
dropped in upon the country north OF Saginaw
prostrating telegraph lines so that we Just be-
ginning TO get returns. The storm struck in
townships Williams. Beaver, kawkawalin An
gres, north and west of Bay City, and did terrible
execution, the greater part OF the loss being in
kawkawalin Township. John Smiths house in
Kawkawalin was literally blown 10 atoms the
ly more or less seriously in jured. German
named Crumm had his house destroyed and was
himself seriously injured Robert Tansley's
house was unroofed VIM Hartley's house carried
bodily twenty feet and badlv yvrecked 7 "a
SilvernaiPs barn was unrOofed, A Fresbin's barn
destroyed, a cow killed, valuable horse ruined
and the house unToOfed. David Gamers barn
was destroyed and the house unrOofed. X. Mel
sons barn was destroyed and house unrOofed.
In Angres Township the loss is lighter and was on
farms and property of fishermen. The loss runs
up into tens of thousands and about twenty IN
jured people have been heard from, but no fatal
accidents are reported. The storm passed through
three miles of timber and scarcely left a tree
standing IL space over a mile in width. Hail
stones fell one and halt inches In diameter.
Topeka, Kan, 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
northwest of Abilene, was struck by lightning aud
the son of Mr.. Perry killed. The same storm blew
down Windmill tower in the neighborhood and
numbers Of houses were moved in different parts
OF the country Other persons are reported killed,
but there IS nothing positive about II. AT Chap
man, In the same vicinity, the Methodist Church
was completely demolished. At Manhattan the
storm last night took the roof from the Methodist
Church and blew down numerous Chimneys in
this city. There was a heavy rain, but no wind.
JUNCTION CITY. Kan, April S.-AbOut ~ p. m.
last night tornado passed over this neighbor
hood from the southwest which was very destrue-
tive. AT Fort Riley most all the buildings were
unrOofed and portion of the walls of these de-
stroyed, involving loss OF from SIS, eco to $780,
600. Two soldiers we're hurt one very danger
Ously, one horse killed and six wounded
At Wakefield, Clay County, eight houses were
destroyed. In all portions Of the County barns,
,outhouSes and fences were destroyed, but no
damage in Junction CITY,
ELDOIADo, Kan, AUrii S.-A cyclone swept
over RaSalia Township Butler County, last
night about 1880. overturning three houses and
killing Mrs David Henry. breaking the thigh OF
Mrs. J. G.. Plants and injuung, probably fatally
three children. The houses were carried into the
air then dashed TO splinters upon the earth. Not
whole board or single can be found of them.
The storm was from southwest to northeast.