The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-15
SUMMER CYCLONES.
A Brace OF These Cloud Demons Sweep
Through
Missouri and Kansas, Leaving DesOla-
tl0n In Their Track.
Men aud Women Crushed to Death,
Houses Crumbled,
Forests Leyelled and World Of Ruin
Wrought.
Kansas City and Carthage In the De.
str0yer's Track.
A Narrow Path But a Wide Swa,h
of Woe.
Kansas City and Carthage In the DE
str0yer's Track.
A Narrow Path But a Wide Swath
Of Woe.
Peculiar Freaks and Phenomena Noted

KANSAS, City, May 1.-THE latest es-
Inmates place the loss OF property by the
storm yesterday between quarter of u
million and $4,000 At least fifty build
ings were blown down and 200 more badly
damaged. The list of killed and wounded
cannot be given yet. The killed reports
are four. A citizen, named unknown; two
employees of Coles circus and a
boy named Tiden. The character
Of the property destroyed is dwellings
and shrubbery. The path OF the
storm did not touch the business part of
the city, and the stores destroyed were
those of small retailers scattered through
the resident portion Of the city. Kamp S
brewery, corner Main and Fourteenth
streets, suffered severely, and the new
German Evangelical church, costing S35,
UN, was ruined, as also the new Methodist
church on Lydia avenue Prominent
among the houses demolished are those
OF Rev. A. d. Madeira John Hengle,
DR.. Crow, A. l.. Glenn, Upton,
BURY, ID. T. Irwin. f. J. Fry, b. S. Pierson,
l.. Manlove. Part of the elegant residence
OF Charles Daggelt was carried away. The
line Of ruin traversipg the city extend i.
nearly three miles, and presents most
chaotic appearance. Trees, bricks and
raiters and household goods are scattered In
endless confusion, blocking up the roadway
at many places. The cyclone was aC-
companied by torrents OF rain and beating
hail, which, pouring into dismantled
houses, greatly increased the work of
general destruction.
CARrHAor, Mo-, May H.-At 7:40 yester-
day evening storm. which had been
threatened for hours, struck the town OF
Oronoga, a few miles west of here, in the
shape of cyclone and in u few minutes
the Town was entirely destroyed, with the
exception OF few dwellings in the south
eastern part. Six persons were killed,
thirty wounded and many seriously, and
perhaps, fatally. The storm was not SO
disastrous to Webb City as first
reported. Very few people were
hurt and none killed. A few
houses were unrooied and some moved OF
their foundations. Business signs were
carried three miles from the city by the
wind. Joplin and Carthage escaped with
very little injury, but the storm passed up
Spring River valley, moving everything in
its way, killing and injuring people and
stock, The cyclone was about 200 yards
wide, and Travelled in northeasterly dircc.
tion.
KANSAS Cry, May H.-Great crowds
thronged the streets this morning in the
southern part of the city, and viewed the
destruction wrought by last nights storm
Already the workmen are busy clearing the
debris from the streets and patching mp
such houses as are capable being repaired
and rendering them tenantable. Every.
thing is yet i'll confusion and complete
list OF the wounded and estimates of the
loss of property cannot be obtained before
afternoon. The following is the latest re-
port; kiled-Willle Sieben, Mrs. David
Reid, Joseph Burns. The injured are:
James Drummund, injured internally
injured, internally; Mrs. Trainor, injured
about the knees; Mrs. S. Larie
ankle broken; Mrs. Thoma;
J. Dice, dangerously injured, internally
Mrs. William Mcclellan, injured Internal
ly; three.y year.old child OF Mrs. Mary Jack
son (co.ored), fatally injured, internally;
Arthur Whitney, aged II, dangerously In.
jured, about the head Mrs, Cynthia Davis
leuiby cut about the head and face
Frank jenkins, badly cut about the head
aud face; two children of Joseph Jackson.
one four years old, not expected to live
Jackson was lying i'll in bed when the
root was taken from over his
head. The child of Ed. Wheeler is badly
hurt, Captain James Burns, of tho killed,
an old boalman, was standing by the river.
side when struck by The dying timbers OF
his house, his neck broken and his head
crushed. Willie Seeben was killed by the
overturning of wagon at the circus
grounds. Mrs Reid was blown against u
tree and her neck broken. 1t was reported
that two employees OF Coles circus were
killed, but this is not confirmed. 1t
is probable that definite returns will reduce
the amount OF da mage to property below the
estimate OF last night, but 1t will not be less
than quarter of u million The losses are
almost innumerable but generally for
amounts ranging from 800 to S. 600, rs the
destruction was chiefly among the houses
in the less closely built portion OF the city,
generally among the smaller dwell
lings and did not extend to
the stores or prominent buildings. No re-
ports have been received yet from outside
the city, as the telegraph wires have not
oeen restored, but they are being rapidly
repaired and will DO working IN II few
hours. 1t IL probable the damage without
the city isnot 80 great AS was apprehonded
hu'h 'hc ihoNbiV icpulNs bathclou ioss
night,
Professor Greenwood, superintendent OF
city schools, received painful bruises anu
had an ankle spraiued, being pelted
by lying debris. A man named Stein had
his clothes literally torn from his body, be.
ING stripped almost to his underclothipg'
Many singular freaks are recorded.
In house on MoGee street u lady was sit
ting at piano In the second story. Tn,
wind lifted the upr or part Of the house and
eft her seated in the open air unhurt and
the instrument undis,urbed. The loss In
the city Is now placed at 10000 or more
Individual losses on buildings ae generally
below 5000. The kampier brewery, one
church and sevenl OF the better
uou rs were damaged $1,000 to
5000. Reports from tho track of the
storm, which cross,d wyandottc county
estimate the loss at $4,000. OF the Reed
faulty, whose home is near Wyaudotte,
Mrs. Reed and one child arc dead. Mr..
Reed and three other children are badly
huit, aud their recovery is doubtful. They
were ali In the honse at the time the build
ing was torn to pieces. The track Of the
Missouri Pacific Is reported obstructed by
the land slide south OF Leavenworth. The
morning trains had not arrived at noon.
Dispatches IRON Parsons, Lawrence and
Empora say no high winds ARE reported In
that vicinity but the heavy rain is general.
FURTHER DETAILS,
SrRlSUrTsLp, Mo-, May li,-Communica-
ton has not yet been restored with Oran'
daIo. The particulars OF the rayages
of tho cyclone there last night can
not be obtained. II Is known, however
that oil the business part Of the town and
about two.thirds OF the residences were de
-, I,l laI r,t
right and nearly forty wounded,
II Is thought that Webb City
and joplin have escaped serioui
injury, although signs and parts Of awning,
belonging In Webb City, were carried Il
Ononaf "a, q distance OF several miles. Tel
epraph wires were blown down for iiheei
mles in d n rent DIR c,ons. The st. Loui
4 ssn Franci,co r, lrn d escaped witt
ght damage. The OH eis OF the ros,