The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-15
THE DEATH DEALING WIND.
1T SWEEPS EVERYTHING
BEFORE IT.
The scene Along It's Fatal Track-Grcnt De-
strnct'on OF Property-A Whole Town De-
molished-Lcss OF Life-The Killed and
Woundcd-Appeais for Aid.
[By telegraph 20 the nIsnntch. |

| .y0Wne s"ept across the southern part oi
inc city az O'Clock SUNDAY evening, I'm.
roohng and demolishing buildings for Q
distance OF two miles. The track OF the
storm was from half block 10 two blocks
wide. "A number OF persons were injured
and some killed. The storm seems 10
nave started near the southwest OF the
city, and touching part of the sub
urbs OF Armstrong moved easterly.
NJ the stOck-yards the exchange was
unroofed, and other buildings destroyed
or damaged. When 1t reached Main street
1t was diverted to the northeast, and at
Seventh street near Oliver its advance was
checked, and its force seems TO have spent
ut that point. II was divided into three
parts, following each other over the same
course. Three deaths are repoi ted. and three
| injured are not likely to recover The loss
is about 100000. Some good houses are
RACED, and many cottages and shanties.
The English Lutheran church, at the cor
ner of Oak and Fourteenth streets, is COM
pletely wrecked.
Special dispatches to the Times state that
the storm did considerable damage at Lib
erty. Mo-, blowing down small buildings
and damaging large ones. A large portion
of the roof OF the Marshall Jewell College
was torn away. Damage 10 similar cX-
tent is reported from Pattonsburg, Davis
county.
In this place QKansas City, at least 800
buildings were blown down, and 300 more
were badly damaged. Humps brewery.
corner Of Main and Fourteenth streets.
suffered severely. and the new German
Evangelical church. which cost $3.50
was ruined, as was also the new Methodist
oh vii Ia.
OF the storm extended through the city
nearly three miles, and in its route trees,
bricks, raiters, and household effects ore
scattered i'm endless confusion. blocking up
the roadways i'm many places. From Mine
street the hurricane followed Fourteenth
street TO Grand avenue. thence TO Niece
street, destroying all the houses on the
south side of the street for one block
From Oak TO Locust street on Fourteenth
all the houses facing the park are wrecked.
Reports from Wyandotte, Kansas, state
that the destruction wrought i'm that yicini-
IL is much greater than was at first sup
posed. An appeal for aid has been received
there from Muncie. railroad station
twelve miles from Wyandotte. indicating
that the disaster Is widespread. A report
er drove for several miles through the
county along the track OF the storm, and
found everything IN its track swept away.
Many farm-houSeS are gone, and several
pers )ns have been killed. The cyclone
passed over IN extent Of territory fully fif-
teen miles in length.
A MISSOURI TOWN TOTALLY DESTROYED.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-THE telegraph wires
are still Frustrated between here and the
scene of Yesterdays cyclone in Southwest
EN-. Mo-, and no definite information re-
garding the storm has yet been received.
In general way it is stated that the town
Of OnOnagO was totally destroyed and a
number of persons were injured. but none
killed. \ relief train was started from
Joplin. but it could not proceed owing to
the railroad track being covered with fallen
timber, and it was obliged to return.
Farther efforts are being made TO reach the
place both by rail and telegraph. Captain
John Thompson was severely injured
and his horse was killed while passing a
barn that was blown down at Missouri
City, on the Missouri river. The steamer
Brightligbt was torn from her mornings,
blown across the river, and lodged on
Sand-bar. 1t is not stated how badly she
was damaged. Near PattOnsburg the
storm was severe, dwelling several houses,
and blowing down trees, fences, &c. Frag-
ments OF houses and pieces OF clothing
were blown into Pattonsburg from across
the Grand river, thus indicating that con-
siderable destruction was done on the
south side of that stream.
CARTHAGE, No, May H.-At $40 O'Clock
last night a cyclone struck the town OF
Orcnoga, a few miles west OF here, and i'm
4 few minutes the town was entirely de-
stroyed, except a few dwellings. Six per-
sons were killed and thirty-three wounded,
many seriously and perhaps fatally.
The storm was not 80 disastrous at
Webb City rs was at first reported. Very
few persons were hurt and none killed.
A few houses were unrOOfcd and some
were moved OF their foundations. Busi-
ness signs were carried five miles from the
city by the wind. Joplin and Carthage
escaped with very little injury. but the
storm passed up Spung-Riyer Valley now
ing everything i'm its way, and killing and
injuring people and stock. The cyclone
travelled in a nOrthwestecly direction and
it, track was about 200 yards wide.
TIE KILLED AND INJURED AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, May 14.-The following
is a later report Of the killed: Willie Sic
ben, Mrs. David Reid, and Joseph Burns.
The injured are Joseph DrummOnd, inter-
nally. very serious; II. Ziebrecht, dam
gerously, internally; Mrs. Trainor, about
the knees; Mrs. s. Zane, ankle broken;
Mrs. Thomas j. Dye, dangerously hurt
internally: Mrs. William Mcclellan,
internally: Mrs. Mary Jackson's three
ycar-old child lcoloredI fatally inter-
nallv: Arthur Whitney, aged twelve,
dangerously about the head; Mrs.
CYNTHIA Davis, terribly cut about the
head and face; Frank jenkins, badly cut
about the head ard face; two children OF
Joseph Jackson, one and four years, not
eypected TO live. Mr.. Jackson was Ill in
he'd when the roof was blown from over
his head. Ed. Whecler's child was badly
bu,f CAPTAIN J. o. Burns, an old boat
man. was standing by the river side when
he was struck by the flying timbers OF
his house. and had his neck broken
and head crushed. Willie Silben was
killed by the oyerturning OF wagon at the
circus grounds. Mrs. Reed was blown
against a tree and had her neck broken.
II was reported that two employees Of
Coles's circus was killed, but this is not
confirmed. Probably definite returns will
reduce the estimate Of the damage to pro-
perry 10 less lnln c-o',VVV. ihe io,oCs 'i
generally in amounts from 500 to $4,000 as
the destruction was not in the best part OF
the city.
MANY singular freaks Of the elements are
recorded. In house on McGee street 4
lady was sitting at piano in the second
story. when the wind lifted the upper part
Of the house and left her seated in the open
AIR unhurt and the instrument undIsturbed.
REPORTS FROM OTHER POINTS.
Renorts from WyandOtte county estI-
,,ate the loss there at $4,000. Mrs. Reed
and one child, near Wyandottc, are dead.
Mr.. Reed and three children are badly