Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-20

Prevalence " SERIES II Terrlnlo sloFml
in the Northwest a Railway Irala
nlown hom the fraek Neat Ilhneut
Mon inlurlng Many People fte.i Kte
knnKuK, Ia, July A
Friday afternoon, between the hours uI
NO and three O'Clock, a cyclone sweep
through the county southwest Of here, doing
ueat damage. Wires are down IN eyery
direction, and Il is dnloull 10 obtain full
particulars Of tho damage done III,
Chicago, burlington \ Kansas Cliy
passenger train, bound west, whlcl
leaves Burlington at s;l5 a. m. and Il
hue at Browning, Mo-, at a4s p, M,
arrived within mile and half Of thai
place al three p. M, and WAS there struck
Dy the cyclone and blown trom the track.
The train consisted of engine, bagnaFerml
and coael Tho t0hncctlngrod between
ht baggagecar and engine was twisted OF
md the engine left standing on the
rack, while the baggage caI
and coach were blown completely
over. Conductor Watson was badly injured
and the baggageman sustained severn In
iurIes, while six passengers were seriously
and two dangerously, and biObably fatally
injured. The Two latter wero ladies' The
injured were placed on the engine and
taken to Linneus, Mo, where they wrrt
placed under tho rcacof surgeons. A special
lfaln with wcckingcar left Keokuk at
'our p. m. for the scene OF the accident.
The cyclone passed from Browning east
ward, striking Ashbun, a station ON the St
Louis, Kcokuk n Northwestern, hurmg the
lepot from It's foundations across the track
and badly injuring the station agent. The
lames OF the passengers injured are. Mrs,
Perry, Of Llnneus, Mo-, ribs and collar.bone
fractured seriously, and perhaps fatally
\ urt Mrs. Talley, Of Sullivan Chuhlyl
Mo-, wounded " left side and Scalp badly
hNe Alex Craig, OF ST. Joseph, Mo-, ribs
fractured. Theodore j. Shea, OF Cincin-
latl o., wrist dlslocated and finger broken.
5. 7. Smith, OF 0tiumwa, Ia, jammed be-
tween the cars and badly hurt j G. Rossl
)f Linneusl Mr., Shoulder fractured. A..
Ross, Linneus, Mo-, scalp wound.
ST, LOUIS, Mo-, July H.
A disastrous tornado swept down the Mis-
souri, Valley Friday Appalling reports
have reached here from many towns. There
are rumos that Moberly las beet alhirst
wiped oht bt ehstehte. the slHffi APPEAR
rs have staftcd near Pacific Juhction, la.,
and to have grown IN iierceness and power
until II reached Perclyal and Plum Hollow.
At both Of these points great damage was
lone by wind and hail. For time thh
greatest fear was felt BY all WHO witnessed
y Il Is thought that large number of cat
Tie, horses and hogs were killed by the hail
which fell thick and fast during the storm.
AT Mcpaul, Ia, many houses were blown
down. One building, occupied by family
Of five, In which was woman and new.
born babe, was blown to pIeces, but the tc,
pupaiiis eseaIed serious injury Another
house was also nearly destroyed, but no one
hurt. The front part Of Paul Bros. store
was blown In. Wheat In the surrounding
country was completely beaten TO the
ground. Corn, grass and trees were leyeled
and cut ia hieccs by the Hall, which fell as
large as hens eggs. The depot Of the Kan
sas City Railway was almost totally
wrecked, while there is not house in town
with whole windows in it. Ten persons
were more or less injured but none killed.
At Hamburg, la, which was struck nbohl
hB0n, 4 btick church ard, seyei1il ftamt
buildilles Mere Wrecked. The front walls
OF several business houses fell out into the
street.
The storm then appeared in Westboro,
Atehison County, Mo-, demoishing eight
or ten houses and mjuring nearly all the
buildings in the place. One child was
killetS
IT Stanberry, Mo-, the main tower OF the
Normal School and the eupola Of the Bap-
tist Church were blown off. Three other
churches were moved from the foundations
and one wrecked. Several stores and dwell
lngs were injured,
At Malstlllu, Ms, iliirtedd 81, tie best
business houses were unroofed. The COURT
house and the Jail were badly damaged.
The city hall aud the Presbyterian Church
geie also badly damaged R1seberry,
Moreh6hse, McCloskey aid Dbsley are
heavy losers. Mrs. Reynolds was the only
person injured.
AT Maiden, Mo-, the Union Church, the
school and Masonic Hall building, Speneer's
unfinished hotel and 9. ii. Phillips dwell
Ing Were DESTROYED hY eycloiie Friday
evening. The dwellings OF C. +. Herring,
DR.. f. Van Quash and William Davis were
damaged, and many fences torn to
pieces. Crops are entirely ruined.
The loss In the town is about Sl0,-
600. The storm came from the west,
md srenei ~ haze disidti just al Il strack
lie town, the south part having a steady
motion, while the northern portion took the
form Of a cyclone and bounded over many
fmil buildings without damage. a strong
wind prevailed just south, destroying out.
apd fences A heatS rain fut
lbNee The wind. No persons were seriously
hurt.
CLINTON, Ia, July H.
One Of the most terrific hail-storms on
record swept over a portion Of Clinton and
Scott Counties, along the valley ef the Wap-
'lplnircn hlyef al eight B'eldck 1huisday
evening, and laid bare scores OF farms,
leyeling crops to, the ground, and doing un-
lOlu uainaBt Inc nlgn Mlnd Mnlch ac-
The hail hlew dbwh hun.
lreds Of trees in Pinneo's Grove,
near Princeton. The storm came from the
and was first heard Of in this
county, near Toronto. It crossed the Chi
,ago 4 Northwestern Railway R Grand
M5und, 0h q path lhr5e miles WldL pro.
,eeding thence southeasterly to the Missis-
sipp River. In some instances whole fields
of corn were laid fiat and worthless. Small
grains nearly ready for the hatttst were
yhelly ftstttyed, no estimate can be given
li the damage, which Is universal. Some
n the hail-siones that fell were as large as
aggs. The cutters along the hallway were
ull OF them the next morning.