The Portland daily press., 1883-05-15
THE MISSOURI cY YcLoNE.
Fearful Havoc Wrought by the
Gale.
The Town of OrOnOgO Completely De.
strOyed.
Many Persons Reported Killed and
Injured.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, May a. The Times
specials says that the storm at Liberty, Mo-,
damaged largo buildings and blew down small
or ones. A large portion OF the roof OF the
Marshall Jewell College was torn away. Dam
age TO similar extent is reported from Pat
tonsburg IN Davis county --latest estimates
place the loss OF property between quarter OF
million and three hundred thousand dollars.
AT least so buildings we're blown down and 200
more badly damaged. The character OF the
property destroyed was chiefly dwellings and
shrubbery. Kemps brewery ON Main street
suffered severely, and the German Evangelical
Church. costing $50, 900 was ruined Ialso the
new Methodist Church on Lydia avenue. The
line Of ruin traversng the city extends nearly
three miles and presents the most chaotic APP
pearance Trees, bricks, rafters aud household
eff cts are scattered IN endless confusion ansl
block up the roads IN many places. From
Main street the hurricane followed Fourteenth
street 20 Grand avenue. thence 10 McGee street
destroying all the houses on tho south side OF
the street for one block. From Oak TO Locust,
on Fourteenth street, all houses facing the
park are wrecked.
From Wyandotte q reporter brings intelli-
gence that tho destruction IN that vicinity Is
much greater than at first supposed. An ap-
peal ior aid was received there from Muneie, a
railroad station, II miles from Wyandotte, in
dtoating that the disaster was widespread.
The reporter drove for several miles through
the country along the track OF the storm and
"
He states that many farm houses are gone and
several persons killed The length of the ey-
clone must have been 10 miler.
Great crowds thronged the streets this morn
ing in the Southern part OF the city viewing
the destruction by last nights storm. Work
men are already busy clearing away the debris
from the streets and patching mp such houses
as are capable of repairs. Everything is yet in
confusion aud complet list of the woun ded
aud estimates o. tho loss 10 property are not OBJ
tainable yet. The following is the latest re-
port of the killed; Willie Sieber, Mrs. David
Reed, and Joseph Burns.
Injured reported thus far are james Drum
mond. internally, very serious; IL. Zebrecht,
dangerously, internally; Mrs. Trainer about
the knees; Mrs. and Zorle. ankle broken; Mrs.
Thomas J. Dye, dangerously internally; Mrs.
William Mcclellan, internally; Mrs. Mary
jackson, three year old child (colored) fatally /;
Arthur Whitney, aged II, dangerously about
the head; Mrs. Cynthia Davis terribly cut
about the bead and face; Frank Jenking badly
cut about the head and face. T@o children OF
Joseph Jackson, one four years old are not ex-
pected to live jackson as lying i'll in bed
when the roof was taken flom over his head.
The child Of Ed Wheeler was badly hurt.
Capt. Jnsepi, Burns, AN old boatnan, was
standing by the river side when he was struck
By dying timhers of bis house aud had his neck
broken aud head crushed. Willie Siehar was
killed by overturning OF a wagon at the circus
grounds Mrs Reed was blown against o tree
aud had her neck broken Il is reported two
employees Of Coles circus vera killed bnt this
is not confirmed. II is probable that definite
returns will reduce the amount OF damage TO
property below the tsiimste OF last night aud
that lt will bs 1858 than qasrteF of million.
The Losses are almost ipnumerable, but geneT-
ally from amounts ranging from lO0 10 5000,
as ths destruction was chiefly among houses in
the less closely bailt portion Of the city, gener-
ally among the smaller buildings and did not
extend 10 stores aud more prominent buildings
No reports have been received this morning
from outside the city, as the telegraph wires
are not yet restored, bus they are bsiBg rapidly
rel aired and Will be working In a few hours.
Ii Is probable the damage wiihout the city Is
not so great as WAS appreheDded from the
meagre reports gathered last night.
Reports from the branrh Of the storm which
crossed Wyundotte county estimate the loss at
$4,000 Mrs Reed and Que child near Wyan-
dotte are dead Mr.. Reed AID three children
were badly hart aid their recovery is doubtful.
The track of the Missouri Pacific railroad is
reported TO be obslrncsed by a lana slide south
OF Ieavenworth, aId the morning trains had
not arrived AZ noon.
A 5ss sspatch from Brookfeld Mo-, says five
persons were kill ID and ten or fifteen wound
ed at Macon City on ths Hannibal road, forty
miles from THAI place. Telegraph wires are
down on both sides Of Macon City, and nothing
conhrmatory can yet be learned.
ST. JosEPH. Mo-, May i4.-The cyclone
II ttSSN OfFt fAltS1Nlttg AuNAtM EouuN1f last
evening destroying several farm houses, barns
and orchards and considerable other property
in that vicinity. A Mrs. Sieingey was blown
ten or fifteen rods and killed.
CARTHAGE, Mo-, May l4.--At TAO last night
a storm which had been threatened for hours
struck the town OF 0fonogo, few miles west
II here, in the shape OF cyclone aud in few
minutes tho town was entirely destroyed with
the exception Of a few dwellings in the south
eastern part. Six persons we're killed and 80
wounded, many seriously and perhaps fatally.
The storm was not so disa sterous at Webb
City as was reported. Very few were hurt
aud none killed.
A few houses were unroofed and some
were moved off their foundations. Business
signs were Carried three miles from the city by
the wind.
Joslyn and Carthage escaped with very little
injury bat the storm passed up Spring River
Valley moving everything in its way and kill
ing and injuring people and stock. The track
OF the cyclone which travelled in q north
westerly direction was about 200 yards wide.
ORoSoGo, Mo, May i4.--The following Is
the list killed and wounded here by the cy-
clone: Alex. Goodman, instantly killed
Sadie DoughtoD, his siep-daughier, died during
the night from the injuries; George Goodman,
Miller Haines, Ernest HaiDes, Matte Haines,
all fatally injured and about so other persons
more or less seriously injured.