The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-15
CYCLONE EXCERPTS.
THE KANSAS CITY HURRICANE.
Abost RiIs Hundred BulldIngs Destroyed, Entail.
lag Loss or Qulrtsr OF AlllIon DOilari.
Other DWslIIzss DsnsEsd-Sunsrosi
TownS In the State DsnOllshsd. ..

KANSAS CRY, May 1.-THE latest esti
mates that can be given place the loss o
property between quarter OF million
and three hundred thousand dollars, and
at least 500 buildings blown down and 2O(
more badly damaged. The list OF killed
and wounded cannot be given tonight
The killed reported are four-a citizen
name unknown, two employees Of Cole'l
circus, and boy named Sill Bear. The
circus had just arrived, and their tents
were not yet raised. All their character
property was destroyed. Chiefly dwell
ings and shrubbery marked the path OF the
storm, which did not touch the business
portion oil the city. The stores DESTROYED
were those OF small retailers, scattered
throughout the residence portion. Brewery
Main and Fourteenth streets, suffered Sc
yereIy. The new German Evangelica
church, costing $34. 900, was ruined, as also
the new Methodist church, on Lydis
avenue.
Prominent among the houses demolished
are those OF the following: ]. @. Horton
Rev. A. D. Madeira, John Hepgle, d.
Crow, A. J. Glen, Upton Berry, D. s
Irwin, E. J. Frey, B. S. Pierset, L. Man
love.
A portion OF the elegant residence OIL
Charles Doggett was carried away. The
line OF ruin traversing the city extends
nearly three miles and presents the most
chaotic appearance. -. q.
Trees, bricks and rafters and household
effects are scattered IN endless confusion
and block up the roadway at many places
The cyclone was accompanied by torrenlt
Of rain and beating hail, which. pouring
into the dismantled houses, greatly inCreas
ed the work OF general destruction.
FORCE OF THE STORM.
In several instances heavy beams strik
ing the walls were driven almost entirely
through the houses. As the track Of the
storm was confined to narrow limit, tht
people in the streets all succeeded in get
ting out Of It's way, but many Of those in
the houses had not sufficient warning tt
get out before the hurricane was upor
them, and these generally retreated to the
cellars. Greater damage was done east ol
Main street than on the west side. From
Main the. hurricane followed Fourteenth
street to Grand avenue, thence to McGee
destroying all the houses on the south side
OF the street for one block. From Ark tc
Locust, on Fourteenth street, all the houses
facing the park were wrecked. Here the
wind lifted for about one block, then drop
ping again, cleared the north side OF Thir
teenth street for another block. Reaching
Twelfth street, another block was swept
clean, and from thence to the point OF ter
mination buildings here and there were
touched by the zig tagging winds and more
or less injured.
A reporter arrived late last night from
Wyandotte, and brings intelligence that
the destruction in that vicinity was much
greater than at first supposed. An appeal
for aid was received there from Muncie
railroad station, twelve miles from Wyan.
dotte, indicating that the disaster was
widespread. The reporter drove for sew.
eral miles through the country along the
track Of the storm, and found everything
within It's confines swept away. He states
many farm houses are gone and several
persons killed, and that the length Of the
cyclone must he ten miles. Nothing def
mite from that country can be learned
before daylight, owing to trouble with the
Telegraph wires.
AT OTHER PLACES.
Sr. LOUIS, Mo-, May 1.-THE telegraph
wire is still prostrated between here and
the OF yesterdays cyclone in the
southwest OF Missouri, and no definite in
formation regarding the storm has yet
been received in a general way. 1t il
stated that Ofonoga was totally destroyed
and number Of persons injured, bu
none killed. A relief train was started
from Joplin, but It could not proceed
owing TO the railroad track being covered
with iallen timber, and was Obliged TO re-
turn. Further efforts are being made to
reach the place, both by train and tele
graph, and 1t is believed news Of the situa
tion there will soon be received. At Liberty
Mo-, several houses were destroyed OF
badly damaged. In the country adjacent
several farm houses and other buildings
were blown down, fences destroyed and
trees uprooted. Capt. John Thompson
was severely hurt and his horse killed
while passing a barn that was blown down
at Missouri City. On the Missouri river
the steamer Bright Light was torn from
her moorings and blown across the river
and lodged on sand bar. It Ia not stated
whether she was damaged. Near Stratton'
burg the storm was severe, leveling several
houses. blowing down trees, fences, &c
Fragments OF houses and pieces OF clothing
were blown into Paltonsburg from across
the Grand river, Indicating that a good
deal Of destruction had been done on the
south side OF that stream.
srRlNoriELD, Mo-, April l4.-A terrific
cyclone moving from southwest 70 north
east SWEPT over the western part Of Jasper
county yesterday evening, doing great
damage to lives and property. Al
Oronogo 1t struck the town with
terrific force at 7:40 P. N, entirely
demolshiug the business part oil the place,
and leaving but few dwellings. Two per
sons, George Goodwin and Sadie Goodwin,
were killed outright. Thirty.three persons
were seriously injured, some oi them fatally
one OF whom, John Goodwin, has since
died.
THE COAL MINERS. q