The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19
The cyclone in Missouri.

Eyf,, Houses Wrecked in Kansas City and
TIree Lires Eost-One T'own destroyed and
Eyre Persons Kiued-lMany Farm Houses
Rlo,cn A,ray--FEce Persons Reported hstted
an Macon City.
Kansas CITY, Mo-, May 1.-THE latest es-
Inmates place the loss to property IN Kansas
Citv by Yesterday S cyclone at about Szoo,ooO;;
A. least fifty buildings were blown down, ana
300 more badly damaged. Three persons
were killed-Willie Sieban, Mrs. Davia hel9'
and Capt Joseph Burns. OF the INJURED,
James Drummond, A. Zebrecht, Mrs. L hollao
! Dive, and several others are dangerously
brrt Int il is believed that all will recover.
Tant Joseph Burns, who is an old boatman,
ryas standing by the river side when he was
strnck bv the fying timbers of his house, ana
bad his neck broken and head crushed.
Willie Sieban was killed by the overturnln1g
of a wagon at the circus grounds. Mrs. Req
O,os blown AGAINST a tree and had her neck
broken. ,.o,e,
the houses in the less closely built portion OF
the city. and did not extend to the stores and
more costly buildings. Humps brewery, at
Main and Fourteenth streets, suffered seVerelff'
and the new German Evangelical church,
which cost $4,000, was badly damaged, as
was also the new Methodist Church on Lydia
ovanne. The individual losses are generally
below 50. 600. The line of the storm extends
through the city nearly three miles. From
N.in street the hurricane followed Fourteenth
ctreet TO Grand avenue; thence to McGee
street. DESTROYING all the houses on the south
side of the street for one block. From YAK
to Locust street, on Fourteenth street, all the
houses facing the Park are wrecked.
Many narrow escapes are recorded. a
man named Slime on East Twelfth street had
his clothing literally torn from his body, beng
stripped almost to his underclothes.. In
house on McGee street lady was sitting at a
niapo in the second story, when the Wind
| lifted the upper part OF the house and left hcr
seated in the open air unhurt.
In Wvandotte county the loss Is estimated
at $40 600. Mrs. Reid and three children
are badly burnt, and their recovery is doubt
] full. The damage in Liberty, Mo-, was slight,
| but several farms mile east of there suffered,
and a number of houses were partially demol,
! ished. In Macon City, Mo-, it is reported
! five persons were killed and fifteen wounded.
! In Andrew county, Clint Weir's house and
all his outbuildings were destroyed. Milton
/ Crockett lost his fine house, two barns, and
! other property. Seven persons were IN the
! house, but none was seriously injured. VIII
liam Stinglev lost his house and all his out
/ buildings, the whole being destroyed. The
family took refuge in cave, and were MOI
harmed. Simon Stingley, whose farm adJoin'
that of William, had all his property destroy
/ ed. His mother, who was alone in the house
was carried ten or fifteen rods, and died in al
hour from the effects of her injuries.
The town of Oronogo, a few miles west O
Carthage, was entirely destroyed, with the
exception of "a few dwellings. Six persons
were killed and thirty-three wounded, many
seriously and perhaps fatally. Joplin anC
Carthage escaped with very little injury, hu
the storm passed up the Spring River valley
moving everything in its way, and killing anc
iniuring people and stock. The track OF the
cyclone, which travelled, in northWesterlN
direction, was about two hundred yards wide
At Missouri City, on the Missouri River
the steamer Bright Light was torn from he
moorings, blown across the river, and LODGED
on a sand bar.