Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-15


| Of Life-Miraculous Escapes-lppeals
| for Aid-Etc.
| ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THK RHooRD-uNIoE.l
| KANSAS Cry, May 14th.-The telegraph
wires are still Frustrated between here and
the scene Of yesterdays cyclone in southern
Missouri, and no definite information regard
ing the storm has yet been received. In a
general way it is stated that Oronogo was
totally destroyed, and number Of persons
| injured, but not killed. A relief train was
started from Joplin, but il could not proceed,
owing to the railroad track being covered
with fallen timberr. Further efforts are being
made to reach the place both by train and
telegraph, and it is believed that news of the
situation there will very coon be received. At
Liberty. Mo several
HOUSES WE'RE DESTROYED Oh BADLY DAM
AGED,
| And in county adjacent several farm-houses
| and other buildings were blown down, fences
destroyed and trees uprooted. AT Missouri
City, on the Missouri river, the steamer
Bright Light was torn. from her mcorings,
blown across the river, and lodged on sand
bar. Near Pattonsburg the storm was se-
we're, leveiing several house,, blowing down
| trees, fences etc. Fragments of houses and
pieces of clothing were blown into Pattons-
burg from across Grand river, indicating that
good deal of destruction was done on the
south side of that stream. At Troy, KS, six
teen miles west of St. Joseph. No., two
houses were demolished, but no one was hurt.
SECOND DIsPAToH.l
| KANSAS CRY. May 14sh.-The latest ez-
600. At least fifty buildings were blown down
and two hundred more badly damaged. There
are four reported killed--a citizen. name IN
known two employees of Coles circus, and a
boy named Silben. The circus had just ar
rived, and the tents had not been raised. The
character of the property destroyed is chiefly
dwellings, and shrubbery. The psth of the
storm did not touch the business part of the
| city, and the stores destroyed were those of
| small retailers scattered throughout the resi-
dence portion. Humps brewery, corner of
Main and Fourteenth, suffered severely the
| new Gsrrnan Evangelical Church, coatiug
! S35, 900, is ruined; also the new Methodist
Church on Lydia avenue. Prominent among
the houses demolished are those Of J. G. Hor.
ton. Rev. A. D. Madeira, John Hengle, Dr.
Crow, T. L. Glenn, J. Upton Berry, o. S.
Tewin. E. j. Frey, B. f. Pierson and L.
Manlove. A portion OF tbs elegant residence
of Charles DsRgett was carried away. The
line of the ruins traversirg the city extends
nearly three miles, and presents
a MOST CHAOTIC APPEARANCE.
Trees. timbers, brick, rafters and household
effects are scattered about in erdless confu-
sion and block up the roadway at many
places. The cyclone was accompanied by
torrents Of rain and beating hail, which,
pouring into tie dismantled houses. greatly
increased the work Of general destruction
In several instances heavy beams, striking
| ths walls, we're driven almost entirely through
the houses. AS the track of the storm was
confined TO narrow limit, the people in the
streets all succeeded in getting out of its way,
but many of those in the houses had not suf-
fcisnt warning to get out before the hurricane
was upon them, and those generally retired to
! the cellars, Greater damage was done east
of Main street than on the west side. From
Main street the hurricane followed Four
teenth to Grand avenue, thence to MCGEE,
destroying all the houses on the south side for
one block. From Oak to Louise, on Four
teenth street, sll the houses facing the park
were wrecked. Here the wind lifted for
about block, then dropping again, cleared
the north side of Thirteenth street for another
block. Reaching Twelfth street, another
block was swept away, and from thence to
the point of termination the buildings here
and there were touched by the zigzag winds,
and more or less injured.
| KILLED AND INJURED AT KANSAS CITY.
| KANSAS CITY, May 14th.-Fellowing is
the latest report of the killed: Will E.
Schrieben, Mrs. David Read, Joseph Burnz
The injured are Joseph Drummond, injured
internally, very serious II. Lebrecht, dan.
gerously injured internally; Mrs. Trainor
Injured about the knees Mrs. S. Soric, ankle
broken; Mrs. Thomas J. Dye, dangerously
injured internally Mrs. VIM. Mcclellan,
injured internally .year-old child CT
Mrs. Mary jackson (colored), fatally injured
| internally ; Arthur Whitney, aged u years,
| dangerously injured about the head; Mrs.
| Cynthia Davis, terribly injured about the
head and face; Frank jenkins, badly hurt
about the head and face; two children of
Joseph jackson, one years old, not expected
to live. Jackson was lying i'll in bed. when
| the roof was taken from over his head. A
child Of Ed. Wheeler is badly hurt. Captain
Joseph Burns, who was killed, was an old
boatman. He was standing by the river side,
when he was struck by the flying timbers of a
hsy-house His neck was broken and his
head crushed. Willie s. Giben was killed
by the overtnrning of a wagon at the circus
ground. Mrs. Read was blown against a
tree and her neck broken. It waa reported
that .wo employees OF Coles Circus were
killed, but this is not confirmed.
REPORTS FROM wYANDoTTE.
a reporter just arrived from Wyandotte
brings the intelligence that the destruction in
that vicinity is much greater thsn at first
! supposed. An appeal for sid received from
Muncie. railroad station two miles frsm
Wyandotte, indicates the disaster was wide
spread, A dive for several miles through
the country along the track of the storm
found every thing within its confines swept
away. Many of the houses are gone and sew
eral persons killed. The length of The cyclone
must have been fifteen miles.
THIRD DISPATCHl
KANSAS CRY, May 14th.-Later inquiry
to-day does not add to the list of killed and
injured sent this morning.. A number of
Others received scratches and bruises, but
were not seriously hurt, and Of those of the
injured in the city, previously reported, it is
now thought that all will recover. Many
singular freaks of the wind are recorded.