Daily Republican., 1883-05-15
FOURTH EDITION,
A W ESTERN STORM.
Ravag ageS Of q Cyclone that swept
Through Missouri,


ST, LOUIS, May l4-The telegraph
wires ale still Frustrated betwen here
and the scene of yesterdays tornado in
South western Missouri
AT Liberty, Mo-, several hor ,es were
destroyed or badly damaged, and in
the adjacent country several farm
houses and other buildings were blown
down, fences were destroyed and trees
uprooted. Captain John Thompson
was severely injured and his horse was
killed while passing barn that was
blown down.
AT Missouri City, on the Missouri
river, the steamer Bright Light was
torn from her moorings, blown across
the river and lodged on sand-bar.
Near Pattonsburg the storm was So
we're, leveing several houses and blow
ing down trees, fences, etc. Fragments
Of houses and pieces OF clothing were
blown into Pattonsburg from across the
Grand rlver,thus indicatingthat consid-
erabIe destruction was done on the
south side Of that stream. At Troy,
Kansas, sixteen miles west of st. 10
,eph, Mo, two houses were demolished
but nobody was hurt.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. May l4.-Kumps
brewery, corner of Main and Four
teenth streets, suffered severely by the
storm OF yesterday, and the new Ger
man Evangelical Church, which cost
$50, 900, was ruined. AS was also the
new Methodist Church on Lydia ave
nue. The line of the storm extends
through the city nearly three miles, and
IN its route trees, bricks, rafters and
household effects are scattered in end
less confusion, blocking up the road
way IN many places. From Main
street the hurricane followed Fourteenth
street to Grand avenue, thence to Nc
Gee street, destroying all the houses on
the south side for oae block from Oak TO
Locust street on Fourteenth. All the
houses facing the Park are wrecked.
Professor Greenwood, Superintendent
OF city schools, received painful bruises
and had an ankle spralned. Mr.. Stein
had most OF his clothing torn from his
body.
Reports from Wyandotte County esti-
mate the loss there at 10000. Mrs
Reed and one child, near Wyandotte,
are dead. Mr. Reed and three children
are badly hurt, and their recovery is
doubtful.
A dispatch from Brooktield, Mo,
says five persons were killed and ten
or fifteen wounded at Macon City, on
the Hannibal road, forty miles from
that place. The telegraph wires are
down on both sides of Macon City, con-
,equently nothing contirlnatory can yet
he learned
AT Whitesville, Andrew County,
Simon Stingley had all his property de-
strOyed. His mother. who was alone
in the house, was carried ten or fifteen
rolls, and died in an hour from the eff.
feet of her injuries.
The following is the latest report of
the killed: Willie Sieben, Mrs. David
Reid and Joseph Burns.
The injured reported are James
Dru lmond; internally, very serious :;
\. Ieebrecht, dangerously, internally ;
Mrs. Tralnor, about the knees Mrs. S.
Iore, ankle broken; Mrs. Thomas j
Dye, dangerously hurt internally Mrs.
William Mcclellan, internally Mrs.
Mary Jacksol's three-yrar-old child
(co.orrd), fatally, internally Arthur
Whitney, age y years, dangerously
about the head Mrs, Cynthia Davis,
erribly cut about the head and face
Frank Jenkins badly cut about the
head and face two children OF Joseph
Jackson, one and four years old, not
Expected to live. Mr. Jacks on was il!
II bed when the roof was blow from
over his head. Ed, Wheeer's child was
badly hurt
Capt. Joe Burns, an old boatmar,
was standing by theiiver side when he
was struck hv III" flying tilnberS of his
house, and had his neck broken and
head crushed.
Willie Sirben was killed by the over.
turning Of wagon at the clrcu.
grounds.
Mrs. Reed was blown against tree
and had her neck broken.
CARTHAGE, Mo-, May l4.-At 7.4(
last night cyclone struck the town OF
Dron"go, IA few miles west of here, and
in few minutes the town was entirely
destroyed, except few dive lings. Six
} persons were killed and thirty-thret
wounded, many seriously
ELKHART, Ind, May l4.-During A
wind storm at White Pigeon, Mich.
ms afternoon, fran" SchOolhOust
| filled with children was blown down -
William Moak was crushed to death
and several were ill., ured.