The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-14
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DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
At Kansas City, Lives Lost and
Property Destroyed, -Esti-
mates not known.
Gen Grant arrives at Cincin-
natl with the Remains of
His Mother, Burial with
out Ceremony.
Session of Western Unitarian
Conference at Chicago.
In Jerry Dunn Trial an Actor
and a Pugilist called for
Witnesses
MISSOURI.

KANSAS CITX, May 14-Greot crowds
throng the streets this morning in the
southern part of the city, viewing the de
structiOn wrought by last nights storm.
Already the wOrkmen are busy cleaning
debris from the streets, and patching such
houses as are capable of repair, and ren
dering them tenatable. Everything is vet
in confusion, and complete list OF
wounded and estimates of loss of property
have not been obtained before this after
noon. The following is the latest report;
Killed, VIM. E. Scieben, Mrs. David Reid,
Joseph Ried. The injured are Joseph
Drummond, injured internally, very Sc
rious; II. Lebrecki. dangerously injured
internally; Mrs. Trainor, injured about
the knees Mrs S. Loric, ankle broken;
Mrs. Thos. j. Dye, dangerously injured in
ternally; Mrs VIM. Mcclellan, internally
year old child of Mrs. Mary jackson, col
Ored, fatally in jured internally, Arthur
Whitney, aged y years. dangerously in
luried about the head: Mrs. Cynthia
Davis, terribly cut about the head and
face; Frank Jenkins, badly cut about
the head and face; two children of Joseph
Jackson, one four years old, not expected
to live; Jackson was lying i'll in bed when
the root was taken from over his head
child of Ed Wheeler, badly hurt; Capt
Ira Burns, killed. An old bOatman was
standing on the river side when he was
struck by the flying timbers of his house
neck broken and head crushed; Willie
ScIeben, killed by the overturning of u
wagon at the circus grounds; Mrs. Ried,
blown against a tree and neck broken.
1t was reported two employees of Coles
circus were killed but this is not confirm
ed 1t is probable definite returns will
reduce the amount of damage of property
below the estimate of last night, that it
viii be less than quarter of a million
Losses are almost innumerabe, but gen
orally for amounts ranging from $1OO to
50, 900, as the destruction was chiefly
among houses in the less closely built
portion of the city; generally among
smaller dwellings,, and did not extend to
the stores or more prominent buildings.
No reports from the outside of the city
have been received this morning, as the
telegraph wires are not yet restored, but
they are being rapidly replaced, and will
he working in few hours. 1t is probable
that the damage without the city Is not so
great as was apprhended from the meagre
reports gathered last night.
ST. LOUIS, May 14-Telegraph wires
are still prostrated between here and the
scene of yesterdays cyclone in south
NESltIH BtiSAOAii3 anu NO AShuitC ibAct
nation regarding the storm has yet been
received In general way it is stated
that Orcnoga was totally destroyed and
number of persons injured, but none
Killed. A relief train was started from
Joplin but could not proceed, owing to
the railroad track being covered with
fallen timber, and it was Obliged to re
turn. Further efforts are being made to
reach the place. both by train and telc
graph and it is believed that news of the
situation there VIII soon be received.