The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-05-17
Another Cyclone.
DESTRUCTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY IN
MISSOURI.


KANSAS CITY, May IA destructive
cyclone swept across tho southern part of
the city at o'clock Sunday evening, I'M
distance of two miles. The track of the
storm was from half a block to two blocks
wide. A number OF persons were injured
and some killed. Three deaths are reported
and three injured are not likely to recover
The loss is about $500, 900. Some good
houses are razed, and many cottages and
sEanties. The English Lutheran church,
at the corner of Oak and Fourteenth
streets, is completely wrecked.
Special dispatches to the Times state that
the storm did considerable damage at Lib
erty, Mo-, blowing down small buildings
and damaging large ones A large portion
of the roof of the Marshall Jewell College
was torn away. Damage to a similar eX-
tent is reported from Pattonsburg, Davis
county.
In Kansas City at least 500 buildings
were blown down, and 200more were badly
damaged. Humps brewery, corner of Main
and Fourteenth streets, suffered severely,
and the new German Evangelical church,
which cost SS35, 000 was ruined, as was also
the new Methodist church on Lydia ave-
nue.. The line of the storm extended
through the city nearly three miles, and in
its route trees, bricks, rafters and house
hold effects are scattered in endless confu-
sion, blocking up the roadways i'll many
places.
Reports from Wyandotte, Kansas, state
that the destruction wrought in that yicin-
ity is much greater than was at first sup
posed. An appeal for aid has been received
there from Muncie, a railroad station
twelve miles from Wyandotte, indicating
that the disaster is widespread. A reporter
drove for several miles through the county
along the track OF the storm, and found
everything in its track swept away. Many
farm-houses are gone, and several persons
have been killed. The cyclone passed over
an extent of territory fully fifteen miles in
length.
A MISSOURI TOWN TOTALLY DESTROYED.
ST. Louis, May 1.-THE telegraph wires
are still Frustrated between here and the
scene of yesterday S cyclone in Southwest
ern, Mo-, and no definite information re-
garding the storm has yet been received.
In a general way it is stated that the town
OF Ononago was totally destroyed and a
number OF persons were injured, but none
killed. A relief train was started from
Joplin, but it could not proceed owing to
the railroad track being covered with fallen
timber, and it was obliged to return. Far
Their efforts are being made to reach the
place both by rail and telegraph. Near
PattOnsburg the storm was severe, level
ing several houses, and blowing down trees,
fences, NC. Fragments OF houses and
pieces OF clothing were blown into Pat
tOnSburg from across the Grand river. thus
indicating that considerable destruction
was done on the south side of that stream
CARTHAGE. Mo-, May 14.-At 7:40 O'Clock
last night a cyclone struck the town of
Orenoga, q few miles west of here, and in
few minutes the town was entirely de-
stroyed, except few dwellings. Six per-
sons were killed and thirty-three wounded,
many seriously and perhaps fatally
The storm was not SOdiSastrouS at Webb
City us was at first reported, Very few
persons were hurt and none killed. A few
houses were unrOofed and some were
moved off their foundations. Business
signs were carried five miles from the city
by the wind. Joplin and Carthage escaped
with very little injury, but the storm passed
up Spring River Valley moving everything
III its way, and killing and injuring people
and stock. The cyclone travelled in a
northwesterly direction and it's track was
about 200 yards wide.
Probably definite returns will reduce the
estimate of the damage to property to less
than $3.50, 900. The losses are generally in
amounts from $100to 5000, as the destruc-
ton was not in the best part of the city.
Many singular freaks of the elements are
recorded. In q house on McGee street
lady was sitting at piano i'll the second
story, when the wind lifted the upper part
OF the house and left her seated in the open
air unhurt and the instrument undsturbed.