Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-27
WARNING ELEMENTS.

WARNING ELEMENTS.
Another Destructive storm Sweeps over the
Country, Laying Waste Property in Sew.
eral States.
In Missouri.
ST. LOUIS. July IA.
At little before six O'Clock last night a
wind and rain-storm began sweeping over
st. Louis, and a little later had increased
in force to something like a tornado. The
wind blew at q velocity of fifty miles an
hour, and did more or less damage in al
most every part of the city. The storm
came at first from the north, but, little
later, changed its direction, coming ap.
parently from the northwest. The storm
had been anticipated at the Signal Service
Office, not only from sudden fall in the
barometer, but from reports received of its
approach; its fury was much greater than
anticipated. The wind sank barge. beach
ed two steamers and three barges, unroofed
several railroad depots, blew down q number
OF houses and caused general Decentralization
among the numerous weak spots in the city
architecture.
AT HANNIBAL.
A wind storm struck Ashburn at five D.
m. last evening, demolishing the station
and store-house. Nine persons therein tax.
ing refuge from the storm were injured
Probably all will recover. A special train
from this city bearing Drs. Shields and
cal aid. DR.. Cravens was carried 800 yards
by the wind, but was not hurt. The old
mill was blown down here and great dam
age was done to crops.
AT CARTHAGE
A terrific thunder storm burst on this
city at two O'Clock this morning. Before
nine O'Clock six inches of water feel. Never
before within the memory of the Oldest set
tiers has such q heavy rain been known.
All the valleys and lower places were
Hooded, and in one or two instances fami.
lies had to leave their homes and take refuge
In the hotels. The large residence Of F. NJ.
McDaniels was struck by lightning, which
tore several holes In the roof and other
parts of the building; one bolt came down
the chimney, passed out of stove-pipe
hole into the chamber where Mr.. Mcdaniel
and wife were sleeping, ran into a closet,
and went out through the side of the build.
ing.
AT JOPLIN.
Last night the heaviest rain since the year
1875 fell here, doing great damage to private
and business property. In the south part
| Vi tuc City WI through,
and during the night it was swollen to a
large, turbid stream, rising into the houses
along its banks driving families from their
homes. On Main street the water ached
| over the floor in the business housed built
| near the stream. The damage done was es-
| timated at several thousand dollars. The
| new bridge spanning Joplin Creek between
| East and West Joplin, which was nearly
| completed is badly damaged, necessitating
haarU for ranairc The dr., 80
| the mines in this vicinity by the food can
| hardly be estimated.
At Linneus the storm was more destruc.
tive as to stock and property than was al
| first supposed, although no loss of human
! life was reported. The storm swept entirely
| over the county except small strip on the
west side. The oat crop is nearly ruined,
corn the same, and about one-fourth the
fruit trees blown out by the roots, while the
| destruction of shade trees is incalculab BILE.
| The track of the storm was at least thirty.
| five miles wide.
In the vicinity of Maryville the damage
| to buildings will reach $l50,000. The dam
| age to growing crops can not be estimated.
Imagine a strip Of country five to six miles
wide through the heart of the county al
most totally devastated, and you can form
some idea of the destruction. Burlington
Junction suffered the worst of any town in
| the county. The destruction there is ter
rible. The little town of Dawson was al
most swept out e1 exlStance.
AT Bethany great many tall buildings
were injured, and chimneys of number of
houses, including the Courthouse, were
blown off. All the shade trees in the city
were damaged. No lives were lost so far as
| heard from.
AT Calhoun q circus was completely
wrecked, and many of the animals escaped,
and bears and monkeys mixed with the ex-
| cited mass and made the scene more excit-
ing.
At Sumner several buildings were moved
from their foundations by the force of the
gale, and window glass in the post-offlce
building was shattered. The damage will
reach fully $1,000.
AT Brookfield several houses were un.
rooted, trees leveled and crops badly in.
jured. 1t is feared there is much destruc.
tion northeast of here.
At Kansas City many cellars were flood.
ed and several houses struck by lightning.
The damage was estimated at 5000.
AT Trenton the tornado left the town look.
ing like a relic of war times. A large mum.
Der of houses were destroyed or damaged,
and several persons were injured.
AT Albany the Courthouse was wrecked,
but the records were saved. A new steam
Touring mill was demolished, railroad cars
were lifted into the air and one man proba-
bly, fatally injured.
At Benton the water mills were blown into
Grand River, the Presbyterian Church was
destroyed and many other buildings dam
aged; loss heavy.
. AT Stanberry the Normal School, the
Baptist, Catholic, Presbyterian and Chris
sian Churches were all damaged, besides
other buildings.
At New Hampton fourteen houses were
blown down.
Advices from many points indicate that
the storm was general throughout the State,
though the destruction was not so great as
In Missouri, being principally confined to
the country, where the destruction to crops
was great in many localities. Houses were
blown down in some localities.
Kansas.
ATCHIsoN, July 14.O
The ravages of yesterdays storm are just
coming in as communication is being re-
stored. 1t was more terrific than at first
reported, and more than expected from the
demonstration made here. There is not a
forest nor orchard in the northern portion
of The State of Kansas and southern tier of
counties in Nebraska that has not felt its
effects. The largest forest trees are cut off
short as with an ak. Grain stacks are
leveled and blown away, entailing severe
loss upon farmers. In Doniphan County il
unroofed barns and school houses and de-
molished number of residences, while
fences and corn-cribs with trees went down
like chaf.
The Missouri River was a terrible scene,
rs the water was dashed i'm furious man.
ner, waves being thrown hundreds of feet
inland. Upwards of 100000 feet of logs
owned by w. Ketcham were lost. The
RATS becoming freed by the wind went
down the river and are total loss. The
estimated amout of damage in this section
can not fall short of so, 900.
Indiana.
vINCENNEs, IND, July a
The ravages Of last nights wind and rain
storm have proved quite disastrous to this
county, especially to farm property.