Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09
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CrNcryNAzI, April ga jamestown,
Green County, o., special says a terrible
cyclone struck jamestown about five o'clock
yesterday afternoon; two-thirds Of the
Own was completely ruined. and six per
IONS killed, namely: Miss Stella jones'
aged Is, Esculapia Springs, KY; Mrs. Anna
Carpenter; Letitia Jenkins, daughter Of G.
]. Jenkins; Miss Kate Boetler, Mrs. Stew
Art n colored woman and a son Of James
Paulls& Several badly wounded. No es-
innate q the damage is possible now.
Further details cannot be given at this
lime
tURTHkf PARTICULARS.
DAYTON, o., April 2S.-Sh0rtly before
five o'clock yesterday afternoon the most
destructive cyclone ever known IN this part
Of the country passed over the southern part
of Montgomery and Greene Counties, devas-
Eating everything in its course. 1t appears
to have originated near Woodbury., small
town about ten miles south of here, and eye
witnesses describe it as appalling in its fury.
Authentic statement Is that the cyclone
was formed by q union of two light storm
clouds from the south and northwest
which immediately assumed the form of
water>spout. rising and descending like
waves of the sea, and destroyed everything
In lis way. Mr.. E. Best, of this city, who
was near enough to observe accurately, says
that it was fully one-eighth of mile wide,
and moved about over the country like an
immense cloud of smoke, while everywhere
In its path the air was dark with trees and
fttif1s Of houses. Forests were moved down
like weeds, fences destroyed for miles and
1t is estimated that In this county alone
ut least twenty residences are In ruins,
to sly nothing of the loss on
other buildings, live stock and farm
property. At Alexancetsyille, six miles
south of here, several people are known to
be injured and one lady reported killed,
while saw mill, barns and other buildings
are destroyed. At Carrollton Friends
paper mill and other buildings are badly
damaged, while number Of residences ara
reported destroyed. Telegraph lines are
down in all directions and the roads are im-
passable from the ruins that fill them. Near
WOODBURY. residences and other buildings
belonging to Edward Wheatley were de-
str0yed, with other property, amounting in
all to $1,000. Two farm hands are
REPORTED MISSING.
A brick school hot1se, No. A., Is DESTROYED
and the roof was carried five hundred yards.
Mr.. Harris house and barn was destroyed.
One child was caught in the cyclone and
Carried two hundred yards and dropped to
earth slightly injured. MIR. Mitchels' house
and barn was partly ruined. Mr.. Ridenour's
property tsus badly damaged. Abnef Har-
ris' barn and other buildings were destroyed.
The names of the other losers cannot
be ascertained, but considering the large
number of houses destroyed, there must be
heavy loss in the vicinity of Maimisburg
There's heavy damage in this city. There
was heavy rain and hail, but little wind. One
of the freaks of the cyclone is that in
Dayton and q few miles south of 1t there
was rain and hail, while south of it there
was rain and no hail, still further hail and
no rain, and in the sections of country de-
vastated neither rain nor hail. At Bell
Brook, Green County, at least fifteen farm
houses are more or less damaged, but the
families, generally, escaped by taking
refuge in cellars. From Carrollton the
cyclone took direct easterly course, and its
force was not i'm the least spent when it
reached jamestown, thriving village of
six hundred inhabitants, which Is reported
ENTIRELY DESTROYED,
with only few buildings standing. Meage
telegraph reports state that four people are
known to have been killed while twenty are
more or less injured. Among others the
residence of l.. Bickersham was lifted from
its foundation and carried quite distance.
Owing to the scarce settlement of the coun-
ties and the blockaded roads accurate
details cannot be obtained, but with such
q loss of property that of life must be
terrible. Near Xenia there was consider
able destruction. The Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home was badly damaged; the
barn, laundry and other buildings were de-
stroyed, while the hospital and others were
unroofed. Miss Harvey, matron, and Night
Waterman Richardson were injured, but no
children hurt. Between Jasper and Cedar
Creek, on the narrow gauge road, the DAM
age is great to farm property, and at this
point trains were unable to move on
account of the wind, while others didn't
dare to pass over the Cedar trestle, dur
ing the cyclone. In all directions south and
east of here the scene of destruction defies
description. Whole forests were cut down
like weeds. Trees and small buildings were
carried long distances in the air.
A DRY CYCLONE.
GARRETT, KAs., April 2S.-The whole
city was thrown into fever of excitement
at half-past five o'clock Saturday evening,
by the appearance of a cyclone, which
seemed to traverse the west part of this
county, ana was plainiy visible from tne city
for period of nearly half an hour. 1t was
80 plain that our photographers took good
views of II from this city. 1t had the appear
ance of large rope, black in color and as
large as horseshoe, extending all ?he way
from the earth to the clouds. 1t was almost
perpendicular near the earth, but leaned
northward at the top until IL reached the
clouds, when 1t stretched almost horizon
tally through them for great distance.
Your correspondent visited the scene and
found that it was dry cyclone, no water
falling with il. 1t formed near West.
phalia, seventeen miles west of Garrett
and passed northeast distance of eight OF
nine miles. Three miles north of West
phalia 1t caught David Metheney driving
home on a load of lumber. 1t carried him
q considerable distance In the air and
dropped him. Although no bones were
broken, he sustained snch severe internal
injuries that 1t may prove fatal. His wagon
and lumber were scattered all over the
township and his horses carried sixty
feet and the harness stripped from
them. Its course was over an open
stretch of prairie, else IL would
have done great damage. 1t broke Just
north of Captain Reppert's farm, through
which II passed. It left Zigzag track about
twenty feet wide, and moved wonderfully
slow. At Reppert's farm 1t circled around
between his house and barn, destroying his
garden and banyard fences. 1t was not
remarkable for the damage caused but for
the excitement 1t created, and all the people