The Red Cloud chief., 1884-05-02
MORE TORNADOES.
A Destructive Tornado In Ohio-Anderson
COun, ". Kansas, also has . Cyclone.

\ a DestrNctlv0 TORNADO In OnlO-AnOSrSOn
County. Kansas. also has q Cyclone.
CINCINNATI, April 2s.-A jamestown,
Green County. o., special says a terrible
cyclOne struck Jamestown about five o'clock
Yesterday afternoon; twO-thirdS of the
town was completely ruined. and six per-
sons killed, namely: Miss Stella Jones,
aged IS, Esculapia Springs, Ky; Mrs. Anna
Carpenter; Letitia Jenkins daughter of q.
J.. Jenkins; Miss Kate Boetler, Mrs. Stew
art, a cOlOred woman and 4 son of James
PaullS. Several badly wounded. No eS-
innate of the damage is possible now.
Further details eannot be given at this
time.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
DAYTON, o., April 2S.-Shortly 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-
tating everything in its course. Ii appears
to have originated near Woodbury.. a small
town about ten miles south of here, and eye
witnesses describe it as apra.iiIg i'll is fury.
Authentic statement Is Rat the cyclone
was formed by a union OF twO light Storm
clouds from the south and northwest
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w~ater-spOut. rising and descending like
waves of the sea. and destroyed everything
in its way. MIR. +. Best, of this city, who
was near enough 10 observe accurately, says
that 1t was fully One-edghth of Il mile wide,
and moved about ever the country like an
immense cloud of smoke. while everywhere
in Its path the air was dark with trees and
ruins of houses. Forests were moved down.
like weeds, fences destroyed for miles and
it is estimated that in this county alone
at least twenty Residences are in ruins,
to say nothing Of the loss on
other buildings, live stock and farm
property. At AlexaudersvilIe, six miles
south OF here, several people are known to
be injured and one lady reported killed,
while 4 saw mill, barns and other buildings
are destroyed. At Carrollton Friends
paper mill and other buildings are badly
damaged, while a number of residences are
reported destroyed. Telegraph lines are
down in all directions and the roads are iui-
paSSabie from the ruins that till them. Near
WOODBURY. residences and other buildings
belonging to Edward Wheatley We're de
StrOyed, with other property, amounting in
all to s., 200. Two farm hands are
REPORTED MISSING.
\ brick school house. No. ~, is destroyed
and the roof was carried five hundred yards.
| Mr.. Harris house and barn was destroyed.
One child was caught in the cyclone AID
carried two hundred yards and dropped TO
earth slightly injured. Mr.. Mitcheis' house
and barn was partly ruined. Mr.. EidenOur'S
property was badly damaged. Abner Ilar-
riS' barn and other buildings Were destroyed.
The names Of the other losers canine
he ascertained, but considering the large
number of houses destroyed, there mr;St be
| n heavy I,Ss in tho vicinity nf NsiUisblrrtr
There's a 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 a few miles south of it 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- !
v~asta;cl neither rain nnr 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 Il direct caSterly course, and its
force was 10; in the least spent when il
reached jamestown. a thriving village of
six hundred inhabitants, which is reported
ENTIRELY DESTROYED,
with only a 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 a distance.
Owing to the scarce settlement of the cOJIn-
ties and the blOckaded roads accurate
d, Sails cannOt be obtained, but with such
"a loss of property that of life must be
terrible. Near Nenia 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
unrOGfed. Miss Harvey, matrOn, and Night
Waterman Richardson We're injured, but no
children hurt. Between Jasper and Cedar
Crak, on the narrow gauge road, the dam
age is great to farm property, and at this
point trains were unable ta move on
account of the wind, while Others didn't
dare 10 pass over the Cedar ~trestle, dur
ing the cyclone. In all directions south and
east of here the scene of destruction detieS
description. Whole forests We're cut down
like weeds. Trees and small buildings We're
carried long distances in the air.
CYCLONE.
GARNETT, kAS., April 2S.-The whole
city WAS thrown into a fever of excitement
at half past five o'clock Saturday evening.
by the appearance of a cyclone, which
seemed 20 traverse the west part of this
county. and was plainly visible from the city
1OT Il lcTlou Oh lltdrly Hall al nOur. III was
SO plain that our photographers took good
views of it from this city. 1t had the appear
ance of a large rope, black in color and as
large as a horseshoe. extending all the way
from the earth to the clouds. IL was almost
perpendicular near the earth, but leaned
nOrtlIw;rd at the top until it reached the
clouds. when it stretched almost horizon
tally through them for a great distance.
Your correspondent visited the scene and
fOund that it was q dry cyclone. no water
falling with it. 1t formed near West
phalia, seventeen miles west of Garrett
and passed northeast 4 distance of eight or
nine miles. Three miles north of West
ptalia it caught David Metheney driving
home on a load Of lumber. Ii carried him
q considerable distance In the air and
dropped him. Although 10 bones were
broken. he sustained such severe internal
injuries that it may prove fatal. His wagon
ard 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 it would
have done great damage. 1t broke lust
north of Captain Reppert's farm, through
which it passed. 1t left Il zigzag track about I
feet wide. and moved wonderfully
At Reppert's farm it circled around