The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-11-30
KANSAS CYCLONE.
1t Visits Girard and Proceeds to
DemOIiSh the Greater
Part of the Town.

electrical storm struck GIrard At $50 this
a. M. and passed through the residence
portion of the city from southwest to
northwest. The path Of the storm was
only from fifty to seveniy-five feet wide.
All of the lighter buildings were demOl-
ished, bat the larger and more substantial
ones stood the shock without much dam
age. The total damage will not exceed
$4,000, most OF
THE HOUSES DESTROYED
Being small ones. The house belonging
to the Daniel Stalls heirs, inst southwest
of the city limits, was badly wrecked and
moved from its foundation. Ii was occu-
pied by J. VI. Purden. Loss on building,
=. 900, and on furniture, 500. The cattle
sheds at the same place were blown away (;
loss $500.
John w. Herron's house is a total
wreck: loss 500.
Jas Rogers small house was blown
down; loss, 500.
John A. Ksnnedy,s house was wrecked;
loss, $3.50, besides furniture.
A Gooden's house was blown to pieces;
Loss, $500.
T. w. Harris house was Injured from
flying timbers; loss Sl50.
Geo Baumgardeners new house is a COM
plete wreck; loss $500.
The roof of JEFF Pierce's house was taken
of; loss, $500, excluding household
goods.
Chas. Blynn's house wss moved of the
foundation and wrecked; loss, $3.50.
VIM. Smiths house was turned COM
pletely over and badly smashed; loss,
800.
Mrs. Ii. w. WeakeI's house was moved
of the foundation and wrecked; loss, Si00.
III. Lindsay's house was moved of the
foundation and the windows smashed in
loss 500.
Part of he roof of Jno s. Morgau'S,
house was blown of and flying timbers
driven through the part that remained,
loss $500.
The damage to P. /. B. Pings furniture
who occupied il is 500.
L. b. Cows house was moved from the
foundation and the furniture and house
damaged, loss $50.
The smoke stack of the mill was also
blown down.
The tin roof of Mrs. c. Curtis house was
loosened and chimneys blown, down loss
500.
The Presbyterian church is a complete
wreck and is heingpulled down altogether,
loss $1,000 1t was an old building, beng
the first church bulldog in the town.
Rev. J. Curriers' barn was blown down,
loss $50.
Pat Campbell's house was moved off OF
the foundation and the chimnies of e.
c. Cool's house and store building were
blown away and the awning torn off. Loss
is $50.
Many other light buildings are moved
from their foundations. The sidewalks
were lifted up and sent flying through the
air. No trees, except where the buildings
were blown against them, were blown
down. A number of
PERSONS WERE INJURED.
John w. Heron was blown out of his
house and cut about the head. arms and
legs and badly bruised. He is thought TO
be internally injured and may die. His
wife had her arm cut and child was bad
ly bruised.
John A. Kennedy had his arm broken
and Mrs. Kennedy was injured by hot
stove blowing against her but will re-
cover.
A. Goodin was severely bruised and
blown several rods from the house.
Mdttlc bOOuluy dSeu elAtcSns ~ ihJuicu
internally. part of the roof falling on her
and she is in a critical condition.
Elme, Goodin, aged eleven, was cut on
the head.
William Smith, an aged man, was in his
house when it was turned bottom side up.
A vinegar barrel fell on him. His head is
cut in three places and chest hurt. His
injuries are serious.
Mrs. Charles Flynn was bruised by the
furniture falling on her, but not Sc
riously.
Mrs Anna Keaton was hit on the
shoulder by flying timber.
Several other persons received slight
injuries.
At this hour no one has died. Outside
of Girard the only damage heard of was
the unroofng lof schoolhouse, four miles
southwest OF here, but no one was in
jured. a