Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-08
HEAVY RAIN.
Mother and Child Swept Away by a
WaterspOut.-Fruit Trees and Grow.
ing Crops Seriously Inju,ed by the
Storm.
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Usage CITY, Kan, May Z.
Ihe heaviest RAIN and hail storm ever
known IN this vicinity took place yesterday.
1t began about A. NJ. and continued for 80
minutes, until the ground was covered with
hali stones. In many places they were piled
up several inches deep. Eighty per cent of
all the exposed window glass on the north
side of the houses was broken. The storm
came from the northeast and did not extend
more than mile west of the Sante Fe rail-
road here. The rain fell in great torrents
and the country is flooded. The damage
done to the fruit and growing crops is very
great.
KANSAS ClT,Y, Mo-, MAY 7.
An Emporia despatch says that waterspout
passed down Jacobs creek, ii miles south
west of here, yesterday B. B. Jacobs, a
farmer, saw the storm coming and gathered
his wife and two young children and his
brother Charles in wagon. He then started
to flee, but they were overtaken bv the tor
rent. 1t swept away the vehicle and its oC
cupants Mrs. Jacobs and the youngest
child were drowned, while Mr.. Jacobs nearly
perished in endeavoring to save them. The
brother saved himself and the other child
FORT ScoTT, Kan, May 7.
One of the most severe storms of the season
passed over this city yesterday noon. The
rain poured down in torrents. About o'clock
dam broke and an immense body of water.
united with an already swollen stream called
Bush Run, rushed down the valley. A house
occupied by Sarah Brown, widow. was
struck by the torrent and swept about 100
yards down the stream, where it lodged
among the trees. Mrs. Brown and four of
her children were in the house at the time of
the break of the dam. The water rose rap
idly to the depth of several feet around it,
The mother held her infant, six months DID,
IN her arms above the water, leaving her
older children to care for themselves. She
suddenly noticed that her ive-year old boy
was drowning, and in attempting to save him
the infant slipped from her arms and was
drowned before aid could reach it. The re-
mainder of the family was rescued. The
damage here and in the vicinity resulting
from the flood will amount to several thous-
and dollars.
NEVADA Mo-, May 7.
The damage to streets, buildings and cul-
verts by the storm here yesterday will reach
$40 900. he Missouri Pacific track was
washed out in several places between here
and Fort Scott, and trains will be interrupted
for "a hours. The crops are seriously dam
aged.
SPRINGFIELD. Mo MAY Z.
One of the heaviest rain storms ever known
in this vicinity took place yesterday after
noon, doing a vast amount of damage to
property both in the town and surrounding
country. The rain preceded by hail.
which fell thick and fast for about 10 min
utes. MANY of theshail stones were from one
half an inch to two inches in diameter. The
rain began to fall soon after noon and con-
tinued to pour down in torrents for nearly
three hours. 1t caused all the creeks and
their branches to become much swollen, tear
ing away fences, inundating the bottom
lands, and badly damaging wheati and corn.
Jordan Creek, which runs directly through
the city, rose higher than for many years,
oyerflowIng the lowland and driving thirty or
forty families from their homes Three Cf
the city's wooden bridges were dashed away,
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