Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-11-27
VISITED BY a CYCLONE
Considerable Damage to Property, a. :
Number Of Persons injured q 0frsua
and Pieasanton-No Lives Reported Leee
Another Severe Gale On the Lake.

GIRARD. KAN, November "a cyclone
or electrical Storm struck Girard at ssh thaa
morning and passed through the residence
portion Of the city from southwest to north
west. The path Of the storm was only from
80 TO 75 feet wide. All Of the lighter build-
ings were demolished, but the larger md
more Substantial stool the shock Whom
much damage. The total damage win MOI
exceed $4,000. most Of the houses des4roysd
being email ones. The house beloneine 10
Daniel Scott's heirs, just southwest of The
city limits, was badly wrecked and moved
from its foundation. It was occupied BY +.
M. Purdin; loes of building $500, and furni-
ture 500. The cattle sheds at the came
place were blown away; loss S2OJ. John w.
Herron's house ia q total wreck; loss &2CO,
James Boyer's house was blown down;
loss $500. John A. Kennedy's house
was WRECKED; loss $3.50, besides furni-
ture. A. Goodwin's house was blown
to pieces; loss $500. T.. W.. Hsns'
house was injured from flying timbers; loss
$l5o George Baumgardiner's new house IL
q total wreck; loss $500. The roof of JsfP.
Piercs's house was taken of; loss $40, IN
cluding household goods. Cnas. Flynn's
house was moved of its foundation and
wrecked; loss $2eO VIM. Smith's house vas
turned completely over and badly emashods
loes $500. Mrs. II. w. Weaver's house vas
moved of the foundation and wrecked; loss
$4OO. b. Lindsay's house was moved Oh
the foundation and the windows mashed in;
loss 500. Part of the roof of John l. Nor.
CAMS house was blown of and the
flying timbers driven through the
part that remained; loss $500.
The damage to p. !. B. Pings furni, ure,
who occupied it, was $1C0. @. B. Gou's
house was moved from Its foundation. and
the furniture and house damaged; loes $50.
The smoke stack of the mill was also blown
down. The tin roof of Mrs. G. Curtis house
waa loosened and the chimneys blown down;
loss, 800. The Presbyterian church is .
complete wreck and is being pulled down
altogether;l sss $500. It was an old build
ing, being the first church in town. Rev. ].
Curriers' barn was blown down; loss $50.
Pat Campbell's house was moved from its
foundation, The chimneys of @. Coolies
house and store building we're blown down
and the awning torn of; loss $500. Many
other light bdidiDgs were moved from their
foundations, and sidewalks were lifted ND
and sent flying through the air. No
trees except where buildings were blown
against them were blown down. A number
of persons were injured. John w. Heron
wa, blown out of his house, cut about the
head, ana his arms and legs badly bruised.
1t is thought he is internally injured and
may die. His wife had an m broken and
a child was bruif ell. John A. Kennedy had
an ann broken, and Mrs. Kennedy was in
jured by hot stove blowing against her, but
will It cover. A good many were severely
bruised and blown several rods from their
houses. Matte 49,, aged 16, was injured
internally by part of roof telling on her,
and is in a critical condition. Elmer Good
win, aged 10, cut on head. William Smith,
an aged man, was in his house
when it was turned bottom eide up. A
vinegar barrel fell on him and his head 10
cut in three places and his chest hurt. His
Injuries are serious. Mrs. Charles Flynn
was blu sed by the furniture falling on her,
but not seriously. Mr.. Anna Ksston was
hit on the shoulder by fyIIg timber. Sew
eral other persons rec. ived slight injuries.
At this hour no one has died. Outside of
Girsrd the only damage heard of was the
unroofing of q school house four miles
southwest of here, but no one was injured.