The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-08
TORNADO At NEWTON.
A Number of Small Frame Houses
Blown to Atoms.
The Carriage Factory UnrOOfsd and
Badly Damaged.
One Nan Killed and a Number Of Per
sons Wounded.
Four Children Murdered by their
Mother.
Other Items Of Importance by Tel
egraph.
Special to TIE NEWS:

Special to TIE NEWS:
NEWTON, Kas., March "A de-
structiYe cyclone visited this city yes
terday afternoon. It was preceded by
the usual calm and oppressiveness in
the atmosphere. Just before 5 O'Clock
dense smoky cloud was seen ap-
preaching FROM the west. Almost at
the same instant an intensely cold
wave from the north met it and there
issued forth dark cloud that moved
rapidly in the direction of the south
western part of the city.
The carriage factory in the west end
of the city, along the track Of the Santa
Fe, suffered the worst loss. A portion
of the heavy roof was lifted high up in
the air and dropped down to the third
floor, instantly killing William Lacey,
a workman. The windows were blown
in and other damage done. Six small
houses were blown to the ground, the
roofs, boards and pieces of timber be
ing carried for a half mile. Two of
the school houses were unroofed and
the walls damaged. Three church
towers we're carried for some distance,
falling on a small residence, smashing
it to peices.
Miss Annie Hobble, who was in one
of the houses, was struck by flying
timber and will probably die. Mrs.
Mary Smith, an inmate of the same
house, had her shoulder blade dislo-
Gated and was otherwise injured, but
not seriously.
A number of horses and COWS were
killed, while fences, walks and trees
were strewn for many blocks. The loss
to property in Waits addition will be
fully So, 900. Other parts Of the city
suffered. The cupola of the high schoo
being blown down, while chimneys on
many residences were carried away,
Just after the cyclone came terrific
hail storm, which was followed by rain
that fell in torrents.
William J. Lacey, the man killed, if
unmarried, thirty-seven years old, and
came here from Kansas City year
ago. He has a brother in that city AND
a sister in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and
one in Chicago.
SOMETHING TERRIBLE.
Parties arriving in the city from
Newton last night say that the wind
and rain was something terrible. II
was not in the form of cyclone, but
rather a square cloud and straight
wind. Nearly all the wires are down thil
morning and the trains from the west
are late. The roof of the carriage fac
tory was blown off, together with ont
corner of the building, piece of ths
roof striking the foreman Of the works
cutting off the top of his head and
killing him instantly. Other injutie:
and deaths are reported but they arr
mostly unauthenicated.
H. J. O'Brien of the Santa F.
says: 81 was in Newton just after thu
storm, and was told of the damage
done the carriage works anC
the foreman, and other rumors wert
afoat about the depot that severa
more had been injured in a differen
parts of the city. 1t was not a cyclont
but rather hurricane"
Conductor Miller says: 81 was il
the Newton yards taking the number
of the cars in my train preparatory t.
leaving for Emporia. saw tn,
storm coming, and the first indication
of strong wind was dog turning
over and over in the air. The air sool
became full of flying missiles, and
concluded it was time to pull out, ant
SO gave the signal"