The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-06-13
Death-DeaIIns Tornado i'm Nebraska.

Death-DcalIng Tornado i'm Nebraska.
BRADSHAW, Neb., June A special
telegram TO the Omaha Bee says: A ter
rife wind, hail and rain storm visited
this section OF the country last night at
$50 O'Clock. AT 7:3O a tornado devel-
oped southwest of Aurora, travelling in
a southeaSterly direction. A few miles
east OF Aurora it began describing the
arc OF a gigantic circle, moving east and
north, crossing the h.. e NJ. railroad al
this place, completely demolishing the
village, and prostrating the wires for
several miles on either side.
A messenger was at once dispatched
on horseback TO York for surgeons and
other assistance. Doctors q. W.. Shid-
Ter, Davis, Farley, Sedgwick, Nc
C~onaughay, Reynolds and ForStail at
once responded To the call, and coon
after reached the scene of the disaster.
Word was also sent TO Aurora and Doc
tors Brickcr, Williamson and Hougher,
accompanied by the Bee reporter,
by the Il. 81 NJ. railroad, and FASTENED
to the stricken village.
The scene which met their view was
simply appalling and beggars descrip-
ton; in all the city not a single building
was left uninjured. while fOur-i;fths Of
them were completely demolished.
The dead and dying had been shell
tered as well as possible in the few
buildings left standing.
A tour OF inspection Of these i'm
promptu hospitals was like q visit TO a
field hospital after Il battle, except that
instead OF bronZed and bearded veterans
being the victims, they were in most
cases frail women and children.
All night long the small band of doc
tors worked. nor ceased their labOrs I'M
til the long list of injured had been Wis
tied, and their wounds attended TO. by
which time the sun was high ia the
heavens.
The scene when viewed by the bright
light of day was even more W inspir-
ing than when seen by the dim and I'M
certain light of the moon.
The site of the erStwhile thriving lit
tie city presented TO the eye one contin-
uOus mass OF debris. Broken and twist
ed lumber was mixed pell neil with
brick and lime, household furniture and
merchandise, all peat by the piJilesS
hail into a confused and sodded heap.
The bodies OF dead horses. cattle. dogs
and cats added to the scene of deSola-
tion.
Loaded freight ears were tumbled
about like dry goods boxes, one car
loaded with stock being forced out of
the side tack onto the main, and sent
whirling Gown the line to York, a dis
lance of seven miles, where it was
caught
The killed are: Mrs. Isaac Penner,
three children OF John Schile. young
son of J. A. Brumsey. A large number
were injured, some of them danger
ously so.
The Burlington & Missouri depot was
destroyed and the telegraph wires ale
down. Freight cars were blown and
twisted about like empty paper boxes.
The prairie around is strewn with
dead hogs and fragments of buildings.
The exact extent of the storm in the
surrounding country is not known at
this writing. The Russian settlement
southwest is destroyed, as are also the
places of William Morrison, ID. Chicken
and Ii. Koch. Ninety hogs and one
horse were found in a grocery cellar.
An unknown emigrant was taken up by
the wind, dashed half way up an eleva-
tor and so badly injured that he will die.