The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-16
FIERCE Ms.
Tho Tornado's Work at Fredonie,
Kan, and North Missouri
Several vatai Results ~ the Wiad-tssess
Atorm In Pennsyivsnts- destructive
storm In OhlO-AIss In
lows.


obtained from Captain n. J. Bartlett,
who made the drive Of fifteen miles 70
get q complete list Of the dead and In.
jurcd.
Tho formation Of o funnel-shaped
cloud was first noticed six miles west OF
here. passing In a ~north-easterly direc.
ton two miles north Of here making its
hrst dip. fortunately doing but little
damage. Upon raising IL passed in an
easterly direction fifteen miles, again
dipping and sweeping "a swath from one
fourth TO half a mile wide, demolishing
first the farm buildings Of sam s,urdc-
want. and in . line Joe wiltsc, Frank
Glidden, John Anderson. Alexander
Russell and Mr.. Pctcrson's. covering .
distance Of four miles.
Mrs. Joseph Chandler. while driving
along the road. with q child In her arms.
was carried high In the air and aligh,cd
uninjurcd. while the buggy was de.
stroycd and horse killed.
Mr.. Wood while driving had his wagon
made into kindling WOOD and found one
wheel half q mile away. A son OF Mr..
Wiltse was carried . quarter Of q mile
away and found unconscious, but soon
recovered.
The killed and injured are: Mrs leila
Gliddcn. aged twenty.one, killed; Har.
vey Wiltse, aged fifteen, killed; Frank
Glidden, child thirteen months old. hurt
severely, a hardly live; Mr.. Gliddcn,
only slightly injured: Sam ~Sturdcvant
and family Of four, all slightly hurt;
Mrs. Peterson. dangerously injured;
Alexander Russell and family, slightly
hurt; John Anderson, slightly hurt; Mr..
Wood, slightly hurt.
Tho four mile strip presents q level
plain and has a funercal appearance.
The ncighbors have already started .
LIBERAL subscription and will relieve the
unfortunate at once.
TIE NORTH MISSOURI STORM.
ALBANY. Mo-, May "A cyclone
passed about five miles north Of hero at
about six o'clock Friday evening. II
first struck about six miles northwest Of
town. blowing TO pieces two or three
residences and tho Shocklcy school
house.
Then the storm passed on east. de-.
molishing every thing in its track, de-
stroying about twenty residences In Gil.
killing Mrs. Nathaniel Green. who was
visiting at Whit Needles. and badly in.
jurtng three or four members OF John
Ca,,or's family. Most OF tho people
took refuge In caves and cellars and
were unframed.
The course Of the storm was almost
due east, and was about two hundred
yards In width. The cyclone remained
on the ground o distance OF about six
miles.
Five or six dwellings and several out
buildings were blown away south Of
Memphis. fences carried away and
orchards swept down, but nobody killed.
Near Wythcsdalc Mrs. Jane Moore
and Mrs. Henry Young were fatally in.
jurcd and u number Of other persons
more or less seriously hurt. More than
y dozen houses were wrecked AMI other
property destroyed.
run PENNSYLVANIA srorM.
on CRY, Pa. May i2.-Thc most de-
s,ruc,iyc cloudburst and cyclone ever
known struck this sect on about eleven
o'clock Saturday night. Houses. barns.
bridges, oil well rigs and gas lines are
In ruins.
At East Sandy, eight miles from here.
the residence Of william Nunnemakct
wa blown down. bury.ng the entire
family In the ruins. Mr., and Mrs. Nun.
nemakcr arc seriously injured and their
two children will die Of their injuries.
Mr.. and Mrs, Noah Jackson were
buried in the ruins Of their residence
and were taken out dead and badly
msnRlcd.
The residences Of Thomas Starr and
William Lambert were destroyed.
The Valley railroad suffered severely,
Freight train No. % struck . landslide
at Bulls siding. throwing eighteen
freight carx In the ditch. Three hun,
dred feet ~ track WAS washed out .,
Astral and smaller portions Ut Brandon.
TORN Al AkKoN. n.
AKRON. o.. May ia--At $40 saturday
evening. in the midst Of . terrific cloud
burst. this city Was struck by the wors,
tornado which has ever been known
here. excepting. perhaps, the Sharon
cyclone Of jus, u month ago The storm
struck the southern part OF the city and
tore through the Fifth, Fourth and SEC
oud wards, doing damage which can no,
be estimated at this writing. but FULLY
one hundrd buildings are compls,.ly
demolished. Hundreds more arr badi,
damaged. and . stretch two miles long 1,
stripped Ut rec and buildings Of al
sOrtA
riERcH wIN N IOWA,
DVprVrE, Iowa. May i?.-friday nigh
one Of the most terrific storms that evcl
visited Iowa swept over Dubuque. Fol
over four hours ther~ ~As An inceSsxn
giarc Of lightning and . deluss OF rain
that nlled the CUTTERS and sewers Z.
overlooking. Seventeenth street waI
! washed out and . party Of four in . car
riAgr narrowly escaped death. tine o
! the horses attached 10 the carriage VA
] swept into the sewer and carried Ia IL
mouth At the river. Several buildinS~
including the Illinois Central rsilroA.
buildings were damaged by lightning
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