The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-12
ROAR OF THE CYCLONE.
TERRIBLE WORK IN PLEASANT
VALLEY TOWNSHIP, KANSAS.

A Man and His Infant Child Killed
Outright-Two or Three of the Other
People Injured Apt to Die-Houses
and Barns Torn to Fragments.
FREDoNIA, KAN. May 11.-Meager re-
ports have been received of cyclone of
much .destructiveness to life and prop-
erty. The storm originated in the western
part of Wilson county and bore almost di-
rectly eastward, passing through Prairie,
Guilford and Pleasant Valley townships,
but did not cause serious damage until it
reached the last named township. Then its
force and violence were most disastrous,
the funnel-shaped cloud dipping down and
whirling into fragments houses, barns and
other objects that come within its scope.
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
The farm, residence and barn of Joseph
Witt were torn to pieces, and Harvey
wiltz, aged 16 years, who was in the barn,
was instantly killed.
The house of Frank Glidden, one mil 70
east of the Wiltz residence, was torn to
pieces, and Mrs. Glidden and her infant
child were killed by tho flying timbers. Mr..
Glldden and hired woman were seriously
injured, the former dangerously. Other
persons in the same vicinity who were hurt
were Mrs. Sloat, Mrs. Peterson, Phllip Starr
and Mr.. Wood. 1t is feared that the in
iuries of the woman named will prove fatal.
A number of other farm houses were totally
destroyed.
DAYLIGHT SHOWS UP AKRoN's DISASTER.
PITTsBURG, Pa, May 11.-A special
from Akron, O., says: Darkness shut in
SO quickly after the tornado that tore
through the southern part OF this city last
evening that not half an idea could be
gotten of the fierceness or extent of the
terrible storm. To-day has been so calm
and sunshiny that even the people who
stood about the wrecked houses scarcely
realized that the elements could eyer work
themselves into such fury. Prof. Egbert,
of Buchtel College. who was out in the
storm, calculated that it was travelling at
the rate of four miles a minute, so that its
track of about a mile and a half through
this city was traversed in a little more
than twenty seconds
MOVED IN A STRAIGHT LINE.
"It moved in almost a straight line through
well settled part of the city, and scarcely
foot Of the mile and half but is strewn
to-day with splintered house timbers
broken furniture, uprooteG trees and lev
eled barns and out houses During trip
over the storms path nineteen dwellings
were counted that are either ripped into
kindling wood or SO badly wrecked that
they cannot be occupied.
sEvENTY-FIvE PEOPLE HOMELESS.
'Seventy-five persons in all are out of
house and home, and are being sheltered by
friends Seventy-6ve buildings, including
residences and barns and outhouses, were
damaged by the wind, and not one escaped
that was in the direct line of the tornado.
oil &,.aa
Many that were blown down or cut off are
from one to two feet in diameter. MANY
buildings that resisted the winds are in
dangerous condition and many will have to
be torn down. Out houses in some cases
were transplanted from so to 100 feet and
set down in neighborlng yards"
TWO KILLED NEAR FRANKLIN.
A special from Franklin, Pa, says: "a
terrible cyclone passed over the southern
part Of this county last evening about
o'clock. Two people, Noah Jackson and his
wife. were killed outright and large num-
Der of persons were dangerously injured.
The storm was general throughout the
county, but the deadly cyclone was only
about 300 feet wide and extended about
twenty-five miles,"
NORTHERN MISSOURI RAvAGED.
ST. LOUIS, May 11.-Several violent
occurred in different parts of Northern
Missouri within the past two days, and
large amount of property has been de-
stroyed and several persons killed.
In Harrison comfy a number of houses
and barns were demolished, and large
amount of farm property was destroyed.
Mr.. Wilson and two small children were
blown away with his house and killed,
Several persons were injured.
TWENTY BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
In Gentry county more than twenty
buildings were destroyed and Mrs Nathan
Green was killed. Cattle and hogs were
killed, and good deal of farm property, as
well as crops, was greatly injured.
Five or six dwellings and several out
buildings were blown away at South Mem
phis. Mo-, fences carried away and orchards
swept down, but nobody was killed.
Near Blythesdale Mrs. Jane Moore
and Mrs. Henry Young were fatally
injured and number of other
persons were more or less seriously hurt.
More than q dozen houses were wrecked
and other property destroyed.