New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-28
DAMAGE DONE IN OTHER PLACES.

THE STORM WAS VIOLENT AND wIDE>PHEAD'
Kansas City. NO.. March ga storm Of severe in
tensty ha, prevailed throughout Kansas and south
western Missouri to-day. 10 follows season Ok
spring weather. and for that reason seemed All
the more severe snow is reported from some por-
tions Of Western Kansas. but the fall has not been
heavy and no inconvenience to the winter wheat has
thus far occurred by Of IT, The most notable
features If the storm have been the low barometer
and the high winds. The barometer varied in differ
ent localities from % at Wichita to 29-2s AT TINS
point lowest reported for years. The velocity OF
the wind was extraordinary for storm 50 long con
tinucd At Wichita the wind blew at rate OF
forty miles an hour and did considerable damage.
Cairo H. March IA wind and hail storm passed
nver cairo At H. H. lIailstoncs weighing over three
ounces fell 80 damage done here Considerable
DAMAGE was reported from Birds Point Mo-. Where
il Is reported thai several houses were also blown
down. All wires from this city are down and there
(, no chance TO obtain further information from the
surrounding country.
It. Louis, March IA dispatch from Wichita. Kan,
say, a violent storm swept through that city today
destroying chimncy-. windows church spires and
roof, and badly mixing telegraph wir~. one man,
william Eads Wa seriously injured, having three ribs
broken.
\ special from Carthage. Mo-. SAYS the storm did
5000 damage there. and that heavy damage Is re
ported AT Webb City.
will be fully $4,000 Among the building, damaged
we're the public school and the Methodist church. The
storm seemed to gather renewed strength when IL
struck the house of DELI IlarIell. which COM
pletely demolished. The faml; sought safety in the
cellar and escaped unhurt. The adjoining residences
of Or. Marshall and H. ID. Noise were badly damaged
The residence Of Mr. Mathes. by. was lifted from
s foundation, and crushed bury ing the family In the
ruins All escaped serious injury save Mr.. Mathes,
who now lies In a critical condition. Many other houses
were considerably damaged. \ and calf were
taken up by the wind and carried over quarter of
mile being dropped in field unnjurcd. The dwell
ing Of John lIourrc blown completely away. not
yc,tigc Of remaining. The streets present desc
late APPEARANCE being filled with wrcckagc.
Advice, from Jefferson city, Cape Girardcau and
Charleston, Mo- state that the storm was severe ana
AT the latter place life was lost woman. name not
given At Mascouan. Ccntrcvillc and Nashville. ILL.,,
and especially the latter place. the storm did con
siderable damage.
milwaukee, Wis., March 27-Thc first blizzard Of the
,,sou RACED hero To night but the weather Is COM
p.r,,,ivcy warm, the suffering cntailed Is not con
siderable snow fell heavily, however, and the wind
blew hcrccly.
Minneapolis, Mimi. March 27.-Tclcgraphic reports
from points In Minnesota. Dakota and Iowa show That
a general snowsiorm has prevailed throughout these
states during the day. The storm has been most Sc
ycre in Northern Iowa. where railway traihc Is I'M
pcdcd and stock will suffer tO some extent. In Dakota
the snow is regarded great benefit to the crops
now being seeded Reports of billiards are without
fonndaion as the temperature at all points Is but
little below the freezing point.