The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-05-13
STRUCK BY 4 TORNADO.
Over a Hundred Buildings in
Akron Demolished by the
Wind.
Northern Missouri Visited BY Cy-
clone---Kansas Also the Victim
of Heavy Winds.
Southern Methodists Object 10 the
Licensing of Women as Preach
ers---General News.
cr.rvnr.axp, MAY IL.

GI.RyEH.ANp, MAY t2.
An Akron, o.. special says: AT $50 on
evening Of the 10th, In the midst Of most
terrible cloudburst, this city wAs struck by
the worst tornado ever known hereabouts.
The storm struck the southern part OF the
city and tore through the Fifth, Fourth
and Second wards, doing damage which
cannot be estimated al this writing, bat
fully 100 buildings were completely demol.
ished. Hundreds more are badly dam
aged. The house Of Dominick arsader
was unroofed and Mrs. Greader siiehtiy
injured. Passing along Browne. Kline and
Wheeler streets dozen or more houses
were more or less damaged, some being
moved bodily from their foundations, and
others completely unroofed.
The wind struck Gebhart Herran's
house, as the family, consisting OF nine
persons, had just sat down 10 supper, and
the house was badly damaged. All the oc-
cupants were more or less bruised. Her
man was pinned down in the debris, and
only the energy OF despair when he saw the
Are near him enabled him TO extricate him
self. Recovering himself he found his
| little daughter burning by the overturned
stove, and before the flames could be az
tinguished she was friehtfully burned
about the back rnd limbs. The hurricane
then struck the Bnrkhart brewery sqnarely,
wrecking II utterly. O. @. Bakers grocery
store was torn to pieces. His wife and
daughters we're In the building, but es-
capped to the cellar and we're saved.
Baker la missing, and il 10 feared be is
dead In the ruins. II. =. HarFinRfons
house was crushed IN upon his four ohil-
tlreu, but luckily all escaped. Mr. Irish
was probably fatally injured by the heavy
timber OF his house falling upon him. Ths
I axtgut Of fhE tornado II at this time un-
| explored, and The damage In dollars can.
not be stated. II is, however, large, as
falls ON laborers whose All is IN theil
homes. All descriptions of tbs storm
show that IA was rotary In its motion b
the skewing OF the baildinga II struck ans
the twisting OF of dig trees In Its path
The track was between 30 and 100 zee
wide.
Cyclone I'm Northern Missouri
| BLYTHEDALR. Mo., May IL
i destructive cyclone passed two mile
north Of Blythedale, Mo-, about 6 ocloel
on the evening of the 10th. completely de
molishing at least q dozen dwellings ans
as many barns and outbuildings. III
family of Henry Young we're all injured
Mrs. Young win probably die. The cyclen
passed in a northwesterly direction. IL
impossible 10 give particulars at this TINA
for all Ia CONFUSION. The farmers VII
lost their homes and property are gather
ing things together ~ well an possibi'
The path Of the storm was not vide an
the storm appeared very suddenly snd al
most before the farmers knew what to d
their homes were In runs and the nsnss
ure and contents of their houses wer
scattered for miles around. some OF ~
buildings destroyed we're quite yaIuaDl
and the loss of property viii aggrsRs'
! many thousands of dollars.
windssorm In Kansas.
FREpoxTA, Kas.. May ~
A heavy windstorm passed through wa
SON comfy, Kas., destroying ]. Anderson
barn. two miles from Frsdonia. IN
/ storm again struck the ground len miis
+ further on, destroying much properly
, killing Mrs. Frank Glidden and harvs
/ Waltz, and dangerously iniuring Mr.. 6Iie
4 den and child.
The storm originated m the western pa
: of Wilson county aud bore almost direct
Q eastward, passiag through Prairie, Gui
. fora and Pleasant Valley townships.
0 the last named township its force and vi
lence were most disastrous, the Tnnne
shaped cloud hurling into fragmsn
houses, barns and ether objects. oth
persons hurt In addition TO those alreas
Z reported are Mrs. oloat, Mrs. Peterso
: Philip Starr and Mr.. Wood.