New-York tribune., 1891-05-22
FEARFUL STORMS IN THE VEST.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE LOSS OF LIFE AND
PROPERTY IN TORNADOES.


PROPERTY IN TORNADOES.
st. Louis May o1.-The tornado which wrought such
destruction to life and propecty Mexico. No. Is
heard from at Centraa. Mo-, follows: "A tornado
one-half mile wide passed mile north Of this llace
BY il number of dwellings were destroyed and many
persons injured some fatally. Barns and fences wee
swept away, chickens, hogs and stock kled In large
numbers. horse belonging to Joseph Tucker was
carried q quarter Of mile and blown over his resi-
dence john F. Harrison and family wife and eight
children, all or less injured one cd, ten
years old was carried half mile, and, when found a
stick had been driven through It's left arm child
five wears old had its right leg broken In three places
Mr. Harrison while seriously hurt, Is not considered
in danger.
"Drs Wallace, Head and McAllster, attending sur
geons returning from the OF the disaster to-day
report many persons dangerously Injured. Mr.. Har-
rs6n besides injuries 10 his family Will have loss OF
81 900 in stock and buildings. Drs. Richardson was
seriously hurt and H. c. Hunt, OF Ccntrslia Is report
ed fatally injured. Those who sustained property
damages were J. II. Cross White, barn blown down ;
Robert Lanston barn, orchard and all his fencing, BE-
sides the chlmneys and porches to his house. carried
away: j. d. Barclay house and fencing blown down.
the family escaping with the aid of the cellar; Squire
German house aud barn blown down and wife seriously
Injured G. Z. Brown, barn blown down; john a. Johh
son, house, and fencing blown down, and several
head of steers killed "Nat" Gordon, house and barn
wrecked and STOCK klllcu, j. DuSIi MUSE oilu JAIN
wrecked George Hullen barn destroyed Mrs. Howard
house and barn leveed. Chickens, geese ard turkeys
were found half picked and strewn along tho path OK
the storm. IIastones fell large as hens eggs"
Kansas CITY, No., May o1-"The stac's' Emporia,
Kan, dispatch says: "a terrific wind and rainstorm
visited this city and vicinity late last evening. A
great deal of damage has been done to the crops build
ngs aud fences. The storm seems TO have been worse
few miles south Of here. On the farm owned by Dr..
ifv OccnOipd X. La.
Dain was completely demolished ono OF Mr.. Dams
daughters was fatally injured having her skull crushed
Another daughter is seriously hurt Everything about
the place is blown TO fragments
wlcnita, Kan, May 21.-Cn Tuesday clond burst
over the house belonging to Joseph sherman, In
Comanche County. Sherman ana his wife and SIX
children climbed upon the roof Of their dwelling which
aoated away in the torrent. 1t capslzed, throwing
them all in the water and three Of the children were
drowned
st. Louis, May 2l.-A dispatch nom Moreley, Mo-,
saws: "A most destructive wind, rain and bail storm
nassed over this place yesterday. Iialstones large
a. eggs fell completely demollshing crops OF every de-
scr ofIon The wind blew perfect tornado The
rain fell in such quantities completely 10 lnundate
fields drowning small stock. During the storm, which
lasted about an holl the darkness was appalling "
Is believed the damage in this vicinity %ll reach
1900 600. Fortunately no lives were lost. All tele-
graph wires were torn down.