The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-21
powran x Kersev and William Brown

Bowman, K. Kersey and William Brown
were completely wrecked. All the in
mates escaped without serious injury, ex
cept Mrs Elizabeth Bowman, who wa!
| fatally injured. A daughter of Mr.. Ben
nett was in the cellar and was completely
buried under the debris. but escaped un
hurt. A large number of barns and gran
aries were demolished.
FoRr SCoTT, Kan, June 20.-The large
dam broke about fifteen minutes after the
storm began last night, and the bottom
lands were completely flooded. Houses
were swept away like straws, and 1t Is
feared that many lives are lost. The water
in what is known as the Buck run bottoms
is fully a mile in width. Numbers OF men,
women and children could be seen this
morning on the roof tops and in trees, but
il was impossible to reach them. During
the food of Buck run resculng party IN
a boat manned by three young men OF the
fire department were compelled to abandon
their boat. Two of the men saved their
lives by catching hold of trees, but the
other, John Connaliin, who was asplend1d
swimmer, caught hold of a limb which
broke and he was washed away. There is
no doubt that be was drowned. No other
lives were lost.
OsCEoLA, Kan. June 20.-There was a
terrible rain and wind storm in the
vicinity of Osceola last night. About six
done to the growing crops. A passenger
train of the Kansas City, Osceola and
Southern road was ditched three miles
from here, killing Engineer Lightner. A
man named Craudall, who, it is thought,
was on the train, is missing.
EMPORIA, Kan, June @.-Three and
one-half inches of rain fell here In two
hours last night Nearly every cellar in
town is flooded and the lower floors OF
many houses were covered with water TO
the depth of several inches. Wheat and
corn are suffering.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, June 20-News
has reached here of a destructive storm in
the eastern portion of Crittenden county.
A large area of country was devastated.
Dwellings, and barns were unroofed and
blown down, fencing carried away, and
large patches of timber leveled. Mrs.
Sarah Shadrick was struck and killed by
a fiying piece of timber. A stave maker
named Stanley was crushed by falling
tree, and two boys, sons of miller named
Hollingsworth, are missing, and 1t is be-
lieved were killed.
LOUISVILLE. KY, June 20-At Lewis
port this morning the Methodist church
was blown down by storm, and Dave
Raw (colored) was killed by the falling
tmbers.
EFFINGHAM, Ills, Jnne 20.-A cyclone,
accompanied by a deluge OF rain, passed
ten miles southwest or mere IniS afternoon.
John Brennan was fatally hurt by flying
timbers. Houses aud barns were
demolished, growing crops destroyed and
orchards levelied TO the ground. Meagre
details report the total destruction of the
houses and barns on the farms owned By
John Brennan John Weifenbsch and John
Good. Complete particulars will prob
ably tell OF greater destruction to life aud
property.
CINCINNATI. June 20.-There were vio-
lent storms in various portions OF Ohio to-
day. At Massilon hundreds of acres Of
oats. wheat and hay were ruined The
Wheeling and Lake Erie raad was sub
merged between Orrville and Creston.
Three iron bridges along the Fort Wayne
road were carried away. At Canton the
entire southern portion OF the town was
submerged Crops were damaged 10 the
amount of thousands OF dollars.
LOUISVILLE, June 20.-Hesvy rains today
flooded the low lands in the vicinity OF
PsducAh Some damage was done to
crops. AT Boaz severa! small houses were
blown away At Bevier. near Greenville.
several houses were blown away and four
persons injured. cne a widow, Mrs. Miller.
perhaps fatally. Near Lewisport, Oscar
Maddea's bara was blown down and Dave
Ray (colored) was crushed TO death a:
Lewispost the Methodist church was
wrecked Al Caupbeilsburg several
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