The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-21
Loss of Life and Property in
the South and West.
HEAVENS FLoopeATEs OPENED
The Flail of the Hurricane Threshes
Wheat in the Field.
Monster OF tho Air sweeps Over Mis-
souri, and Kansas. Reaching Down
Now and Then for Farmhouse-A
Methodist Church Fiattencd.

LOUISVILLE, June o0.-Several local
storms occurred in several sections of Ken
tucky today. Heavy rains flooded the
Iowiands IN the vicinity of Paducah and
some damage was done to crops. At Rel
we're, near Greenyille, seven houses were
blown away and four persons injured.
Near Lewisport Oscar Madden's barn was
blown down and Dave Ray, colored man,
was crushed to death. At Lewisport the
Methodist church was wrecked. At
Campbellsburg several houses were de-
stroyed
KANSAS CRY, June 20.-The southeast
ern corner of Kansas was visited by
terrific storm last night, causing some loss
OF life, much damage to property and enor-
nous damage to growing crops The
storm was of u different nature at different
points. At Fort Scott il took the form OF
cloudburst, at Kansas City a cyclone and
at Emporia tornado. At Fort Scott
water poured down for half an hour, the
storm having the appearance of cloud
burst. Dams were washed away and
creeks swelled to vast proportions, flood
ing the bottoms for four or five feet deep
and endangering the lives of many farmers
who resided there. The occupants of the
houses escaped as best they could. Some
climbed trees, while others were rescued
by relief parties in boats.
One of the relief boats was managed by
John Connalin, jr., and f. w. Bowman,
members of the fire company. Their boat
proved leaky, and had to be abandoned.
Connalin was drowned.
Farmers from the surrounding country
report great loss to standing crops, aggre-
fhu.,
bridges were washed out.
At Arkansas City the storm developed
into a cyclone. Little damage was done in
the city, but fifteen miles from the city
the cyclone destroyed the homes of John
Bowman, NJ. Bennett, Sam Brown, X.
Kersey and William Brown. Elizabeth
Bowman, mother of John Bowman, was
fatally injured. A large number of barns
and granaries were wrecked. The damage
to crops within a radius of twenty miles
from Arkansas City is estimated at $50, 900.
AT Emporia the storm was tornado, ac-
companied by extraordinary rain. Three
and half inches of wat er fell in less than
two hours. Every cellar was flooded, and
the floors of many houses covered with
water. In the country crops were leveled
to the ground. The damage Is estimated
at $4,000
AT Chanute, Kan, the worst wind and
rain storm ever known struck the town
and lasted about forty minutes. About
1000 acres of wheat were ruined, entailing
loss of $4,000.
The storm could not have come at a
worse time for crops. Wheat was Just
ready for the reaper, and at some
places had already been cut and
stacked. Much wheat where the storm
ragged is a total loss, and the rest is badly
damaged. Corn had just got a fair start
and was in no condition to withstand the
heavy storm. Much of it was washed
away and much will have 10 be replanted.
Comparatively meager reports are re-
ceived from the country districts, and .
full estimate of damage to crops cannot be
made. From facts at hand, however, it il
estimated that the total loss will not fall
short of 100000.
ST. Louis. June 20.-A special TO the Re-
public from Efingham, ILL.,, says: A
cyclone, accompanied by deluge of rain.
passed ten miles southeast of here this aft.
ernoon. John Brennan was fatally hurt
by flying timbers. Houses and barns were
demolished, growing crops destroyed, and
orchards leveled to the ground. The de-
tails, which are meager, report the total
destruction of houses and barns on farms
owned by John Brennan, John Weinbach
and John Good. More complete particu-
lars may tell of greater destruction of life
and property.