The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-21
CYCLONES And
CLOUDBURST.
Loss Of Life and Property in
Three States.
Many Dwellings Wrecked, Growing Crops
Ruined, Orchards LeVeed and Bridges
Swept Away.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

ST. LOUIS, June 20.-A special dispatch to
the Republic from Effingham, ILL.,. says:
A cyclone, accompanied by deluge of
rain, passed ten miles southwest Of here
this afternoon. John Brennan was fatally
hurt by flying timbers. Houses and barns
were demolished, growing crops destroyed
and orchards leveled to the ground. De-
tails, which are meager, report the total de-
struction of houses and barns on the farms
owned by John Brennan. John Wienbach
and John Good. More complete particulars
may tell of loss of life aud greater destruc-
ton of property.
KANSAS CITY Kans.), June 20.-The
southeastern corner of Kansas was visited
by terrific storms last night causing some
loss of life much damage to property and
an enormous damage to growing crops. The
storm was of different natures at different
points. At Fort Scott it took the form OF
cIoudburst, at Kansas City of a cyclone and
at Emporia of a tornado.
At Fort Scott water poured down for half
an hOur, the dams were washed away and
the creek swelled to vast proportions, flood
ing the bottoms for four or five feet deep
and endangering the lives of many families
who reside there. The occupants of houses
escaped as best they could. Some climbed
trees. while others were rescued by relief
parties in boats. One of the relief boats
was manned by John Connalin Jr., Joe
Osman and F.. w. Bowman, members of fire
company. Their boat proved leaky and had
to be abandoned. Connallin was drowned.
Farmers from the surrounding country re-
port great loss to standing crops, aggregat-
ing not less than S15O000. Many 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 cy-
clone destroyed the homes of John Bow
man, NJ. Bennett Sam Brown, K. KerSey
and William Brown. Elizabeth Bowman,
the mother of John Bowman, was fatally
injured. A large number OF barns and
graneres were wrecked. The damage to
crops in radius of twenty miles from Ar
kansas City is estimated at $4,000.
At Enporia the storm was tornado. ac-
companied by an extraordinary rain. Three
and half inches of water fell in less than
two hours. Every cellar is flooded and the
floors of many of the houses are covered
with water. In the country crops were
leveled to the ground The damage is eSti-
mated at $4,000.
At Chanute. Kans., 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 worse time for the crops. The wheat
was just ready for the reaper, and in some
places il had already been cut and stacked.
Much of it where the storm ragged is a
total loss, and the rest badly damaged.
Corn had just got fair start, and was in
no condition to withstand a heavy storm.
Much of it was washed away, and will have
to be replanted. Comparatively meager
reports have been received from the country
districts, and full estimate of the damage
to crops cannot be made. From facts at
hand. however, it is estimated that the loss
will fall short Of half million dollars.
LOUISVILLE, June 90. - Several local
storms occurred in several sections in Ken
tucky to-day. Heavy rains flooded the low
lands in the vicinity of Paducah and some
damage was done to crops.
AT Reyier, near Greenville seven houses
were blown away aud four persons injured.
Near Lewisport Oscar Madden's barn was
blown down and Dave Ray (colore0 crushed
TO death.
At Lewisport a Methodist Church was
wrecked.
AT Campbellsburg several houses were
destroyed.