Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-02
KANSAS TORNADOEs.
Awful Havoc Wrought Along the Mis-
souri, River.

Awful Havoc wrought Along the Mis-
souri, River.
KANSAS CrrY, April Ia tornado Of
mad destructiveness swept over Kansas
last night. Butler county seems to have
suffered. the greatest havoc. Tonawanda
was wiped off the face of the earth, and
Augusta, a few miles distant, buffeted
out of all resemblance to it's former self.
In Tonawanda the town was asleep
when the storm swept down, and not a
house or building was left standing.
The storm razed everything in its path,
and left dead bodies lying in it's wake.
Four have already been recovered from
the ruins searched. Twenty persons
were fatally injured and forty more or
less seriously, besides large number
slightly.
At Augusta, Herman Haskils, James
Barnes and an infant child of Will
Rhodes, were killed outright. Fifteen
others were hurt more or less seriously
The wires are all down, and it is impos-
sible to get a detailed account from
either place.
In Kiowa, the Missouri Pacific depot
and number OF buildings were demol-
ished. Several mishaps are reported.
The damage t oproperty is great.
At Wellington William Little's house
was wrecked and his four children were
killed. Joe Walters house was carried
from its foundations and the thirteen
inmates more or less injured. Butter
worth's house, with the occupants, was
carried several hundred yards and some
of them fatally injured.
From indications the storm swept
across the country from Indian territory
through Barbour, Frazier, Sumner and
Butler counties, carrying away villages
and farm houses as it swept along, and
the tornado continued in Kansas and
Northwestern Missouri, but was less
destructive. No fatalities are reported,
but considerable damage was done.
Atchison was visited by tornado to-
day at noon. Several buildings were
unroofed and demolished, and signs and
awnings scattered in every direction.
The Santa Fe depot was unroofed; the
Scholastic convent demolished; Chrall
Il Co.'s warehouse was destroyed, and
the grocery store of Taylor & Co. is in
ruins. The prison roof was carried of
and the building partially demolished.
A small house in the Missouri Pacific
yard was blown into the river. Hun.
dreds of chimneys were blown down
and great deal of minor damage done
Fruit suffered badly in the country,
No one was injured.
At Leavenworth the Great Western
stove works was partially unroofed and
work will be suspended for some days
At st. Joseph nearly every telegraph
and telephone wire in the city is tori
down. Numerous small houses were
demolished and large ones unroofed
Thousands of dollars of damage wat
caused by the breaking Of plate glass in
the store windows. In the eastern part
OF the city brick house wat
blown down, seriously injuriug a
child. At the factory of Tootle
Hosea & Co., there was a stampede o.
several hundred girls when the vino
tore portion OF the roof off. No one
was seriously injured.
Adispatch from Lawrence, Kan, says
The wind is blowing a gale here since
midnight. Many buildings are un
rooted and houees demolished. The
roof of the Haskell hospital was blown
away, and it was necessary to anchor
the buildings with cables to prevent
their blowing over.
In Kansas City the damage consisted
principally Of roofs blown away anc
plate glass windows broken. The roo
of the high school was blown off. There
was no panic but the school was dis.
missed. Signs were blown down all
over the city, some of them crashing
through costly plate glass windows il
the center of the business portion. Tel
,ephone and telegraph wires were pros
trated. There has been no loss Of life
The greatest damage was suffered b,