The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
TORNADO TERRORs.
Kansas and Missouri Have Another
Fatal Visitation.
Destruction and Death In Shawnee and
Other Kansas Counties-FataIitIes In
Northern Missouri and Other
Localities.
DESTRUCTION NEAR TOPEKA. KAN.

DESTRUCTION NEAR TOPEKA, KAN.
TOPEKA, May A tornado swept up
Mission creek valley in the southeast
corner of Shawnee county, killed James
Mitchell, farmer, and possibly others,
fatally injured Joseph He'll and badly
hurt two members of Heil's family.
About $50 o'clock yesterday after
noon ominous clouds from the south
west and northeast met and a fierce
storm followed, which swept everything
before it The farm house of Joseph
He'll was blown to pieces and He'll was
struck in the back by flying piece of
timber and fatally injured. His daugh-
ter had her arm broken by heavy piece
of furniture. His son, ID yeas of age,
had his collar bone and left leg broken.
James Mitchell, who lives one mile
south of Heil's place, was killed, but it
is impossible to learn how it occurred.
About $3.50 o'clock a tornado struck
the farming community near Auburn. a
village twenty miles southwest of To-
peka. On the farm of j. y. Robinson,
large barn was destroyed. the house
was wrecked and house in course OF
erection was demolished. James VI.
Morclands barn was destroyed and his
house badly damaged. J. Brakes stone
house was unroofed and and Ill the con-
tents carried off. brakes daughter, a
girl of Is, was carried away aad lodged
in a tree. Drake and his wife were
both injured II. III. BuclIley's house
was scattered all over his farm. Pleas
ant Valley schoolhouse was unroofed
and much other damage was done 10
small buildings and fences.
Near Tevis, on the Missouri Pacific,
about twelve miles southeast of Topeka,
about ) o'clock, a strip half a mile wide
and seven miles long was swept clean
and not a house was left standing. John
Paxton, a farmer, was killed. The
house fell in and he was struck on the
head by piece of heavy timber. Mrs
Hurd, wife of a farmer, was caught in a
falling house and her back was injured.
Z. b. Waters barn was destroyed.
DIR. \. J. Taylor's house was blown
away. John Rees' house was destroyed
Henry Laughlin's barn was destroyed.
GENTRY COUNTY, NO.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May News reach
ed here this morning from the track of
the cyclone that passed within two
miles of McFan, Gentry county, Mo-,
between D and o'clock yesterday even
ing. Telegraph wires were torn down,
barns damaged, stock destroyed and
several fatalities occurred. Among
those killed was the wife of Alph
Daniels Three children Of James
Daniels were seriously hurt An old
gentleman by the name of Sharp re-
ceived wounds which will probably
prove fatal A child by the name OF
Baird was instantly killed. Those who
escaped did SO by resorting to cyclone
holes. Many OF the people waded in
water waist deep. The desolation ia
it's track can hardly be described.
DEKALB COUNTY, MO.
PATToNsBURG, Mo-, May About
$50 p. N. Monday n cyclone passed
through Dekalb county in northwest
erly direction, sweeping everything be-
fore it. It wrecked the home of Mr..
Sharp, seriously inju;<ng him and kill
ing his wife 1t also killed Miss Boyd.
Crossing Grand river at Williamsford
it damaged much property, bnt injured
no one. a little farther northwest it
cut a swath 100 yards wide through a
thiclly settled farming district wreck
ing buildings, etc, for distance OF ten
or twelve miles. 1t mangled many
horses and at the homes of Alfred and
James Daniel the formers wife was IA
tally hurt, dying in a short time, while
he and his baby were badly injured. At
James Daniels three young people We're
badly but not dangerously hurt.
MOLINE. KAN.
EMPoRIA, Kan, May i.-Particulars
of a storm which struck the town of
Moline Monday evening received here
yesterday 90 to show that it was
genuine cyclone which created panic
in the neighborhood. Many houses and
out buildings were destroyed and quite
lot of live stock was killed. The
house of \. D. Lakia was blown down
and Lalxin was killed and his body car
ried nearly mile by the wind after he
was dead. Mrs. Lakin was seriously
injured.
The house and barn of c. VI. Duben-
dorff, ex-register of deeds, We're COM
pletely destroyed. The family seeing
the storm coming took refuge in the
cellar and escaped injury except Mr..
Dubendorff and wife, both of whom
were slightly injured.
NEAR KINGFIsHER, OK.
KINGFISHER, Ok, May 4.-No further
fatalities are reported from Monday
evenings cyclone. Searching and relief
parties were out all night and yester-
day. There were five distinct incipient
cyclones, all merging near Kingfsher.
Nearly 500 head of live stock were
killed.
F. a. Bidwell, who was reported dead,
will recover. Charley Bidwell. his six
teen-year-old son, was crushed almost
beyond recognition and both were car
ried out on the prairie.
YUKASA, OK.
Ell RENO, Ok, May 4. -HondaF IS storm
did no serious damage in this immediate
locality. There are reports of a terrific
hail storm passing from south 70 north
in the vicinity of Yukana, distance of
fifteen miles east of here.
A Lake Steamer Sunk.
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