The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-04-08
ANOTHER TWlSTER.
The Kansas Cyclone Came Along on
Schedule Time-Four Fatalities
at Chcrryva!e.
An Illinois Town Also Visited. but Nc
One Was killed--Showers
of Mud.
Unprecedented Floods in Illinois and
Iowa Other Storm
News.
Unprecedented Floods in Illinois and

CHICAGO, April 6.-Another heavy
storm, this time accompanied by floods
in some places. has caused damage tc
property, loss of life and injury to per.
son, in the West, Northwest and South.
west. The territory covered was almost
the same as that devastated by the hur.
ricane of last Friday. and although the
effects were not so disastrous as those
of the earlier gale enough has been
learned to show that the visitation was
heavy. AS before, Kansas bore the
brunt of it. At Che1ryvale there was a
genuine cyclone. A funnel-shaped
cloud in the AFTERNOON was seen ap,
preaching the town from the South.
west. 1t was accompanied by deep.
roaring sound, and, as it drew near, il
could be seen turning and twisting
with terrible velocity. 1t Travelled
with incredible speed and barely missed
the town, passing one mile to the south
west. It demolished six houses in that
vicinity, killing two persons and fatally
injuring two others.
The dead are: Mrs. E. R. Lawson,
struck by lightning; Mrs. John Reeves,
crushed with her dwelling.
Mrs. Perry Nixon and John Reeves
were fatally injured.
The house of John Reeves, a farmer,
was torn TO pieces by the cyclone. Mrs.
Reeves was killed outright, and Mr..
Reeves was fatally injured. Mrs. Perry
Nixon, wife of another farmer in the
vicinity, was fatally injured in the
demolition of their house. Mrs. E. B.
Lawson, of this city, was struck by
lightning during the storm and was
instantly killed. The damage to barns,
outhouses, fences, etc., is great.
Some Big Hailstones.
AT Burlington the disturbance took
the form of hailstorm. Hundreds Of
window lights were broken and much
damage was done to fruit trees and
crops generally. The hailstones were
eight inches in circumference.
At Emporia hail also fell, the stones
measuring an inch and a half in diam
eter.
At Fort Scott tine storm was the
severest that ever visited the vicinity.
Many roofs were clown away, stables
demolished, and outhouses blown down.
There was no loss of life, although mar
row escapes were numerous.
Scared at Kansas City.
In Kansas City the report got started
in some manner that a cyclone was dut
at 9 o'clock. The report spread witt
great rapidity and in a short time was
on every ones lips. Superintendent
Greenwood of the public schools hastil.
called meeting of the school boart
and urged that the schools be dismissed
for the day to prevent any loss of life il
the event of buildings being blow
down. The order was issued and tn
scholars were sent home in haste. At
o'clock the streets of the city wer
nearly deserted, and hundreds of peopl
could be seen looking out of window
scanning the sky for signs of the az
nroaching storm. The wind blew almos
a hurricane during the entire afternoon
but there was no cyclone and th
damage was very light.
]; Heavy Shows IN the Northwest.
Specials from the Northwest tell c
big rain and snowstorms, the latte
prevailing with terrific force in th
!. Diakotas, even approaching to blizzar
in intensity in some sections. Devil
Lake reports full fedged blizzard
while at Huron the snow during th
day was scattered among great de'
of rain, nearly three inches havin
q fallen. But the blizzard seems to hav
extended from the northern part
5 South Dakota clear across North ID
5 kota. The snow extended along tt
Missouri river and over into the Blac
Hills.
wtped Out Barnhtll.
In Illinois cyclone struck the lit
: towh of Barnhill at 4 o'clock p L
t Every house in the place was wreckt
: and only four or five were left on the
/. foundation. About ten houses were
tally destroyed, and one woman, MI
G. Harry. was seriously injured. ~
& heaviest rain in years fell. Elsewhe
!, throughout the state the greatest da1
age was by floods. At Jerseyville Il
$ rain came down in sheets, causing M
d copin creek to overflow its banks.
Bridges, Fences and Farm Buildings
e were swept away and cattle browne
n At Clay City the almost constant dow
r nour of rain since Sunday mornil
., caused the Little Wabash river to ri
fourteen feet during the night, which
9 faster than ever known before. 1t
s. now out of its banks and is spreadll
'e over the wide bottom lands. The n
d kaskia river is out of its banks at M.
st cortah: the Sanpamon. IN the v1c'n'
,f of Decatur, is raging torrent and
= Vermillion was never so high before
a +his season of the year. The leve
a. which protect the Mission coal mir
is from the latter stream are weakenlt
and if they should give away and nc