Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-04-15

Missouri seems Co nave been lightly
visited. and Minnesota and Wisconsin felt
only the dying breath OF the giant gale. In
Illinois the rain. wind and hail were heavy
nut only IN Chicago and its suburbs was
there any loss OF life. Tue fall OF the seven
story brick building on Pearce street ia
responsible for the death OF eigh. persons
ana the injury of a dozen Others In thu
suburbs OF Grand Crossing four persons
We're injured by the COLLAPSE OF a house and
az " oodlawn four others were hurt in a
similar manner
4 careful estimate OF the number OF
Killed and wounded throughout Kansas by
1he storm makes il nearly leo killed and be
tween 200 and 800 injured The tornado
came from the southwest and went arrDss
the western part Of the State. spreading de-
sIruction Gear up into the NEBRASKA line
In addition TO this principal storm. there
was second, OF less intensity which went
across the eastern part OF the STATE not n T.
ing so many lives, but doing great damage
TO crops, trees ard farm buildings. Toe fol-
lowing is the estimate placed on the dead
aud wounded: South Haven, eight deed and
thirtytwo injured. Wellington, four dead
and twenty. three injured. On farms
between these two towns. five dead
and nine injured. -owanda, seventeen dead
and forty-fve wounded. Augusta, seven
dead and nineteen injured. Homestead, five
dead and seven injured. Strong City. two
dead and eight wounded. Saina. ffteen
injured, three fatally.
Among the strange stories told of the
queer antics Of the wind is that OF Miss Ella
thornton, OF Towanda, who was blown away
by the storm half a mile, carrying a pillow
She was blown through the size OF a wrecked
barn, and left on the back OF a horse unhurt
Seven people were killed and dozen
others badly injured by the tornado in tho
little town OF Warmego. Kansas. The killed
are: Charles Taylor, wife and child: Mrs
Albert Eggers and two children, aged three
ard five years respectively; Joseph johnson.
O farm laborer.
The storm struck J. c. Lambs house at
Santa Anna. Texas. wiping IL out OF exist
ence. Next Mr.. Heath's house fed the demon
and in few moments it was torn 20 pieces
and strewn all over the prairie. J. w. Halls
house was next struck aud demolished
Then it attacked Mr.. Bases house. Here
Mr.. Story had died only about five minutes
before. The storm struck this house with
great fury, killing boy and wounding eleven
of the inmates.
The house Of L. L. Woodward was denol-
ished and A. Creed's house was entirely de-
stroyed, and all OF the family Of five were
injured.
At Trickham, Texas the houses were
driven into each other, demolishing them,
but no one was hurt.
At Bangs four persons were killed aud ten
injured. Telegraph poles were pulled out Of
the ground, and wires twisted up.
The ST. Joseph (Afo) mills and the Con-
nett packing house were leveled to the
earth and the gas and electric light plants
are bad wrecks by reason OF the storm.
The wires of the telegraph and telephone
companies were Frustrated, and the opera
ton of trains upon the railroads centring
here has been almost completely suspended.
The storm was not in the nature Of a tor
nado. 1t was terrific gale continuing for
fifteen hours
The damage done to property in st.
Joseph, Mo-, will reach $500, 900. The town
of Bigelow, No, forty miles north Of there
was almost entirely DESTROYED