Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-12
TORNADO TERRORs.
Kansas and Missouri Have Another
Fatal Visitation.
Destruction and Death Ia Shawnee and
Other Kansas Counties-Fatalities In
Northern Missouri and Other
Localities.

| OBSTRUCTION and Death Ia Shawnee and
| Other Kansas Counties-Fatalities In
| Northern Missouri and Other
| Localities.
DESTRUCTION NEAR TOPEKA, KAN
Topeka, May "A tornado swept up
! Mission creek valley in the southeast
corner of Shawnee county, killed James
Mitchell, a farmer, and possibly others,
fatally injured Joseph He'll and badly
hurt two members of Hei1's family.
About $3.50 o'clock yesterday after
noon ominous clouds from the south
west and northeast met and 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, II 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 lorna do struck
the farming community near Auburn. a
village twenty miles southwest of To-
peka. On the farm of ]. y. Robinson,
q large barn was destroyed, the house
was wrecked and house in course Of
erection was demolished. James VI.
Morelands barn was destroyed and his
house badly damaged j. ORA ke's stone
house was unrOOfed and and all the con-
tents carried off. brakes daughter, a
girl Of Is, was carried away AID lodged
in tree. Drake and his wife were
both injured. II. FL. Buckley's house
was scattered all over his far,a. Pleas
ant Valley schoOlhouse was unroofed
and much other damage was done to
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 house was left standing. John
Paxton, a farmer, was killed. The
house fell in and he was struck on the
head by a piece of heavy timber. Mrs.
Hurd, wife Of a farmer, was caught in
falling house and her back was injured.
4. b. Waters barn was destroyed.
DR.. n. j. Taylor's house was blown
away. John Rees' house was destroyed.
Henry Laughlin's barn was destroyed
GENTRY COUNTY, MO.
ST.. JOSEPH, Mo. May News reach
C0 OCfC GIliS ufOfuluS ITOIll the CTS1ck Oh
the cyclone that passed within two
miles of McFall, Gentry county, Mo-,
between 5 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 in
its track can hardly be described.
DEKALB COUNTY, MO.
PATTONsBURG, Mo-, ay About
$3.50 p. N. Monday a cyclone passed
through DeKalb county in northwest
erly direction, sweeping everything be-
fore it. 1t wrecked the home of Mr..
Sharp, seriously inju,kng him and kill
ing his wife. It also killed Miss Boyd.
Crossing Grand river at Williamsford
it damaged much property, bnt injured
no one. A little farther northwest it
cut swath 100 yards wide through q
thickly settled farming district wreck
ing buildings, etc, for distance of ten
or twelve smiles. 1t mangled many
horses and at the homes of Alfred and
James Daniel the formers wife was IA
tally hurt, dying in short time, while
he and his baby were badly injured. At
James Daniels three young people were
badly but not dangerously hurt.
MOLINE, KAN.
EMPoRIA, Kan, May 4.-Pirticulars
Il
Moline Monday evening received here
yesterday go to show that it was a
genuine cyclone which created panic
in the neighborhood. Many houses and
out buildings were destroyed and quite
a lot of live stock was killed. The
house of A. d. La}in was blown down
ried nearly mile by the wind after he
was dead Mrs. Lakin was seriously
injured.
The house and barn of G. ". 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.
Dubendorf and wife, both of whom
were slightly injured
NEAR KINGFIsHER, OK
kINGsIsEER, Ok. May NO further
fatalities are reported from Monday
evenings cyclone. Searchingan and relief
parties We're out all night and yester-
day. There were five distinct incipient
cyclones, all merging near Kingfisher.
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.
YUKAEA, Ok.
Ell RENO, Ok, May 4.-Monday Us storm
did no serious damage in this immediate
locality. There are reports of d terrific
hail storm passing from south 10 north
in the vicinity of Yukana, distance of
fifteen miles east of here.
A Lake Steamer Sunk.
DETROIT, Mich, May 4.-The Lacxa-
wanna line steamer Russia, bound I'D