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SWEPT BY FEARFUL WINDS.
iTornadoes Play Havoc in Five
Western States.
Towns Demolished, Lives Lost
and a Train Blown Away.

Destructive storms swept over several
Western States. killing aud injuring many
people. A dispatch from Kansas City, Mo-,
says. The tornado destroyed Towanda,
Kan. killing six people; wrecked Augusta,
Killing four and injuring many others; did
zreat damage at wellington. killing several
and demolished several buildings at kiowa
The town of Towanda was asleep when
the storm swept down. razlug everything IN IN
its path and leaving dead bodies lying In It's
wake. Four bodies have been recovered
from the ruins already searched. Twenty
persons are fatally hurt and forty more are
ssriously injured, besides large NUMBER
more or less manned.
The fatally injured were: A little glrl
blown from the second story of the hotel
distance of $50 feet. badly crushed; Mrs. u.
A. Robbins. skull fractured by lying TIM
bers: Elmer HAHN, internally injured; Mrs.
walter Mooney, head crushed; Alice Thorn
bon and Mr.. and Mrs. George Cornelius.
Ten were seriously injured.
At Augusta, Kan, three were killed out
pirht-Harmon HoskinS, James Barnes ana
The infant child of Will Rhodes. The child
was blown out Of his mothers arms and
dashed against brick wall. Rhodes him,
pelf is fatally injured, as is also the wife OF
Harmon dOSKlQS. rulecu OUuelo "Slo iiSAS
Or less seriously hurt.
At South Haven, Kan, the house Of John
Moorhouse was leveled to the ground and
Hoorehouse and one child were killed.
John Burmaster's house was crushed
Ike an eggshen and the whole
family fMr, and Mrs. Burmaster ana
three children were killed. Mrs. Frank
shepard was killed by flying. tisnbers. A
acore of others were injured, but it's be-
Heved no more fatalities occurred
At Strong City, Kan, the house OF James
ni,ssan was demolished, and his wife, son
and little child were killed outright Several
Sthers were injured.
Rratber was carried from its founda-
ton and wrecked. The family were at
uupper at the time and all were
more or less injured. One daughter had
n limb broken and was internally injured.
Another was hurt about the back and In
Isrnally. Neither is likely to recover. A
young son was badly injured and bruised
sbout the head.
The house of Samuel Buckholder was de-
uoolished. but the family escaped injury.
Ms. Zimmerman took refuge in the cellar
R her house, which was demolished. and she
vas fatally injured.
Wellington and vicinity suffered con-
idsrably and several people were were
killed. William Iittles house, south
1 wellington, was blown to splinters,
md Little and his four children were
killed. Joe Walton's house was picked
mn and thirteen of the occupants were more
N less injured. Sam Butterworth's house
md its occupants were carried three hundred
yards in the air, and some OF the family
we're fatally hurt.
At Atohison, Kan. the gale began at mid
night, but no damage was done to speak OF
until nearly noon, when q tornado visited
khe city and uuroofed and demolished several
hrpe buildings and scattered signs, awnings,
nc. in every direction. The Santa Fe depot
mas unroofed and the Scholastic Convent
demolished.
In Kansas City the wind reached velocity
,saixty-four miles an hour. The damage
.onsisted principally Of roofs blown away
md plateelass windows broken.
The storm in St. Joseph, Mo-, began at
snidnighh There is hardly house in the
rIty net damaged more or less, and many
barns, outhouses and fences are leVeled. Inc
hrve trottins barn of the King Hill stock
firm was DESTROYED, but all the valuable
rtock was removed before the building was
In the river the steamboats, Yszel and
Savannah and the ferryboat Belle, OF
Rrownsyille, are swamped ashore.
Dispatches from aiawatha, Kan. Seneca,
One ida, Horton, Lawrence, Bolckow and
Maryville, Mo-. report great loss
At about $50 in the evening at chicago;
nj. the sky, which had been threatening all
Inc AFTERNOON, became black as night, and
IN anotber minute q cloudburSt occurred.
The wind blew at hurricane rate and
a,ove the rain in sheets along the streets,
.veeninp every movable object before it.
At HaIstead and Pierce streets the wind
Sew down house and killed three people.
The building was seven-story brick struc'
ture. It was surrounded by one and two"
story frame and brick buildings, the homes
of humble laborers, and crashing upon them
i.stantly crushed out the lives Of three un-
acrtunates and fatally or seriously injured
many others.
Those instantly killed are David Hulett,
,xed six months; Horace Mott, aged five
wears, and "Eddie" Mott aged two years.
The fatally injured were Alice Huiett,
seed eight, crushed about the head and
ISoulders; Mrs. Ada Keown, buried be-
meath mass Of bricks which crushed her
through the chair in which she was sit
ting. Horace Wigaut, whole body fear
fnliy bruised: Mary Wigant, arms, head
md body baaIy crushed; James Mott, head
crushed: Mrs. James Mott, head and shoul-
ders crushed; James Mott. Jr, back strained
and injured internally; Mamie Mott, badly
wounded about the head and shoulders.
A storm prevailed In Burlington, Iowa,
and vicinity all day. A train on the
Burlington and Northwestern narrow
gauge was blown from the track,
forty miles from there while
running at full speed. Two passengers a mail
clerk and baggagemaster were reporteo 70
be seriously hurt, while others were badly
bruised.
The storm prostrated wires all over Ne
brasKa.
Reports received show that the town OF
Nelson, Neb, the county seat OF Nuckons
County, was laid waists, and many build
I, ngs including two churches, were wrecked
Int Norfolk. ,
Reports from other points indicate that
The storm swept northward and eastward
from Nelson with great fury. The storm
included in its track the town of Edgar and
other places in Clay County, continuing on
to Norfolk.
Later Details.