The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-02
CYCLONES IN THE WEST
Heavy LOSS OF LIFE IN KANSAS
AND MISSOURI


Swooped Down on 1t.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April IA severe
wind storm passed over portion OF Kansas
last night about 6 o'clock. Details are
meager, but it is known that considerable
damage was done. The storm seems TO have
first taken on the character of a cyclone
near LYONS, Kan. 1t passed northeast Of
that town and did little damage TO build
ings. but attained sufficient velocity to up
root several trees on the outskirts Of town.
AT Sallna it was still more severe and caused
greater damage, demolishing number of
outbuildings In the edge OF the
town. The storm greatly interfered with
telegraph facilities, there not being work.
ehle wire to Denver from any point east of
Topeka, Kan. all night after O'Clock, and
no wires whatever after 10 o'clock. This
city in fact was completely isolated from
the east after the latter hour, 30 far as tele-
graphic communication was concerned.
The wires were so completely prostrated
that there was no possibility Of obtaining
details Of the destruction the cyclone IN
doubtedly wrought.
PATH OF THE STORM.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. April l. IL P. NJ
The Storm, as far as can be determined,
Iwept across the couotry from Indian Ter
ritory In the southwest portion Of Barbour
county, Kansas. taking the little town of
Riowa in its path. In a northeastorly
direction it passed through Frazier
county and through the center OF
Sumner county. Bending as a bow, it
passed almost directly north through the
remainder of Sumner county and along the
western part OF Butler county. Villages
and farm-houses were carried away as it
swept along. The tornado continued In
Kansas and the northwestern part Of Mis-
Iourt to-day, but was less destructive.
FOUR CHILDREN KILLED.
At Wellington, the house of man named
Little was demolished and four little chill
iren were killed. Another house with
thirteen inmates was picked upand dropped
ind everybody in 1t was more or less hurt.
The house of a man named Butterworth
vas carried bodily through the air 800 yards.
some of the family were fatally hurt.
Later reports says that not a house or
building was left standing in Towanda. The
own was asleep when the tornado swept
down, ruined everything in its path, and
eft dead bodies lying in its wake. Four
lead bodies have been recovered from the
ruins already searched. Twenty persons
are fatally hurt and forty more seriously
Injured, beside q large numb Ger Of more or
less MANNED.
At Augusta three were killed outright.
Harmon Hoskins, James Barnes and an in
ant child of Will Rhodes. who was blown
)ut of her mothers arms and dashed against
4 brick wall. Mr.. Rhodes, himself, was
Iatally wounded, as is also the wife OF Har-
non Hoskins Fifteen others we're hurt
more or less seriously &C ,Ording to present
reports, but all the wires are down and it is
impossible to get any detailed account from
sither place. ..t
At Lawrence the wind reached a velocity
Of 81 miles
In Kansas City it reached "a miles, and a
great deal Of damage WAS done to signs,
glass. insecure buildings, electric wires, etc.
MANY LIVES LOST.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. April Last
nights tornado totally destroyed Towanada,
Kan, killing twenty persons; wrecked
Augusta, and seriously injured
number of others; did great dam.
rge at Wellington, killing several,
I'D demolished several buildings at
Klowa. Particulars may be difficult TO
obtain on account of the continued pros
tration OF the telegraphic service. A ter
rible wind storm prevails to-day through
put Kansas, Missouri and Southern Ne
0raska The Western Union reports that
they have been losing wires every minute
for the last four hours. They have only
three wires lett out Of 800.
BUILDINGS DAMAGED AT ATCHIsoN.
ArCuIsoN, KAN, April IA tornado
struck here at noon to-day, unroofng and
and damaging several large buildings and
scattering signs, awnings and outhouSes in
every directi
The Santa Fe railway depot was unroofed
and the chapel at the Scholastic convent
was demolished
The ice warehouse OF the Thrall Ice Com
pany was destroyed and the grocery ware
house Of H. Taylor is in ruins.
The roof of the city prison was carried Off
and portion OF the building demolished.
ASmau house in the Missouri Pacific
yards was blown into the river.
ONLY ONE WIRE UP.
OMAHA, NEB., April Telegraph wires
all over the state are prostrated and it is
Impossible to obtain news of the extent of
last nights cyclone. The. Western Union re-
ports that it has only one wire in operation
~ Nebraska, and that is on the line OF the
Elk Horn road
,Aspecial to the Bee from Norfolk on that
Uhe, in the northern part of the state, says
sGclone struck the town about 10 O'Clock
last night and did considerable damage. II
tlb should prove to be the same Cyclone
which devastated Nelson, the destruction
must have been great The storm traversed
I9y miles over the richest farming section
VI Tue state, dotted with small cities and
villages. The wind is blowing gale here
sld the wires are down on all sides. Hun
uFels OF telephone wires are still down as a
result last Saturdays storm.
hundreds of chimneys have been blown
uoTn and great deal Of damage done.
Heavy damage in the country is to fruit
,es. mees. The ground is very soft, caused by
tue recent rains, ard scores Of trees have
oeen torn up by the roots. No one has been
reported injured.
ADDITIONS COMING IN.
q, KANSAS CITY, April 2, 2 A. M.-Addi-
uons are constantly being made to the storm
casualties. In Kansas City, Kan, t so per-
. ouS were fatally injured. Among the
Ch'6i y"9s suffering are Marshall, Warrensburg,
IA Uui,'tnIcothe and st. Joseph, Saline, Olathe
9uI Ottawa, Kan.
.Eighty families lived at Towands, Kan,
a. aaI a not one of them escaped injury or loss
VI iue to some member.
IOWA IN THE BLOW.
Ia "AsHINGToN, April 1.-Des Moines,
ce.G 0 US OF life. Every section of Iowa that
to aI De heard from has a similar story to
~ i', AT st. Joseph, Mo-. the storm began
Tith Tith'unight Thursday night and continued
to.ni. t,I unabated fury at 9 O'Clock
wroagt waIght The city was strewn with
escsnAage, scarcely house in it having
baped uninjured. Several people had
hon. bSt uurt by flying debris. Three steam
neas {, on the Missouri river were swamped
avaaot. ot. Joseph. There is no indication Of
con,sseration in any of the stories. On the
rema;ny reIoa;ary there is a probability that worse
'''lains to be told.