Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-02
I'd EDITION.
MORE THAN 80 KILLED
Death and Disaster Caused in Ten
States.
THE WORST STORM IN MANY YEARS.
List Of Victims Of the Cyclone
Continually Growing.
THE WORST STORM IN MANY TEARS.
NINE STATES sroRM-swEPr.

Reports Of Disaster and Death Caused by
the Western GALES.
CHICAGO, April 2.-Reports OF yesterdays
storm show 1t to have been the most general
as to thssxtent Of territory for many years.
Inc states Of Kansas, Colorado. Ne
oraska Iowa, Missouri. Wisconsin, Illinois.
Texas and Indiana were swept BY furious
storm OF wind. rain aud hail, in some places
nowhere falling below the danger line
OF velocity. Owing 20 the general
prostration Of telegraph lines the full
extent OF the loss Of life and property will not
De known Tor several days 10 come, but
the facts at hand show the known fatal
tiles TO reach thirty-onc, while the list
OF injured numbers los. OF the latter
class a large Proportion will be
added to the death roll. as the injuries in many
cases are so serious as to render them probably
fatal The loss in the way of property-build-
ings, stock, fences, &c.-cannot as yet even be
surmised. but there can be doubt that when
ell the reports are in the figures will reach high
up into the millions
EAfALIriRs N KANSAS
Kansas, the ''cyclons state" leads the list in
the matter Of fatalihea The storm scoureod
that commonwealth in all its length and breadth
II is known that eighteen persons lost their
lives and that Fifty were injured. These are
-.
What the additions will be when news comes
from outlying counties and districts remote
from railroad and telegraph-communitie
with which no communication has yet been
had-is . matter Of conjecture. Certainly,
judging from the facts at hand it is 20 be feared
that the list will at least be doubled, and IL
would not be surprising If the figures should
run even higher.
Towanda was the heaviest sufferer. There
six persons we're killed and twenty three in
all, fall, a.. 1-,ll
sixteen injured. Then comes Augusta with
Eve killed and seven injured. all IA
| tally; South Haven with two killed and
| two injured and Salina with seven injured.
Reports Of loss Of life and injury como from
Colorado, Strong City. Kiowa and other
points. but - they are unaccompanied
| by names or particulars, they are not In
| cluded in the foregoing statement
All Kansas suffered from the cyclone. Nearly
| every county Was affected. Particularly in the
wick, Kingman and Butler counties suffered
much. At Strong City nearly every structure
| in the town was leveled, but the people were
prepared for the outbreak OF the storm and
had taken refuge in their cellars.
DEVASTATION IN TEXAS
In Texas the towns Of Bangs and Santa Anna
we're heavily visited. Four persons lost their
lives and ten were injured at the former
place. while at the latter thirteen were
{! injured and one death occurred.
Little has been heard from the in
sion is felt to the condition Of affairs in the
cattle district toward the Indian territory,
where the storm ragged in its greatest fury.
I HURRICANE THRoUoHoUr IOWA
| Throughout Iowa hurricane prevailed q
greater part Of yesterday and last night, and
although so far as heard from there was no loss
I of life the property damaged will probably be
heavier than In any other state.
At Des Moines Boone, Stuart Mount Airy,
Ottumwa, Muscatins. Marshsiltown. Dubuque
| aud many other places buildings were unroofed,
| windows blown in, trees uprooted aud river
craft sunk by the gale. At Des MoiEes alone
| the damage will be upward OF 100000. A
passenger train running at full speed Was blown
from the track near Burlington and four per-
sons injured.
| GREAT DISTRACTION IN NEBRASKA.
Great destruction is reported from Nebraska
At Sutton, Norfolk and Plattsmouth the dam.
age was heaviest, but Beatrice, Elk Greek,
Beaver City and Nebraska City also suffered
heavily. As In Kansas. little has been heard
from the farming districts, where the wind
ragged all day and night over the plains with
unobstructed fury. Loss Of life 10 sure TO have
| resulted
| MIssounI's EDGE SHAKEN.
Missouri seems to have been lightly visited,
except on the western edge. Kansas City wa,
roughly shaken up, and unroofed houses, up
rooted trees and tangled telegraph wires this
morning bear testimony to the strength OF the
gale. Sedalia, too, suffered rather heavily,
but the rest of the state escaped practically IN
scathed.
MINNESOTA. WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS.
Minnesota and Wisconsin felt only the dying
breath of the giant gale. and although the
cities Of Beloit and Green Bay in the latter
state sustained considerable damage there
were no casualties and the gross loss will not be
heavy.
In Illinois the rain. wind and hail we're heavy,
but only in Chicago and its suburbs 80 Tar al
heard was there any loss OF life
The fall of a huge seven-story brick build
ing on Pearce street, which crushed al
adjoining cottage, is responsible Tor the
death of eight persons and the injury Of q
dozen others In the suburb Of Grand Gross
ing four persons were injured by the collapse
| of house, and at Woodlswn four others WERE
hurt in a similar manner.
East of this city the storm seems TO have los
its force. and, although heavy rains snd accom-
panying high winds are reported from Indians
| and points along the lakes. there was no los Of
H.