Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09
THE STORM WAS GENERAL
Kansas Suffered Most in the Lives
Lost,
Much Damage to Property In Iowa-De-
struction Widespread In Nebraska
Missouri, Illinois, Texas and
Other States Visited.

CHICAGO, April Reports Of y%ester-
days storm show it to have been the
most general as to extent of territory
for many years. The states of Kansas,
Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Wiscon-
sin, Illinois, Texas and Indiana were
swept by n furious storm of wind,
rain and hail, in some places
rising to the force OF n tor
nado, and nowhere falling below
the danger line of velocity. Owing to
the general prostratiou of telegraph
lines the full extent of the loss of life
and property will not be known for
some days to come, but the facts at
hand show the known fatalities to
reach Al, while the list of injured
numbers los. OF the latter class u
large proportion will be added to the
death roll as their injuries, in many
cases, are SO serious us to render them
probably fatal.
The loss in the way Of property,
buildings, stock, fences, etc cannot
as yet be surmised, but there can be
no doubt that when all reports are in
the figures will reach high up into the
the millions.
The Cyclone state.
Kansas, the cyclone state" leads
the ulist in the matter of fatalities
The storm scourged the commonwealth
in all It's length and breadth 1t Is
known that eighteen persons lost their
lives anu that tifty-seven were
injured. These figures are
based upon authenticated reports.
What the additions will be when the
news comet from the outlying coun-
ties and districts remote from railroad
and telegraph communication, from
which no communication as yet has
been received, is a matter for conject-
ure, Certainly, Judging from the facts
at hand, it j. to be feared that the
list will be terrible and il would not
be surprising if the figures should run
even higher. Towanda was the heavi-
est sufferer. There q persons were
killed and 90 injured. Wellington fol-
lows with 5 killed and l6 injured. Then
comes Augusta with 5 killed and 7 in
jured, all fatally; South Haven with .
killed and 2 injured, and Salina with :
injured.
Reports of loss of life and injury
come from Eldorado, Strong City.
Kiowa and othe points, but as they
are unaccompanied by names or par
ticulars they are not included in the
foregoing statement
All Kansas suffered from the
cyclone. Nearly every county was
affected, particularly in the southern
part was the damage severe. Sedg-
wick, Kingman and Butler coun-
ties suffered much. At strong
City nearly every structure in
the town was leveled, but the people
were prepared and had taken refuge
in their cellars.
Down I'm Texas.
In Texas the towns of Bangs and
Santa Anna were damaged. Four per-
sons lost their lives and ten were in
jured at the former place, while at the
latter Is were injured and / death oc-
Cured. Little has been heard from
the interior Of the state and the gravest
apprehension is entertained as to the
condition of affairs In the cattle dis
trict toward the Indian Territory,
where the storm ragged IN its greatest
fury.
Great Damag La Iowa.
Throughout Iowa a hurricane pre-
vailed a greater part of yesterday and
last night. Although so far as heard
from there was no loss of life, the
property damaged will probably be
heavier than in any other state. At
Des Moines, Boone, Stuart, Mt. Ayre,
Ottumwa, Muscatine, Marshalltown,
Dubuque, and many other places
buildings were %unroofed, windows
blown in, trees uprooted and river
craft sunk by the gale.
At Des Moines alone the damage will
be upwards of 500, 600.
A passenger train, running at full
speed, was blown from the track near
Burlington and four persons injured.
Destruction In Nebraska.
Great destruction Is reported from
Nebraska. At Sutton, Norfolk and
Plattsmouth the damage was the heavi-
est. Elk Creek, Beaver City and Ne
braska 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.
Missouri Got ON Easy.
Missouri seems to have been lightly
visited except on the western edge.
Kansas City was roughly shaken up
and unroofed houses, u%prooted trees
and tangled telegraph wires this morn.
ing bear testimony to the strength of
the gale. Sedalia, too, suffered rather
heavily, but this rest of the state es-
capped practically unscathed.
Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Minnesota and Wisconsin felt only
the dying breath Of the gale, and al
though the cities of Beloit and
Green Bay, in the latter state, sus-
tained considerable damage, there
were no casualties and the gross loss
will not be heavy.
| In Illinois the rain, wind and hail
| were heavy, but only in Chicago and
It's suburbs, so far as heard. was there
any loss Of life. The fall of a huge
brick building On Pearce street, which
crushed an adjoining cottage. is re-
sponsible for the death Of eight per-
sons and the injury of a dozen others.
In the suburb Of Grand Crossing
four persons were injured by the col
lapse Of q house and at Woodlawn four
others were hurt in u similar manner.
East Of this city the storm seems to have
lost It's force and although heavy rains
and accompanying high winds are re-
ported from points along the lakes,
there was no loss of LIE and little dam
age to property.