The morning call., 1892-04-03
The Widespread Disaster Caused by
Cyclones in the West.
DETAILS OF THE AWFUL DESTRUCTION.
EIkele Villages Wiped 0ut-Sereral Persons Killed
in KanSaS-The Terrible CataStFo.
phe in Chicago.
Special TO THE MORNING CALI

dead are: Mrs. Albert Eggers and two chill
dren, aged and 5 years, res espectiyely; Jo-
seph johnson, laborer on the Eggers
farm: Charles Taylor, Mrs. Charles Taylor
and her nine-year-old child The house of
Albert Taylor WAS completely demolished
and WAS scattered about broadcast over his
farm. Mrs. Eggers was found dead, clasp
ing In her arms the dead body CT her
younger child The body of the elder child
was found some distance from those Of IFS
mother and brother. The faces of al had
the appearance of being powder-burned.
dust and dirt having been forced below the
skin by the force OF the wind.
Crazed by His Injuries.
Albert Eggers was found about midnight
wandering about his farm. He was in
dazed condition. and has sustained frac-
ture of bis right arm, besides receiving
other bad bruises. His injuries may result
fatally. His mind now appears 10 be COM
pletely lost, the result Of learning the dread
ful fate of his wife ana children. The house
of John Taylor was moved some distance
from its foundation and was then crashed
TO the ground with terrific force, wrecking
it completely. Taylor's body was found
among the debris, crushed and mangied be-
you'd recognition. His nine-year-old child
mes death in the ruins, Its body being found
near that Of its father. Mrs. Taylor was
condition. She cannot recover
The house of j. L. Gems, occupied by
John FHllmer, was wrcSted cut OF shape
and almost completely wrecked, and Full
mer's sIle and mother we're terribly in
juTed. They will probably recover. Other
houses in this vicinity were badly dam
aged by the storm, but no other fatalities
have been reported. All throughout Kansas
the storm ragged furiously.
Every House Demolished.
Towanda is a small village, 13 miles from
E Dorado. OF 1890 inhabitants. The storm
did not leave in the village single house
ST. Dding. OF the so families there is
not one but is sorrownR for a dead member
or friend lost In the storm. Six persons
were killed outright and several so badly in
juTed that they cannot live. The killed are :
Herschel Cupp, William Bartiy. DR.. d. ID.
Godfrey. James Bailey, John Blanke and in
fant Of John Blake. The fatally injured are:
4 little girl blown from the second story OF
the hotel a distance of $50 feet aud badly
crushed: :. g. A. Robbins skull fractured
by flying tmbers; Elmer Haines, internally
injured; Mrs Walter Money. side crushed !;
Alice Thornton a George Cornelius and
wife. badly crushed Among those seriously
injured are: A. Roche. Mrs. General Car
rey. Mrs. John Kerr. E. II. Gibbs and wife.
{. G. Westcolt. Louis Peterbaugh, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. \. Porter, Frank Chenit AID wife,
George Maxwell and threo children, Will
lam Mitchell, wife and child, Mrs Black.
Mrs. Horton and young son. Postmaster
Gordon and many others were more or less
seriously hurt. Physicians are caring for
p the wounded. They came from Ei Dorado
on the first train, and but for their timely
arrival many oil the Injured must have died.
At Sallpa Kans., house was carried
from It's foundation and wrecked, and the
family, at supper at the time, were all mo fe
or less injured. One daughter had a leg
broken, and another was hurt about the
back and received internal injuries. Neither
- rt-nlar
badly injured, also bruised about the head,
but not fatally. The house of Samuel
Buckholder was demolished, but the family
escaped injuries. Mrs. Zimmerman took
refuge in the cellar of the house, which
was demolished and Mrs. Zimmerman was
fatally injured.
At Ottawa. Kan.., the water com 9an US
tower toppled over, the roofs were carr led
away, the sidewalks torn up, trees uprooted
ard much damage done to orchards.
Al Olantbe, Kan.., the general store OF
Mariner & Marvel was partially wrecked by
TIE storm. Faimhouses and stables were
unrooied, but no one was injured.
The storm in Topeka aud vicinity ragged
more or less fuTiousiy Thursday night and
friday. Nearly every pr6perty-hoider in
the city suffered some loss, but none 10 any
great amount
The Town in Darkness.
The city was in darkness last night be-
cause OF damage 10 electric-Iight plants.
The western wires ere all down and n 0
word is TO be had from nearby towns. Re-
PORTS which have not been verified say that
there mas been some loss OF life and great
property damage in these townB.
South Haven suffered severely from the
storm, both In the way Of material damage
and the number OF lives lost The house Of
John Moore was leyeed 10 the ground and
MT. Moore and one child killed, but the
others escaped. John Burmaster's house
vas crushed like an eggshell and his whole
family killed instantly. They are John
Burmaster and three children. Mrs Frank
Shepperd was killed by flying timbers, sus-
tanning fracture of the skull. and a score
of other people were injured in the Storm
1t is believed no more fatalities have oc-
Cured.
Z ght miles north Of Wellington the house
OF John Showalters was demolished and a
whole family OF l3 members injured, none,
however. fatally.
John Little. living four miles north, was
killed, and his wife died shortly after.
Samuel Butterworth, living inst west Of
them. had two children badly injured and
may not recover. Butterworth's daughter
escaped with slight injuries.
The storm was general in the West
TornadolIke points of the storm touched St
Louis lightly. and but little damage was
done there with one exception. The brick
hall at 1910 South Broadway was blown
down and four men working on the build
ing were badly hurt. Henry Luck was
hurt internally and will die; Emile Schmidt,
Theodore Piper aud John HenSoI, all badly
bruised and cut, but not dangerously. Much
damage was done to the roofs, fences. etc.
but though large In the aggregate, individual
Instances were not Of any moment.
In Kansas City.
The house of John Glassen at Kansas
City was demolished completely. Glassep.
his wife and child were killed outright
Several were Injured. but none fatally.
violently TO tie ground by the wind and had
her hip crushed
At MARSHALL, No.. considerable damage
was done. The cupola OF the Methods t
church was blown in and roofs carried away.
At Warensburg, Mo-, the Methods st
church was unroofed and the cupola blown
Down.
At Chilllcothe. No., also, the cupola of
the Methodist church was blown down and
tne building unroofed. No one was hurt
9!shy houses were unroofed and the house
OIL James Potter at the edge of the town
was demolished, but the occupants escaped
unhuTt.
Ihe storm at Sedalia, Mo-, was the worst
n aOt years. All day the wind blew strong
Inc wires and poles Of the city are all down.
me heavy corrugated iron roof Of the
heiKe carrlage-fact0ry was lifted off by the
wihd. al otterville. IA miles from here. a
pexcar was down from the sidetrack and
OF life Is reported.
Damage ut st. Joseph.
The damage at st. Joseph, Mo-. began at
midnight Thursday and continues with nm
abated fury. There is hardly a house in
the city not damaged more or less. and
many barns and oulhouses and fences are
leveled. The loss will aggregate $4,000.
The large trotting barn OF the King Hill
stock farm was totally destroyed, but all
the valuable stock had been removed before
the building WAS swept away. Loss $1,000.
Three large school buildings we're unroo fed
TIE pupils all had been sent home AT II
o'clock, and panic averted. So far but