The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-09
ECHOES OF THE STORM.
The Late Western Storm Of Cnpre-
coderted Extent and Fury.
Loss Of LIE ard Property Simply APP
paIIin--SaEsas the Gfeatcst sGfs
fcre.-Doieful Returns from
Elsewhere.


fcre.-Doieful Returns from
Elsewhere.
Eeturns Coming In.
CHICAGO. April S.-Reports of Friday S
storm show it to have been the most
general as to extent of territory for
many years. The states of Kansas,
Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri,
Wisconsin. Illinois. Texas and Indiana
were swept by furious storm of wind,
rain and hail. in some places rising to
the force of tornado. and nowhere
falling below the danger line of veloci-
ty. Owing to the general prostration
of telegraph lines tn, full extent
of the loss of life and property
will not be known for several
days to come, but the facts ut
hand show the known fatalities 70
reach thirty-one. while the list of in
jured numbers lO5. 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 prob
ably fatal. The loss in the way of prop
erty-buildings, stock. fences. etc.-can
not as yet be surinised. but there can be
no doubt that when all the reports are
in the figures will reach high up into
the millions.
Kansas. the Cyclone state" leads the
list in the matter of fatalities. The storm
scourged that commonwealth in all its
length and breadth. 1t is known that
eighteen persons lost their lives
and that fifty-seven were injured.
These are the figures based upon au-
thenticated reports. What the addi-
tions will be when news comes from
outlying counties and districts remote
from railroad and telegraph communi-
ties. with which no communication has
yet been had, is matter for conjecture.
Certainly, Judging from the facts at
hand. it is to be feared the list will at
least be doubled, and it would not be
surprising if the figures should run even
higher.
Towanda was the heaviest sufferer.
There 6 persons were killed and 23 IN
jured. Wellington follows with killed
and 1G injured. Then come Augusta
with ) killed and injured-all fatally;
South Haven with killed and injured.
and Saline with injured.
Reports of loss of life and injury come
from Eldorado, Strong City. Kiowa and
other points. but as they are unaccom-
panied by names or particulars they are
not included in the foregoing statement.
All Kansas suffered from the cy-
clone. Nearly every county was
affected. Particularly in the south
ern part was the damage Sc
we're. Sedgewick. Kingman and Butler
countiss 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.
In Texas the towns of Bangs and
Santa Anna were heavily visited. Four
persons lost their lives and 10 were
injured ut the former place. while
at the latter Is were injured and l
death occurred. Little has been heard
from the interior of the state. and the
gravest apprehension is felt as to the
condition of affairs in the cattle district
toward the Indian territory, wheie the
storm ragged in its greatest fury.
Ihr"uehout Iowa a hurricane pre-
vailed the greater part OF the DAY, ana
although so fan as heard from there
was no loss of life, the property damage
Will probapiy ne heaver than IN any
other state. AT Des Molnes' Boone
Stuart, Mount Aayr. Ottumwa. MuSca-
tine Marshalitown. Dubuque,and many
other places buildings were unroofed,
windows blown IN, trees uprooted, and
river craft sunk ny the gaze. AT Des
MONIES alone the damage VIII De up
ward OF slOo,ooo. a passenger train
running at 1ulI speed was blown from
the track near burlington and four per-
sons Killed
Great destruction Is reported from Ne
Draska. At sutton NorioiR ana i'latts-
mouth the damage was heaviest, nut
bea trice. Eiklre' beaver 'ity and Ne
nraska .ity aiso suffered heavily As
IN hahsas httie mas been heard from the
farming "is'ric,s' "Iere tre wino raeea
All oay ana night over the piaihs Win
unoostrue,ea iury' Loss Oh lie Is sure
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hh,isas 'its was roughly shaken up
anu uiio ho"Ses' uproo'e" 'rees
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the state escaped practically unscathed.
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 con-
siderable damage, there were no casual
ties and the loss will not he heavy.
In Illinois the wind. rain and hail
were heavy. but only in Chicago and its
suburbs, 50 far as heard. was there any
loss of life. The fall of huge
scv.n-story brick building on Pierce
street, which crushed an adjoining
cottage, is responsible for the
death of s persons and the injury of a
dozen others In the suburb of Grand
Crossing persons were injured by the
collapse of house. and at Woodlawn
several others were hurt in a similar
manner.
East of this city the storm seems to
have lost its force. and although heavy
rains and accompanying high winds
are reported from Indiana and points