The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Further Accounts Of the Terrible De.
StruetiOn in the Vest.
TOWNS LEVELED TO The GROUND.
The Tornado Extends TO Wheeling, West Virginia.
Another Great Storm Raging in the
Northwest.
Erecialto THE MORNING CA.L

KANSAS CITY, No.. April A storm of
great intensity prevailed last night in
Kansas and Western Missouri. The tele-
graph wires, which had been only partially
restored, were again laid on the ground
Advices are still meager. AS far as Is
known they are as follows: At Cher
ryvale, kans., six houses we're de-
str0yed and two persons were killed; at
Burlington 100 houses had the windows
broken by hail. and much damage was done
TO fruit trees aud crops. The hail stones
are said TO have been eight inches In cir
cumference. A similar storm occurred
at Empo1a, and there was much dam
age al Fort Scott. Many roofs were blown
away. stables demolished aud outhouses
blown down. Several persons were badly
injured. but no loss of life is reported. At
Garland every window in the town yearly
was smashed, and the crops In the surround
ing country were greatly damaged. AT Bos-
worth six houses were demolished in tue
path of the storm.
The storm. besides being similar 10 tor
nado. was accompanied by a waterspout,
which flooded all the creeks. Wakunka
Creek is out of its banks; the road is inun-
dated, and the fields are for miles under
wafer. Crops have been entirely washed
replant.
Reports from all over Kansas confirm the
news OF the prevalence of the gale, and
grave accounts are received OF the damage,
which, how ever. is confined in all cases To
the leVeing of dwellings, broken windows
and signs and wrecked roofs. In this city
the wind blew almost a hurricane during
the entire afternoon, and schools were dis
missed, but there was no cyclone and DAM
age Is slight.
lfo-c . f,,s., Z. l.,
creased with every new report received, and
1t is now estimated that the list of fatalities
Will reach 60 within the States borders.
while three are reported killed in Okla
hOma.
Details Of the disaster as far as il affected
the SiOrm-stTicken towns are now believed
to be complete, but many casualties in the
country regions are StlIl unreeorded. -Four
towns We're wiped from the face OF the earth
and dozen or SO others more or less dam
aged. The locations OF New Haven, Tow
anda, Augusta and Smolan are now
marked only by wTeckage and piles OF
spiintered timber, which before composed
the houses Of its towns. OF 30 dead. %
were Killed outright The remaining %
were those who were fatally injured aud
who have since died.
CHERKYvALE, Kans., March A mile
east OF here last night The tornado demol-
iShed half dozen houses, and killed two
persons, names unknown.
y
have suffered by the wind. The barometer
is falling, and another storm Is looked for.
lnky clouds are said to De hanging over
Southwest Arkansas.
WHEELING, ". Va, April si.-Wnd and
hail cut across Belmont County, Ohio, aud
Ohio County, W. Va, yesterday afternoon,
and reports from all the towns in the storm
track tell Of buildings unrOofed and thou
sand Of windows broken.
At St. Cla.rsyllle, OHIO. not a house es-
caped damage, whtte at Martins Ferry,
Htuavlle and other places the loss is aid
TO be serious.
Five buildings were unroofed in the
northern part Of this city. The worst of
the storm fortunately passed half mile to
the north.
The market gardens north of this city
alone ustained "A loss Of $1,000 in damage TO
h0tbeds. The orchards are almost ruined.
GREENBURG, Pa, April A terrific
wind, hail and rain storm prevailed in this
vicinity last night. At Scottdale the Ever
son bTownstone building was blown down
and unroofed. The people were panic
stricken and much damage was done.
ST. PAUL. April 4.-Dispatches from the
Northwest tell OF severe snowstorms.
Snow Is prevailing with great force in the
Dak0ias. AT Redheld, ;. d.. tonight q
genuine blizzard is raging. The moisture
has already retarded the seeding 10 days,
and this will set 1t back more.