The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-05
Cherryvale Struck by q Tornado That
Wrecked Houses and Killed People.
Missouri Also Visited by o Whirling Cloud
That Leyeled Buildings in Its Path and
Caused Injury to Several Persons.
Water.Spouts, Billiards, Hail and Rains
Storms Reported from Many Points.
Chunks of Ice Eight Inches in Circumference
Play Havoc with Window Glass, Fruit
Trees and Crops-Creeks Overlooked.
STORMS OF ALL KINDS.

Tornadoes, Hail and Rain-Storms I'm KAN
sas and Missouri-severHi Persons Killed.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April A storm OF
great intensity prevailed late last nights
in Kansas snd western Missouri. the de-
tails of which are only just beginning to be
received. So far as present advices indts
cate, the storm was not so severe as that OF
last week, but the telegraph lines In both
States have been seriously damaged and res
ports are not obtainable from all points
where the storm is known to have ragged.
It may be, therefore, that later dispstchea
may show that more lives were lost and
more damage done than is now apparent.
The storm was of q different character In
almost every place heard from. At Cher.
ryvale. Kan. it war o tornado. One mile
east of the town the wind destroyed SIX
houses, and two people were killed. u
has been impossible to learn their names.
The news Lof the disaster was brought to
Wichita by passengers on the morning
train. Up to 10 o'clock tonight it has been
impossible to get telegraphic connections
with Cherry vale, and the particulars Of th0
disaster cannot be learned.
At Burlington. Kan, the Disturbance
took the form of a hail-storm. Hundreds
of window-lights were broken, and much
damage was lone co fruititrees and crops
generally. The hail-stones were eight
inches in circumference. and the fusillsde
which they made upon the roofs Of houses
was alarming.
At Emporia hail also fell. the stones
measuring an inch and o half in diameter.
The storm prevailed in the country districts
IN thu VlRrnffu nf Emnnrfa md did QTQa6
damage to fruit trees and crops.
At Fort Scott, Kan. the storm was tha
severest that ever visited that city. Many
roofs were blown away, stables demolished
dows in as many store-rooms were smashed
in. and altogether the damage Is very con.
siderable. There was no loss of life. al
though the narrow escapes were numerous.
Garland. near Fort Scott, q tow of about
four hundred Inhabitants. was visited by
the same storm. The hail smashed every
window in the town. and did great damage
to crops in the surrounding country.
AT Bosworth, No., the storm was seen ap-
preaching, and the people. naturally nerve
GUS after the terrible experiences of their
Kansas neighbors last week, sought safety
in their cellars. The storm came on with
to strike the town IL veered suddenly 10
the northeast. In that direction IL q
thickIy-settled farming region six houses
IN the path of the storm were demolished.
Oil 1N6Iul5 was Daull nuIt w uSluk
tImbers. Mrs. Wright. the wife of q farm
or. was less seriously injured, and several
others were slightly hurt. The storm, be-
sides being similar TO a tornado. was ac-
comDanied by O water-spout. which Hooded
all the creeks. Waukunds creek Is out of
its banks-and is rising rapidly. The creek
is just east of the High-rock road. The
road is inundated. and the fields for miles
down the creek are under water. The
crops there have been washed out n the
farmers Will be obliged to replant theik
acres.
A terrific gale to-day followed the storm.
Reports from all over Kansas report Its
prevalence and give accounts of damage
which, no wever, was confined In all caseA
to leveled outhouses. broken windows and
signs anG wrecked roofs. At N~orbonne,
Mo-. the bailstones were described to be as
large as teacups.
In this city the report got started in soma
mysterious manner that a forbade was due
TO reach here at 2 o'clock. The report
spread with great rapidity, and in q short
time was on every lip. Superintendent
Greenwood, of the public schools. hastily
called O meeting Of the School Board aud
urged that the schools be dismissed for tho
day TO prevent any loss of life in the event
of the buildings being blown down. The
order was issued and the scholars wero
sent to their homes with post haste. At =
o'clock the streets of the city were nearly
deserted. and hundreds of people could DO
seen looking out of windows scanning the
sky for signs of the approaching storm.
The wind blew almost O hurricane during
the entire afternoon, but there was no cy-
clone, and the damage done was very
slight.
caught in q storm near Cove. Ark, Satur.
day. Two persons were killed, two NOR
tally wounded and several dangerously
hurt by falling trees.