The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-03

winds
Enthusiastically fair; south winds.
For Indian Territory-Generally fair;
slightly warmer; south winds.
THE STORM IN BUTLER COUNTY.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Eagle.
LoRENA, Butler County. Kan, April o.
Following is list of property destroyed
and persons injured and killed by the cy-
clone, on Thursday evening, south and east
of Lorena. AS near as we can get the
facts, the storm gathered and broke in all
its fury on or near Caleb Johns farm in
Pleasant township. The first house in its
track belonged to J. IL. Rucker and was
occupied by tenant The house is total
wreck. The occupants were bruised, but
none seriously injured The next house
belonged to Mr.. Balance. The house
was wrecked, but no one seriously hurt
The next house wrecked was occupied by
a Mr. Kelley. From the house of Mr. w.
Rhodes the wind took child about year
old and carried it some distance into or
near pool Of water. When found the
child was still alive, but died soon after.
The next house in the storms course
was what is known as the j. Q. Chace
farm, owned now by j. w. Kibby and oc-
cupied by Taylor Burnes. The house was
completely wrecked. Mr.. Burnes' oldest
son, about Is or 20 years Old, was hurt
fatally and died last night. The rest of
the family escaped without serious injury
The house of Mr.. Haskins was the next
place visited. Mr.. Haskins was killed
His body was found some three or four
aff han
Haskins was somewhat bruised, but not
seriously hurt. The house occupied by
Mr. McPherrcn, who had Just been mar
ried and nicely settled at housekeeping,
was demolished. MIR. McPherron and his
wife took refuge in the cellar. When the
storm had passed over they were COM
pletely surrounded by stone, caused by the
walls falling in. There was a large stone
barn on the place in which was Mr.. Nc
Pherron's team. One horse got out safe
and the other was killed.
The next house was owned by the Rev.
Mr.. Abbott of the Methodist Episcopal
church. This was square house of four
rooms. The southeast, the southwest and
the northwest rooms were taken away
completely, leaving the northeast room
intact. All except one member OF the
family were hurt more or less. The next
house belonged to Mr. Smith, and was
occupied by Mr. Goff. He was bruised
some, and his wife was quite seriously in-
Jured. On this same farm, little farther
NORTH, was another house, occupied by
Mr.. Smith and his wife This case is a
sad one. Mr.. Smith is very seriously hurt
in his right side and the doctor gives no
hope for his recovery. His wife was
blown through hedge fence and also
through wire fence. Her collar bone
was broken and her chest and side filled
with broken hedge thorns. At this time
she lies at the point of death. Herinjuries
are regarded as fatal. This couple, who
are well along in years, lay some two or
three hours In all that storms fury before
they were found. Everything on this /
farm is a total wreck. On the farm ad- |
joining the Smith farm was one-story
house unoccupied. This was swept away. /
The next building was what is called the I!
Farmers Point school house Not ves-
tige OF the house was left in the school !
yard. The ground for over half a mile |
Is full ct the debris The next buildings |
were those of Mr.. Blackford, and here the |
storm showed Il curious freak 1t first /
took n tenant house that was southwest |
OF the house occupied by Mr.. Blackford: |
1t then took very large barn containing |
eight head of horses and six or eight head /
OF cattle, and, strange as il may seem. |
only one colt was hurt and that not seri- /
ously. All the farm machinery was stored /
IN the barn and ali was destroyed From /
the barn the storm started east, dividing /
at the rear end OF Mr.. Blackford's house, !
half the storm going south and half 4
north OF the house, taking of some of the 4
shingles, but leaving the house aud all 1
Its occupants sale, except a shak- /
ing up and a bad fright. /
The next house was occupied by MIR. /
Piummer. After the house divided Mr.. (
Plummer found himself north of the /
house on some plowed ground, and by the /
flashes of lightning, saw that his wife /
was near him. He got hold of her and .
held her until, as he supposed. the storm /
was over, when he let 80 OF her to find /
their boy, VINO had been blown away. I'm /