The state herald., 1892-04-08
THE GREAT STORM
1T CARRIES DEATH AND DE-
STRUCTlON.
Kansas. Nebraska. Missouri and Texas
tho Chief Sufferers.

Dispatches from many points Indicate that
the great storm which swept over the western
states on the 3lst did serious damage. Trains
on nearly all the railroads have been delayed
by snow storms, and the telegraph lines have
been dcrangcd so that 1t Is
impossible TO get anything like full reports OF
the damage done, The reports from Kansas
Indicate that many lives were lost.
From the country around South Haven
John Moorehousc and one child, Mrs. Frank
Sheperd and John Bcrmastcr, wife and three
children, arc reported among the dead, while
scores of Others arc severely injured. Dwell
llngs on fully thirty farms have been demol-
lshcd.
| Joseph Showaltcr's house was destroyed
near Wellington and thirteen people badly
injured A little north of this the storm
wrecked the house OF William Little, killed
him and four children and fatally injured his
wife Samuel Duttcrworth, another farmer,
lost his home and the lives of himself and two
grandchildren.
AT the town OF Townnda only one house re-
mains, while James Bailey, John Blake, Geo.
Blake, 1lcrchel Culp and j. Godfrey are
known TO be among the dead. Many others
are missing and are supposed to be dead. A
| dozen more arc dying and thirty or forty are
severely wounded. These all lay all night
long In the drenchng rain without protection
after the storm. At Augusta William
Rhodes Harmon Hoskins and Albert Barnes
were killed, Willie Rhoadcs being dragged
from his fathers arms and dashed TO death
against tree. At Homestead John Closer,
his wife and child were killed. Other small
towns are reported demolished, but as there is
no telegraph communication the full extent
is not known.
Al Ottawa the water companys tower top
pied over, roofs were carried away, sidewalks
turned over, trees uprpoted and much dam
age done to orchards.
Great damage was done to property In
western Missouri, but few lives are reported
lost.
From Texas II is reported that Santa Anna
and several nclghboring towns were nearly
wiped out of existence, and number of per-
! sons killed
Nebraska suffered severely. Nelson as
laid waste The winds struck Nelson from
the southern part OF the state and reports state
thesStorm struck Edgar aud other places In Clay
county, continuing on to Norfolk. 1t must
have trayersca over 100 miles of some of the
| finest country Of the state In Clay, Fillmore,
York, Polk, Platte and Madison counties.
1 Great efforts 10 secure news from these coun-
ties to-day have been made, but the reports
| are mcagcr.
a terrific south wind prevailed all over
Iowa which was especially destructive To
| property in the west half of the state. In
the vicinity of Des MoIncs the wind attained u
velocity OF 100 miles an hour and averaged
Mt the rate of sixty miles per hour Build
ings were unroofcd, ,chimncys blown down and
fences and light structures destroyed. The
loss Is difficult to estimate, but II will not be
less than $780, 900 In Dcs Molnes.
:. AT Boone, Stuart, Atlantic, Guthrie Center,
lndlanola and other Western IoSa towns
great damage 10 property is reported, but no
loss of life The damage at Stuart Is estimated
at sl5OOO0. 1t is even greater at Boone.