The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-04-09

and struck the farmhouse OF AlDeIt Eegefsi Noll-
ing but the foundation was left of the building
-Four persons met death, MIS- Eggers, her two chill
dren. and a farm hand. when young Eggers be-
came conscious he found he had broken arm and
some severe bruises His wife was discovered
few hours later dead. with child closely held
to her breast The other one was found at greater
distance away while young johnson was fully half
a mile north of the place where the house stood.
A son of William Eggers in Butler county was
taken from his fathers by the force of the wind
and dashed TO death against tree in front OF the
mortified parents while the father barely felt the
force of the wind
William Conners and James Horton were driving
in light wagon when the storm approached them,
and they whipped their horses into run to escape.
Corners jumped out and ran TO the head of the
team, when tornado struck him. The wagon with
Horton was blown away and he was killed. The
horses and Corners unhurt. and he says he did
not feel the wind at all.
James Wilson, in Greenwood county, was caught
up by the tornado, carried through the air, and
forced against the side of barn. where scantling
was run through his body. He was pinned to the
barn eight feet from the ground and died in horri-
BILE agony.
A schoolhouse standing in the path of the storm
near Augusta was carried away almost intact The
building was torn from the floor, which was left
standing On the floor, the tables, books, and other
school supplies were left entirely undisturbed.
The house of William Rice in Towanda was not
only taken away, but even the foundation stones
were blown out of the ground, and the place was
smoothed over as if there had never been house
there.
AT Haven River a COW was lifted from the ground
and carried to the topof a house and deposited on
an angle of the roof so that she could not fall and
it necessary to kill her to get her from her posi-
ton.
In most instances those who were killed died
instantly from being struck by flying debris and in
only three or four cases the deaths lingering
The hundreds who were injured have broken limbs
and severe Commissions In very few cases will the
| injuries prove fatal although many victims were
ompelled lie all night in the soaking rain which
| followed the storm.
WHEELING, West Virginia, April "A violent
| hail storm visited n strip of country extending
| twenty miles east and west from this city by four
miles wide at $50 this afternoon, doing an immense
amount of damage and causing the loss of one life
Glass were broken in surrounding towns, but Wheel
ing escaped with comparatively slight loss only five
houses being unroofed. In St. Clairsville and Mar
tins Ferry, O., every house suffered damage
The hail stones ranged from the size of peas to
chunks ice two inches in diameter and tin roofs
| were punctured and window sash broken.
KANSAS CITY. Missouri, April A storm of great
intensity prevailed last night in Kansas and Western
Missouri the details of which are only just begin
ming to be received. So far advices indicate the
storm not severe that of last week but the
telegraph lines in both States have been seriously
damaged, and reports not obtainable from all
points where the storm is known to have ragged. 1t
may be that later dispatches may show that more
| lives were lost and more damage done than is now
apparent.
| The storm was of a different character in almost
every place heard from. At Cherryvale, Kan, it
| was tornado One mile east of thattown the wind
destroyed six houses and two people were killed.
At Burlington Kansas, the disturbance took the
form of hail storm. Hundreds Of window lights
were broken, and much damage was done TO fruit
trees and crops generally. The hail stones were
1 eight inches in circumference, and the fusilade
which they made upon roofs of houses was alarming
AT Emporia hail also fell, The stones measured
an inch and half in diameter. The storm pre-
vailed in the country districts in the vicinity Of
Empora and did great damage to fruit trees and
crops.
At Fort Scott. Kansas, the storm the wors
that eyer visited that city Many roofs were blown
away, stables demolished and outhouses blown
down. Several windows in many storeroom:
were smashed in and altogether the damage is con
siderable. There no loss of life, although the
narrow escapes were numerous.
Garland, near Fort Scott, a town of about 400 in
habitants was visited by the same storm. The hal
smashed every window in the town, and did grea
damage to crops in the surrounding country.
AT Bosworth, Missouri, the storm was seen ap
preaching, and the people, naturally nervous afte
the terrible experiences of their Kansas neighbour
last week. sought safely in their cellars The storm
came on with terrible swiftness, but it seemed
about to strike the town it veered suddenly to tht
northeast
In that direction is a thickly settled farming
region. Six houses in the path of the storm wer'
demolished. Mrs. Wright, the wife of farmer, wa
injured, and several Others were slightly hurt The
storm. besides being similar TO a tornado, was &C
companied by water spout, which flooded all the
creeks. Waukunda creek is out OF its banks and il
rising rapidly. The creek is just east of the Higf
Rock road. The road is inundated and the field
for miles down the creek are under water.
The crops there have been entirely washed out
and the farmers will be obliged to replant thei
fields. A terrible gale today followed the storm
Accounts from all Kansas report its prevalence
and give accounts of damage, which, however, wa!
confined in all cases to levelled outhouses, broker
windows and signs and wrecked roofs
In this city the report started that a cyclone wa
due to reach here at . O'Clock. The public schools
were dismissed for the day to prevent any loss o
life in the event of the buildings being blown down
At O'Clock the streets OF the city were nearly ue
serted and hundreds of people could be seen look
ing out of windows scanning the sky for signs of al
approaching storm. The wind blew almost a hurri
cane during the entire afternoon but there was ne
cyclone and the damage done was very slight
FAIRFIELD, Illinois, April "A report has jus
reached here that the town of Barnhill, mile
south, was almost entirely wiped out by a cyclone
this afternoon tits thought that no one was fatally
injured though several were said to be badly hurt
No further particulars have been received.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April A severe storm is raginl
throughout the Dakotas and Minnesota. Rain anC
snow have been falling steadily for "a hours, over
flowing the creeks The temperature is growing
cold.