Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-04-07
DEATH In THE TEMPEST.
Various Parts OF tho Country Swept
BY Tornado
Several southern Kansas Towns Destroyed
aud Many Persons Killed and Injured
Fury Of tho storm at other Places
Damage 20 Property.

The greatest calamity reported is from
the little town of Towanda, cighteei
miles west of here upon the st. Loui
Il san Francisco railroad whose pop
ulation yesterday numbered about 30
souls. This village lies now in absolute
ruin. In its whole area but one hous'
remains unharmed, not more than hal
a dozen others, with ruined chimney
and broken windows. wrcnched
wrecked and roofless, even stand upor
their foundations. Over the prairie lie
the scattered remnants of the rest thai
but yesterday were homes.
The dead number four. They arc
John ID. Godfrey, aged rs, retired physi
clan; Herschel Cupp, aged 2l, son of
Daniel Cupp, one Of the oldest settlers
Of Kansas; John Bailey, aged u, rail
road laborer; six-ycar-old child of John
Blake, merchant
Those fatally hurt are: Miss Annie
Robbins, aged 35, postmistress, broken
arm, lung pierced, bruised over face and
body and injured internally; Mrs. John
II. Kerr, back and shoulder bruised and
injured internally; Earl Kerr, aged II,
skull badly fractured; Fern Maxwell,
aged S. skull fractured; G. l.. Wcstcate,
aged so, skull fractured and injured in
ternally.
The seriously injured are; Ellie Kerr,
Willie Maxwell Elmore Hall, Mrs.
Cory, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mooney and
child, William Mitchell, Mrs. Poor
baugh, Mrs. William Mitchell, W. IL.
Gibbs.
Augusta, country town south OF
Towanda, was partly destroyed by the
storm. Every house there in the track
of the storm was swept away. The
dead are:
Albert Barnes, aged 29, farmer; Baby
of William K. Iloades; Harmon Hos
kins, aged 30. farmer.
Among the list of dangerously in
jured are:
William X. Hoades, bruised and in
jured internally; Mrs Harmon lIoskins
and baby, both bruised Thomas Smith.
injured about head and shoulders; Mrs.
Thomas Smith, injured internally; Hc.-
bert Abbot and wife, scalp wound and
other serious bruises.
Near the oxford bridge. in Sumner
few miles south of Yelling
ton, the cyclone struck the farm house
Of Joseph Showaltcr, wrecking the
house aud injuring every one OF the
members Of the family. Mrs.
Showalter and two Of the family may
die
Just north Of fShowalter'sit it demolished
the house Of William Little. killing him
and four children instantly. Every
horse in Little's stable was also killed.
OF the nine members Of Samuel But
tcrworth's family in his farm house in
the storms path only his daughter was
seriously hurt -Four members OF the
family were carried over three hundred
yards from the house Every farm
house and barn in that vicinity was
damaged
Near South Haven the storm did great
lnmage. Fully fifty farm houses were
demolished and about 100 people moro
lr less injured.
ELSEWHERE.
OMAHA. Ncb, April at Platts-
mouth immense damage was done to
.rees, fences, outbuildings and crops.
At Sterling the work of the cyclone
vas confined to the wrecking Of out
houses and windowRlass. The damage
yill amount to several hundred dollars.
At Beaver City many buildings have
,cen wrecked, while the damage in the
'ountry districts is great.
STRONG CITY. Kan, April 2.-Thc
'yclone struck the residence Of John
ilosser and killed CLOSER and wife and
small child and badly injured several
,thers. William Snyder at Elmdale is
eported fatally hurt.
The cyclone struck eight miles west
# here aud killed one man. William
Richer, and probably fatally wounded
everal others. II did great damage
long its track of several miles.
ArCmsoN. Kan. April "a terrific
ale hogan here az - o'clock last night,
,ut no damage was done until nearly
loon to-day when a tornado stuck the
ity and unroofed and demolished sew
raj large buildings and scattered signs,
wnings and outhouses in every direc-
ion. The Santa Fc freight depot was
inroofed and the chapel al Mt Scho- |
stical convent demolished. The ware
Iouse of the Thrall lee Co. was de- |
troyed and the grocery Of II. Sayler is /
n ruins.
ST JosErH. Mo. April AT 2O'clock !
esterdav a wind storm struck this |
itv which by 3 O'Clock had reached the |
elocitv Of fifty miles an hour. Nearly /
very telegraph and telephone wire in /
he city has been torn down, numerous /
mall houses demolished and many large I
mes unroofed. Thousands Of dollars
sorth Of damage was caused by the /
reaking Of plate glass in store windows
In the eastern part Of tho city a brick l
ouse was blown down. hurying Lille /
BUSHNELL. aged seven years, and scri-
usly injuring her
BURLINGTON. Ia. April Officers Of
he Burlington & Northwestern narrow
auge railway received the information
o-night that their passenger train
rhich arrives at : p. m. had been blown
rom the track forty miles north The
agqage man. mail clerk and two pas
enEerN were HtEAtu-iN tttaAtA aAA n
Oxen others badly shaken mp.
LEAvENwoRrH. Kan. April At
DON to-day the gale blew away part
+ the roof of the Great Western Stove
-orlxs. and work was suspended for the
av. The roof cf the G-eat Western |
iachine works was lifted ten feet at
ne end and dropped again
DIS MoINEs l.. April 2.-The wind
cyan blowing a hurricane here after
iidnient and is still continuing. AL
-afic on the streets Is stopped.
great many houses have been
nroofed and otherwise damaged The
need block. cneof .hc largest buildings
the city. was unroofed in part and
.veral passers by had a narrow escape
LAwRrNcF. Kan. April Much dam
-e has lcen done by the unroofng Il
ouses ami the destruction Of outhcuses.
{ Haskell institute the piazza and roof
{ the hospital were blown away. Sew
-al other roofs were entirely blown
way