The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-13

| u NOt6S.
| KANSAS CITY, April 12-Eastern Kan.
sas and western Missouri were visited last
night by terrible hurricanes. The storm
prostrated the telegraph lines in all 6irec-
tions and but little definite news is OBJ
tainable. 1t is known. however that
| there has been considerable loss of life
| and property in Kansas. The area of the
| storm was bounded by the three tiers of
| counties on the eastern border, nearly all
| suffering more or less Montgomery
| county, in the extreme southeastern por-
! ton, suffered the most. Independence,
| the county seat, caught only the edge of
| the storm, and only few houses and out
buildings were blown down. Parker, a
| hamlet ten miles sonth Of Independence,
| was almost totally ruined. Many houses
| were demolished and others were badly
wrecked. The loss of life is believed to be
great. Walnut IA village in Crawford
| county. also in the eastern portion of the
| state, suffered severely in wrecked houses,
but there was no loss of life. Meager dis
| dispatches from that place state that it
| is feared that much life was lost in the
| outlying country districts. Dispatches
| from Hiawatha state that the storm
| wrought great havoc in that county, in
| the northeastern portion of the state. 1t
| is reported that several towns in the
county were more or less damaged, and
that several lives were lost, These rumors
| cannot be verified until the telegraph lines
are restored.
In Missouri also much damage was done.
At Page City several houses were demol
ished. Many houses were blown down at
Mayyiew. The damage to crops iii both
Kansas and Missouri was considerable.
GARNETT, Kan, April IA disastrous
cyclone passed across this county about 5
O'Clock last evening, going from southwest
to northeast. The houses OF Walter Hal
ley and Henry Dykes were completely
demolished. The town of Parker is said
to have been blown out OF existence. The
spiral column of dust and debris could be
seen for nearly an hour, but WAS SO far
away that only meager accounts of the
damage have been secured.
IN MISSOURI
LEXINGTON, Mo, April IA terrible
cyclone passed through a portion of this
county last night about 7:30 o'clock,
| accompanied by terrific thunder and light
ming, aud destroying everything i'll its
path, which was about 200 yards wide, and.
so far as traced, some five or six miles in
length. 1t first struck the earth about
quarter of a mile south of Mayview, where
1t demolished the house Of Mr.. Mercer and
seriously, though not fatally injured
nearly every member of the family Pass
ing thence in northeasterly direct ion it
destroyed the houses of Messrs. Fountain,
Wellman, Kelley, Stone, Roach, McElroy,
Williams, Walker aud Others and swept
osthouses, fences, trees and everything
else before it, as though they were but
trash. Many persons were bruised and
manned more or less seriously. At Mr..
Walkers house, which was of brick, two
of his children were killed and another
mortally hurt. Mr.. Walker aud wife and
Il hired man were also all seriously hurt, be-
ing covered by the debris, and were
rescued with great difficulty Mr.. Fuun-
tain is thought to be fatally hurt also.
The wife OF Mr. Luxe and her brother,
living about half mile south of Dover,
We're killed. but Mr.. Luke escaped with
comparatively slight injuries Mr.. Will
ham's house caught fire when it fell and
was completely burned up, adding much
to the horror OF the scene. Mrs. Hutchin-
son had au arm aud leg broken, and her
Lille is despared of. At this time il is inn
possible to give complete details, as there
Is no telegraphic communication with the
points named. Only one or two persons
have been here from the scene of the
cyclone since 1t occurred and it IS feared
that their stories tell not near the amount
of damage which has been done
ST. LOUIS, April l2-With tue dawn of
day came increasing reports OF damage by
last nights storm. No single disaster was
| of itself of serious moment, nor was
there any loss of life Nurserymen suffer-
| ell losses of glass and plants by hail. The
| city wCrk-house was unroofed, but no one
was hurt. A large quantity of lumber
along the river front WIS swept away, and,
| in addition to the boats mentioned last
night, the steam yacht OF an English
| tourist, Sidney Quirk, has disappeared.
| All the boats, however, are believed to be
safe, with their few involuntary pas
sengers. The poor house and insane hos
pital and other city institutions were
| damaged.
As the day progressed the reports OF
damage by the storm increased, but the
aggregate remains as at first estimated
| Al the boats which were blown from
their mooriugs have been removed, none
! badly damaged, aud towed to their
| wharyes.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. April 12-Yesterday
! evening a destructive cyclone visited the
! country northwest Of Stausberry, Mo. 1t
| moved from west TO east aud covered Il
strip OF country two miles wide and five
miles long Almost every building In the
! path was torn 70 pieces. Among those
/ who suffered the loss of their buildings are
| John Briggs. John Burnett. James Swear
| inger, John Warreck John Shelton and
! Mr.. Howberger Several people were
| killed, among them Mr.. Ward. His
| wife was fatally injured as was also John
/ Shelton and an unknown woman. Most
| of the people saw the cyclone coming in
! time to get to their cyclone cellars aud
escape injury. Tue loss will aggregate
| thousands of dollars.
SALEM, No, April IA regular cyclone
{ visited the northern part of tais county
! last evening about 6 o'clock. l. made r
path II this county from TWO to tour miles
( vide for a distance OF about twenty-five
miles Trees, fences houses aud haros
/ were demolished. and many persons killed
and Injured. The greatest loss OF life Is
reported frum Coudray. mining town Of
( about ;}10 population. Oaty three houses
are ief; standing there. Nine persons were
! Killed, and ii.Jy others more or less III
iuFrd Joe " 0tfsrd. Mauley Mitchell
Andrew Aft and j. \. Pesrmsn, farmers
/ Oh Dry Fork lost their houses Many Of
/ the occupants we're injured. Charles
! Au1ir ws,s blown from thz bridge at u ID
/ Land and drowned. Complete details are
/ uot We; cttaiaable
! STEsLVILLE No. Aprj. IA cyclone
( swept over t1Se western oaTt OF Crawford
! and he eastern part Of Dent county last
night Resides doing great properly dam
+ age. Il Killed mzny people. Al Hawkins
William Asher, engineer ~ tue NJ ines aad
three mea by the name ot Lay were kll.e1l
/ Miss Law wss blown away and has not
I been fuuSl.l. w \. Wilson is seriously
| Injured. Superintendent toadFay Of the