New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-13
Ruin WROUGHT BY STORM.
TERRIFYING EXPERIENCES OF WESTERN
TOWNS.
FEAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND SOME LOSS
OF LIFE IN STATES WEST OF THE MISsIs-
SrPPI RIVER-RAfN, WIND, HAIL,
THUNDER. LIGHTNING AND AN
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.

THUNDER, LIGHTNING AND AN
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
ST. Louis. April 1c-Wh the dawn of dc; came
local reports Of damages from lae; nights hail and
electric storm that are surprising. II is almos, n
miracle that There Is 10 death list to record. one
exciting the unrOoing of the work
house. II shattered thoroughly as though II
had been done BY an artillery attack The crashing
Of the tinberS and the shrekS OF the inmates made
the scene one of greatest confusion The officers
and guards were prompt In action. however A hur
ned examination revealed the fact that no one had
been injured. y squad of police sent down post
haste and the institution kept under close watch
No succeeded In escaping. Another scene of con
fusion occurred when the roof OF the district sub
station. al Jefferson ave and Dayton-st.. torn
away by the fury Of the wind. There few
prisoners I'm at the lime, and there were no serious
results beyond the damage TO the building.
Street-car service In all directions was badly inter
ruped by trees. broken wires and other DISTINCTIONS
and Is yet only partially recovered. Thousands OF
dollars worth of lumber piled along tie river front
was blown into the stream late last night and
ned away by the current Much more i, surrounded.
and the river Is rapidly rising. will undoubtedly
be lost. Al the Union Depot the platforms and walt
ing.rOomS were flooded and passengers wadcd through
water foot deep board their trains. The poor
house, female hospital and insane asylum suffered
severely in the storm, windows being broken, chin
ncys blown down and oubuildngS. fences and shrub-
berry demolished. AT the p0orhouse many OF the in
mates rushed from the buildings In u state OF terror.
The city hospital severely shaken up and many
windows We're broken. resulting in a panic the
Inmates steam yacht, belonging 10 sidney Quirk,
al EngiSh tourist. was blown a0rif also half dozen
small wharf boats. Il Is not known how many people
aboard these boats. 1t is thought. however.
that they have met with any serious accident.
From all over tho city and suburbs come reports of
iOusc nd nj appdb y
loss vii aggregate many thousands.
Kansas City. No.. April 12-Eastern Kansas and
Western Missouri visited last night by terrible
tornadoes and hurricanes Montgomery County In
lis extreme southeastern part, suffered the most The
independence countyseat caught only the edge OF
the storm. and only few houses and outbuldlngs
were blown down. Parker. small station on the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railroad. was struck by
tornado at o'clock last evening. The business
part Of the town f. complete wreck. as wen as
half of the residence portion. several persons are
reported killed and large plumber seriously In
jured No estimate can be made of the loss at
the present time. a tornado struck Walnut. In the
northeastern part OF the State at about O'Clock ana
after causing much damage there switched of north
ward into Missouri and struck successfully the towns
OF Mayview. Page City and lIiGgfnSviile. All along
the route houses were blown down. outhouses and
fences destroyed and numerous cattle killed. Tele
graph wires all the state are down and com
municaton is extremely difficult.
Steeville Mo-. April ia terrific wind and hail
storm passed over this section from to 10 O'Clock
last evening. South Of here the storm assumed the
proportion Of tornado. Charles Akalr at the Mid
land Blast Furnace was blown into a creek and
drowned. The house OF d. VI. Green in CortoiS
township was wrecked and Mr.. Green was killed
BY falling wall.
On the line OF the railroad between this city and
Salem the town Of Condrav was entirely destroyed.
Five persons killed and about twenty injured.
All the doctors in this city left here this afternoon
for that place to relieve The wounded and suffering.
At Robinson Owen Pelon killed by lightning.
Much stock was killed by the storm, barns were
laid low and haystacks scattered.
Page City. No. April ia tornado struck TINS
town last evening tearing and twisting houses and
creating vide. pread ruin. Many people were Injured
report has reached here from Hiawatha. kan that
Willis and Powhatan. small towns south of there.
OF about 500 Inhabitants each, we're totally destroyed
BY tornado.
Lexington. Mo-. April Io.-A tornado passed through
portion Of this country last night accompanied with
terrific thunder and lightning, and destroyed every
thing in It's path. which about 600 yards wide,
and. so far traced, some five or SIX miles in
length. 1t first struck the earth about quarter
OF mile south of Mayview, where II demolished the
house OF Mr. Meyers and seriously Injured nearly every
member OF the family. Passing thence in south
eastery direction. IT destroyed the houses Of Messrs
Fountain Weliman. Kelly, stone, Roach. Mcklroy,
Williams William Walker and others, and swept out
houses. fences trees and everything else before it
as though they were trash. Many persons were
bruised and manned more or less seriously, ana TWO
OF Mr. Walkers children killed and another
was uortally hurt. Mr.. Walker and wife and hired
man were also all seriously hurt. being covered by
The wreckage and were rescued with great dinicuty
Mr.. Fountain Is thought TO be fatally hurt The VIE
OF Mr. Luke and her brother about half mile south
Of Dover, killed, but Mr.. Luke escaped with
comparatively slight injuries. Mr.. Willams's house
caurh, fire when It fell, and completely burned
up adding much 10 the horror Of the scene Mrs.
Huchison had ann and leg broken, and her life
Is despalred Of
ST. Joseph No. April ia tornado visited the
country northwest Of stanbcrry No, last evening. 1t
moved from west to east and covered Au1p VI
country two miles vide and i've miles long. Hlho'l
every building in its path WAS torn to pieces. Among
those who suffered the loss their buildings are john
Briggs John Burnett Mr.. Swcaringcr Mr. War'ick'
John Johnston and Mr.. Howberger. Several people
were killed, among them Mrs. Ward coio'"o. Her
husband fatally injured. as was Johh Shei'oh
An unknown woman also killed. Most oil 'he
people saw the tornado coming In time 10 get mo
their "cyclonc caves" and escape injury. lhe ioS'
Will aggregate thousands OF dollars
The damage to crops both in Missouri ana Kansas
has been great.
dispatch from Garnet, Kansas, says: "A disis
trOus tornado passed across this county ABOUT
O'clock last evening. going from southwest to northeast
The houses Of Walter Iiawlcy and Henry Dykes were
completely demolished. The town OF Parker Is h"a
TO have been blown out Of existence Tine Spr'
column Of dust and debris could be seen Tor nearly III
hour but was 90 far away that only mcagrc accounts
have been sc0ircd.p
Mexico. Mo-. April 12.-During the terrific Storm VI
last night the Missouri Military Academy was daUag"d
10 the extent OF 81 900. and several OF the Inmates
narrowly escaped With their lives one end OF 'he
binding was blown in. There came near D'1hs Il
disastrous panic at the Opera House. wher" large
audience had assembled. but cooi lcahS pTcVeh"u
serious results several houses blown from thcir
foundations, and pOrches, fences, ETC., were ue'o
ished. At Hannibal Mo-. severe wind last night uh
rooted houses mprooted trees and did other dah"s'
tenement house, occupied by peero family was
demnlshcd md thu runs Id lre hN tho cxpOalDn