The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-04-15
VICTIMS OF THE STORM.
Great Damage to Property by the
Force Of the Wind.
SEVERAL FATALITIES REPORTED

Missouri, Kansas. Texas, Nebraska, In
diana and Illinois Visited by the
Mighty Blast which LEFT Death and
Destruction In It's Path.
HIaa1NsvII.LE, Mo, April 49, - This
county was visited on Tuesday by a ter
rife wind storm which swept everything
before It, from the southwest part Of the
county to the northeast line Near Page
City six deaths have so far been reported.
VIII Walker, a prosperous young farmer,
was at the supper table with his wife and
three children when his brick house was
blown over, completely burying him and
all the children. His wife extricated her
self and with great difficulty released him.
They were unable to rescue two of the
children who were smothered in the de
bris. The third Is fearfully mangled The
wife Of j. W. Hutchison, an aged farmer
in the same neighborhood, was killed and
his house destroyed. Mrs. A. Y. Luke and
brother were killed outright and their
barns terribly wrecked. Further on Cap
tain Todhunter's barns were demolished
and a small negro girl killed on his farm.
There are numerous reports and rumors
about deaths at Dover and WaverlY, but
nothing authentic can be secured. In
Lafayette county four persons are reported
killed. Seven OF eight farm houses were
totally destroyed. At Rolla ten dwelling
houses and barns were blown down
Parker, a hamlet ten miles west Of Inde
pendence, was almost destroyed. Many
houses were completely leveled The loss
Of life is believed to be great. At MAYHEM
several houses were blown down and It Il
believed several people were killed. The
cyclone swept the country northwest o.
Stanberry. The path of the cyclone wa,
two miles wide. Four farm houses wert
leveled and other damage done. Severa
people were killed, among them Mrs
Ward. Her husband and John Shelter
were fatally injured An unknown woman
was also crushed TO death. Most of thu
people saw the cyclone coming In time Il
get in their cyclone cellars. The loss will
| aggregate thousands of dollars.
The Damage in Kansas.
KANSAS CITY, April 19.-Fierce storm
of wind and rain swept over Kansas ant
Missouri Tuesday afternoon and night
doing an incaloulable amount of damag
and causing the loss of many lives II
Kansas the town of Parker was laid waste
nearly every house i'm the place being NOR
or less wrecked, but no lives were lost ant
| few persons were injured. It was also re
ported that the towns of Willis, Everes
and Powhattan were laid waste, but thi
proved not TO be the case, though consid
cradle damage was done, Near Garnet tn
houses Of Walter Hawley and Henry Dyke
were completely demolished, but no on
was injured At Walnut many house
were wrecked and several persons I'M ia red
The worst is feared from the surroundinl
country, At Hiawatha a fierce win,
crushed in weak store fronts and awning
and threw over outhouses and chimneys
At Powhattan Peter Hoskinson was strucl
on the head by a flying timber anC
knocked senseless. At Robinson Owel
Pelton was instantly killed by lightning
Much stock was killed by the storm, barn
were laid low and hay stacks scattered
Fruit trees were broken and twisted, bu
they had not yet budded, and there is still
promise of plenty.
In Texas and Nobaska.
ALBANY, Tex, April IA terrific win
and hail storm swept over western Texa.
laying waste everything in its patti
Whole farms, orchards and small graf
crops were completely ruined. Not wiz
dow pane In the storms track is left
Granaries, barns, windmills and fence
were destroyed. Albany escaped with bu
slight damage. Many cattle were killed
but no fatalities are reported.
LINCOLN, Neb,, April 13.-Aslde froI
the partial wrecking Of the village c
Page, in the northern part of the state, n
great damage resulted from the storm {
Tuesday night. Geneva, the county sea
Of Fillmore county, suffered the partit
demolition Of one or two buildings, but a
one was injured.
In Indiana and Illinois.
CHICAGO, April l9.-In Illinois a terrih
wind, rain and hail storm passed owe
Rockford, doing much damage in this
vicinity. 1t verged close on a cyclon,
breaking windows, tearing up trees an
turning over barns and small buildingi
At Jacksonville all the streams in tn
vicinity are out of their banks and bridge
are washed away, while fences are fioatin
down stream in confusion. Trees an
buildings have also suffered, and man
cattle were killed by lightning In Indian
a terrific wind storm passed over Teri
Haute, and did many thousand dollar
worth Of damage in the city and Vicinit,
Twenty iron columns OF the Vandali
train sheds were blown down and th
stone foundation uprooted. At KOkom
the machinery and boiler rooms of Il
American Straw Board mills were demo
ished and Robert Douglass, an employ
was crushed TO death In the debris 9th,
workmen had narrow escapes. The bull,
Ing is complete wreck.
Michigan Catches 1t, Too.
DETROIT, April IA heavy rain storl
and tornado struck Ypsilanti, WashteI
county about 1880 last evening and sweI
through its centre, leaving destruction
its path. Twelve or fifteen Of the prin clip
business blocks in the city were demOlishe
and others had their roofs torn off an
otherwise damaged. Several dwelling
were also wrecked No one was killei
bnt quite number were injured,
And BIississIppi Also,
VICKsBURe Miss, April 19.-Conduct,
Thomas, Of the Yazoo and Mississip
, Valley railway, wires here: The enti
/ town Of Robinsonville, Coahoma count
= was swept away by cyclone about
I o'clock yesterday afternoon. All the stor
were buried. Several negroes and perhaI
! ZONE whites are buried in the ruins. Onl
! two houses are left standing
Catholic University Directors Meet
WASHINGTON, April 13-The annu
meeting of the board of directors Of Il
] Catholic University took place yesterda
all being present save Bishops Marty,
/ Dakota, and Chapelle, of New Mexic