The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-21
ECHOES OF THE STORM.
Deadly Work Accomplished by the
Storm Kings Carnival
scores of Human Lives Sacrificed. Many
injured. aud. In some Instances.
Entire Towns Laid Waste
by Ills Unsuitable Fury.


Damage and Loss of Itfe In kansas-
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, April i2.-Fierce
storms Of wind and rain swept over
Kansas and Missouri yesterday after
noon and last night doing an incalcu-
liable amount of damage and causing the
loss Of many lives.
In Kansas the town OF Parker was
laid waste. nearly every house in the
place being more or less wrecked, but,
contrary To first reports no lives We're
lost and few persons were injured.
Near Garnet, the house iof Henry
Walter and Henry bikes we're COM
plet~iy dem olshed. but no one was in
jured- A large column of dust and de-
bris could be seen for nearly an hour
at Gnrnett
AtWalnut many hous es were wrecked
and several persons injured.
The worst is feared from the sur
rounding country.
At Muscotah several houses were I'M
rooted. and Mrs. Burns and her baby
were badly injured.
In Missouri the storia centered in La
fayette county in the west and st.
Louis in the east.
Near Page City six lives were lost.
The section house nc Stanberry was
also visited by disaster. At least two
women We're killed and many injured,
while the losses will amount to thou
sands Of dollars.
Yesterday afternoon about o'clock
= terrific storm swept down upon the
vicinity Of Hiawatha, Kas. Scared
parents ran to the schoolhouses for
their children. but learned that they
had been sent home by the teachers in
order to escape the storm. Then came
a fierce wind. which crushed in weak
store fronts and awnings and
threw over outhouses and chimneys-
Then it quoted and was followed
by a fierce rain and hail, the
latter Of which crashed through win
.dows aud split the weatherboards of
houses. The damage was confined TO
the breakage OF window-glass and the
.overthrowng Of out-buildings.
The towns OF Willis and Baker were
reported 10 have been destroyed last
night, but are not seriously damaged.
the on ~ destruction being about such
rs is usual 10 most hard storms
At Powhattan. Peter Hoskinson was
struck on the head by flying timber
and knocked senseless for time
At Robinson, Owen Pelton was killed
by Ugh thing while working in the field
1cor the house when the storm broke.
Much stock was killed by the storm.
barns We're laid low and hay-stacks
scattered The corn has not yet been
planted or il would have been drowned
ont. Fruit trees were broken and
twisted. but they had not yet budded.
and despite the wreck there is still
promise OF plenty.
About o'clock yesterday a destruc-
tive wind visited the country north
west of Stanberry. Mo-, moving from
west to to east and covered a strip of
country two miles wide and five miles
long Almost every house and barn in
its path was torn TO pieces. Among
those who suffered the loss of all their
buildings are: John Briggs. John
Burnett, Mr.. Swearinger, Mr. shelton
and Mr.. Howeberger.
Mrs Ward and an unknown woman
were killed and Ward and John Shell
con were seriously injured. Most of
the people saw the storm coming in
time to get into their caves and escape
injury. The loss will amount to thou
sands of dollars.