The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-04-19
DEATH In ITS PATH.
F'rightful Effects of the Great Tor
nado in Missouri
And other Western States Great Loss Of
Life and Destruction OF Property
Mark Its Path A Town De-
stroycd and Six Persons
Killed Outright.

HIGGINsvILLE, Mo-, April 13.-This
county was visited Tuesday night by
terrific wind storm, which swept every
thing before it from the southwest
part of the county to the northeast
line and leaving the county by crossing
the Missouri river at Waverly. Near
Page City six deaths have so far been
reported. Will Y. Walker, prosper
GUS 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 herself
and with great difficulty released him.
They were unable TO rescue two of
the children, who were smothered in
the debris. The third is fearfully
mangled.
j. w. Hutchinson, an aged farmer in
the same same neighborhood, suffered
the loss of his wife and the complete
demolition of his house and was badly
crippled.
Mrs. II. II. Luke and brother were
killed outright and their house and
barn wrecked. Further on Capt. Tod
hunters barns were demolished and q
small negro girl killed on his farm.
There are numerous reports about
deaths at Dover and Waverly, but
nothing authentic can be secured.
In the path of the storm between
Mayview and Lexington eight persons
were killed outright and three more
will probably die from their wounds,
and twenty-five were wounded. Those
killed outright were Mrs. Mary Lake
and two brothers, two children OF Will
lam Walker, Hugh McElroy, Mrs. A.
II. Kelley and Joseph Breuggen. The
whole country is filed with carriages
and other conveyances from these places
for removing the storm-stricken people
to hospitable homes.
YPsILANTI, Mich, April 1S.-A terrific
cyclone struck Ypsilanti last night,
passing through the business streets
from southwest to northwest. The
residence of William Kinsley was blown
off its foundation. Curtis wagon and
carriage factory, the business college,
Draper opera house, Hawkins house
and several other buildings were de-
molished. Along Congress street, the
principal business street of the city,
for two blocks signs and awnings were
, blown down and almost every plate
glass front on the north side of the
street was smased. The Liberal block,
containing the post Office and foul
stores, were riddled The roof of the
> building was blown into the street and
, several houses opposite were badly dam
aged by flying debris. No fatalities are
: reported.
STEELEvILLE, Mo-, April ia ter
rife wind and hailstorm passed ovei
! this section Tuesday evening. South o.
here the storm assumed the proportions
Of cyclone. Charles Akair, at Mid
: land blast furnace, was blown into q
, creek and drowned. The residence oi
; d. L. Green, in Cortois township, wa,
! wrecked and Mr.. Green was killed by G
falling wall. On the line of the rail
road between this city and Salem tn,
town of Condray was entirely de
: stroyed. Six persons were killed out
right and about twenty injured. All tn,
: doctors in this city left yesterday after
noon for that place 10 relieve tn,
: wounded and suffering.
: KoKoMO, Ind, April 1S.-A tornado
. swept over the western portion Of thii
: place yesterday morning. The machin
cry and boiler room of the strawboarC
= : mills were demolished and Rober
Douglass, an employe, was crushed I,
: death in the debris. Other workmer
!, had narrow escapes. The building Il
/, almost complete wreck. The storm
= moved to northwest, uprooting tree
and doing great damage TO property
At Jacksonville heavy rains causeC
serious washouts on the Jeffersonvill,
& indianapolis railroad.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 18th,
storm yesterday morning was the mos
q severe Terre Eaute has experienced II
thirty years, many buildings were un
o rooted and the people thoroughly ter
D rorized by the wind, hail and lightning
b Eight iron columns for the train shed
I at the new Union station were blow
! down, pulling up the granite block OIL
y which they rested.
ALBANY, Tex, April 1S.-The storm
8 swept over western Texas, travelling
v directly down the valley and layini
= waste everything in its path. Who'll
y farms, orchards and small grain crop
were completely ruined; not a windov
q pane in the storms track is left. Gran
aries, barns, windmills and fences wer
destroyed. Albany escaped with bu
, slight damage. Many cattle wer
killed, bat no human fatalities are re
{ ported.