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

| men were killed. Oa Dry creek. Craw-
ford county, the residence OF A. N. Green.
who was confined TO his bed, was torn
down by tue wind, aud the old gentleman
killed.
| N INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS. April 12-Advices re-
ceiyed from over the state this morning
tell Of heavy damage and loss or life Dy
| the storm last night and early this morn
ing. A tornado swept over the south
| western portion of kokomo at clock
this morning, demoiishing the machinery
room and boiler room Of the Amerlcan
Straw Board mills. Robert Douglas, an
enploye of the mills. WAS instant
ly killed by the falling walls.
Other workmen in the machine
room narrowly escaped. The storm moved
ing more or less damage to buildings
Washouts are reported on ell the rail
roads
The storm struck Greencastle this morn
ing and did much damage. The roof OF
the female dormltory at the De Paw
university was blown off, and number
OF buildings were in like manner dlstS-
ured. Trees and chimneys were blown
down and the grand stand at the park was
demolished The damage was general
throughout this section. AT MonteZuma
the Riverside hotel was wrecked, part of
it being carried away. Much other dam
age was done. So far as known no lives
were lost.
OTHER STATES.
ALBANY, Tex, April 12-The most ter
rife wind and hail storm ever recorded in
the history Of western Texas swept over
this county last evening Orchards and
small graiu crops are completely ruined.
Not window pane in the storms track
WAS left; even the sashes were broken to
pieces and the roofs beaten in as though
windmlis and fences are destroyed. The
town of Albany escaped with but slight
damage. Calves, colts and sheep were
killed, but so far no human lives are re-
ported lost.
LYONS, n. Y, April IA tornado pre-
vailed here today. The wind blew CHM
neys off houses and uprooted trees. The
clouds of dust in the roads made travel
almost impossible.
LATER SUMMARY.
KANSAS CITY, April 12-As communi-
cation gradually becomes opened up with
the small towns and hamlets throughout
Kansas and Missouri which were cyclone
swept yesterday, and AS the news-always
making additions to the list of lives sacri-
feed aud prosperity dcstroyed-is received,
the real extent of the storm becomes
known, 1t is impossible to get the names
of the victims, however, and in most in-
stances the accounts of the destruction
wrought are Incomplete. Even in some
places where wire communication has
been restored the news is not available,
the stricken citizens being engaged with
the more important duty OF caring Tor the
injured in taking care of the dead and IN
putting together what were once their
homes Fifteen people are known to have
been killed; thirty or forty were injured,
while numerous houses, as we'll us smaller
property, were destroyed. Much stock
was also killed Fruit trees were broken
and twisted and haystacks were scattered
in all instances. Some anxiety Is felt lest
there be shortage in fodder.
A dispatch from Higginsville says that
business is at a complete standstill
and much confusion prevails Hundreds
of people from adjoining places came into
town this morning to view the destruction
wrought by the cyclone. A performance
was in progress at the opera house when
the storm struck the city, and for a mo-
ment it seemed as though a panic would
result and many people be killed. By the
heroic efforts of several men in the audi
ence the people were finally made to as.
sumo some sort OF order, and all soon
passed out of the building without any
having been seriously hurt. Several, how
CfCi, NOlC NJ uioSN1 ~ e.'O uoh 'u't
three or four women tainted. Tne doctors
in the town promptly got to work after
the storm and rendered vaiulb service to
the injured.
At Beaumont, Kan, the same story of
destruction is reported. Wnile nobody
was killed there, several were Injured and
several houses were Badly damaged, some
being completely demolished. Some stock
also suffered.
ST LOUIS, April 12-As the telegraph
and telephone wires are repaired and com
munication is once more restored, reports
begin to come in of death aud destruction 4,
each one seemingly more fearful than its
predecessor All through southern and
central Iltinois-at Springfield, Quincy,
Jacksonville, Danville, Centralia, Olney,
Nandalia, Cairo and various other places
barns and other small buildings were
reported destroyed and much live stock
killed. No loss of human life is reported.
Northern Arkansas also suffered, though
not to SO great an extent
1t is now certain that there was no loss
of life in this city, nor were any very seri
ou> injuries sustained by any one. The
property loss will be great, however aggre-
eating over 81, ,000, 900.
Trains from all sections were from one
to three hours late today, having been
delayed by washouts and landsiides. The
death-list for the state now 90 O'Clock p.
m.) reaches twenty-five, and it cannot be
foretold how much it may be increased as
communication is re-established.