The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-13
WILD WESTERN WINDS.
TRECR IND RUIy WROUGHT IN
FIVE STATES OUT WEST.
Iowa. Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas and Mis-
souri, Suffer-startling Loss of
Life Reported.

H1GGINSV1LLE, MO, April 12-Tnis
county was visited last night about
o'clock by a terrific wind storm, which
swept everything before it, from the
southwest part of the county 10 the
northeast line. and leaving the county
by crossing the Missouri river at Wav-
erly.
Near Page City six deaths have 30
far been reported.
VIII Walker prosperous young farm
er. 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 extri-
Gated herself and with great difficulty
released him. They were unable 10 res
cue two Of the children, who were
smothered in the debris. The third is
fearfully mangied.
j. W. Hutchison. an aged farmer in
the same neighbOrhood suffered the loss
Of his wife and the complete demolition
OF his house, and was badly crippled
Mrs. II. Y. Luke and brother were
killed outright and their barns terribly
wrecked Further on Captain Tod Hun
ter's barns were demolished and small
negro girl killed on his farm. There
deaths at Dover and WaVerly. but moth
ing authentic can be secured
ST. JOSEPH. MO-. April PA dis
astrous cyclone visited the country north
west of Stanberry Mo, last evening.
It moved from west to east. and covered
a strip OF country two miles wide ana
five miles long. Almost every building
in its path was torn to pieces. Several
beople were killed among them Mrs.
o,,I IA INJURED
as was also John Shelton An unknown
woman was also killed. Most OF the peo-
ple saw the cyclone coming I'm time 10
get into their cyclone caves, and escaped
injury.
- rOUIs. April PA heavy wind
and rain swept over North IeNas last
night In Dallas several buildings were
blown down. but no lives were ios'. III
Paris. HIilsboro. Brookston and otner
places houses were blown down. the
only casualty in the path of the storm
as far as reported was near Muskogee,
Indian Territory. Here man named
Robinson and his child we're killed by
house blowing on them.
Wreck and Ruin Complete.
CHICAGO ILL, April l2-Last night s
storm wrought such havoc with telegraph
wires that It is almost impossible to obtain
the particulars OF the damage done. Ihe
destruction seems 10 have been general
and widespread in the states OF Iowa
Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas and missouri
Probably the greatest damage was done
in Iowa. although reports from Nebraska
indicate that when the full particulars
shall have been received that State will
lead in the loss of property and human
life. ,
Along the lire Of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST. Paul railroad. in Iowa
and Nebraska. the storm cut a wide
swoth. The town Of Akron, in the for
mer State. was wrecked, and Westheld'
A few miles distant. was badly demora-
Hzed. Meagre reports from localities IN
the interior show that the devas'ati )n
was widespread. although its full eXten;
cannot be known for several days. owing
to the lack Of telegraphic facilities and
the washing out Of the country roads.
rendering communication difficult. and IN
many cases impossible. Continuing along
the railroad in Nebraska the storm swept
up farm buildings. fences and bridges.
and finally swooped down on the town Of
Page. which it wrecked at this point.
The first loss OF life reported was that
of Mrs Clara MCGEE. Her two children
were dangerously injured, and several
other persons were hurt.
The storm Travelled with great velocity
a hundred miles between Akron and Page
in an hour and a half. Damage was
done further West. but owing to complete
prostration of telegraphic wires abso-
lutely no particulars are obtainable.
Destruction in Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. April 12-Ad-
vices received from all over the State
tell OF heavy damages and loss Of life
by the storm of last night and this morn
ing. \ tornado swept over the southern
portion of kOkOmO at this morning
demolishing the machinery and boiler
rooms Of the American straw board mills.
Robert Douglas. an emplOye of the mills,
was Instantly killed by the falling walls.
Other workmen in the machinery room
narrowly escaped. 4 large portion OF the
building is a complete wreck. and the
loss will exceed $4,000. The storm moved
TO the Northwest. uprooting trees in it's
way and doing more or less damage to
buildings.
The Storm in Missouri.
ST. LOUIS. April 12.-Last nights storm
of wind hail and rain was the worst
this city has experienced IN many years.
The rainfall began shortly after s o'clock.
and with slight intervals OF heavy hail.
accornpanied by blasts Of wind. a times
reaching a velocity of over fifty miles
an hour. continued until O'Clock A NJ
The rainfall was two and One-half inches.
Strect-car traffic was almost completely
stopDed The telephone service was en-
tirely demoralized. and telegraph wires IN
all directions were Frustrated.
The work house was unroofed, the poor
house at the female hospital and the In
sane asylum suffered severely. No one
was killed at any of the institutions, but
there were several narrow escapes.
The damage done TO property along the
river front was very heavy.
Winds and r. ,rthquakes.
CINCINNATI. April 12.-At o'clock
this morning wind blew at seventy-elght
miles an hour. Earthquakes are report
ed from dozen different sources. A
great deal of damage was done to prop
erty.
Near London. Ind. on the Big Four
road. several freight ears were blown
from a side track 10 the main track.
The fast freight ran into them and was
wrecked. The engineer was killed in
stantly, and several trainmen injured.
Hail and wind Storm In Texas.
ALBANY. TEX. April PA terrific
hail and wind storm swept over Western
Texas las- evening. travelling directly
down the valley and laying waste every-
thing I'm ifs r,a'h Whole farms, orchards
and small grain crops were compl 'tely
ruined Not a window-pane in the storms
track is left. Granaries. barns, wind
mills and fences were destroyed. Albany
escaped with but slight damage. Many
cattle were killed. but no human fatali-
ties are reported.
Cyclone In Mississippi.
MEMPHIS, TENN, April l2-It Is re-
ported that a cyclone has devastated