The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-13
OUT IN THE WET.
Miss Lay Blown Clear
Away.
SOME FREAKS OF A CYCLONE
Wherever the Storm Struck Nothing
Built by Man Could Stand in
Its Pathway.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

tion gradually becomes opened up with the
small towns and hamlets through Kansas
and Missouri over which the cyclone swept
yesterday the real extent OF the disaster be-
comes known. 1t is impossible TO get the
names of the victims, however, and in most
lns iances the accounts of destruction are
incomplete. Fifteen people are known to
have been killed and thirty or forty in
1ured. while numberless houses, as we'll as
much other property, have been destroyed.
Much stock was also killed. Besides this,
fruit trees were broken and twisted and
hay-stacks scattered.
In Kansas, Parker Hamlet, ten miles
south OF Independence, was almost totally
destroyed, many houses demolished and
many others badly wrecked.
Walnut, in Crawford County, in that
State. suffered severely in wrecked houses,
bat there is no loss OF life.
Dispatches from Hiawatha state that the
storm wrought great havoc in the northeast
ern portion of the State. Several towns
were more OF less damaged and many lives
are reported lost. The towns Of Willis,
Garnet. Everest and Powhattan were partly
demolished and several people were injured.
Near Robinson E. j. Potion was struck by
lightning and killed. At Mascotah several
houses were unroofed and Mrs. Burns and
her baby were badly injured.
The cyclone entering Missouri struck sue
cessiyely The towns of Mayview. Page City
and Higginsyills. where, alter doing con-
sidera ble damage, it spent its force.
At ST. joseph the cyclone caused consid-
erabe damage. Several people were killed,
but most OF the people saw the storm COM
ing in time to get into their cyclone caves,
and so escaped injury.
SALEM. No., April IA regular cyclone
visited the northern part Of the county
last evening. Trees. fences, houses and
barns were demolished, and many persons
were killed and injured. The greatest loss
ol life is reported from Coudray, a mining
town of about 800 people. Only three houses
were left standing there. and nine persons
were killed and over fifty injured. Many Of
whom will die. Joe Woffard, Maley Nit
chell, Andy Aft and j. A. Pearman, far
mers on Dry Fork lost their houses. aad
many Of the occupants we're injured. At
Midland Bridge Charles Adair was blown
from the bridge and drowned. Complete
details are not yet obtainable.
STEELEvILLE, Mo-, April IA cyclone
swept over Crawford and Dent counties
last night, and besides doing great damage
killed many citizens. At Hawkins Bank
William Asher and three men bv the name
Of Lay were killed. Miss Lay was blown
away and has not been found. A small
child was also blown away. and W. A. Will
son was seriously hurt. The superintend-
ent of the Coudray mines and his " ife were
badly Injured. All of the dwellings in town
and big store were blown down. At Jab-
wins Postoffice four men were killed. On
Dry Greek the residence of a. NJ. Green
was destroyed and the old gentleman killed.
Farm houses and barns were destroyed
throughout the county. and reports are
coming in every hour of persons killed and
damage done.
LEXINGTON, Mo-, April ia most de-
structive cyclone passed through the city
last night accompanied by violent electric
storm and fearful downpour of rain. In
the path OF the storm, about 800 yards in
width. everything was destroyed. The
storm first struck about a quarter of mile
east Of Mayview. where many houses were
demolished. W. S. Fountains house was
torn into kindling-woOd and Mr. and Mrs.
Fountain were fatally hurt. The house of
William Walker. County Assessor, two
story brick. wss crushed like an egg and the
family buried in the debris. Two children
were killed and one fatally Injured. Mr..
Walker escaped with severe wounds, and
Mrs. Walker and the hired man were not
badly hurt. The railroad water-tank at
Page City was next dem 0lished, and then
came the house and barn of Mr.. Hutchison
He and his wife were probably fatally hurt
A tpnant-house upon the farm of Captain
Todhunter was wrecked and a negro child
killed. The house OF John Luke in the i'm
mediate neighborhood was blown to atoms
and Mrs Luke and her brother were killed.
Inuumers BILE outhouses, fruit trees and
fences were destroyed.
ST. LOUIS. No. April 12.-The storm last
night did widespread damage in this city
and vicinity. The hailstones demolished
large amount OF glass all over the city. The
roofs of the workhouse and the Third Dis
trict sub-station were blown off, FOrtu-
nately none of the inmates were killed or
seriously hurt. The Poorhouse. City Hos
pital, Female Hospital and insane asylum
suffered severely in broken glass; chimneys
were overlhrown. ontbuIldings and fences
were blown down and shruhbery demol-
ished. and the inmates rushed out in a state
of terror. The steam yacht belonging to
an English tourist was blown adrift with
half a dozen small wharf boats. 1t is not
known how many persons we're aboard
with. any serious accident. From all over
the city and suburbs come reports of houses
unroofed and other minor damage done. No
loss to life has been reported so far
All the boats torn from their moorings
have been recovered. None were badly
damaged.
AS the telegraph and telephone wires are
repaired and communication is once more
restored reports are received Of the rayages
of Tuesday nights storm. Wires all over
are still prostrated, but enough has been
learned to show that no section escaped the
storms fury.
Salem. Stanberry. Steeleville. Rolla. Page
CITY and other places report not only
destruction Of property but loss of life.
while Nevada, Mexico and various other
places report trees. outhouses, fences and
roofs blown away.
The same is true of Southern and Cen
trail Illinois, Springfield. Quincy, Jacks
vile. Danville, Centralia, Olnry, Vandalia.
Cairo and various other places reporting
barns and other small buildings DESTROYED
and much livestock killed. No loss of hu-
man life is reported here.
Northern Arkan sas also suffered, though
not TO go great an extent.
The property loss in this CITY will be great.
aggreGating over 100000 Trains from ali
sections we're from one to three hours late
to-day.
The death list for the State reaches over
twenty five and it cannot be told how much
it may be increased as communication is re-
esta ablished.
RoILo, Mo-, April IA severe cyclone
passed over the southern part of this city
last night. Ten dwellings and barns were
demolished and many others damaged. No
body was killed.
PAGE CITY. Mo, April IA terrible
tornado struck this city last evening, tear
ing and twisting houses and creating wide
spread ruin. William Walker and his two
children were killed and many others in
jured.
ST. JOSEPH, NO., April 12.-Late yester-
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