Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20
FATAL 10 LIFE.
Destruction Wrought By the Re
cent Tornado.
Serious Loss OF Life at Many Places In Mis-
souri-Great Destruction of Property
A Mississippi Town Swept Away
Incidents of the Calamity.

HIGGINsvn.LE, Mo-, April 13.-Death
and desolation followed the path of a
tornado which swept the country
Tuesday evening from point near the
town of MAYHEM to the city of Lexing-
ton, distance of fifteen miles. The
tornado swept district was 100 yards
wide, and in the entire distance of
fifteen miles not farm house nor a
tree remains standing. Eight persons
were killed outright, four more will
probably die from their wounds and
twenty-five were injured. Those killed
outright were: Mrs. Mary Luke and
two brothers, two children of William
Walker, Hugh McElroy, Mrs. A. FL.
Kelly, Joseph Brueggen.
Mrs John Brueggen is reported killed,
but no definite information about her
is obtainable. The fatally wounded
were: Mrs. William Walker, Daisy
Stanford (colored), Mabel Hutchinson,
Mrs. Joseph Hutchinson.
The tornado swept down upon the
country at exactly TAO o'clock. 1t came
from the southwest and Travelled north
easterly from point one mile south of
MAYHEM, distance of fifteen miles
Up about MAYHEM many outbuild-
ings were blown down and trees up
One mile east OF town the house and
barn of William Powell were blown
down and Mr.. and Mrs Powell were
slightly injured.
About half mile south of the Powell
residence lived Hugh McElroy and fam
lily of five children in two-story frame
residence. The house was blown down
and Mrs. McElroy killed. Every mem
, Der of his family, consisting of his wife
and four children, were injured but
none fatally. The residence of A. Ii.
Kelly, half mile distant, was blown
away and Mrs. Kelly killed outright,
although the other members of the
family escaped. The residence of Chris
Wolfe, in the same vicinity, was COM
pletely destroyed and Mrs. Wolfe
killed
About two miles southwest of Page
City the tornado was especially destruc-
tive. Joseph NJ. Hutchinson and family
lived in a large frame dwelling. Only
the ruins-of the place now remain. 1t
was literally reduced to kindling wood.
Mrs. Hutchinson was found with some
timbers resting on her. Her face and
head were badly cut and bruised, three
of her ribs broken, and her chest
crushed. When the physicians reached
influence of narcotics, but died early
yesterday morning.
LOSS OF LIFE AT STEELVILLE.
STEELvILLE, Mo-, April 13.-A cyclone
swept over the western part of Craw-
ford and the eastern part of Dent coun-
ty Tuesday night, and, besides doing
great property damage, killed many
citizens living in its path. At Coudray
William Asher, the engineer at the
mines, and three men by the name of
Lay We're killed. Miss Lay was blown
away and has not been found. A small
child was blown away. w. A. Wilson
is seriously injured. superintendent
Coudray of the mines was badly hurt,
and his wife was also badly injured.
All the dwellings and big store were
blown down.
AT Jadwin's post Office four men were
killed. On Dry creek, Crawford coun-
ty, the residence of a. NJ. Green, who
was confined to his bed, was torn down
by the wind 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.
CUT \ FOUR-MILE SWATH.
SALEM, Mo, April ia regular cy-
clone visited the northern part of this
county Tuesday evening about o'clock.
While the wind was blowing strong
from the southwest, a heavy storm APP
peared in the west, striking this county
near TIE center on the west line, cours-
ing northeast. 1t made path in this
county from two to four miles wide for
a distance of about twenty-five miles.
Trees, fences houses and barns
were demolished and many persons
killed and many injured.
The greatest loss of life is, reported
from the COudray, a mining town of
about 300 population. Only three
houses are left standing there and nine
persons We're killed. Many others more
CT less injured. Joe Woffard, Manley
Mitchell, Andy Aft and j. A. Pearson,
farmers on the Dry Fork, lost their
houses, and many of the occupants
We're injured.
LIGHTNING ADDS TO THE DISASTER.
MARSHALL, Mo, April ia severe
wind and rain storm visited this sec
tion Tuesday night about 0 o'clock,
blowing down fences. sheds and out
houses. y number of telephone poles
north of the city We're blown down.
During the storm lightning struck Rob-
ert FinleyiS barn. in the southern part
of the county, killing five head of good
horses and burning the barn and con-
tents.
In Mississippi.
VICKsBURG, Miss, April 13.-The en-
tire toyvntof RobinSonville was swept
away 10y Il tornado yesterday afternoon.
All the stores were in flames. Several
persons Were buried in the ruins. The
depot was completely destroyed and
the night operators wife killed. \
colo.ed child was also killed. Only