Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-20

KANSAS Cry, April 12.--Parker, a small
station on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railroad, was struck by cyclone at
O'Clock last evening. The business part of
the town is a complete wreck, as well as
half the residence portion. Several per-
sons are reported killed and large mum
Der seriously injured. No estimate can be
made of loss.
Another cyclone struck Walnut in tho
northeastern part of The State at about 0
O'clock, and after causing much damage
there switched off northward into Mis-
souri,, and struck successfully the towns Of
MAYHEM, Page City and Higginsvillc.
INDIANAPOLIS, Inn, April l2.-Advices
received from over the State this morning
tell Of heavy damage and loss Of life BY
the storm of last nighC and early this
morning,
A tornado swept over the southern por-
ton of Kokomo at o'clock this morning,
dcmolishing the machinery ana boiler
rooms Of the American Straw Board Mills.
Robert Douglass, an enploye of the mills,
was instantly killed by the falling walls.
Other workinen in the machinery room
narrowly escaped. A large portion of the
building is complete wreck, and the loss
will exceed $4,000.
The storm moved to the northwest, up
roofing trees in its way and doing more or
less damage to buildings.
A Jacksonville dispatch says the heavy
rains have caused number of serious
washouts Of the Jacksonville and Indian
apolis road.
At Junes Crossing, Caney Fork, Henry
vile, Vienna and Marshtield much dam
age was done. Trains ran south of Scy-
molr over the Ohio and Mississippi yester-
day afternoon, and this morning washouts
are reported on the Air Line and Monon
roads
HIGGiHsvILLE, Mo-, April 12.-Ths
county was visited last night about I
n lInE ht tarr ttt1- ,t.tl,
swept everything before it from the south
west part of the county TO the north east
line and leaving the county by crossing
the Missouri river at Waverly. Near Page
City six deaths have so far been reported
viii Walker a prosperous young farmer
was at tie 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 her
self and with great difficulty released him.
They were unable to rescue two of the
children, who were smothered in the
debris. The third is fearfullv mangled.
j. W. Hutchinson All aged farmer in the
same nelgilborhUod, 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 Todhunter's barns
were demolished, and q small, negro girl
killed on his farm There are numerous
reports and rumors about deaths at Dover
and Waverly, but nothing authentic can
be secured.
ATeHsog, KAN, April l2.-The storm
yesterday afternoon and last night did a
great deal of damage along the Central
Branch railroad west of here. A great
many telegraph poles were blown down
and communication with the west was
entirely cut off till noon to-day. At
MusCotah, Kan, number of houses and
barns were unroofed The house Of u MIR
Burns was unroofed and Mrs. Burns and
her baby were seriously injured. Severa
persons were slightly injured by falling
timbers. Two houses of Charles ShedC
of Whiting, were demolished. A heavy
gale is blowing over Northern Kansas
again this evening. There is no truth il
the report that Everest and Willis wer,
badly damaged by the storms.
ALBANY, Tex, April PA terrific vino
and hail storm swept over Western TeXa
last evening, travelling directly down the
valley and laying waste everything in III
path. Whole farms orchards and small
grain crops were completely ruined not
window pane in the storms track is left
We're destroyed. Albany escaped with bn
slight damage. Many cattle were killed
but no human fatalities are reported.
LENiNGToN, Mo-, April l2.-All parts o
Lafayette county were visited last night b,
destructive storm. Four persons are re
swell the number materially. Seven 0
eight farm houses were totally dcmoishe
and about 20 people are reported hurt
some OF them perhaps fatally. ANON
the injured are; w. ). Fountain and wife
Mrs. L. j. Hutchinson and daughter
William Walker, wife and child, Chri
Mayer, wife and live children.
IPsGLANTt, Mich, April ia tornad
struck this place about 7.30 this evenn
and wrecked the business portion Of Ia
town. The loss is heavy. 1t has not ~
been learned whether there was any los
of life.
MEMPHIS, TENN, April Fit is rcporle
that cyclone has devastated Cohuani
county, Miss, tonight. The wires ar
interrupted, and information is difficult I
obtain.
DETROIT, MtcH, April l3.-At 1245
m, the following dispatch was receive
from Tpsilanti:
This city is i'll ruins. A cyclone struc
here tonight, coming from the southwes
and sweeping everything IN its patti
Thousands of dollars of damage WI
caused by it.
The storm took strip through the bus
ness portion Of the town, moving hous'
from their foundations and raZing other
Cleary Business College and the Curt
carriage factory are in ruins. The Hawkit
House and Occidental Hotel ARE badl
damaged and the roofs of half the stor,
were blown off. Twenty store fronts wei
also smashed in.
On Huron street the rubbish is piled
feet high. The post office building VI
demolished and the mail is scattered in Il
street. All telegraph, telephone and ele
trio light wires are down leaving the Gil
in complete darkness, Everybody Is /
watching property that has been expos,
10 the storm. No one is hurt severely.
YPsILANTI, M1cn., April ia repo
has Just reached here that the town
Saline, in Washtenaw county, 0 mil
south of here, was wiped out by cycloi
last night. Saline is on the Lake Shore
Michigan Southern railroad, and has
population of LOO or /, 100.
MEMPHIS Tenn, April 13.-Robinso
willie, Miss, was wiped off the face Of Il
earth yesterday afternoon. by doub
visitation Of wind and fire. Owing to n
fact that the depot telegraph office "
wrecked and the wires blown down for
mile. the details of the disaster are mcaSi
but enough is known to show that Nor
Mississippi has been visited with a secol
calamity as appalling as the one that la
waste Tunica and Kelly's short viii
ago.
So far as is known the only white perst
killed was Mrs. Emma Lusk, wife OF L,
Lusk, night operator of the Illinois Cent?
railroad, who was in the depot when /
cyclone struck the town. Loure
laughter-in-law of George w. Foster, "
injured about the arms and it is said til
u or 10 negroes were killed.
The cyclone struck the town short
tfter 4 o'clock. The cloud that mark
The approach of the arial destroyer "
unnel-shaped and seemed to grow out