Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-22
4 TERRIBLE STORM.
Nearly Twenty Persons Reported
Killed in Missouri
Great Damage Done in Cincinnati
ard Kansas.
NO. 80.

despatch from st. Louis, No., says: The
storm of wind, hail and rain was the worst
this city has experienced in many years. The
rainfall began shortly after 8 O'Clock, and
with slight intervals of heavy hail. accom-
panied by blasts of wind, at times reaching
velocity of over forty miles an hour, contin-
ued until O'Clock A. n. The rainfull was
two and half inches. Traffic was almost
completely stopped. The telephone service
vas entirely demoraiised and telegraph wires
in all directions were Frustrated. The work
house was unroofed during the heavy hail
storm in the early evening. Many carriage
and cab horses were maddened by the hall
stones falling on Them and ran away.
Higginsville, Mo-, was visited about 7
o'clock by terrific wind-storm which swept
everything before it from the southwest part
Of the county to the northeast line, and leav
Ing the county by crossing the Missouri river
at waverly
Near Page City six deaths have so far been
reported. William Walkers, prosperous
young farmer 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 extricated
herself and with great difficulty released him.
They were unable to rescue two of the chill
dren, who were smothered in the debris. The
third is fearfully mangled.
Mrs. H. Y. Luke and brother were killed
outright, and their barns terribly wrecked
Further on Captain Todhunter's burns were
demolished, and small negro girl killed on
his farm. There are numerous reports and
rumors about deaths at Dover and Wayerly,
., doc. nut, IL. ks,a ,~..1
All parts Of Lafayette county, No., were
visited by destructive storm. Four persons
are reported killed. Seven or eight farm
houses were totally demolished ard about
twenty people are reported hurt, some oil
them perhaps fatally.
A terrific gale swept over Cincinnati be-
tween and ~ NJ. The signal station 70
ported the velocity Of the wind at seventy.
eight miles per hour. From a different
source came reports Of an earthquake hav,
ing been perceptibly felt during the night.
In the big Spencer House building, at Broad
way and the Public Landing, especially on
the upper floors. the shock caused great
alarm. Many persons were awakened from
sound sleep to hear distant rumbling noise
like that made by heavy train of railroad
ears in motion. In the Henrietta Building,
on West Fourth street. the inmates were
greatly greatly a16rmet BY fattfingU Tie chan
delers and Pickering gas. Two distinct
shocks were felt about fourteen minutes
apart.
The storm did great deal OF damage along
the Central Branch Railroad west of Atchison,
Ken. great many telegraph poles were
blown down, and communication with the
West was entirely cut OF till noon.
AT Muscotah, Kan, a number Of houses
and barns were unroofed. The house of a
Mr. Burns was cnroofed and Mrs. Burns and
her baby were seriously injured. Several
persons were slightly injured by falling tim
bers. Two houses OF Charles Shedd, Of Whit
ing. we're demolished.