Evening journal., 1893-04-12
FURY OF WIND and Rain
Devastation in the Wake of a
Violent Storm.
KILLED, INJURED OR HOMELESS,

Made 1t Impossible to Hear Full De-
tails of Last Nights Awful storm.
Scores of People killed Hundreds
Driven From Home and Then Drenched.
CHICAGO, April 12.-Last nights storm
wrought such havoc with the telegraph
wires that it is almost impossible to
obtain particulars of the damsge done
in the west, where the destruction seems
to 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 full par
ticulars have been received that state
will lead in loss of property and human
life Along the line of the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad in Iowa
and Nebraska the storm cut wide
swath. w
Wreck of the Iowa Town of Akron.
The town Of Akron. in the former state
was wrecked, and West6eld, few
miles distant was badly demoralized.
Meagre reports from, localities in the in
terror show that devastation was wide.
spread although its full extent will not
be known for several days.
storms First Human Victim.
Continuing along the railroad into Ne
braska the storm swept up farm build
ings, fences and bridges and finally
swooped down on the town Of Page,
which it wrecked. at this point the first
loss of life was reported, Mrs. Clara
Magee being the victim. Her two
children were dangerously injured, and
several other persons were hurt. The
storm travelled with great velocity,
covering the two hundred miles between
Akron and Page in an hour and a half
A Drenching for Those Rendered Home
less.
The cyclone was accompanied by a
downpour Of rain, which added greatly
to the discomfort of those rendered
homeless, and the situation in Page is
described as being distressing. The
streets are filed with debris of all sorts
and the water has made progress in
every direction almost impossible.
Kansas People Killed or Injured.
From Kansas the news is still more
meagre. It is known that the own
of Parker on the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas road. was struck by a cyclone and
that the residence portion of the village
was almost completely destroyed. Sew
eral persons are reported killed and 0
number seriously hurt. The towns OF
Willis and Powhattan. short distance
south Of Hiawatha are also said to have
been wiped out but nothing authentic
can be learned
Missouri Towns Devastated.
In the northern part of the state the
storm swept over the town of Walnut
causing great damage and swept of
northward into Missouri. In the latter
section towns of haywood, Page City
and Higginsville were wrecked and al
along the route houses were blown down
outhouses and fences destroyed anC
cattle killed. At Page City william
Walker and his two children were killed
At Stansberry a number of houses wer,
wrecked and William Ward, colored
was killed and his wife fatally injured,
Damage in the Larger cities.
Kansas City was visited less severel,
but thousands of windows were broken
by the hail and cellars on the tat
flooded. The storm extended to st
Louis also and played havoc with steam
boats lying at the wharves.
The steamer d. H. Pike, with fv
men aboard was blown sdrift and ha
not since been heard Of The harbo
boat City Of st. Louis with Sc veral mel
on board is also missing.
A hew building on North Broadwa
was completely wrecked, causing a los
of $780,
Ravages of the Cyclone in Illinois.
The storm seems to have been generl
throughout the West and South, extend
ing down into Texas and mort
nto the Dakotas. In Illinois CLOUD
bursts occurred at various places, th
most destructive being at Centrali,
where the water rose to a height {
three feet in the streets. At Sprinf
field the street cars were compelled /
suspend operations aud everywhei
damage Is reported.
The country south of Springfield I
East St. Louis is flooded. Floods al
reported from Ottumwa and Burlington
Iowa and Mitchell, s. d. The telegrap
companies have practically gone cut
business so far as the country west
the mississippi river is concerne,
Whole sections Of poles are down an
the wires are in an inextricable tangl'
It will probably be several days befol
the damaQe can be fully repaired.