St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-12
TOWNS IN RUINS.
Southwestern Kansas Swept
by a Terrific Cyclone at
Dusk.
Death and Destruction Lett
in the Path Of the Storm
Demon.
Numerous Small Towns Re-
ported as Wiped Out OF
Existence.
Several Persons Killed by
the Storm and a Number
Wounded.
impossible to Learn the De-
tails, the Wires Being
Down.
st. Louis Visited by a De-
structiVe Hail and Rain
Storm.

INDEPENDENCE.K Kas.. April 11.-South-
western Kansas, and particularly Mont
gomery county, was visited by terrific
cyclone this evening, which left path
of death and destruction behind it.
This city was only on the eX-
treme edge of the storm and suf-
fered little damage, but reports from the
surrounding country small towns show
great destruction OF property and loss
of life, full particulars of which it is i'm
possible to get tonight. Wires are all
down. The little town of Parks, ten
miles south of here, seems to have got
the worst of the storm. From
the most reliable information OBJ
tainable, the people of that town
were alarmed by omniOus clouds
which gathered just at dusk. They
hardly had time to realize what was
coming before the storm burst upon
them. Coming from a westerly direc-
ton from Oklahoma. the fierce wind,
which was more like hurricane than
q Genuine Cyclone,
struck the town with irresistible force.
The frightened people were given not
a moment to flee to places of safety.
The work of the wind was awful. Of
the business houses situated around
the public square two were left stand
ing. the others being completely
wrecked. Even brick houses were
swept away as well as the light frames.
All houses in the storm were
damaged more or less, and half of
item were completely destroyed. 1t
is known several persons were killed
and a large number injured, but it is
impossible to learn the details and names
of The dead and injured tonight. Leav-
Ing Parker a scene of wreck and ruin,
tie deadly wind swept on to the north
east, leveling farm houses, barns and
fences before it. Two farm houses in
the eastern portion of this country are
known to have been wrecked, and it is
certain that this represents only small
portion of the damage done.
Three Towns Destroyed.
HIAwATHA, Kan, April 11.-Meager
dispatches received here from the
southern part of Kansas state that a
cyclone passed over that part of the
state, and three towns, Willis, Everest
InfI 4 ~, Ac
there is no communication with these
points, it IS impossible to estimate
the loss of life or property. 1t
seems almost certain that some lives
were lost, and it is feared that but few
in the villages named escaped injury.
Hail broke hundreds of windows. and, it
is feared, spoiled prospects of fruit
crop this year. Near Robinson the
fOurteen-year-Old son of E. P. Potion. a
wealthy merchant, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed.
The air here is filled with dust almost
a dense as a cloud, although Hiawatha
was visited by a heavy rain about 3
o'clock this afternoon. Ii began to fall
in torrents and was swept along by a
ulAl Will IL WAC AO4lOhSO ~ AtAlis
which has GOue considerable damage to
fruit in this vicinity, and trees which
were leaved out were almost entirely
stripped. The ground was white with
the hailstones.
Many Towns Wrecked.
KANSAS CITY, April 1.-Parker, a
small station on the Missouri, Kansas &
lnxr
cyclone at Z O'Clock this evening. The
business portien of the town is
complete wreck, as well as half
the residence portion. Several persons
are reported killed. and a large num-
Der seriously injured. No estimate
can be made of the loss al
the present time. Another cyclone
struck Walnut, in the northern
part of the state at abOut S O'clock, and
after causing much damage there
switched off noIthward into Missouri
and struck successiveiY the towns Oi
May View, Page City and Higginsville
All along the route houses were
blown down, OuthOuses and fences de-
strOyed, and numerous cattle killed. Ii
Higginsville and May View the damagC
was slight. Telegraph wires all ovel
the state are down, and communication
is extremely difficult. 1t is impossible
to get further details of the storm be
fore morning.
One Woman Killed.
STANsBURY, Mo-, April IA de
structive cyclone passed two miles ives
of this place at O'clock this afternoon
moving in a nOrtherly direction, de
stroying the dwellings of T. H. Swear
niger, William Ward, William Horns
berger and William Shelton. Mrs
Ward (coIored) was killed, and Mr.
Ward fatally injured. Much damage
was done in the wake of the storm.