Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-04-15

Thomas WarraC;I and johnson Shelton
were destroyed. Shelton was badly in
iured. A colored woman, Amanda
Ward, is reported killed; also widow
whose name is not learned.
Many more would have been killed
and injured but for the fact thSt the
people generally went into cyclone
caves. Thousands of dollars worth of
property was destroyed.
LOSS OF LIFE AT sTEELvILLE
STEELvuLE. Mo-, April ia cyclone
swept over the western part of Craw-
ford and the caste.n 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
Lay were 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.
cur A FOrR-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. heavy storm APP
peared in the west. striking this county
near the center on the west line. cours-
ing northeast. II made path in this
county from two to four miles wide for
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, IA mining town OF
about 800 population. Only three
houses are left standing there and nine
persons were killed. Many Others more
or 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
were injured. Altogether the injured
number over fifty, several of whom will
die.
At Midland Bridge, Charles Adair
was blown from the bridge and drowned.
Complete details are not yet obtaina-
BILE.
NO LIVES LOST At ST. LOUIS.
ST.. Louis. April 13.-It is now certain
that there was no loss of life by the
storm in this city. nor We're any very
serious injuries sustained by anyone.
The property loss will be great, howev-
er, aggregating over 100000. Trains
from all sections We're from one to
three hours late, having been delayed
by washouts and landslides. Prostra-
ton of wires also prevented to great
extent the giving of orders by dispatch
ers and consequently on several roads
only mail trains We're run and these
very slowly.
LIGHTNING ADDS TO THE DISASTER.
MARSHALL, Mo-, April ia severe
wind and rain storm visited this sec
ton Tuesday night about 0 o'clock,
blowing down fences, sheds and out
houses. A number of telephone poles
north of the city were blown down.
During the storm lightning struck Rob-
ert Finleys barn, in the southern part
of the county. killing five head of good
horses and burning the barn and con-
tents.