Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-12
RAVAGES OF 4 TORNADO
Western Towns Wiped from
 the Face of the Earth.
SEVERAL LIVES REPORTED LOST

Parts of Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri
 Suffer frOm the Fierce Wind-small Towns DemOlished-A Mother and Her
 Children KiIIed-Nsws Coming fin Slowly
 Immense Loss of Property.
 ST. PAUL, April 12.-Reports, most oI them very brief, are coming in from all sections of the country of the terrible cyclone which occurred last night. After having been nearly deluged by exceed ingly heavy rains a wind storm came up which travelled over a large part of Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri, causing death and the places no report has as yet been re- ceived as to the losses sustained.
 The latest advices from Akron are that the loss to private property in that city will be $50. 900; the loss in the country will probably far exceed that amount.
 The storm came down very suddenly from the Northeast and in few minutes it seemed as though the place would be in ruins. The storm covered a wide path. The iron wagon bridge across the Sioux river was torn to pieces. Houses were unro&ed or carried from their foundations and destroyed. The grain elevator was torn to pieces and several store buildings were wrecked.
 Akron has about 800 people The full extent of the damage cannot be learned accurately as the wires are all down. The Chicago, Milwaukee G St. Paul road sent up special train from Sioux City to get the news. The storm followed the Sioux valley south to Westfeld. Its path was marked by demolished houses aud barns. two people, a man and his wife, were killed at one farm house, but their names are not known. Several others were badly injured and many horses and cattle were killed. No reports are received of any devastation between these places.
 At Page, Neb., the storm demolished the Pacific Short Line depot and several houses, blew cars off the track and Mrs Clara N a6ers was killed and her two children dangerously injured.
 Local storms are reported from many places in South Dakota, but the only re- ports received are from the railroads.
 HIAwATHA, Kan, April 12.-The report has reached here that Willis and Powha. tan, small towns south of here, of about 400 inhabitants, were totally destroyed by the cyclone which passed through that part of the country late last evening. Nothing AuGnSuUlC Chu Dc uOW0N6T.
 The air here is filled with dust almost at dense as a cloud, although Hiawatha was visited by heavy rain about 8 o'clock il the afternoon. It began to fall in torrents and was swept along by a high wind. Ii was followed by hail, which has done con siderable damage to fruit in this vicinity and trees which were leaved out were al ID ost entirely stripped. The ground wa; white with the hail stones.
 During the storm Owen Patten, of Rob inson, was struck by lightning and in stantly killed.
 INDEPENDENCE, Kan, April 12.-South western Kansas, and particularly Mont gomery county, was visited by cyclone last night, which left behind it path o death and destruction.
 This city was only on the extreme edge of the storm and suffered little damage but reports from surrounding country towns near here show great destruction o property and loss of life. Full particulars are impossible to get, as the wires are al down.
 The little town of Parker, 10 miles soutl of here, seems to have got the worst of the storm. The wind struck the town with ir resistible force. The frightened people were given not a moment to flee to places of safety.
 Of the business houses situated around the public square, but two were Jeff standing, the others being completely wrecked.
 Every residence in the town was more ol less damaged, and half of them were com pletely wrecked.
 It Is known that several persons were killed and a large number injured, but it Is | impossible to learn the details Leaving Parker scene of wreck and ruin, the deadly wind swept on to the northeast leveling farm houses, barns and fences be fore it. Three farm houses in the eastern portion of this county are known to have been wrecked, and it is certain that this represents only small portion of the dam age done.
 ST. LOUIS, April 12.-Meagre particular. have been received here of a cyclone at Page City, this state. William Walker and hi! two children were caught in the wreck O their home and were all instantly killed Three fourths of the houses in the tow1 arc destroyed and many are injured. Re ports from neighboring towns of Mayv1ev and Higginville report great damage. The most terrible hail storm that hai been known in this section for years visited this city last night. The falling hail Ii upon the skylights with sufficient force il l many instances to break them. The tenn perRture has fallen and the weather is de cidedly colder this morning.