The record-union., 1894-06-20
Wind Causes Much Damage to
Property at Chadron, Neb.
AT LEAST ONE LIFE KNOWN TO
HAVE BEEN LOST.
Destructive Cloudbursts in Kansas
MuIvane Flooded to a Depth of Ten
Eeet-Water on the Main Streets at
Ellsworth From Two to Four Feet
Deep - Pennsylvania Also Visited
by Severe Storm.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
OMAHA, June ia special to the
Omaha Bee from Chadron, Neb., says:
AT 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, with an al
most cloudless sky. terrific windstorm
broke upon the city, resulting in much
damage to property and at least one fatal
ity. While it could not properly be called
a cyclone or tornado, it was the most Sc
we're wind ever known in this section. II
was impossible to see across the street on
account of the flying dust and gravel
while signs, chicken-coops and gates, as
well as the roofs of many buildings, were
flying around as if made of paper.
John f. Tenser, a lumberman on Egan
street, ran out of his office as the sheds
behind in his yard started to go to
pieces. He ran across the street, and as
he was passing a blacksmith shop one o1
the heaviest doors of the front was sud-
denly torn off its hinges and struck him
on the head, crushing his skull so hor-
ribly that his brains oozed out. AL
though he lived for fifteen minutes, ii
was clear from the first that he would not
survive. His face was mashed to Jelly.
Mr.. Tenser was a highly respected busi-
ness man. having resided here five years.
His relatives are in Ohio.
Mrs. Albert Mead had miraculous
escape. She wrs out driving, and the en-
tire rig was blown on top of a picket
fence, splintering the buggy and knock
ing the horse senseless. She escaped un-
hurt.
Robert Hoods lumber yard, Colonel
Gaylord's dwelling, q. W. Smiths livery
barn, j. p. Cooks warehouse. j. f. Ten
ser's lumber yard and Tug Wilson'S
dwelling suffered the greatest, although
at least twenty other buildings were par
TALLY unroofed or otherwise damaged.
One barn was turned around, not in
Juring horse which was inside in the
least. All the windows in the west side
of the Courthouse were broken, while
almost every outbuilding and fence were
blown away. Several people were slightly
injured by flying objects. The storm
seemed to be local one, headed north
est and started about five miles from
the city, where several farmhouses were
wrecked. No other town appears to have
1
slight shower an9 hail, when the sun
came out. and the rest of the day was
perfectly clear.
CLoUDBURsTs IN KANSAS.
WICHITA (Kas.), June ia heavy
storm visited this country last evening at
Mulvane, twelve miles south. A cloud
burst flooded the country The water
covered the Santa Fe Railroad tracks so
as TO put out the fires in the engines. Null
vane was under water to the depth oi
eight or ten feet, and many houses were
moved off their foundations. Boats i'm
provised from wagon beds and RATS made
of lumber were launched and twenty
families rescued by this means. There
were no casualties, but the property
loss is very heavy. The water subsidized
rapidly.
ELLSWORTH (Kas.), June ia cloud
burst, accompanied by high winds, struck
this place last night. The water on the
main streets was two to four feet deep,
filling the cellars and undermining the
buildings. Great damage was done.
OsAGE CITY (Kas.), June ia terrific
wind storm ragged here last evening. Hail
damaged the corn badly and almost
ruined the wheat.
FIELDS OF GRAIN WASHED AWAY.
Lock HAVEN (Pa.), June ia cloud
burst in Pennsylvania Valley last night
washed away entire fields of growing
grain. The damage is greater than that
inflicted by the recent food. The down
pour was accompanied by severe elec-
trio storm. Three boys, William and
Eddie Loz and Charles Hunter, who took
refuge under tree, were struck by light
ming. Eddie Loz and Hunter were fatally
injured.
THE MISSOURI RISING.
NEBRASKA CITY tNeb.), June I9.-The
river is rising and doing considerable
damage The Burlington track is under
water below the city and traffic is sus-
pended.
OMAHA, June 19.-The Missouri River
rose SO inches here between midnight
and noon. 1t is several inches below the
danger line yet.
DEATHS FROM LIGHTNING.
GALLATIN (Tex.), June 19-Persons
arriving from Lafayette say that Henry
Baton and William Chote were struck
by lightning and instantly killed, and
Jessie Warner and William Horn badly
shocked. Warner is not expected to live.
SLASH IN RATES