Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-06-28
BLOWN AWAY.
A Cyclone Strikes the Village of
Keighley, Kan.
The TOWN NEARLY WIPED OUT.
Severe storms Round Hardin, Mo-, and
Much Damage Done Hard Blow at
Mexico, Mo.-IIouse Wrecked
by Lightning.

WICHITA, Kan, June 2G.-At 7:30 last
evening II terrible cyclone from the
southwest struck the village of Keigh.
ley, Butler county and nearly wiped
the little town out of existence. All
the telegraph wires are down and the
information was brought to Leon by a
courier, who rode over on swift
horse. Owing to poor telegraph facili-
ties with Leon and the fact that the
courier left Keighley Immediately af-
ter the cyclone passed over the de.
tails are meagre.
II is known. however, that Ed Thur
man was crushed TO death In stable.
Many were pinned under falling houses
and their fearful walls indicate serious
injuries II is thought that many were
killed as the cyclone swept on its course
as far east as the people could see IL.
Two general stores, the largest build
ings In the village were crushed like
egg shells. A freight train was stand
ing ON the Frisco track at the time
and six cars were lifted up and turned
upside down. This would indicate
that the cyclone was at least 200 feet
wide.
The wreck is standing on the track
piled up, 1t is said, thirty feet high and
trains cannot pass until some time to-
night. The storm from which the
cyclone evolved passed over Wich-
ita about o o'clock and foreboded dis
aster somewhere. II was cyclone
weather.
SEVERE STORMS.
HARDIN, Mo-, June 26.-Severe rain
and wind storms have occurred In this
vicinity since Sunday afternoon, the
most severe, however, occurring yester-
day afternoon when the rain poured
down In torrents for three or four
hours, accompanied by hail and wind.
Much damage has been done to the
wheat, many fields being laid fat with
the ground. Some corn fields were in
fected with chinch bugs and the rain
will drown them out
Crooked river is nearly bank full
from the back waters of the Missouri.
II will undoubtedly overflow soon and
the damage this will cause will be very
heavy.
While the storm was on last evening
a young son Of DIR. McGrew, about 0,
stepped out on the porch and reached
his arm out for hailstonc. when n
falling stone struck Il, breaking the
arm just above the elbow. The Wabash
passenger train had all the north panes
of the coaches knocked out by the hail
between here and Norborne. The hail
was the largest ever known TO have
fallen here. Some stones weighed
after the storm had ceased balanced
one-half and three-quarter pounds.
HARD BLOW AT MEXICO, NO.
MEXICO, Mo-, June 2G.-A fearful
storm swept over this section of Mis-
souri, last evening, wind, rain and hail
having devastated property TO an in
calculable extent. No authentic news
is available at this hour, as the tele-
graph lines are down and the ground
almost impossible on account of the
water. Two miles west of this city hail
as large AS hen eggs is said to have
fallen, and the damage TO crops and
property is certainly very great II
blew very hard in this city, and the in
habitants took refuge In cellars and
caves.
HOUSE WRECKED ny LIGHTNING.
NORrONvILLE, Kan, June 20.-Light-
ming played havoc here yesterday.
Two horses belonging TO Jesse Maris
were killed and the house Of c. o.
Jansen was badly wrecked. Miss
Jolivet, of st. Louis, who was visiting
at Mr.. Janssen's, had very narrow
escape from instant death. About
three and u half inches of rain has
fallen here in the last twenty-four
hours