Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-07-11
WIPED OUT.
A CYCLONE TOTALLY DESTROYS
III TOWN OF WINOsA, NO.
The Wind Is Assisted in It's Work
OF Destruction by 81 FIOod-EIeven
Persons Are Killed and Several
Others Are Injured.

Springfield, Mo-, July "a storm
awful in it's terror and total in its
work Of destruction, wiped cut the
town of Winona, on the Current River
branch of the Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis railway, in Shannon u
ty. 1t is known that eleven persons
lost their lives and eight men are
missing. The dead are:
Rev. q. w. Duncan, Mrs. G. w.
Duncan, Matte Duncan, Mrs. Craw-
ford married daughter Of G.. w. Dun
cam, Crawford Cert, George Nevins,
Norma Nevins, little daughter of
Lloyd Wright, Maggie Cannon. John
Norris, Mrs. Nevins. The bodies Of
Rev. G. W. Duncan, his wife and
daughter, George Neyins, Norma New
ins and the Wright girl were recov-
cred, but the others have not been
found.
A slashing rain preceded by a fierce
wind set in at 8 o'cyock last night.
While the wind ceased, the ain In
creased intensely until at 10 o'clock 1T
became a warning tumult. At 1918
four feet of water was on the streets.
In fifteen minutes more buildings
could no longer stand the strain and
began to careen and disintegrate in
the water. Vivid flashes of lightning
pierced the downpour, wi ich came
like the falls of Niagara. Houses
were smashed, and in the water were
hundreds of men. women and children,
Dashed About Like Corks.
Ii was like a shipwreck on land. Cries
of terror and shouts for help from the
struggling people clinging to pieces of
timber made the scene one that baffled
intelligent effort to save the helpless.
The strong current rushing down the
ravine or valley, carried many to
higher land and places of safety.
When the torrent had to a degree sub
sided, the men who had seen to their
families, turned their attention to
others and by 8 o'clock in the morn
ing the worst was over. Those who
escaped the sweep of devastation
stood shivering without clothing or
without an opportunity to dry them
selves. When day dawned there was
nothing of their homes in the town.
There was no shelter, no food, no
clothing. AS soon as the destroyed
telegraphic communication was re-
stored Mayor b. Il. Evans telegraphed
TO this city for aid. The inhabitants
Of Winona are scattered among farm
houses or have gone to neighboring
towns. In all thirty buildings were
destroyed. The total loss is not less
than $4,000. Rev. G.. w. Duncan,
who lost his life, was pastor of the
Winona circuit. and was but recently
ordained. He was formerly an engl-
necr on the Iron Mountain railroad.
The bodies of Miss Mamie Duncan
and Mrs. Crawford were found at
4 o'clock this morning. The others
were recovered long after daybreak.
Some had fioated three miles down
Pike creek toward the northeast and
the direction of Current river. AT
places the water was twelve feet dee
in Winona.
A Kansas Cyclone.
Baxter Springs, Kan, July "a cy-
clone struck Baxter Springs and killed
five people outright and two others
were injured and are not expected to
live. A dozen people were seriously
injured. Cooper & Co.'S dry goods
store was destroyed, the Methodist
church. Christian church and Colorcd
Methodist church were blown down
and a dozen residences and as many
barns We're totally wrecked. A com,
plete list of the dead is as follows:
Sallie Webster. aged 20: Florence
Webster, Sc; Ralph Webster, g; Thorn,
as Shields baby and III. III. Hibbs.
The injured-Mrs. Neal, both collar
bones broken and internal injuries
James Neal, scalp wound and internal
injuries; Roy Webster. right arm
broken, right hip and left elbow dis
located; Mrs. Martha Smith, hip dts
located and internal injuries; George
A. Dicker, head injured; A. G. Han
back. mead injured; three members OF
A. S%harpe's family, badly injured
Mrs. Thomas Shields, living nine miles
south, fatally injured.