The herald., 1895-06-18
lHE WORK OF A Wild Wind
"A Cyclone Sweeps a Kansas
Town Clean
MANY PERSONS INJURED
Some Peculiar Antics OF the Cloud
of Wind
Passengers on a Train Desc ribe the Descent
of the Tyister-Shaped Like
Passengers on a Train Desc ribe the Descent
Of the Twister-Shaped Like
Huge Balloon

Associated Press Special Wirc
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June IA spc-
cial to the Times from Hartford, Kas.,
says:
About O'Clock this evening cyclone
struck this place, coming from the south
west, and swept away everything from its
path, which was clean cut and about 100
feet in width. Several persons were in
5ured so badly they are not expected TO
live. No one so far as known was killed
outright.
The known wounded are: Mr.. Lawson,
will die; Mrs. Lawson, seriously in
jured; Mrs. Marie B. Rawson, probably
fatally injured; Cora Rawson, severely
hurt; Ola Rawson. badly cut about the
head; Mrs. II. X. Smith, severely hurt.
About twelve houses were destroyed
as well as many barns and outhouses.
Among the houses destroyed were those
of Judge w. ]. Combs, Mrs. Rawson,
Clarence Conley, l.. F. Dudley, J. A.
Thompson, W. Il. Brooks and Godfrey
Shaeffer.
The roof OF Conleys house was lifted off
as clean as if the house had been put up
and the ROOF lett unfinished. the remain
der of the structure being unframed.
The total loss is estimated ut about Sl5,-
900.
An eye-witness of the rstorm, +. B.
Tucker, travelling man from EmpoIia,
says:
II was on the Incoming Missouri, X an
sas and Texas tran, due at Hartford at
$50. Just as the frain was stopped l
and other passengers notlcetd to the
cloud, formed nearly like balloon, but
little more tapeSing. It's peculiar
whiteness first ATTRACTED my attention.
In few minutes it sdmed to stretch out
its neck to the ground and turn darker.
Then clouds from all directions seemed
to cluster around the top, and as the
small end struck the eaNth, trees, fences,
everything it struck, were lifted bodily
into space. Insanother instant furniture,
stoves and bedding and all kinds of ma
terial were seen shooting nigh into the
Dir from all directions.
by this time the passengers were be-
ginning to notice that the tunnel-shaped
cloud was coming straight for the car in
which we were and inquiries began as
TO what was best to be done. Suddenly
Il Methodist preacher solved the question
by shouting Here goes for the prairie!
ana rushed to the door, followed by every
one in the car. However, this was not
necessary, for when only about 100 feet
from the car the storm center took sud-
den eastward turn ana swept past the
end of the train without touching it.
river and then rise and disappear in the
air"
Subscriptions were started here this
evening for the benefit OF the sufferers.
OMAHA, June IA Bee special from
Dennison, Iowa, says:
This morning, about 8 80 O'Clock, a
heavy wind storm passed oyer this coun-
ty, and at places assumed dyclonic pro-
por tons. There is scarcely yard in
Denniso that is not strewn with trees and
branches. Residences OF old settlers are
pretty well shattered fences and out
buildings blown over, windows smashed
and doors blown in.
No one was hurt here. A barn belong
ing TO Squire Bond, just east OF town,
was moved, and three valuable cows
killed. The storm was worse about eight
miles west OF here. The house OF John
Rose was demolished. and Mrs. Rose has
died from injuries received. Mr.. Rose
had mis- shoulder dislocated. Their baby
was carried some distance from the house
but was found unhurt. The large barn
OF Joseph Duncan was recked. August
Eggers also lost barn and many out
bull dings. McWilliam school house, ten
miles west OF Dennisor, was completely
wrecked. Another dispatch to the Bee
from Stella, Neb., gives details of ter
rible cyclone which Used over Richard
son county. All of Jhe barns and out
buildings on Williar, Stoltz's farm. four
miles southwest of Stella, were demol-
isbed. Several hea, j OF live stock and 200
chickens were killed. Six hundred bush
els OF grain were blown to the four winds
and much standing grain was destroyed.
Stoltz and his family took refuge in the
jured. The no Use was badly wrecked,
but not blOwn flown.