The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-07-13
DISASTROUS STORMS WEST and SOUTH.
Forty Three Lives Lost-Cloud Bursts,
Tornadoes and lightning Intense
Heat-Towns Swept Away-Mil-
lions of Dollars Farmers
Left Destitute and Aid Needed.


ST LOTS, MISSOURI. July Thursday morning
last Geographic reports began to arrive in this cit
of rains at Western points. These reports grew il
number Friday and covered large territory, indi
eating that the eastern water shed of the Rock,
Mountains from the Nebraska and Iowa lines I,
Texas was swept by storm. Friday night tn,
severest blow came. Report of loss of life and de
strucIion.of property came with every telegram anC
the downpour, which was at first regarded as :
blessing grew into Il wave of devastation. Field
of grain that promised the most bountiful yield il
many years are today swept bare of vegetation II
several instances the seas Of rain were abetted II
their work Of destruction by tornadoes. 1t is to'
early yet sum up the loss but the total must b'
appalling. and those to whom the elements spared
life have little left to sustain it The stories of tn,
storm are so similar that statistical summary Is al
there is left TO tell,
The storms focus embriced an area of 200 Squart
miles. with the southwestern corner Of Missouri as
the centre The greatest loss Of life is reported from
Winona No. where II corpSes have been found
with as many more missing. At Baxter springs il
Western Kansas. were killed and II seriously in
jured by a cyclone that accompanied the storm
One was drowned at Columbus and two At Ottawa
Kansas. At Van Buren,, Arkansas. a woman and
her child were drowned
A family Of five were encamped on the banks OF
Fish creek. in the Indian Territory. Yesterday
nothing OF them nor their belongings was found
except part Of their wagon ON pile of driftwood
At Thomasville Missouri, where the rainfall was
four inches in one hour five lives were lost In all
- persons reported missing.
The loss in property can he placed in the millions
Dwellings, fences and farm buildings were carried
of and wagon and uailroad bridges swept away
In lffl9lsa
Five residences. a church and warehouse went
down at Baxter springs. About jefferson City. Mis-
souri, many square miles Of growing grain werc
covered with debris Tmhic on the Fort Scott and
Memphis Railway is temporarily suspended
Reports Of damage to property other than above
noted come from five points in Kansas, nine in Mis-
souri, six in ArkansaSand two in the Indian Terri.
tory The storm spent itself in Illinois but having
lost its force proved blessing to crops
The above summaries give only fraction of loss
in property. The greatest burden falls upon the
farmers as the season Is too FAR spent to plant new
crops and suffering must surely follow in the
storms wake Details OF individual suffering and
experiences recall the horrors for the Iohns'own
disaster.
sPKlNGF1ELD. Missouri July 6-Winoua was Co.
tally wiped out by cloudburSt between 100 and
II O'Clock yesterday morning. Twelve persons
we're drowned, and the financial loss viii noach ai
least Sto,0oo
The dead are Rev. C. ". Duncan. Mr. 6. ". Dun
can. Miss Matte Duncan Ms Crav ford, daughter
ofG ". duncan Miss Crawford. Mrs GeaFge New
ms. daughter Of L Lloyd Wright. Maggie cannon,
John Norris Mrs Ncvins
The bodies of Rev g ". Duncan his wife. Matte
Duncan. Nh. Crawford. George and Norma Ncvin'
and the little Wright girl were recovered before y
light. and the Others were found before yesterday
afternoon. The bodies ri Mrs. Crawford Maggie
Cannon and Nh. Neyins were found two miles
below the town.
The heavy rain accompanied by q terrific v int
sweeps down on the town az so'cinck AZ 70 o'ciock
there vas an az ful ;nrren; raging aud The water
stood from to y feet ira the STREETS . half hour
later with the downPour uuahatei, when the
buildings Of the town wcrc no longer able TO resist
the avalanche Of water. AMI began hyFaSiue and
drifting with the current
Pipe creek which runs through the northwestern
part Of town. caught The debris AMI thr siFliggine
people carrying al away towards Current river.
The lightning was vivid ans quick successive
flashes showed mem women and children siTurslug
in thr torment They wese ciinging 20 ornken 'iia
hers and cries for help eosld hs hcani Aheyy tle
rgar ami din. u was after Midnight befarg she
storm sad ataIei So hat 7hc rcopie were in P,so
antn daylight
message .fas rccivi nom the Mayer ~ Wilson's
assins fr aid and stating that neaFly al slc tors q
had tz.eu washed away The i0wu is sii1sttsi in b
valley on the Current river bzaneh q ihr Fof'
scott and has 30 iuhahi;auts All wins hsi aega
down since the night below ans the ofsiAls g ii's
Fort scait Rad Esrc In the dark 90 The cause "a
delay 10 their traIns beyond the Intelligence thai
heavy rains had shade = uashoui oa that branch
superintendent limerick Al once usssle apa reiiri
train. and with thc two compsays Physicians ami
plenty al help and carload % provisions le8 f''
the sccnc % the tiaahle wiRaua 3 iao miles ffua
syrlngacld and even though the train snsgseslg,l
IN getting through 60 the aouief distrtci il wuad
D. tomorrow ialarc the cxtcai oi iac asmaEc i
known
Raxrrn synlNG,. KANsAs July e. Baxter SpTlHgs
i in ruins aud Of her ropustio1 iye arr kisi and
about twenty wounded as a res1it q a tornado 81
twisting fypl%ae that struck The toaa ltsi etvsis
about oclock The dead arr -all!e Webster
Florsnoe Webster RALPH Webster u H5i's azsi 81
infant chiii Of Thomas shicids
The Injnr,i ar Mrs Neal lssfh caitsF-l-'atr
broken snd internal injuries, James seal, bead
wound internal injuries Roy Webster. right aru
a5si right hip broken, Mr. Martha suailh, hip Sis
iorate-s ant internal Injuries. Georfc a fseSrf head
\
No. Thalaas shisIis hial internal Inquiries ihrss
members IL l. shaFpos family. Near ne e.ty aE
persons were kilis-i by lightning Toir names arr
airs b NJ Cooper, daughter and -rss'isnas Nj
Webster. asei 60. her daughter. aged ~ aes SIN
aged "a. one son was also fatally injured
Two currents OF sind sretne.i 90 have struck ths
town. one zoitE north ami the other going acst
and. raeeting ncAT the Methodist Episcopal church
49, A.
% property before meciing Amer camtng .ageiAr'
the destruction % property was culaPlese.
\ conservative estimate of the dauiage plsccs q
al about slaoao There was little II any cgcinn,
insurance
MAnQrErTE HASsAs. July G-The smoky Hiil. 81
this plaee has oycraogcd t. hanks, sad GA "a,
south side extends nearly hack So the hlui-, 80
miles distant TIE water V nearly % the sccgud
story Of the houses ueagzst che river and some o.
the people have been taken our IN t1atA The sP
pFoaches 70 the Missouri Pacific bridge are aashs,
away and the bridge itself nearly OF the abameaIs
Nearly al the wagon bridges arruss the river Wes
al here have bcen swept away. and The water i ths
highest ever known several houses have t.ef
sweps away
Face SoErH DAEoTA. July "A stogm Friday
night ex tending from Auseim Is miles wes5 81 here
and from 70 miles widc. damaged 20 So loo0'
acres Of grain threw buildings froB their foHnia
tons and delugod she country FoUr inches ~ rsir
fell in q few hour.
ASHLAND wfsc0NsIS. July Torrents Of rsif
fell Friday night. flooding the streets aud aar's.g
Ing city work several thousand dollars The Ash
land Lighting Companys tanks were aootesi AMI
many connections broken
HtaHlAxn. ILLiNois July IA eioud burst sirucl
this place Friday night, doing great damage. n
many fields the water was deep enough - swim q
horse. HupdTeds Of shocks OF wheat were destroy
Ell. miles If fencing were washed away AMI i've
stock WsS drOwHed
PEORIA, ILLINOIS, July One Of the worst storms
in the history Of Peoria swept over the city thh
afternoon followed by light rain. Great damage
was done 10 buildings, sevenl being twisted and
moved from their foundations. The Foufs q sefera
business blocks were blown IN the street and th'
running Of street cars was seriously iaterfered with
Awnings were torn down and windows smashed In
Il was also the hottest day Of the year the Their
mometer registering q in the shade West Of here
on the T p. ami W. Railway, the damage was great
CHICAGO. July "A special from Deiayan, Wis
eonsin. says the storm there this AFTERNOON wa
terrific Roofs were blown from houses, trees wen
aged,
Reports thai this was the hottest day Of the yea
came in from numerous quarters
Al Elkhorn Wis, the rain which fell today VII
be the saving of the crops, which were suffering
from the drouth.
At Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the most severe haiston
in years Occurred this afternoon, breaking skylght
and doing damage TO crops. IN 10 minutes the tenn