The record-union., 1895-06-18
People.
oecial to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD MON.
KANSAS CITY, June IA special to
the Times from Hartford, Kas., says:
A bout o'clock this evening a cyclone
struck this place. coming from the south
west, and swept away everything in its
path. which was clean cut and about l0C
feet in width. Several persons were IN
jured so badly they are not expected to
live. \ 20 one so far as known was killed
outright.
The known wounded are: Mr.. Lawson,
will die Mrs Lawson, seriously injured;
Mrs. Mary E. Lawson, probably fatally
injured; Cora Lawson, severely hurt; Ola
Lawson, badly cut about the head; Mrs.
Il. 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. j. Combs, Mrs. Lawson,
Clarence Conley. l.. +. Dudley, j. A.
Thompson, w. B. Brooks and Godfrey
Schaef1er
The roof of Clarence Conley's house
was lifted of as clean as if the house had
been put up and the roof left unfinished,
the remainder of the structure being un-
ndfIlSus Many Olu0T EOuSSS are more Oh
less damaged. The total loss Is estimated
at about Sl5, 900.
An eyewitness of the storm, f. 3.
Tucker, a travelling man from Emporia,
says: Il was passenger on the lncOn-
ing Missouri, Kansas and Texas train,
due at Hartford at 5:25 O'Clock. just as
the train was stopping, other passengers
and myself noticed to the southwest a
peculiarly shaped white cloud, formed
I
taperlDg. It's peculiar whiteness first at
tracted our attention. In tew minutes
| it seemed TO stretch out its neck TO the
ground, and it grew darker. When ii
struck, trees were lifted bodily into space.
| In another second beams, furniture,
stoves, bedding and all kinds or material
were seen shooting high into the air from
all directions.
''By this time the passengers were be-
! ginning to notice that the funneI-snaped
cloud was C ming straight for the car,
and inquiries were made as to the best
/ thing 10 be done. a Methodist preacher
/ solved the problem by shouting, 'Here
goes Tor the prairie,' and rushed to the
door, followed by everyone III the car.
/ However, this WAS not necessary, foI
! when only about 100 feet from the car the
storm center took a sudden turn east-
ward, and swept past the rear of the
]
after passing through the town to the
east, seemed to Jump the Neosho river,
ana then rose and disappeared in the
| air."
subscriptions were started here this
evening tor the benefit of the sufferers.
\ BLoW IN IOWA AND NEBRASKA.
OMAHA, June IA special to the
Omaha Bee from Dennson, Iowa, says
This morning about $50 O'clock "a heavy
/ wlndslorm passed over this county, and
at places assumed cyclouic proportions
! There is scarcely q yard in DenniSon that
/ is not streWn with trees and branch es
! Residences of other settlers are pretty
well shattered, fences and Outbuildings
/ blown over, windows smashed and doors
/ blown in. No one was hurt \ barn
belonging to Squire Kinds 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 his
! shoulder dislOcated. Their baby was
! carried some distance from the house.
| but was iOund unhurt. The large barn
of Joseph Duncan was wrecke ed. August
! Eggers also lost barn aud many out
| buildings. McWilliams' schoolhouse
three miles west OF Dennison, was com
/ plSL6ly NI0Ck6u.
| Another dispatch from Stella, Neb.,
! gives details OF a terrific cyclone which
| passed over Richardson County. All OF
the barns and out t-buildings on William
/ StOllZ farnl. fOur miles southwest OF
/ Stella, were demolished. Several head OF
! livestock and 200 chickens were killed.
! Six hundred bushels OF grain was blown
! to the four winds, and much standing
| grain was destroyed. StOltZ aud his tam
/ lily took refuge in the cellar of their house
aud escaped uninjured, The house was
! badly wrecked, but not blown down.
HEAVY STORM IN MISSOURI.
KANSAS CITY, June IA rainstorm
which assumed almost the proportions o
a waterspout began here this afternoon
and continued late into the night. Nearly
! four inches of water fell within four
hours, which is the heaviest fall recorded
for the vicinity i'll fifteen years. During
the hight of the storm two inches of rain
! tell within twenty-eight minutes-the
greatest fall in a like lcugth Of time ever
known. Streets in low-lying districts
! were flooded, as We're many cellars, but
no serious damage resulted.
At SpeerieId, II western suburb, Mosse
| Neck Greek let loose large volume OF
/ wafer and damaged three or four small
| bridges along its course. The rise is the
! highest ever known i'll this vicinity.
-Four miles west OF here, near Quin-
daro, two boys, Joseph and Thomas But
/ terweck, aged 10 and ID years, respect
/ lively, were struck by lightning and
! killed. No other fatalities are known.
| REPUBLICAN, LEAGUE.