The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-05-11
SPRING WEATHER IN THE WEST
Tornadoes, Cyclones, Great Loss of
Life and Destruction of Property


nv eyclone in the farming district 20 miles east of
this city yesterday afternoon.
About 10 O'Clock twisting, whirling cloud was
seen to approach Patterson small station on Inc
! Frisco road about six miles from Burton. The air
was dry and filed with electricity. Those who saw
il say it resembled great mass of flying smoke and
dust from prairie fire The air was as hot as II II
came from a furnace. The storm struck about
mile south of Patterson and for l6 miles in north
westerly direction left death and ruin in path 100
yards to a quarter mile in width Ten persons were
| killed and others were injured.
| The residences of Cyrus Hinkstein, VIM. White
/ B. E. Friselle and A. S. Powell were demolished
and many others damaged. The pupils OF the hege
District school, in the path of the storm, were hnr
ried out of danger by the young lady teacher, and
she is the heroine of the hour few minutes after
the last pupil left the building fell The sky was
| overspread with black Clouds and the storm cloud
as it approached the town, wound about like the
swaying trunk of giant elephant
/ The first house demolished was that of Mrs Frye
a small structure The houses of Jake Salmisky and
John Sultzbach were wrecked, but no one was
killed George Wears fine residence was reduced
1 to kindling wood. His wife and three children
were killed Two of the children escaped by going
! into the cellar f C. CaldwelIs house on the west
side. was destroyed The family escaped by going
into the cellar D. f Frselle's new 5000 house
was wiped out, leaving only the cellar, in which
were his wife and three children uninjurcd. Across
the road was the large house OF r. friselle which
met the fate of all in the tornadOs pathway. Mrs
Frisele was fatally hurt William Armstrong :
house was torn to pieces, he was killed and his
wife seriously injured William Morris was severely
injured, and Grandma Chaplin killed when his
house was torn by the wind, The homes Of VIM
White and Cyrus Henson were also destroyed, and
| the latter was injured fatally The house Of A. H.
/ ParneT. spencer Ray, J. A Cummings and NJ g.
Hege were demolished, but the only person dan
| gerously injured is Ms. Cummings
/ Jacob stinehey saw the storm aud FASTENED from
/ the field where he was working. He turned his
horses in the harm and TO the house, taking his
! family into the cellar. The storm blew away the
harm lifted the house from it, foundation and landed
one OF the horses Mrs Stinchey, probably lnjur
I ing her fatally The horse taken from the
/ cellar harnessed and unhurt The schmidt family
of four were all killed. From here the storm hfted
and no further damage, 50 far as heanl nom. was
I done 4 west bound passenger train on the sanla
Fe was held at Hastead until the storm had IsaSs,d
Where it crossed the track. telegraph lines. poles
wins and all were swept away. The train would
certainly have been wrecked had il gone ahead, In
1 addition to the houses destroyed were harms out
\ buildings orchards. etc while the pathway 81 the
storm is lined with the cArcasses 81 dead horses
/ cattle. hogs and other animals The loss will -
great as the district visited was settled by we-'"
1 do farmers.
The money loss resulting from yeseriay cyeioEe
/ viii probably reach s5o, physiciaiis fromwichita
I went 20 the scene Scon As intelligence Of the
storm reachssi that place Everybody in the track
I of the storm lost everything
The fury al the storm seems To have doue IT. work
six mikes west ~ Halstead. Near the Frselc Homo
dead cattle horses hogs and chickens are scatter'si
/ all over the fields ThuSe who frSt saw the diSas-
ter coming say the elogsi made very slow progu-~S
Il seemed 10 wayef in one direction, then In another
About = residences nnarly all of then' larVe we're
completely destroyed.
/ WICHITA KANSAS, May AT dayhreak this morn
ing party OF doctors and assistants started frcsn
Hals,ead following the track uf the cyclone. which
extends over - miles Daisy NeI age'i o. ~ba
was among the injured died this m"-nias anfi
| several more arr not expected 10 live.
s,ot-x cry. Iowa. NAY a sioux eouuiv was de
vasiatsd by a terrific tornado this ai}ernooa The
storm came from the northwest ami strnck sioux
Centre small town 8 miles north ~ This sint a.
( a'clock The arst reports were rereived by the
Sioux city and NerthcFu Railroad from tlsir agent
/ At Sigax Centre The despatch read; Cyclone
rssyl three mills northwest % hene. Schos'l hese
near town blown down, teacher kilissi sud sceefal
children kiiic,i aud injured Whole eoUntry n ths
,r.rk IL the storm devastated. sloux city ami
Northern tracks between Terkins and iA'on uashe,'
ont for several miles
BestateheS from sioux Centre ~ "a ay that
three school horses snd Al least - Residence ami
harms near thar placv were Swept away A. 10
school bo1sc two teachcrs and thns pupii. Nef'
kine<i AMI many injured. Two uoneu sere feun.l
dead aiz.ui O'Clock not Car frnm the loint aher
one 81 the sehool buildings stoel. one Iasu who
arrived ia sioux Centre late ia tbs evening rrfaTt
that his hou.e was hlown away anst his sanity
Killed, He himself czcaEsd. ant ssys ti.al A. least
hun.ir.si people must issve heen killed
| Ala frnn Hull Slaux Centre aud orAuge Jtiy
nfighissrne Towns. nsfe bot theiF Wcrx t-eili
carried on Ia total darkness ami 50 the mias az
iremenIosIs wind and uain storm. u IS 1sbi tina
Perkins . small town hcfweeu sieuS Centre an
Doom. sas directly in the path ef she Storm. sns
was almosl sntirciy wlp-si cat
| Late this evening ness rcceiFesi from sihle1
r. the etfect that storm struck their Al : .. m.
destroying the house q John wsiser.on. killsag
Mr. wattenz,n and inJaring Wsiisrsiu AMI hts ssss
The sio,sx city ami Northern train. Nhtrh sFrisrs
st 70 ocloek Ghis evening. brOughI several gas=sn
ger who witnessed the storm. Taey rppagtcsl tbs
Il dead had been brought into Sioux cenirr al p
m. It Is estimated that - people mnsf have teel
killed The Northern train harely escape szsash
| up In uashout near Doon hut vas stopSei b.
section men before IL passed upnn the danTerass
territory
The latest despatch Fcceive,i Al IN a m say
thar probably 20 have hsen Killed sRd it msBtiust
Perkins Dozen. Irsioa shehion ami Lrrnars iH ID
list % afflicted towns II also sys that the los il
the farming districts. from shirA th-Er Is pFaesl
eally no information Is likely to foot Hp hssrsiiy
On NotSEs. IosA, Nay & Storm. assuming IN
proportions Of a sInAn eyclone. paS=Ss IN a neEfh
westerly direction aboui 10 uiles wesE of this ell
a. p'elock this evening hara wind storm
struck De- Moines. Il uas accompanied by eiec
trical manifestations which created havoc with III
local telephone sIsi telegraph serviee.
wEEsrER. SOUTH DASorA, NAY 2--Thc northeF'
portion Of sphinx county. swept by eyclan
late this afternoon
| The greatest damage Gar reFoEtcl was in Ash
ton. where The opers hnnse vas blown deHn N
Congregational church partially damaged and man.
houses ami harms destroyed Farm houses cut
buildings granaries and harms foE mites east OF Ash
ton are completely blown away, The main tFe-
OF Ashton IS full OF debris
SlsCx FALLs soUrH DaKorA- May ga cyelen
dropped into West Sioux Fails this afternoon. an
did 5000 damage 10 property.
Probably 100 houses. tams, wiDdmlils and iree
fand chimneys were scattered over the path 81 tn
storm A rainstorm amounting to slmost closi
bust preyaiied about % minutes. doing o0nsderahl
damage 10 cellars The snbarts suffered badly.
BELuT. WISCONSIN,, May a,-Toslay, during one 9
the most terrific electric storms seen here, th
barn on Frank Ensign's farm was struck by light
ming and burned. together with four horses. thin
teen head Of cattle and a LOT Of machinery. Al KEEL
norville John Aneeria. - years Old, was killed b
8 bolt q lightning
Irs. John p sutherland, of the town Of York
| fearing the Storm refired 70 the cellar. and N
sooner WAS she there than the lightning struck n
house stunned her husband ana killed her
HuNTiSGroN, W. Va. May ga terrible thunde
and lightning storm passed over this section Of tn
country beginning at O'Clock and lasting unit
midnight last night Just across the river. o
simm's creek Hamilton Bazzeli, Chiffon O. Wood
and r ]. BOlin took shelter under tree and Wood
was killed instantly by lightning, and the otht
men so seriously injured that they viii probably dis
All are prominent IN business circles and are me
| of families
IRoSToN, OHIO. May S.-ChiltoR Woods, Ham b
, selie, Jr and 7. J. Goldman, three young marie
men Of Rock Camp, this county. went fishing Thur
day night During a storm the party took sheltt
| under "A tree which was struck by lightning an
] shattered into fragments. Woods was instantl
i killed. Baselle fatally injured and Goldman ser
Ously shocked. Their steel cartridge belts were tor
/ | and twisted out of shape.
DENVER COLORADO, May "a special from Ric'
| Col. says IL has been showing here for a weel
Last night there was heavy fall OF six inches an