The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-07-09
FURY OF THE WATERS
1t Mercilessly Sweeps Vast Tract Of
Inhabited Country.
DEATHS AND GREAT LOSSES
Northwestern Missouri the Center
of observation-disclosures Suffer
Most-LightnIng and Rain
Second Johnstown Horror.

Kansas City. July s,-Reports Of
storms during the past three days
show the entire eastern watershed.
from the Rocky mountains to the Ne
braska and Iowa lines and to Texas,
were swept Friday night by the sever
est flow. Fields Of grain that prom
ised the most bountiful yield in many
years were swept bare OF vegetation.
The seas Of rain were abetted in their
work OF destruction by tornadoes, II
is too early yet to sum un the loss.
but the total Is appalling, and those
TO whom the angry elements spared
life have little left to sustain IL. Stories
of the storm are 80 similar a statisti-
cal summary is all there is left 10 tell.
The storm focus embraced an area
OF 200 square. miles. with the south
western corner OF Missouri as the CEN
ter. The greatest loss Of life Is re-
ported from Winona. Mo. where IL
corpses have been found, with as many
more missing. At Baxter Springs, in
Southwestern Kansas, were killed
and IL seriously injured by a cyclone
that accompanied the storm. one per-
son was drowned at Columbus and
two at Ottawa, Kan. At Van Buren.
Ark. a mother and babe were drown
ed. A family of five were encamped
on the banks of Fish Creek. |. T.
Nothing OF them or their belongings
was found except part OF the wagon on
a pile of driftwood. At Thomasville.
Mo-, whore the rainfall was four
inches in one hour. Ave persons were
lost. Unconirmed reports are received
OF loss of life as follows: Three at
Fayetteville. Ark; one at Paola. Kan. !;
one at Richards, Kan; six OF a hunt
ing party In Indian Territory. This
gives the known and probable loss at
i3 lives. This total will be increased
when the receding waters permit a
thorough search.
The loss Of property can be placed
in the millions. Dwellings. fences and
farm buildings We're carried off. High
way and railroad bridges were swept
away. Thirty OF 50 buildings in WI
mona succumbed Five residences. a
church and warehouse went down at
Baxter Springs. Six bridges went out
In Russell county. Kan. About Jeffer-
son City. Mo-. many square miles of
growing grain were destroyed. Traffic
on the Westcott & Memphis railroad
is temporarily suspended. Reports of
damage to property other than above
noted came in from five points in Kan
sas. nine in Missouri. six In Arkansas
and two in Indian Territory. The
storm spent itself In Illinois. but. hav-
ing lost its force, proved blessing to
the crops.
The above summaries are only a
fraction Of the loss of property. The
ers, as the season is too far spent TO
plant new crops and the country 5
granary has been cleaned out. The
details of individual suffering and ex-
periences would fill volumes and re-
peat the horrors Of the Johnstown dis
aster.
Independence, Kan, July s.-A Sc
we're rain and wind storm visited this
section last night. Streams are rising
rapidly. The wind blew down many
trees and outbuldings and took the rool
of the new mill. At Neodesha several
buildings were blown over.
Topeka. Kan. July S.-The Rock Isl
and railroad company reports a heavy
wind storm at Canton. Mcpherson
county. yesterday afternoon. \ dozen
houses were blown down. No fatali
ties.
Chotopa, Kan, July s-Last evening
tornado swept over this region. doing
considerable damage TO crops and
to buildings.
Guthrie, o. r.. July S.-A terrific hal
and wind storm prevailed here last
night. Hail fell as large as hens eggs
doing immense damage to crops. break
ing hundreds of windows. In one town.
ship there was n waterspout and bridg.
es wero washed away.
Fort Worth. Tex July S.-A report
received here to-day gives greater
details OF the cyclone at Chickasaw. l.
T.. last night. About . o'clock severa
buildings were blown down. amonl
which were the Rock Island freight
depot and large grist mill near by
The storm passed Hennessy. dolnl
much damage.