The Yale expositor., 1895-07-12
IMPORTANT NEWS.
INTERESTING CHRONICLE OF
GENERAL NEWS MATTERS.
Cause the Loss of Several Lives and
Great Destruction of Property In Kan
sas, Missouri, Wisconsin and Illinois
Deadly aud Destructive Cyclones.

Deadly aud Destructive Cyclones.
A storm, awful in its terror and
total in its work of destruction wiped
out the town of Winona, on the Cur
rent river branch of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott d Memphis railway In
shannon county, Mo-, at IL o'clock at
night. 1t is known that eleven per-
sons lost their lives and eight men are
missing. Vivid flashes OF lightning
pierced the downpour which came like
the falls of Niagara. Houses were
smashed and hundreds of men, women
and children were dashed about like
/ corhs in the water. IL was like a ship
wreck. In all thirty buildings were
destroyed. The total loss is not less
than $4,000 Winona has a popula-
tion of $50.
A cyclone which struck Baxter
Springs, Kas., killed five people out
right and two others were injured and
are not expected to live. A dozen
people were seriously injured, Cooper
Il Iiodglirl1 dry goods store was de-
stroyed, the Methodist, Christian and
colored churches were blown down
and dozen residences aud as many
barns were totally wrecked. The
| freight and passenger depots were
| almost demolished and much damage
to freight resulted. Several fine resi-
dences and many small houses and
| outbuildings were blown away. In
the Kansas & Texas Coal company
mine at Weir City, where many miners
were engaged, the water rushed in
with such rapidity that the miners
barely escaped with their lives. Every
mule in the shaft was drowned. One
person was drowned at Columbus and
two at Ottawa, Kas. At Van Buren,,
Ark, a mother and her babe were
drowned. A family of five was en-.
1 camped on the bank of Fish Creek in
the Indian territory. Nothing of their
| belongings were found except part
of wagon on a pile of driftwood.
| At Townsville, Mo, where the rain
fall was four inches in one hour, five
persons were lost. Three at Fayette-
vile, Ark; one at Paola, Kas,; one at
Richards, Kas. This gives a known
and probable loss of 43 lives. This
total will be increased when the re-
ceding waters permit a thorough
search. The loss in property can be
placed in the millions. Dwellings,
| fences and farm buildings were car
ried off and highway and railroad
bridges swept away, together with a
vast amount of crops, both growing
and stored.
A heavy storm passed over Lake
| Geneva, Wis, which unroofed build
! ings and demoralized shade trees
| The hail broke large amount of
! glass and ruined corn, oats and what
little fruit was left by the spring
frosts. The steam launch Dispatch
was chartered just before the storm
| by party consisting of Father Hogan
and Miss Hogan, and DR.. Franz assist
ant superintendent of the Elgin. Ill,
insane asylum, his wife and child.
| The boat was in charge of John
| Preston. They were caught by the
storm, and the boat was swamped and
all on board were drowned.
One of the most furious wind and
rain storms known for years passed
over Chicago, doing much damage.
! Charles Klein, John Ross and
in boat when the storm burst.
and no trace has been found
of them and il is thought that they
were lost. Great damage was done
throughout the city. Windows OF
many large stores were blown in and
beavy'damage done to goods by driv-
ing rain. Several houses in the outlying
| districts were struck by lightning
and seriously damaged. Two small
residences were completely de-
stroyed. August Boedlow was killed.
Dispatches from many points in the
central and northern portions of Illi-
noiS and southern Wisconsin tell of
| furious storms.
Milwaukee reports wires down in
nearly every direction, but m eager re-
ports show that a severe storm APP
preaching a cyclone passed over the
southwestern part of the state, prob
ably doing serious damage. 1t is re-
ported four men who were out in a
boat near Waukegan were drowned.
Canton, Kas. was struck by a tor
nado and great damage was done.
Many houses and barns were entirely
demolished and IA score of persons are
reported injured.
After three days of terrible heat FL
Reno, Okla. Twas visited by a terrific
wind and sandstorm. The North
Methodist African church. the resi-
dences of Fred Hull and NJ. Wilson.
and the Texas livery stables were de-
molished and many other buildings
were damaged. Several people were
painfully injured.
Smoky Hill river at Marquette,
Kas., overfiowed Its banks and on the
south side extends back to the bluffs
two miles distant. The water rose to
the second story of the houses nearest
the river and some of the people were
taken out in boats.
A storm at Anselm, NY, one to two
miles wide, damaged 10000 or 10000
acres of grain, threw buildings from
their foundations and deluged the
country. Four inches of rain fell in
few hours.