Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-07-14
1snIne storms.

KAraAs C1rr, July s.-Reports o
storms during the past three day
show tho entire eastern watershed o
the Rocky Mountains to the Nebraska
and Iowa lines and to TeIas ver'
swept Friday night. The sereres'
blow came on the fields Of grain thai
promised the most bountiful yield II
many years, which were swept bare o.
vegetation. Tho seas Of rain wert
abetted in their work OF destruction
by tornadoes. It is too early yet &C
sum up the loss, but the total is ap
palling, and those to whom the angry
elements spared life have little left to
sustain it.
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 elev.
e corpses were found, with as many
more missing.
Unconfrmed reports are received
Of the loss OF life as follows: Three
at Fayetteville, Ark; one at Paola,
Kan; n at Richards, Kan, and six
Of a hunting party in Indian Terrific
~. This gives a known and probable
loss Of forty three lives. This to.
tai will be increased when the re-
ceding waters permit a thorough
search.
The loss Of property can he placed
in the millions. Dwellings, fences
and farm buildings were carried of.
and highway and railroad bridges
swept away. Thirty OF eighty build.
ings In Winona succumbed.
SPRrSoFrELD, MOL, July s.-A Sc
vere electric rain storm swept along
the James river and as far south as
: Ozark last night. Livestock was
killed by the wind and lightning.
The crops were badly damaged by the
storm. Theree houses at Sparta were
destroyed by lightning. Reports OF
the food of Winona, Missouri, pub
lished heretofore, are now known to
have told only a part OF the horrors
OF the disaster. Owing to the fact
that Winona is in mountainous re-
gion. almost inaccessible by wagon,
and that the railroad is washed away,
news Of the food is hard to obtain.
Railway connection will be estab-
ished this afternoon by running a
train to either end Of the Current ri.
yer, a branch Of the Kansas city, Fort
Scott and Memphis. but it will be sew
eral days before tho gap can be closed
up in the road. Several officials OF the
railway, and other parties left for
Winona on a special train this morn.
ing to render all the assistance posi-
BILE to the flood stricken people. The
bodies OF Rev. G.. w. Duncan and
daughter, Matte, and Mics Norma
Nevins were found under a large
drift OF broken timbers. About a
mile below Winona was the body Of an
unknown man, who was stopping at
n Of the hotels.
GUTHRIE (Ok.L July ga terrific
hail and wind storm prevailed here
last night. Hail fell large as hens
eggs doing an immense amount Of
damage to crops and breaking hun
dreds Of windows. 1n n township
there was a water spout, and bridges
were washed away.
FREDoN1A, tKanl, July ga blind
ing rain storm, accompanied by high
winds passed over this locality OK.
tending three miles north yesterday at
three o'clock. In forty minutes fully
four inches OF water foil washing
away The sidewalks. At La Fontaine
Kansas. the residence OF r. Giles WINS
blown of the foundation. At New
Albany the roofso OF the brick school
house was blown away, damaging the
building to the amount of $4,000.
The Christian church, in course of
construction, was leYeled to the |
ground. The family of John Cox,
hush md, wife and seven children,
while crossing a small stream were
thrown into the water, but fortunate.
ly managed to reach land.
MILWAUKEE,, July g. AS a result
OF last nights storms all the wires are
do%n and the only reliable means OF
quick communication this morning
Is by long distance telephone.