The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-05-01

Kansas City. April IS, SPECIAL 10
the Times from Topeka, Nan, says,
Five persons II least were htII'n oul-
right. three fatally wounded And S"V-
cnteen more or less injured ana great
destruction Of property was wrought
ty a cytlouc which passed owed Jay
couuty last night.
The dead are Frank Peterson, wife
and child. Mrs ole H"Ner>on an! Il
grandrnild Of Peterson, The injured
belonged to the families ot John Nor
ris +. WeIkin. Peter Anderson and H.
Gardner
Passengers on the Rock Island train
from the north brought partial details
Of the cyclone. 1t started about SiN
miles south Of Clifton aud went in a
noItheaStcrly direction for twelve or
fifteen miles. then il lost its force hy
spreading II passed anout halfway
between Clifton aud Moryauv It's
track varied from 80 yards 70 a quar-
ter Of a mile in width. 1t tore through
Il farming community and left nothing
standing Houses and barns were
wrecked trees torn up OF brohen
fences leveled ard hay stacks blown
IN every direction. The cyclone WAS
followed by d terrific rain storm last
ing several hours flooding the de-
vastatcd district The cyclone took
the people unaw&res. and SO far as
learned. most of them had retired
The storm struck Peter Andersons
house at 9.:50 o'clock. This was about
mile from the starting point. The
house was
Demolished in an Instant
Every member Of the Anderson family
was injured When they had extricat-
ed themselves from the debris they
discovered that Anderson's rrandchld
was missing. lis dead body was found
this morning half mile away IN
rayine
Anderson alarmed the noiehhors who
lived out of the track Of the storm.
aud search was commenced for vic
TINS. CourierS were sent TO Clifton
and Morganville for doctors. but il
was daylight before they arrived and
the extent uf the injury an! damages
were known 4 large number Of cat
tie and horses We're killed and fruit ia
the storm track WAS ruined Ii is i'm
possible at this time to estimate lie
damage to buildings ard other proper
" lfeailfendina tales Of Sutf.lin.
are told hy persons who visited the
scenes of the storm Many of the IN
lnred lay all night pinned down Nv
Wfechage and others craWlei t,r hob
hled across tic country ro a neigh.
bol house. LII several Instances poo
pie We're lifted Iuto fho iii ~ lie ey-
clone ard carried some distance and
'heh suddenly dropped Buildings
We're Iiefea NJ aila then hurled To
'ae ground With force enough to lie
jaollSa them The Wife and daughter
ol John Morris We've leadin. when ,ba
shock came. The house was divided
lie women managed 10 Get og1 when
the wind picked them M. carried 1he,u
" 80 Yards aud dropped them safe
= = a'NI' Oh a straw rile just away
from the storms track,
specIai - he Journal from Clay
! e3l'tt Nan. places the number of
hilIed N te cyclone 1t eight. There
are ftii4ors # etllfl. deaths south ana
VEST 81 Chiffon. anl Il II, feared thar
Nlieh communication With the stricken
leWhs : established that y oreat l.ss
q ~ VIII he reported. Tie wires -
1,laA, FONTS are doWE and hut m,ager
details are ohtainalle
ne Journal correspondent gives tho
i'lioNiiIS ist ef killed frank Peter
son. son VIE and ole daughter: III Hal-
,ha1af %hd Wife. julius Trpnbly ,o.se
Ham. Mis- Halherson. 80
injured Daughter OF Frank roter.
s''.' ea'aio' live. Frank Wilkinson can.
no ,io' :, iiVe; entire family Of John Morris
paaly na1. inangled: six children of ri
ha aaAa2ar, more or less injured