The herald., 1896-05-31
STORMS CONTINUE
Cyclones Yesterday Caused Damage and Death
in Several States

otatSS
KANSAS CITY, May 30.-A special to
the Times from Neosho, Mo-. says:
Two cloudbursts occurred in this
county at an early hour this morning,
one at this place and one
at Seneca. One life was lost here
and twenty-seven at Seneca. Sylvester
Wood was drowned by the overturning
of boat while being taken from the
flooded district.
Dead at Seneca:
Mrs. Robinson and child.
II. j. Williams and family of five.
Mrs Soebler of Carthage and her three
children.
H. Andreaux and family Of Ave.
Carl Schmidt and family of five.
Missing:
Buchanan and Crosswhite.
Mr.. Anderson and family Of the Day.
ton rolling mills.
Rev. Harry B. White and wife of SEN
eca.
Two buildings were swept away at
this place but the loss was slight. The
damage to crops and furniture is great,
as many houses are flooded.
The condition of Seneca is pitiful. 1t
Is town of 1900 inhabitants, sixteen
miles west of here, and is situated in a
valley. The water extended from bluff
to bluff and was from four to six feet
deep in every business house. Many
them being the building of the Seneca
Dispatch, together with the office. a
number of residences were also swept
away The Methodist Church South was
carried several blocks.
Rev. Harry White and wife of the Nj.
E. church were in the Dispatch office
and both are missing. Carl Schmidt and
family of five were swept away. A Mrs.
Robinson, with her child clasped to her,
were found in a drift, both dead. The
family of r. j. Williams, five, are miss
ing: also Mrs. Doebler and three chill
dren, of Carthage and the family OF An
dreaux Jemeler, five in all. buchanan
and Crosswhite, Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson
and family of the Dayton mills, east OF
Seneca, are missing and supposed 10 De
drowned.
The wires are down and all informa-
ton is brought by messenger II IS
thought twenty-five people lost their
lives in and near Seneca. The Frisco
road has two bridges out near Dayton
and Seneca and much track washed
away A report has just been recelVeu
from Seneca that nine bodies nave peeil
recovered but the names could not be as
certained 1t is thought the flood is
much worse than at first reported. Inc
loss to property will reach Sl5o,ooo.
FLOOD AT SENECA.
ST. LOUIS, May 30.-Inquiry at the
Telegraph office of the St. Louis ana
San Francisco elicits the informatio',
that Seneca, Mo-, on the SprlnSneid
branch of that road was entirely noou-
ed with water this morning and seven
people drowned. Springfield has been
cut off from wire communication WIN
the flooded village, and no further IN
formation is obtainable from that source
at present Sarcoxie is on the same
branch but no word of the flood In that
city has been received by the railroad
officials in Springfield. If such a dis
aster had overwhelmed that place II
would be made known to them.
A STORM IN COLORADO.
DENVER, Col, May 30.-The tail end
of a cyclone passed over Northern Colo
RADIO and Wyoming this evening Spe-
cial dispatches to the Rocky Mountain
News tell of severe thunder and hail
storms in several towns and cities. AT
Akron rain fell from until O'Clock p.
m, and at Lunton there was h1gh
wind Four miles north of the latter
place there was a heavy fall of hail, and
growing crops We're injured.
At Brighton hail did considerable
damage, and wind blew off the CHM
neyS of farm houses.
At Lafayette, one of the United Coal
company's mines was, flooded, and at
Longmount. where there was cloud
burst, considerable damage was done
to crops. The irrigation canal broke and
flooded the town.
From Cheyenne a perfect deluge is
reported. The doWnpour there was so
heavy that the Decoration day parade
was compelled to disband and the par
Elephants ran for shelter.