Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-30
FATAL STORMS.
hoolhouses Blown Down at Rush
Hill, Mo, and Drake, NJ
MANY CHILDREN REPORTED KILLED.
Horses snd Cattle Drowned Through the
Heavy Rain-uailstorns In Okiahoma-
Seven Killed and twenty-five
Injured at Mexico, Mo.

CHICAGO, May es-Oflclals Of the
Chicago & Alton railroad received
telegram last night from Rush Hill,
NO., 4 small place In Audrain county,
10 miles from Mexico. The wind struck
Rush Hill about four o'clock. The
schoolhouse, filled with children, was
crushed before the pupils could es'
cape. The 80 children In tho school
house are reported killed.
EIGHTY CHILDREN KILLED.
ROoDHoUsE, ILL.,, May 2s-An awful
cyclone struck Drake, n few miles from
here, last evening. Details IRE hard
to obtain. One report Is that school
building was wrecked and so children
killed. Nearly every house In tho vii
lage Is wrecked, and though no other
fatalities are reported, 1t Is more than
probable that other lives have been
lost
FOUR INCHES OF HAIL AT FL RENO
Ell RENO, Oh, May 2s-El Reno wat
visited last night by the severest hal
and windstorm that II has ever had.
The destruction Of glass is complete,
even the heaviest plato blowing in be
fore the falling ice. The loss on crop:
will be something great, almost meal
culable. Many small buildings went
down, but no one was injured, the
people having sought refuge In storm
caves The storm was very threaten
ing and storm caves were crowded.
MILAN SAW THE TwIsTER COMING.
MILAN, NO., May 2s.-The heaviest
rain fall for many years visited this
city yesterday afternoon. Two and
half inches of water fell in IA minutes,
from dark cloud which formed north.
west OF the city and caused consterna.
ton. People ran 10 and fro, women
and children were crying from fright,
but before the cloud reached the city
It seemed to rise and pass over. The
rain was immedia tely preceded by hail
Ms large as goose eggs.
THREE INJURED AT RENICK, MO.
STURGEON, No., May GA cyclone
passed five miles north Of Sturgeon
about three o'clock yesterday after.
noon. At Renich three men were So
riously injured and family Of colored
people were carried over mile, two
children being badly hurt Friendship
church north OF town was demolished.
The funnel-shaped cloud was seen by
half the population OF Sturgeon.
Bridges and fences were torn up for
miles.
HORSES AND CATTLE DROWNED.
BALDWIN, Mo-, May as-A hurricane
and rainstorm struck this place yes
terday afternoon ut $50 Torrents OF
rain, accompanied by hall, poured
down for three hours without nbate'
ment, turning the small creeks into
rivers the water furlously taking along
everything in its reach. Horses and
cattle drowned are seen continually
coming down. Several houses and
barns were blown down. No lives
were lost, rs yet reported.
SEVEN KILLED AT MEXICO, NO.
MEXICO, NO., May ga terrible cy.
clone visited this county yesterday
afternoon ut three o'clock. From pres
emit reports about seven were killed
and IS wounded. Houses, barns,
churches and schoolhouses were lev.
eled. 1t was preceded and followed
by terrific rain and hailstorms. Full
reports cannot be had ut this hour.
HAIL AZ Rig AS ONES FIST.
WICHITA, Kan, May 2s.-A dispatch
from Kingflsher, Ok, last night said
that terrific hailstorn swept over
that section Of the country ut six
o'clock, doing great damage to every
thing in Its path. The hailstones were
Eve inches in circumference and de-
molished all the windows Of every
building that had south front