The record-union., 1896-04-28

FAhCO IN. d., April 2l-Ine nfSt
cyclone in North Dakota since the Far
go catastrophe in 1890 is reported west
of Barnes County last evening. The cy-
clone formed in the southern end of
Lake Eckleson, moving in a Zigzag
course in northeasterly direction The
first damage is reported at Sanborn,
where a schoolhouse and barn were
completely demolished. The cloud was
funnelshaped and inky black at the
bottom. The people at Sanborn were
greatly frightened, and took refuge in
cellars. The storm veered slightly and
passed without further damage.
The force of the storm was greatest
al Hobart, where all the farm buildings
of Nels Munson We're swept away. Mrs.
Munson rushed to the cellar, where she
remained until the storm had passed.
The building was swept from over her
| head, and the cellar was filled with de-
! bris, completely burying her, but for
| tunately she escaped with a few
bruises. Mr.. Munson was carried away
with the house, and was found uncon-
scious lying in a slough fifty yards
from where the building had stood.
His arms and legs are broken, and it is
thought he is injured internally. Re
covery is doubtful
Farm implements were twisted and
broken and scattered all over the farm,
and the coal stove cannot be found
The path of destruction was only a
few feet in width, and included but few
buildings in its course of about eight
miles
The force of the storm was spent at
Valley City. Wires between here and
Hobart are down.
THE CYCLONE IN KANSAS.
CLIFTON (Kas.), April 27.-Later
details from the scene of the cyclone
Saturday night do not change the fig
ures in regard to the loss of life. For a
distance of four or five miles a space of
quarter of a mile wide is covered with
wreckage. In this strip ten houses were
demolished, six people killed, two fatally
injured and fifteen hurt Mrs. Bong.
hearing the storm coming, rushed into
the pantry under the stairway. She had
, barely got there when the whole upper
part of the house disappeared in the
darkness. She remained in the house
all night, and was found by the neigh
bors in the morning calmly sitting amid
| the ruins.
storm was that of a doctor called Indian
John Two other men were in the house
at the time. Suddenly. without mo-
ment's warning, the house was crushed
! like an egg shell, but the men were un-
! injured.
| In the home of Frank Peterson. which
was wrecked, were seven persons, six
/ OF them members of the Peterson family
and a hired man. The house was scat
! tered over several acres, the barn
ruined, and Peterson's wife and daugh-
ter killed and all the others more or less
/ injured. Just below Peterson's place
lived Ola Halverson. His home was
! taken to the northeast Not one stick
/ upon another was left, and Halverson's
/ wife was killed and himself badly in
! jured.
/ At the house of Charles Gardner the
| family started for the cellar when the
! roar Of the storm was heard. Before
they got to the door the house was
| dashed to pieces. Mr. Gardner saws.
1 saw my wife pick up the baby and
/ then great crash came / remember
nothing more until felt the rain falling
| on my face. / looked around. but the
! mouse had disappeared l called to my
| Wlle. She answered, and going toward
/ her L found her with the baby in her
arms amid the fragments of the house.
/ She was uninjured. and had the babv
/ saIe. one of my boys was under a mart
OF the wall of one side of the house. One
OF his legs was broken below the knee
TOOK stick and pred him loose. NV
ooy' years old, had disappeared but
after some search I found him sixtv
rods from the house in the mud not seri-
ously injured"
At Peter Anderson's, just across the
niue valley from Gardner's. the wreck
was even worse nothing being left but
the cellar. There were seven members
i In the family. The house was blown
from over their heads. Anderson soon
! found all the members of his family ev-
cept the child of his daughter. : wears
ola. The poor little fellow was found
| In the morning dead
STORM IN ARKANSAS
MEMPHIS (Tenn), April 27-A d;-
mlnutiVe cyclone swept over portion
OF Arkansas yesterday afternoon
Wrecklng considerable amount of moro
or less valuable property. but so far as
! reported no lives were lost. If was tbo
heaviest in the vicinity of Morrillton