Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-26
STORM SWEPT.
Deadly and Destructive Tornadoes Pass
Over Several States.
Great Damage Done In Indiana-Four Boys
Killed in Ininois-High Wind In
Kentucky--Iowa and Ne
braska Visited.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 19.-Later
returns received from both the north
and western portion of the state indi-
cate that Thursday nights storm,
which did not cease until yesterday
morning. did much damage. tele-
gram from Greencastle says that re-
ports from the country up to noon show
that large quantities of valuable tim
Der were destroyed, large trees being
twisted off their roots Farm fencing
and stock suffered. Several large barns
were struck by lightning. One at
HambricA's station, containing some
valuable live stock, was destroyed. At
Rochester, Brownsburg and Wabash
the damage was heavy to farm proper
ty. At Valparaiso a heavy hailstorm,
accompanied by a high wind, did a
great deal of damage to all kinds of
property. The Albany Lumber CO..
sheds were blown down at Muncie and
the Albany bottle works was unroofed
and chimneys and stacks blown down.
Telephone and telegraph wires are all
down. Flint glass works damaged and
the brick residence of Mr.. Stout was
damaged by lightning. The west
wing of the Paragon paper mill at
Eaton was blown in during the storm
yesterday. Four people were reported
buried in the debris. The loss on
property is S25, 900. The roof on the
Eaton window glass works was lifted
off and much damage on other prop
ty was done. In Muncie the storm
damage will be several thousand dol
lars. Several large roofs were lifted.
BURIED BENEATH A WRECKED BARN.
LINCOLN, Ill, June ia tornado
which passed over the central and
southern portions of Logan county
yesterday afternoon destroyed thou
sands of dollars worth of property
and completely demolished the inn
menSe COW barn on the farm of the
state institution for the fee ble-minded.
Twenty-siX persons seeking refuge
from the storm, were buried in the
debris. Four of the refugees. boy
pupils from Chicago, were taken out
dead. Five others were severely in =
jured, one of whom, the farm superin-
tendent, will probably die. The tor
nado passed on to the northeast doing
great damage, the extent of which is
not known. The storm divided into
sections and covered wide territory.
1t is feared that the loss of life will be
greatly enlarged when reports are re-
ceived from outside the city.
wINDsToRM AT LOUISVILLE, KY.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June ia severe
windstorm passed over this city early
yesterday morning. doing consider
able damage to property, but in no in
stance was there a fatality, although
a number sustained injuries. In CEN
trail and eastern Kentucky great dam
age was done to crops, farm houses and
barns. Opposite Irvington, KY, in In
diana, the house of John S. Treehis, a
farmer. was wrecked by the wind and
his 1S-year-old son killed. A servant
girl was SO badly injured by the fall
ing timbers that she lived but few
hours.
IOWA TOWNS STRUCK.
OTTUMwA, Ia, June ia small cy-
clone passed over Rosehill, village
in Keokuk county, yesterday after
noon, touching the ground in several
places just outside the town. The
damage done was confined to trees and
outbuildings- Another cyclone of
somewhat greater violence passed six
miles east of Oskaloosa. Its path was
over two miles in length and about so
yards in width. The damage was
slight, however, being confined to
fences, trees and outbuildings
f. HEAVY WINDS IN NEBRASKA
LINCOLN, Neb., June 19.-Violent
windstorms prevailed over a wide dis
trict in Nebraska early yesterday
morning. In Lincoln some minor dam
age was done. At Munroe, west of
here, the storm approached the violence
of a tornado. Hardly a chimney is
left in the town and many roofs were
taken off. The house of Peter Tobin
was totally wrecked and Mr.. and Mrs