The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-04
GREAT DESTRUCTION
BY WIND STORM.
Buildings Raced and Crops
LeyeIed Throughout John
son County.

IDjured-ReDorts Of b, struc-
tion from Every Part of
the County
Warrensburg, No, July 30 The
most severe storm in the history of
johnson county passed over the
northern aud eastern portions Of
this county last night. The STERN
originated in the southern portion
OF Lafsy etts county. near Cedar
Grove church, and extended south
easterly toward Knobnoster. 1t is
reported that much damage was
done in southern Lafayette county.
Fayetteville, ten miles north Of this
city, was in the edge OF the storms
path and sustained severe damage.
The store building of S. F. Dollhouse
was unroofed and nearly wrecked.
W. Il. Seigfried's general merchan-
disc store was blown in at the west
front and the roof blown away. The
stock was flooded and the building
totally ruined. Many other build
ings 10 the village were unroofed.
North and east of Fayetteville the
storm swept with a width of sixty
rods, wiping out building. of all
kinds and leveling crops John E.
Roach, three miles north, had a fine
farm, residence and barn, fine gran.
cries, wind mills and all improve,
nents. Everything was utterly
oblitsrated, and Roach and his two
children were seriously injured
Half mile south of this place is
the farm OF George Austin. His
large residence. barn and ali out
buildings were destroyed. His fur
niture was wrecked and tossed
about, and large elm and oak trees
were twisted cut OF all form. The
family escaped by taking refuge in
a cave under an clubhouse.
One hundred rods southeast is the
faim of Russell Greenlee, where ev-
erything was ruined While Austin 8
house was blown south. Greenlee's
buildings were whirled north.
Passing southeast, the storm de-
stroyed the farm house of John
Shackelford. Mrs. Shackelford was
seriously cut, and her husband suf-
fered serious internal injuries. Here
the storm entered the timber, which
it wrecked, rendering all timber
roads impossible. It emerged from
the timber, however, in Semaphore
township, where il destroyed the
barn and all the outbuildings of the
large farm OF Capt. s. 81. Taggart
and unroofed and badly twisted his
large residence.
/ r. a. Woods farm and buildings
suffered a similar fate. A small
house on the farm OF Mrs. Sivils was
blown down, and Mrs. Sivils and her
two children were badly injured
The dwelling houses Of Robt. Coates
Arthur and James Lipscomb, Thos
Oats and VIM. wonderly, in this
neighborhood, were also destroyed
; The home of M. D. Oliver, neal
Hoffman, was destroyed, and Mrs
3 Oliver probably fatally injured. Mrs
Ashbroek, OF that neighborhood
was caught in the wreckage OF hom'
: and badly crushed, She will die.
/ Over the whole county the storm
was 90 severe that incalculabls in
Jury has been done to the standing
2 corn crop, it being twisted an
a broken off and badly down.
The most severe injury in thi
j city was to the Christian church, th
tower being twisted and the roof o
: the primary Sunday School win
r blown in.
It is impossible to obtain full re
!, ports of the damage in this count,
a as roads are badly blocked by falle
trees; but such reports as come j
I. indicate greater destruction to b
yet reported.
{. HEAVY LOSS AT KsoBSos1EI.
i. Knobnoster, No, July 30.-Thi
town was swept by q violent win
storm shortly after 8 o'clock la
Is night. The damage ID roughly q
e timstsd at s75,0ee. No portion
5000 Az w,nFaraa ,