Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-16
MANY PERSONS KILLED AND I'M
MENsE DAMAGE DONE.
EIGHT LIE DEAD AT GARY, S. D
OTHERS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE LOST
THEIR LIVES.
At One Farm Joseph Hutchinson, His
Wife, Two Daughters and Grand
child and n Farm Hand
Were Killed-Aceom-
panied by Hail.


hail storm running from northeast to south
west struck Mortz siding, about five miles
west of here, to-day. Everything in the
path of the storm was swept away. Eight
people lie dead here and others are known
10 have been killed. The dead are:
Joseph Hutchinson. farmer. wife. two
daughters and grandchid.
Carl Jeglum, Blanchardsville, Wis.
Albert Killion, home in Milwaukee.
Charles Eball, farmer, who was read
ing with his wife and children. when the
storm came. Searching parties are out
after his wife and children.
Thousands of dollars worth of property
are destroyed and many cattle and sheep
were killed.
The storm started one mile northeast Of
Hutchinson's farm and struck his house,
driving it through the barn. The North
western railroad track is torn up for some
distance; telegraph poles and snow fences
are down. The wounded are being taken
to Candy.
One farmer had 200 acres of wheat in the
shock and 1t was taken up by the wind and
no trace Of the crop is left.
The dead were found on the prairie with
their bodies badly mangled, and their
clothing nearly stripped off them.
The clouds met at a point about eight
miles northeast of Gary. and attained
rotary motion, with the tail of the cloud
descending to the earth. Wherever it
touched everything was destroyed.
1t first struck the farm buildings of Carl
ha h1r nf
where a number of horses and sheep were
killed. Next NJ. A. kenyons place was
struck the barn destroyed and considerable
live stock killed.
Kenyon was severely injured about the
limbs by flying timbers. Mortimer Hunts
farm buildings were next destroyed, and
here the first life was lost. The storm
took up the kitchen, moved 1t away from
the house and scattered its timbers for
miles around Albert killion, employed as
a farm laborer by Hunt, was in the kitch-
en- at the time and later he was picked up
in a dying condition about 200 feet from
the house, having been struck on the
back of the head and injured internally.
He lived only three hours after being
found. James Hunt was injured.
The Hutchinson farm, two miles from
Hunts place, was next struck, the storm
jumping entirely over an intervening house
without doing any damage. The Hutchin-
son family were all in the house when the
storm picked it up and scattered it, together
with the barn and outbuildings. for miles
around on the prairie. The entire family
were found dead about 800 feet from where
the house stood. The deaths apparently
were caused by bruises and cuts on the
heads. Baby Hutchinson, weeks old. was
still alive when found, but died in a short
time. Carl Jeglum, who was visiting the
Hutchinsons, was also killed.
The sight at Hutchinsons place is horri-
ble. The place is covered with dead horses
and cows and broken furniture and farm
implements.
From here the course was into farms
where little damage could be done to the
buildings. but the loss on crops and stock
is very great.
The bodies were all taken to Gary to
be prepared for burial. Eight are lying In
row in rough collins. covered with sheets,
in a small room.
CARRINGTON, N. D.. Aug. IA hail
storm destroying 2o.OCO acres of grain has
swept over the western part of Foster and
Eddy counties. The crops of many farmers
are total loss.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. ia Bismarck
N. D.. special says that the estimated loss
of wheat by hail in North Dakota this
year is 1900 acres and as much more dam
aged 20 per cent. One-third of these losses
was in Walsh county.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 15.-Specials received
here indicate that the severe wind, rain
and hail storms which visited Southeastern
Iowa and Eastern Illinois yesterday and
last night caused considerable damage
Hail as large as apples is reported. Corn
is leveled and fruit and melon growers
have suffered considerable loss. The rain
was the heaviest in many years, ranging
from four to six inches in depth. Several
bridges were washed out between Keokuk
and Fort Madison.
The storm bordered on a cyclone north
of Hamilton. H., accompanied by ter
rife roaring. Several buildings were
wrecked, while the entire peach crop in
that part OF the country is ruined by the
wind and hail.
Horace Adcock, u years of age. died from
fright received during a heavy electrical
storm at Macomb. ILL., In that county the
damage to wheat in the shock and the
corn. peach and apple crops is heavy.
Melon growers of Marion county, Ill.
fear heavy damage from the rains. At
Carrollton, ILL.,, trees, telephone and cleo
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