The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-22
WAS BURIED IN MUD
Destructive Work of Another
Cyclone.
W0MAN'S HORRIBLE DEATH
Sedgwick County's First Tor
nado of the Year.

Farmers from northwest OF Wichita
came in yesterday with reports Of a ter
rible windstorm that destroyed great
deal of property. The house of Mike
Moore. a mile west of Jamesburg was
lifted off the earth and dashed to pieces
about forty yards away. The family
were in the storm cave. however, and
none Of them were hurt. Mr.. Moore's
barn also torn to pieces and some Of his
stock killed. This information was given
the Eagle by Mr.. Beerhaus, who lives
near Maize
There was a heavy rain and hail and
after the storm the thermometer went
down 10 about 50 degrees.
II is probable that much other damage
was done, but Mr.. Beerhaus did not hear
Of any other houses being blown away.
Quite a number of small buildings such
as barns and cribs were blown to pieces
and in some cases cattle were killed.
The following account of a cyclone at
Augusta, o. T., some thirty miles south
of Kiowa, is the first sent out and is
from the Eagles Kiowa correspondent:
Kiowa, Kan, May 21.-(SpeeiaL) Last
evening about o'clock a cyclone COM
menced business in Eagle Chief Valley
near Augusta, demolishing houses and
pulling up trees and scattering things
around promiscuously until il reached
the house OF Mr.. Brockaway. Mr. Brock
away and his son had gone to Kiowa with
two loads Of hogs and were in Kiowa
when the storm came. Mrs. Brockaway
and daughter were at home alone. Mr..
Brown and his boy, some or years old.
happened along as the storm was COM
ing and stopped and advised the family
TO go to their storm cave While they
were talking the storm struck the house
lifted it from the ground and carried it
nearly 100 feet, and then struck the
ground on the edge Of a bluff bank that
led down to a pond Of water some three
feet deep The house went to pieces when
1t struck the bank and the OCCUPANTS
were all thrown into the water. When the
STORM was over all were accounted for
except Mrs. BrockawaY, and later she
was found by some of her skirts floating
to the top of the water She was fast in
the mud, and it required quite an effort
10 pull her out. She was bruised all over
the body and her neck was broken. The
other occupants of the house were not
hurt. The house was scattered for half
mile; could not see a piece of lumber
that was not broken or shivered some
way. All the furniture and every thing
In the house was broken except a water
pitcher and a coal oil lamp. They came
through without any damage. The lamp
was full of oil.
The next house was Mr.. Terrell's. which
was partly destroyed, but no one was
hurt.
The next house in the path Of the storm
was Mr.. Bakers. At this place Mrs. Vo-
gan, who was there visiting. was serious
ly hurt and Mr.. Baker received some in
juries but not serious. Their house was
made into kindling wood and scattered
for half a mile.
The last house destroyed was Mr.. Bel
knap's. This was a house built partly IN
foreground but all that part above ground
was swiped. No one was injured at this
place. but his household goods were most
ly carried away and scattered in every
direction over the prairie. He had new
wagon. and this was lifted and dashed TO
the ground breaking almost everything
about it except the wheels. There was a
barrel full of water standing by the side
OF the house, and this barrel was found
after the storm a half mile from where
the house stood. A bird cage and scoop
shovel were carried mile and a half,
and some things they have not found yet
At this place the storm left the earth,
travelling from southwest to northeast,
and it did not respect wire fences bur
pulled up posts and broke some off at the