The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-22
Kansas and Oklahoma Cyclones.

tornado is a twister and a wster is simply concen-
traed cyclone assertions of scientists who never saw
fwister the contrary notwithstanding. They are all
simply and the thing, being whrwnds on land
waterspouts the Of greater or less gigantic
proportions and They caused by the reroacn
of Of air Of diverse temperatures the hot
colder respectively the greater the velocity of the
volumes destructive the vortex produced by
their They most liable to form in open level
countries, water however, they sometimes sweep
through hly heavily mbered sections and noun
tain Sides ind again high in the air to he
neither seen or felt except guessed from unusual
cloud connection They travel formative fr m
west to at pace Of the ow Of the baro meter
schedule but individually from southwest northeast
with the speed lightning express train trying to make
up lost time They liable to happen, or whr up with
destructive force anywhere Arctic Antarctic
circles liable in the temperate zone
and from extreme conditions existing the time
either The electrical force noted in connection
with simply evolved by the friction and grind
of velocity just as electricity developed artlcaly by
man.
northern Ohio paper was pluming itself the other day
on regions being free from Them since
which time two of destructive cyclones of mod
terday morning Eagle contained dispatch
Ohio giving the details twister which overturned
houses Cain generally, which dispatch
burst" accumulation rain Clouds piled
miles high all raining the time. natur-
ally flood the earth Immediately beneath them. but there
nothing cloud burst or explode Clouds
don't their waters in tanks. but vapor which,
cOndensing first starts to falling downwards miniature
gobules which, by combining gobues
drops and sheets water.
Still everybody cling to his own theory
cyclones reason that nobody knows much
anything of their origin estimate compre-
bend their force Professor Garrio
there humbug connected with said service
than with any other which know anything-appears
Chicago date with a column or 81
tornadoes most of which is not in
formation. and which Among other things
ne when anyone funnel-shaped cloud coming
should open and doors of his house
The truth is it is open windows or do
anything else after discovered Such
things and cyclones are difficult to
dodge. If happens daylight and the home is
in the opening may seen soon enough for
to the cellar weather bureau scientist
that by opening doors windows your house
will county nor torn to pieces
by the fury the winds velocity the wind causes
vacuum in the atmosphere. When cloud reaches
house with all windows shut the four walls
of the building must give way that vacuum or the
house is lifted from its foundation with the
wind. When the destructive cyclone visited
few years large and substantial houses were
blown down In the path Of storm were many frail
houses and sheds These escaped without the loss
Of shnge The openings permitted the air to
escape freely"
The truth the air seeking TO escape but ap-
rareny bent raising hades another truth is that
the weather bureau scientific gentlemen have
been able the people cyclones OF to tell
them Of what happened than the people
could and know themselves
These which been talked OF so much lately
have whred this continent since mountains stood
and grew they probably no more freouen;
than thousand years ago There being more towns
thicker settlements and people they oftener seen
As for anything else oklahoma Kansas are TO more
the home II the cyclone than Wisconsin or Texas
The Sampson and Schley Controversy,
Wherever Schley may land 4 is slowly dawnlng upon