The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-12

Kansas yesterday afternoon, following
a day Of exceedingly high temperature.
WKires are down in the affected dis
tricts. making it impossible to accur-
ately sum up the damage done. A
Times special from Ellingwood, Kan,
says:
"At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon a
tornado visited Logan township. 1t
formed a few miles south of Elling-
wood and passed owe the west portion
of the county. At the Cheyenne bot
toms, six miles north, it divided in
six different directions and destroyed
the residences of George and William
Helfrich. George Helfrich and wife
were instantly killed. William Helf-
rich and his wife and child were badly
hurt. The storm next struck the farm
of Carl Schneider. destroying the out
buildings and leaving the dwelling I'M
touched. Further into the country a
number of others are reported killed
or injured. A large amount of stock
was killed"
A special from IArned, Kan, says:
ga tornado passed southeast Of here
at 6 O'clock last evening and struck
near Pawnee Rock, three miles dis
tant. I'D.
The Wires Are Down
and it is impossible to learn the ex-
tent Of the damage done. -Four sep
arate funnel-shaped clouds are report
ed to have been seen in the direction
Of Great Bend. H. H. Gerrish's house.
barn and other o%utbuildings We're a
mass of ruins. The family, luckily,
was not at home at the time and es-
capped injury. About thirty hogs were
killed. The school house standing
near Mr.. Gerrish's home was wiped
from the face of the earth. John Nc
Combs house was blown down and
his granary. barn and windmill re-
duced to ruins. The family happened
to be in the one room which remained
standing. Fl. Fl. Corbett's frame
house and barn and mill were all re-
duced to very minute pieces, farm ma
chinery was broken and stock killed.
No n was at home when the catas-
tropke occurred. A. D. Pierce's big
hay barn was ruined and other build
ings blown down. One horse was
crushed under the falling timbers. The
AOuSC III Wll1Cu d NIL OIOAC ANCu! Was
ruined by the wind but no one was
hurt. The Presbyterian church in
town is wrecked beyond repair. A
brick building in the north part Of
town vas blown down and a large
amount Of damage done in other parts
Of town."
Farmers Suffer Great Loss.
Omaha. May S.-A special to the Bee
from Beaver City. .Neb., gives further
details of the Wilsonville tornadoes.
Many farm houses were destroyed.
The h%ailstones were as large as base
balls. and We're driven through roofs.
The twister appeared after the bonn
bardment and took a northeasterly
course. 1t was funnel-shaped and did
damage over a wide area. Farmers
west and north of Wilsonville were
the greatest sufferers. Many people
fed to their cellars. A. Towne's large
house was destroyed. Towne, his wife
and daughter YER seriously, though
not fatally, injured. Houses and barns
Of HI. H. Gerrish. H. H. Corbett and
II. A. Osborne were destroyed. The
latter was seriously injured. A daugh-
ter of L. E. Mcfarland was in a sum-
mer house which was lifted and car
ried some distance without serious in
Jury. Five cows were carried a quar-
ter; Of a mile. The residence Of Rev.
Lavine was destroyed. His wife and
child were carried forty feet and not
seriously injured. Much live stock
was killed by the storm and the dam
age to crops and fruit trees was great.
The amount Of damage has not been
estimated:
Farm Property Destroyed. ~
Annapolis, Kan, May Sat 4 o'clock
four distinct funnel-shaped clouds de.
veloped within a radius of a. mile of
here and it is believed caused consid-
cradle destruction to farm property
though, no definite reports have been
received. The day was one of the hot
test eve experienced in this part Of
the state. ~
Texas Town Partially Destroyed.
Dallas. Tex, May S.-One-thrird Of
the houses in Carza. a town in Denton
county. were destroyed late yesterday
afternoon by a tornado. No one was
hurt. for. warned by a big black cloud,
the people sought refuge in storm
houses before the tornado reached
them. Reports from other sections Of
Denton county show that several
houses at Little Elm were demolished