Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
T0RNADOES IN THE WEST.
Kansas and Nebraska Storm Swcpt-Prop.
erty Greatly Damaged.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 8.--IIalf q
dozen distinct tornadocs occurred in
Central Kansas this afternoon, following
q day of exceedingly high temperature.
Two people are known to have been
killed and three injured. Wires arc
down in tho affected districts, making il
impossible to accurately sum up the
damage done.
A special from Ellinwood, Kansas,
says: At $50 this afternoon a tornado
visited Logan township. 1t formed a
few miles south of IGllinwood and passed
over tho western portion of tho cty At
the Cheyenne bottoms, six miles north,
it divided in six different directions and
destroyed tho residences of George and
William llolfrich. George 1Iolfrich and
his wife woro instantly killed. William
uclfrich, his wife and child were badly
hurt Tho storm struck tho farm Of
Carl Schneider, destroying tho outbuild-
ings and leaving tho dwellings untouchod
Further III tho country number of
other persons arc reported killed or in
lurcd. a largo amount of stock was
killed.
a special from Larncd, Kansas, says !:
A tornado passed southeast Of horo ut 9
O'Clock this evening and struck near
Pawnco Rock, three miles distant. Tho
wires arc down and it is impossible to
learn tonight tho extent of damage DONE
-Four separate funnolshapcd clouds arc
reported to have boon scon III tho direc-
tion of Great Bend.
ii. H. Gerrish's house, barn and out
buildings wcro a mass OF ruins. The
family luckily was not at homo at
the timc and escaped injury.
Tho school house standing near MI
Gcrrishs homo was wiped from the
faco of tho earth John McComb's
house was blown down and his granary,
barn and windmill reduced to ruins
The family happened to be in the one
room which remained standing.
III. II. Corbctts farm house and barn
and mill were all reduced to very minute
pieces; farm machinery was broken and
stock killed. No ono was at home when
tho tornado passed.
A. ID. Piercc's big hay barn was ruined
and other buildings blown to spintcrs.
Tho house in which Mr.. Stone was
living was ruined by the wind, but no
one hurt Tho Presbyterian church in
town is wrecked beyond repair. a brick
building was blown down and large
amount of damage dono in other parts
of tho town.
THE TORNADO IN NEBRASKA.
OMAHA, NEB., May CA special to
tho Boo from Wilsonvillc, Nebraska,
gives mcagro details Of u tornado that
swept that town last night. Only day
light can reveal it's full results. x Pres
bytcrian church was destroyed and
many barns and outbuildings were dc.
molishcd. A number of people have
been injured but apparently no one
was killed. Many farm houses were de-
stroycd. The hail stones were as large
rs base balls and were driven through
roofs. Tho twister appeared after the
bombardment and took Il Northeastcrly
course. Farmers West and North of
Wilsonvillc were tho greatest sufferers.
a. Towers large house was DESTROYED.
Towers, his wife and daughter were Sc
riously, though not fatally, injured.
Houses and barns of II. Ii. Farris, II.
II. Corbctt and IL. A. Bourne were dc
stroycd. The latter was seriously in
jurcd.
Five cows were carried quarter Of a
mile. The residence of the Rev. Mr..
l.avnc was destroyed. His wife and
child were carried forty feet. but not
seriously injured.
Much live stock was killed by the
storm, and the damage to crops and
fruit trees was great. The amount of
damage has not been estimated.
a TORNADO IN TEXAS.
DALLAS, TEXAS, May G.-Onc-thirl
of the houses in CARA, Il town in Den
ton County were destroyed this after
noon bya tornado. No ono was hurt,
for, warned by a big black cloud, the
people sought refuge in storm houses
before the tornado reached them. Re
ports from other sections Of Denton
County show that several houses at
Little Elm were demolished and several
people injured. Wires to the North are
down.
LATER ACCOUNT OF TIE TORNADO.
KANSAS CITY, May NO less than
fourteen funnel shaped cyclone clouds
through Salina, Ellsworth, Rice, Barton
and Pawncc counties. so far as learned,
Mr.. and Mrs. IIclfrich, who lost their
lives in the destruction of their home
north Of Ellcnwood, comprise the fatal
ties. Over twHnty people arc reported
slightly iriur,d near Ellcnwood
Fonr NoErIl, TEXAS, May IA
cyclone struck the town Of CARA and
nearly half Of the houses were blown
and one store. Not structure in the
town escaped damage. Warned by the
black clouds, the people sought safety
in thcstorm houses. a number of pco-
pie arc reported injured.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, NJ T. a dc
Struct!vc cyclone wrecked the San An
tonic Loan and Trust company's five
story brick and terra Gotta building this
morning. The loss is about $4,000 and
was insured.
The wind velocity was 60 miles an
hour. Two box cars were blown across
the track OF tho main line Of the San An
tonic and a. p. railroad here and caused
the wrccking of the incoming excursion
train from Corpus Christi The fireman
was the only ono hurt.
GALVESTON, TEXAs, May 1.-THE tclc-
graph service to the interior Of the State
is prostratcd, owing to a serious wind,
rain and electrical storm this morning.
The Brazos river is bank full near
Thompson, and the lowlands for miles
arc Hooded. 1t is reported that the
storm this morning was Of Il cyclonic
character, but details arc lacking, owing
to the wires being down.
j. c. Kennedy, Roanoke, Tenn, says,
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