The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-07
ToRNADoES STRUCK KANSAS.
HALF DOZEN OF THEM HIT THE
CENTER or THE STATE.

Two People Killed, Several Injured
and Number of buildings blown
to spIinters--One of the Tornadocs
Divided Into Six Smaller Ones.
Reported That Several other Pco-
pie Were I<iIled-Large Amount OF
Stock Was Lost.
Kansas City, May 6.-Half a dozen dis
tinct tornadoes occurred in Central Kan-
sas this afternoon following a day of ex-
ceedlngly high temperature
Two people are known TO have been kills
ed and three injured.
Wires are down In the affected districts,
making 1t impossible to accurately sum
up the damage done.
A Times special from Elinwood, Kan.s
says:
At $50 o'clock this afternoon a tornado
visited Logan township. II formed a few
miles south Of Eltinwood and passed over
the west portion Of the city. At the Chey-
enne bottoms, six miles north, ii divided
in six different directions and destroyed
the residences of George and William Helf-
rich. George Helfrich and his wife were
instantly killed. william Helfrich, his
wife and child were badly hurt.
"The storm struck the farm of Carl
Schneider, destroying the outbuildings and
leaving the dwellings untouched. Further
into the country a number of other per-
sons are reported killed or injured. A
large amount of stock was killed.
A special from Larned. Kan. says:
A tornado passed southeast of here at
8 o'clock this evening and struck near
Pawnee Rock. three miles distant. The
wires are down and II IS impossible to
learn tonight the extent of damage done.
-Four separate funnel-shaped clouds are
reported 20 have been seen i'm the direp-
tion Of Great Bend
II. II. Gerrish's house. barn and outs
bui dlrgs were a mass of ruins. The fans
lily luckily was not at home at the time
ard escaped injury.
he school house standing near Mr.. Ger
rish's home was wiped from the face OF
the earth John McComb's house was
blown down and his granary, barn and
windmill reduced to ruins The family hap
pened 10 be in the one room which re-
mained standing
II. II. Corbett's farm house and barn
and mill were all reduced to very minute
pieces; farm machinery was broken and
stock XII led. No one was at home when
the tornado passed.
A. d. Plerces big hay barn was ruined
and other buildings blown to splinters.
ing was ruined by the wind, but no one
hurt. TIE Presbyterian Church in town
Is wrecked beyond repair. A brick build
ing was blown down and large amount
OF damage done In other parts OF the
town.
Blow at wiIsonviIIe, Neb.
Omaha, Neb.. May Ga special to tho
Bee from WIlsonville, Neb., gives meagre
details Of tornado that swept that place
last night. Only daylight can reveal Its
full results.
a Presbyterian church was destroyed,
and many barns and outbuildings demol-
ished. A number of people have been in
jured, but apparently no one was killed.
Many farmhouses were destroyed
The hailstones were as large as base
balls and were driven through roofs. This
twister appeared after the bombardnent,
and took northeasterly course.
Farmers west and north of Wi,sonvflie
were the greatest sufferers. A. Towers'
large house was destroyed. Towers, his
wife and daughter, were sci iiously, though
not fatally injured. Houses and barnr
Of H. II. Corbett and ii. A. Bourne wera
destroyed The latter was seriously in
jured.
Five cows we're carried quarter OF a
mile. The residence of Rev. Lavine was
destroyed His wife and child were car
ried forty feet and not seriously injured.
Much live stock was killed by the storm.
ana the damage to crops and fruit trees
were great. The amount of damage has
not been estimated.
Tornado I'm Texas.
Dallas, Tex, May 6.--One-third OF the
houses in Cara, a town in Denton coun-
ty, were d stroyed late this 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 Lit
tie Elm were demolished and several peo-
pie injured. Wires to the north are down.
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