The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-11

Kansas City, Mo-, May 6.-Half a
dozen distinct tornadoes occurred in
central Kansas this afternoon, follow
ing a day of exceedingly high temper
allure. Two people are known to have
been killed and three injured. Wires
are down in the affected districts,
making it impossible to accurately sum
up the damage done.
a Times special from EIlinwood,
Kansas, says: At $50 O'Clock this af-
ternOon a tornado visited Logan town
ship 1t formed a few miles south of
EllinwOod and passed over the west
portion of the city. At the CHEYENNE
bottoms, six miles north, it divided in
six different directions and destroyed
the residences of George and William
Helfrich. George Helfrich and his wife
his wife and child were badly hurt.
The storm struck the farm of Carl
Schneider, destroying the Outbuildings
and leaving he dwellings, untouched
Further in the COUNTRY a number of
others persons are reported killed or
injured. a large amount of stock was
killed.
- E-CAN- ACAA AlAA AICdaL dllod SdN >
"A tornado passed southeast of here
at s o'clock this evening and struck
near Pawnee Rock, three miles dis
tant- The wires are down and it is
impossible to learn tonight the extent
of damage done. Four separate funnel
shaped clouds are reported TO have
been seen in the direction of Great
Bend"
THE TORNADO IN NEBRASKA.
Omaha Neb.. May 6.-A special to
The Bee from WilsOnville. Nebraska.
gives meagre details of a tornado that
swept that town last night. Only day
light can V its full results. a
Presbyterian church was destroyed and
many barns and OutbuildingS demOl-
ished. A number of peoule have been
injured. but apparently NJ one was
killed Many farm houses were de-
strOyed. The hail stones were as large
as base balls n were driven through
roofs The twister appeared after the
bOmbardment and took a nOrtheasterIy
course Farmers west and north of
W~ilsonville were the greatest suffer
erS. A TOwseT's large house was de-
stroyed. TOwsers. his wife and daugh-
ter We're seriously, though not fatally.
injured. Houses and barns of H. H.
FarriS. H. H. COrbett and H. a. Bourne
were destroyed. The latter was serious
ly injured.
Five COWS were carried a quarter of
a mile. The residence of the Rev. Mr..
D2vine 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 anu
fruit trees was great. The amount of
damage has not been estimated.
TORNADOES IN TEXAS.
Dallas, Texas, May 6.-One-third of
the houses in Cara. a town in Den
ton county,, were destroyed this after
moor by a tC~nadO. No one was hurt,
for, warned y a big black cloud. the
people sought refuge in storm houses
before the Ornad reached them. Re-
ports from other sections of Denton
county show hat several houses at
Little Elm were demolished and sew
eral people injured. Wires to the north
are down.
San Antonio. May IA destructive
cyclone wrecked the San Antonio Loan
and Trust Company's five story steel
and terra Gotta building this morning
The loss is about $4,000. The building
was not insured The winds velocity
was sixty miles ar hour.
Two box cars were blown across the
tracks of the main line of the AranSa
Pass railroad in the yards here and
caused the wrecking of an incoming
excursion train from Corpus Christi
The fireman was the only one hurt.
galveston, Texas. April Inc teIe'
graph service to the interior of th'
state is Frustrated, owing to a seriou:
wind. rain and electrical storm thi:
morning. The BraZoS river is
near Thompson and the ow lands TO
miles on either side are flooded.
Dallas. Texas, May THE destruc
tive wind and rain storm that strucl
San Antonio his morning seems L
have been general in Southwestern
Texas At Bastrop the Midland hHtA
was wrecked and Charles and LiZzi
Wilkes. children OF the proprietor. wer,
badly hurt by falling timbers. TIL
hardware store of r. & G.. Stark wa
partly destroyed. Fears are felt as I
the result in the surrounding country