Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-05-10

Kansas City, May Half a dozen
distinct tornadoes occurred in Central
Kansas Yesterday afternoon, following
1 day Of exceedingly high temperature
wKires are down in the nected dis
tricrs. making it impossible 70 accur-
ptely sum up the damage done A
Times special from EIlingwoOd. Kan,
Gays:
Ar : o'clock Yesterday afternoon q
tornado visited Logan township. ~
formed a few miles south OF Elling-
vrocd and passed over the west portion
Of the county. Al the Cheyenne DOT
toms. six miles north, IL DIVIDED IA
six different directions and destroyed
the residences Of George and William
Helfrich. George Helfrich and wife
wer. instantly killed. William HcIf-
+ rich and his wife and child were badly
burr. The storm nexI struck the farm
Of Car Schneider. destroying the out
buildings and leaving the dwelling IN
touched. Further into the country q
number II others are reported killed
or injured. A large amount OF stock
was killed"
A sDpcial from Larned. Kan. SAYS:
"a tornado PASSED southeast Of here
at q O'Clock last evening aud struck
rear Pavuee Rock. three miles dis
rant.
IA Wires Are Down
and IL is !mpoSSible 10 learn the ex-
tent Of rhp damage done. Four seq
srate funnel-shaped clouds are report
Cd 10 hive been seen in the direction
Of Great r nd. III. III. Gerrish's house.
harm aEI othr oUfbuIliings were n
mass az rutns The family. lEckily.
was not ar home at the time and es-
eapsIi injury. About thirty hogs were
Killed The schs0l house standing
near Mr. Gerrish's home vas wired
from TIE face Of the earth. John Me-
Combs house was blown down aud
his barn and windmill Ne
dncei 70 ruins The family happened
10 be in the one room which remained
standing. II. H Corhett's frame
horse ara harm and min were ali re-
9need to- very minute pieces. farm IRA
|chirery was br0ken and stock killed.
No cne IVES az home when the catas-
troEke occurred A. II. Pierce's biz
hay hsru WAS ruined AMI other build
ings blown down. One horse was
crushed under the falling timbers. The,
house in which a Mr.. Stone lived was
ruined hy the wind but no one was
hUr- The Presbyterian church in
tewn Is wrecked beyond reFair- A
brick building in the north part Of
town was blown down and a large
aMaorur of damage dcae in other parts
Of town.
Farmers suffer Great Loss.
Omaha. May IA special 10 the Bee
from Beaver CITY. Neh-. gives further
details Of the Wilsonville tornadoes
Many farm houses were destroyed.
The hailstCnes Were as large as base
balls. AID We're driven through roofs.
The twister appeared after the bonn
hardment and took q n0rtheasterly
course. IL was funnel-shaped and did
damage over a wide area Farmers
west and north Of wilSonviIle were
the Ereatest sufferers Many people
fed 10 their cellars A. TOwne's large
house was destroyed. Towne. his wife
and daughter were seriously, though
not fatally. injured. Houses and harms
Of II. III. Gerrish. III. III. C0rbetr aud
III a Osborne Were destroyed. The
latter was seriously injured. A dau-h-
ter Of L. f Mcfarland was IN 3 sum-
n,er house which was lifted and ear
ried some distance without serious in
Jury. Five COWS were carried 4 QUAR-
Ter Of q 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.
zge 70 crops and fruit trees was great.
i. The amount Of damage has not been
estimated.
Farm Property Destroyed.
kanapalis Kan. May TAT 4 o-elccs
J four distinct neutrality-suspicious. de
! yeaoped within a radius Of q mile o.
: here and il i believed caused conSid.
erahle destruction 10 farm property
though 10 definite reports have been
. revived The day was one Of the ho.,
test ever experienced IN this part o.
the state.
Texas Town Partially DESTROYED.
Dallas Tex May T.-One-thiri a,
, the houses In Cara. n town in nentor
: county were destroyed late YESTERDAY
! afternoon hy = tornado. No one was
I hurt for. warned by \ biz black cloud
! the people sought refuge In storm
. houses before the tornado reseheS
! them RsDorss FROM other sections 81
: He1to1 ecunrv show that seyers
hcnses ~ Little Elm were dsusalishes
; aid several people injured. w5res \.