Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-05-01

Joplin, Mo-, April zb.-Jophn was
visited yesterday by the most jestruc-
tive storm in it's history, during which
a. least three persons were killed out
right, six fatally injured, score or
more seriously hurt and $500, 900 worth
OF property destroyed.
Two dead and five fatally injured
have been reported. The dead are:
Esther Hunter, killed by falling
timbers. =,
Martha Cape, colored, died from
fright.
The fatally injured are:
Bidwell Hunter.
Mrs. Anna Hunter.
Mrs. Marian Hicks,
William Jones.
A boy named Kruger, at Villa
Heights, three miles west.
The number of buildings destroyed
is estimated at so, and the property
loss at 100000. The worst fury of the
storm was felt in the suburbs west IL
is feared that the small mining camps
at Central City and Cave Springs, four
miles west. suffered much loss, as ap-
parently they were in the path of the
storm.
The fury of the storm broke loose
at ABS in the afternoon There was
no premonition of it's terrible violence.
The wind was straight gale, but it
was of terrible velocity, whipping
down scores of houses in the southern
part of the city and reducing to kind
ling wood hundreds of thousands OF
dollars worth of the finest mining
plants in the district The worst
havoc is in Joplin city in a territory
four blocks wide commencing at the
west limits of the city at 18th stree
and ending at 18th street on the east.
In addition to this narrow belt the
destruction done is seen on every hand
The houses are mo- completely RACED
but there is scarcely building which
is not damaged. No one was killed
here, but there were some miraculous
escapes. The home of Mrs. Nellie Sui
livan was destroyed and all the family
injured by the falling timbers. Mrs.
Sullivan was badly hurt about the
head and face and her two-year-old
baby was blown SO yards into the pond
and saved from drowning by the he
roic efforts of her seven-yearold
brother, who also received injuries
from the storm One room of the
residence of S. d. Brewer on City
street was blown away and his young
son carried three blocks, receiving
only slight injuries.
Passing east from the main portion
of the city. the storm spent its fury
on the suburban districts known as
Moonshine hill and Villa Heights.
Three people were killed at Moonshine
hill The news of the terrible de
struction there did not reach the city
until late last night and investigation
will not be possible until today. The
mill is now tangled mass of debris,
and not single house is left standing
It is populated mainly by miners who
live in little shacks.
OF the little home of Bidwell Hunter
not a timber is left standing and
dhree inmates of the house are dying
all having had their skulls fractured
It is feared that mining camps farther
west which are in the path OF the
storm suffered great damage, but nc
reports have been received from
there
Later reports from the main portion
of Joplin give the number of killed as
two instead of one.
Stormy in Nebraska.
Omaha. April 26.-The most serious
wind and rain storm struck this city
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon, do
ing a great amount Of damage to prop
erty and resulting in the probable
death of one person and injury to Z
number of others. Robert Maxwell
aged 10, was struck by flying side
walk and will probably die. Ex-May
or George P. Bemis was struck by
flying sign and sustained broken les
and was otherwise seriously injured
The storm reached its height near
o'clock last evening when the stores
were closing and a great number o
people were on the streets. Severa
large plate glass windows in tn
downtown business houses were blow
in and a dozen roofs carried away
The roof of All Saints rectory an
that of the Ames avenue car bar
we're completely destroyed.
Last nights reports give the detail