Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-01

! Joplin, Mo-, April 2b.-JOpnn was
visited yesterday by the most destruc-
tive storm in its history, during which
a. least three persons were killed out
right, six fatally injured, a score or
more seriously hurt and 100000 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:
Bidwen 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. II
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
|
TO premonition of it's terrible violence.
The wind was a 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 i'll 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
i destruction done is seen on every hand.
| The houses are not completely RACED
but there is scarcely building which
i is not damaged. No one was killed
| here, but there were some miraculous
escapes. The home of Mrs. Nellie Sui
Ivan 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 80 yards into the pond
and saved from drowning by the he
role efforts OF her seven-year-oId
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
hill is now tangled mass Of debris,
and not d 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
three inmates of the house are dying.
| all having had their skulls fractured.
| 1t is feared that mining camps farther
west which are in the path of the
| storm suffered great damage, but no
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
number of others. Robert Maxwell,
aged 13, was struck by flying side
| walk and will probably die Ex-May-
or George P. Bemis was struck by a
flying sign and sustained broken leg
and was otherwise seriously injured.
The storm reached it's height near 6
o'clock last evening when the stores
were closing and great number of
people were on the streets Several
large plate glass windows in the
downtown business houses were blown
in and dozen roofs carried away. |
The roof of All Saints rectory and
that Of the Ames avenue car barn
were completely destroyed
Last nights reports give the details
OF a great number Of small buildings
being damaged and several barns
being blown to pieces
At Lyons Neb., there was a storm I
that almost reache- tornado proper
tons, doing great amount of damage
to buildings, but nobody was hurt At
Valley, the Valley hotel and Eddy
Brothers general store were unroofed.
Rains have been general throughout
the eastern portion Of the state
At Bloomington, I'll.
Bloomington, ILL.,, April ga fur
fcus windstorm, amounting almost to
a tornado, struck Bloomington last