Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-23
VISITED BY STORMS.
Lost Springs, Kan, Almost Wiped
Out by a Tornado.
IN Southeastern iowa and Hancock Countya
HI, Score of Towns We're Hard Hit
and Many Buildings Were Struck
by Lightning.

Abilene, Kan, Aug. 19-Lost
Springs, in north Marion county, was
visited by a terrific wind and rain
storm yesterday evening. Nusz's new
mill was blown down, the Santa Fe
depot partly destroyed, several
houses blown over and other build
ings damaged. No one was seriously
injured. The storm did much damage
to farms, blowing over grain stacks
and small buildings and flooding low
lands in places and many wires are
down and only meager reports are
obtainable.
lightning Worked Havoc.
Keokuk, Ia, Aug. 19.-This city was
almost cut off from telegraphic and
telephone communication for the "a
hours ended yesterday afternoon
when some wires were again raised
to surrounding towns. Sunday after
noon lightning, wind and rain worked
havoc all over the country around
here. A score of towns in Hancock
and adjoining counties in Illinois
were hard hit and about 100 farm
houses and barns struck by lightning.
The city hall of Carthage was struck
The center of the storm seemed to
be at NauvOo, ILL.,, and the old Nor
mon town was almost panic-stricl1en
as it became black as night in the
middle of the afternoon. The large
grape industry is badly damaged and
corn f1attened to the ground by wind
and torrents of water. Bowen, ILL.,,
was the center of damage to tele-
phone lines, many of which were
rendered useless by lightning and
wind. Telephone lines around the
district of Carthage, ILL.,, are also
badly crippled.
The storm was as severe on the
Iowa side of the Mississippi river.
Fort Madison had smo1estacks and
trees blown down in the city. Farm
ington had hard storm. Lightning,
wind and heavy rain damaged crops
and frame buildings throughout Lee
county and the path of damage ex-
tended into adjoining counties.
Ball of Fire Struck Him
ST. Louis, Aug. 19.-Late yesterday
afternoon during a thunderstorm
John Grammar, driver of an ice
wagon, was killed by lightning in a
peculiar manner. Grammar was
standing in the rear step of his !
wagon chopping ice, on Manchester
avenue, when there was a flash of |
and ball of fire rolled |
along the trolley wire over head. |
When above Grammar it burst with |
loud report and he fell to the ground |
unconscious. Early last night he
died.
Four Killed in a Wfn1storm
Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. ia ter
rife storm passed over the eastern
part of this state Sunday night. Re
ports received from Rolla say that
four deaths occurred, eight miles
east of there, as a result of the tor
nado. The house of a settler, whose !
name is unknown, was blown down
and his wife and three children were
killed. Hail fell in some places in
sufficient quantities to destroy the
grain crop, which was just ready for
the sickle.
Storm Affected Missouri State Fair.
Sedalia, Mo-, Aug. ia severe
hail, rain and wind storm closely
bordering on q tornado brought the
first days programme of the Mis-
souri, state fair to an abrupt termina-
ton at four O'Clock yesterday after
noon. a large tent used for the
overflow of cattle was blown down
and calf killed. The poultry text
was blown down and coops and pens
of chickens were scattered over the
ground.
Thunder Kills Wee Baby.
Springfield. ILL.,, Aug. 19.-An cleo
trical storm yesterday caused the
death of 12-days-old Freddie Ben
ming, probably the tiniest baby ever
born here. The child weighed less
than a pound at the time of birth.
Tremendous eIaps of thunder yester-
day threw the child into spasms with