Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
LIVES LOST IN STORM.
OBSTRUCTIVE WINDS PAEvAIL IN
MISSOURI VALLEY.

three Dead in Joplin, Mo.--one Killed
ST Omaha, aud Several Nearby
Towns Report Damase-The Crops
Are in Danger.
Loss of life and destruction of property
are reported from many points in the
Missouri valley as the result of severe
vindstorms.
Inc most serious results were at Jop-
I'm, Mo, where at least three persons
we're killed and several were fatally i'm
cured. About fifty houses, cost of them
frame structures. and mach valuable min
Ing property were blown down, and the
property loss probably viii exceed $780,
900.
Sweeps Narrow Path.
The worst havoc wrought by the storm
was in district about four blocks wide
and mile long on the western limits
Of the city. There is scarcely a build
iag in the district that was not damaged.
There were many remarkable escapes. A
a-year-old baby of Mrs. Nellie Sullivan
was blown fifty yards from the house
into pond, and was there rescued lrom
drowning through the heroism of a z
year-osd brother, who was also inj6Sei
Ia the storm
One room OF the residence of $. II.
Brewer, on Ivy street. was also blown
sway One of his young sons was blown
three blocks, but only slightly hurt.
The little home Of Bidwell Hunter on
The Seventh street road was destroyed.
'The skulls Of Hunter. his wife and his
llother n-law, Marian Hicks, were frac-
rured and there is no hone Cor any of
them. Their 2-year-old child, Esther,
was SO badly injured that she died soon
after the storm.
REPORTS from GOlena. Kan. and Webb
City and Carterville Mo-. indicate great
damage. Dwellings were damaged and
stores suffered heavy damage from brok-
TN plate glass and floods.
At Sedalia many trees were blown
down, as were the smokestacks of
brewery, an ice plant and the gas works
Small houses were shifted from their
foundations and unroofed and much oths
&c damage was done.
Fatality in Omaha.
At Omaha the storm was very severe
Robert Maxwell, hoy. was struck by
flying sidewalk ON Military avenue and
killed Former Mayor George p Bemis
was struck by flying sign at Eigh-
teenth and Farnam streets and sustain
| ed brokeIA leg and was otherwise In
| lured. Lawrence Taggeft was struck
| en- the head by a broken billboard and
seriously injured. The storm was ut it,
| Eeight as the stores were closing and q
| great many persons were on the streets.
A dozen plate glass windows in down
town stores we're blown i'll and score
| Of roofs were carried away Small
| buildings in the outskirts of the city were
| destroyed ana several barns were demol-
| 5shed
A straightaway wind, reaching at times
| 3 velocity OF sixty miles an hour. pre-
Vailed at Lincoln throughout the after
noon and into the night. Only minor
| damage was done.
Felt in Iowa.
A very heavy rain, which turned to
snow, fell over Iowa. jefferson. Fonda,
storm Lake and other points report wind
with a velocity OF sixty-6ye miles an
| hour. A cloudburst occurred at Mingo,
| water running eighteen inches deep in
| the street. Telegraph wires were pros
| Grated
A fierce north wind, carrying clouds OF
| dust and low temperature blew in Kan
sas all afternoon. The wheat fields drift
ed badly The effect on all growing crops
was unavoidable but as the wind was
cool no particular damage was done.
The wind blew hurricane all day over
eastern Oklahoma, and the THERMOMETERS
dropped 20 degrees. A norther carry
ing clouds OF dust drove binding storm
chat was the most destructive in years.
Losses in Illinois.
At Bloomington. H., the storm amount
| cd almost to a tornado. Many buildings
were damaged and wires torn down. Live
| electric wires killed number Of carriage
aorses. A heavy electrical shower fol-
| sowed TIE wind. aggregating two inches
| ST water for the day.
| Reports from central Illinois show that
| She storm was widespread.
The steamer Spread Eagle could not
| re managed sn the high wind and, miss
| sng her landing at Alton. crashed into
| the gospel steamer Magiddo, which was
lying at the leyee. and precipitating a
panic aboard the latter vessel. No great
damage was done either boat.