The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-05-30
FEARFUL HAVOC OF STORMS.

Destruction of Life and Property in the
West-Six Killed, Seventy Hurt-Okla-
homa Hotbed of Tornadoes the Past
Week-The New Town of Carmen De-
stroyed-Several Towns in Kansas Suffer
Hundreds of Cattle and Horses Killed
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May %
Reports of severe storms last night, at
tended by loss of life, injury to many per-
sons and tn destruction of tens Of thou
sands of dollars worth of farm property,
continue to reach this city from points in
Kansas and Iowa and report from
Wichita indicates that nearly every house
in Carmen, Oklahoma, had been wrecked.
So far six persons are known to have
been killed and over 20 injured. Some of
the latter will die This list will be in
creased when communication with the
country districts is fully restored
Ten miles southwest of Eureka Frank
Massett and his wife were injured serious
". their house being wrecked.
\ tornado struck Whitehead, Okla,
demolishing the general store of y. FIJI
more x Co. and several dwellings In the
vicinity of Watonga, Okla, the dwellings
of J. p. Atterbury and Robert Payne
were demolished Mrs Atterbury was
carried 30 feet, but not seriously injured
Reports from Onawa, Sibley. and a
dozen other places in Northwest Iowa,
tell of widespread damage. WlndmlllS,
trees. barns and houses were leveled. Some
live stock was killed.
The track of the storm in Dickinson
county was quarter of 4 mile wide and
20 miles in length, aud it l. estimated
that $50. 600 damage was done to crops
alone
At Augusta. Kan the roof was blown
off the schoolhouse and the Methodist
church was damaged.
MANHATTAN, KAN, May -. A
tornado passed over the western part OF
Riley county last evening, travelling IN a
northwesterly direction At Bala, on the
Rock Island Road two people were killed
and | > injured, several. 1t l. thought. ia
tally. Railroad traffic was blocked for
sometime on account of great trees ami
other debris being blown upon the track
The storm was accompanied by heavy
rain and hailslones Of unusual size. Many
dwellings and outbuildings were wrecked
ASHLAND. KAN. May % A cyclone
more severe than thar Of day before yes
terday passed through this county ye-ter-
dav. Nobody was hurt, but much prop
erty was DESTROYED Fifteen horses were
carried long distance By the wind aud
then killed. and poo cattle were killed.
Eight farmhou>e- and schoolh'a~c we're
demolished
TopESA. KAN. Nay - The lorna
d. struck Eureka at midnight destroying
score Of residences and causing other
damage Mrs. J II German and Mn
FrEk Sample weFe fatally hurt and half 4
dozen others were mere or less seriously
injured The storm struck in the south
eastern tdFtinn Of the residence district Il
was Of short duraIioa aud accompanied BY
a a,s.d If rain
CuEYENxE. wYo, MAY - -An",her
storm ragei all day yesterday Sheep men
are making every effort TO pro'ees their
aoeks. bat thousands Of head are eXPs,ssd.
The loss 10 this section the week slH az
create more than ;. 600 head.
ESTnERvILLE. Iowa, NAY =,
severe wind aud rain stoFm passed. over
,bi. place ias, night, doing much damage
The house Of Mr. HeHsiuger vas blown
down, and Mr. Hensinger Ma painfully
injured.
ST CHARLES. MTNN. May p At
midnight a tornado tore the raeetTAek
buildings "a piccs~ and Killed i've hursss
Many wludniills and barns wrre blown
down
IoyERNE. Mi>N-. MAY - A heavy
Wind and rain storm visited this section last
night, Incomplete report, indicate heavy
l,s,, TO farm building. throughout the F''un
".
At PI,tshurs. Pa last Sunday after
nom. there was a terrific thunderstorm
une man uas killed and errsl Image "a
property resulted