Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-23
STATE OF KANSAS
IS STORM SWEPT
Cyclone Strikes Town Of Bala,
Killing Two Little Girls
HOUSES ALL BLOWN DOWN.
A Path Forty Rods Wide Cleared
Solomon valley Devastated
church at saIiBs Unfooted.

Topeka. Kan. May PA dispatch
from Clay Center says that at 4'SO to-
day a cyclone struck the little town oil
Bala. In Riley county. Two little girls
named Daub were killed. The storm
struck part Of Clay county, but as far
as known nobody was killed. Al Bala
nearly all the houses in town were
blown away, telegraph wires were
blown down and much other damage
done. The cyclone cleared path 40
rods wide, moving just east of Brough-
ton and west OF Gainesville. In Clay
county. A Union Pacific train at Wake
field narrowly escaped being caught In
the storm. Heavy rain and hail fol-
lowed the cyclone.
SOLOMON VALLEY DEVASTATED.
Abilene, Kan, May ga cyclone
swept up the solomon valley at =
o'clock this afternoon, then turned
eastward and passed between Talmage
and Manchester, about two miles nortn
OF the former. II struck the buildings
on the far moi II. G. Harvey a form
or representative in the legislature
The family went TO the cellar and the
falling house injured Mr.. Harvey seri-
ously and perhaps fatally. All the
buildings were ruined. On Williams
farm the house and buildings were de-
stroyed on Edward Gbson's farm the
buildings except the house were wiped
out The storm then coursed north
east, killing cattle and destroying some
barns, until 1t broke near Industry.
CHURCH UNRooFED AT SALIVA.
sallna. Kan, May 22.-The worst
hailstorm in the history of Salina yis-
tied this place tonight. Nearly every
window In the town was broken, The
hail broke through corrugated iron
roofs on the business houses, and the
rain pouring in, damaged thousands
Of dollars worth Of property After the
hail a sevc Wndstorm came up taxi
ing the r, the Methodist church
and doins age to other small build
ings.
A bad storm Is reported from the vi
cinity of Niles and Pennington, north
west Of Salina, but no definite news Is
obtainable.
MULVANE LAID WASTE.
Topeka, Kan, May 22.-It is reported
that Mulvane, west Of here, is laid
waste by cyclone. II IS impossible
at this time TO get any news, as the
town is isolated by all the wires being
down. The Santa Fe general offices
here have report from their western
division to the effect that telegraph
poles for a short distance this side OF
Newton are broken on, and that there
is no way Of getting at the facts re-
garding the storm.
The Santa Fe report says that there
is no doubt but that wide stretch OF
country in the vicinity Of Newton was
in the path Of the storm, as II Is i'm
possible to work any OF the wires en-
tering there from any direction
MUCH PROPERTY DESTROYED.
Ashland KAN May PA cyclone
more severe than that OF yesterday
passed through this country this after
hoon. Nobody was hurt, but much
property was destroyed Fifteen head
Of horses belonging to David X. Linz
ger were carried long distance by the
wind and then killed. Two hundred
cattle We're killed. Eight farm houses |
and a school house were demolished.
DEPOT DEMOLISHED.
Vermlllion, Kan, May PA cyclone
struck here this evening, The Mis- !