The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-23

20 miles in lengths and it is estimated
that $4,000 damages was done to crops
alone.
CLARK COUNTY CATCHES IT.
Ashland Kan, May 28-A cyclone
more severe than Thursday passed
through this county Friday afternoon.
Nobody was hurt but much property
was destroyed. Fifteen head of horses
belonging to David K Lingars were
carried a long distance by the wind
and then killed.
Two hundred cattle were killed.
Eight farm houses and a school house
were demolished.
The dwelling of ]. P. Campbell was
damaged by the barn blowing against
it. The Stevenson. Nunemacher, Van
ausdaI, Kerns and Lucas homes are
total wrecks. The Theis ranchhouse ad-
joining town is obliterated. Barns and
outbuHdings are down in every direc-
ton Mrs S P Mitchell was looking
after her chickens when a flying timber
knocked her senseless and she lay out
in the yard during the storm which
lasted ten minutes
VERMILLION IN IT'S PATH.
vermillion, Kan. May ga genuine
tornado struck Vermilion last evening
about $50. The huge monster came
from the south, twisting like a snake,
destroying property in its course The
Missouri Pacific depot was badly de-
molished, the Presbyterian church
blown almost to pieces and many other
buildings overturned and twisted in all
shapes. People who saw it approaching
took refuge in caves The Missouri Pa
cific agent crawled into a small culvert
just as the storm struck the depot. Peo-
pie locked themselves about trees dur
ing the consterna ton. Huge trees were
uprooted and how there came to be no
one injured is a miracle The damage
done will amount TO thousands of dol
lars
Salina. Kas., May 23-The most ter
rife and destructive hail storm in the
history of Salina. fell late Friday after
noon The storm began with a light
shower, getting heavier as the storm 5
fury increased. Hail of ordinary size
began falling first, followed by the larg
est and heaviest hail stones ever seen
in this vicinity
The average stones were about the
size of hens eggs, While hundreds of
hail stones were picked up weighing as
high as to u ounces and measuring
from 8 to 10 inches in circumference
The corrugated iron roofs on num-
Der OF warehouses We're Dunctured. The
skylights of the National hotel, contain
ing about 100 large panes Of glass, were
almost totally destroyed. and the floor
of the hotel and office under the sky
light was literally covered with broken
glass and chunks of zee.
One large stone came through the
skylight and broke the heavy plate glass
on Top OF one OF the long ONCE tables.
The guests in the Office hurriedIy sought
place of safety with the first crash
of glass. The skylights in almost every
business house in town were broken, and
The greenhouse of Mrs. J. Buchi, on
East Iron avenue, constructed wholly
of glass. was almost totally destroyed.
Closely following the hail came a Sc
we're rain and WindstOrm and trees
were uprooted and other damage done.
The seventy-five fort tower on the
Methodist church w. brown down on
to the roof of the 5Hilding. Several
persons We're in the church decorating
for an entertainment at the time, but
luckily the big timbers supporting the
roof prevented the steeple from falling
through into the building The loss to
the church is fully $500.
Telephone messages from nearby
towns indicate that Salina must have
been the storm center Hard rain, but
no hail. is reported from the south and
western part of the country.
EUREKA HAS A TWISTER.
Eureka. Kan. May 23-Eureka was
visited by severe cyclone at L o'clock
last night. at least score of houses were
destroyed and half dozen people more
or less seriously hurt. Trees were up
rooted and everything in the path of
the storm went down like chips IhZ
storm was in southeast portion and did
not reach any of the business houses.
Mrs. Frank Sample and Mrs. J. H. Ger
man are in serious condition and may
die.
KILLED STOCK IN FORD COUNTY
Dodge City. Kas., May PA tornado
passed about nine miles southeast of
Dodge City travelling in a northerly di-
rection late Friday. 1t completely took
c. NJ. shane's house. barn and agricul-
tural implements to parts unknown,
seriously injured Mrs. Shane, probably
fatally. Blew away and killed one man.
name unknown. Took Jack Belmear's
barn and windmill and part of his
dwelling house Killed most OF Warren
Browns herd of fine horses which were
loose in his pasture He came in for
doctor for Mrs. Shane and reports dead
horses and cattle all along the road.
UNROOFS AUGUSTA BUILDINGS
Augusta, Kas., May 23.-At this point
the roof was blown off the school house
and the Methodist church was damaged
by the wind of last night.
STORM AT MULNANE SLIGHT.
Kansas City, Mo, May 23.-The report
that Mulvane, Kas. had been swept
away by a tornado proves to have been
exaggerated. The storm caused more or
less damage at that place. but as far as
can be learned there was no serious loss
and no casualties are reported.