The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-22
awHIRLINaa KANsAs WINps.
Houses Wrecked and People Injured
at Kinsley ana Ashland.

Kfnsley. Kas. May ga tornado
passed over Hodgeman county. fifteen
miles northwest Of Kinsley, late Thurs
day afternoon, destroying Dan Glea-
sons house and killing Mabel futile.
About o'clock another tornado could
be seen from Kinsley, covering about
the same territory. but no reports Of
damage have yet been received
AT ASHLAND.
tornado struck this place Wednes-
day and completely wrecked the best
residence part of town. Fortunately
only one person was hurt, Mrs S. P.
Mitchell Scarcely a residence escaped
damage.
AT MARYSVILLE.
Another fierce storm came to this city
last night. The rain fell in torrents.
and was accompanied by an electrical
display
Another cyclone passed over Saline
county last night and resulted in the
death of William olsen of Assaria, a
boy Is years old. His uncle Pete olsen
was so seriously injured that he may
not recover The house in which the
boy and his uncle We're living was
totally destroyed. and the body of the
boy was found thirty rods from where
the house stood His, body was badly
in almost the same locality within "a
hours A terrific rain followed the
cyclone and. the bottom lands are under
water.
AT ARKANSAS CITY.
The Walnut river al this place is u
rect above low water mark and still
rising Al Cameron, Kas, the Missouri
Pacific tracks are three feet under
AT ELK CITY.
a heavy rain has fallen in this vi
einity during the past "A hours. The
santa Fe has abandoned several trains
because Of high water.
AT CEDARVALE.
Inc Caney river today is within Il
inches of the highest point known and
sun rising The Missouri Pacific rail-
way bridge is in danger.
AT BLAINE
AT b O'Clock last evening a tornado
formed one mile south of this place. and
passed through town in a northeasterIy
ulIeetlon. The only damage done here
was 70 tear Off the roof of the CONNER
ciai hotel. The tornado was preceded
( by a heavy rain and hail storm.
AT DODGE CITY
tornado blew down the house of ].
y. Ireblecock and five others near
Wright. this county at 8 O'Clock LAST
night. All buildings were blown away
and smashed to pieces. The people took
refuge in cyclone cellars and were not
/ injured Some stock was killed A
/ heavy rain followed. Lightning struck
in several places.
AT LINCOLN CENTER.
This locality was visited by a hard
rainstorm last evening. There was con-
/ 9lAeiabie Hdtl large stones out not
/ thick enough to do serious damage.
AT WINFIELD
Three and one-half inches of water
! fell here Wednesday night and Thurs
day; covering a period of ten hours. 1t
was the heaviest rain that has fallen
for the length of time in "A years. The
Walnut river is rising rapidly and the
small streams of the county are over
flowing. Grouse creek. near Dexter is
a half mile wide in places, compelling
many farmers to move to higher ground.
The wheat in the lowlands is fiat, y~s1le
the listed corn IS washed out in places.
AT EUREKA
Another big rain fell in Greenwood
county It is too wet to permit the
farmers to work in the field and in
some places in the county the farmers
have been unable to plant their corn.
At Upper Slate. 10 miles north of E,u-
reka. a cloudburst occurred. Much dam
/ age was done to property, and, accord
ing to reports, the streams We're higher
! than any time in 20 years. A cloudburst
YVES also reported from Howard, Elk
4 county