Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-22
Assaria House Travels Many Feet In Ter
rible Storm.
WOMAN is THROWN AGAINST FENCE
Hurricane Kills Victim by Impact with
Barbed Wire.
HOUSES AND TREES UTTERLY DESTROYER
Many Cattle DIE and Much Property
is Demolished when Cyclones
Take warpath with Re-
sistless Fury,

! YORK. Neb., May a.-This evening at
| T:40 this place was visited by the worst
! tornado that has passed through the county
since 1890. when the town OF bradshaw was
demolished.
| The funnel shaped cloud came directly
from the south, until 1t struck Beaver
creek. one-half mile south OF the city.
when it changed its course to the north
east Mrs. Kingsley's barn, large one,
was wrecked,s d. N. Bloods residence was
partly tom to pieces. Pat McGowns resi-
dence unroofed, the barn torn TO pieces
and the horses carried away. Thomas
Mathews residence was turned over, with
his wife and baby inside. The United
Brethren church, Eighth street and East
| avenue, a fine brick edihce. costing 100.
is almost total wreck.
1t is impossible to hear from the coun-
try tonight No fatalities have been re-
ported, although there are quite a number
who were injured.
Valentine Gets Big BLOW.
VALENTINE, Neb., May ol.-(special
Telegram.)-The worst storm that has ever
visited this vicinity passed through valen-
tine this afternoon. According TO the
| record of the weather bureau the wind
reached a velocity OF ninety miles per
hour. Hail and rain accompanied the
! wind. Water tanks, outhouses and chin
neys were blown in every direction. II IL
feared that great damage has been done
to farm houses in the surrounding country.
Great Damage Done BY Hail.
SUTHERLAND. Neb. May n.-(specisl
Telegram.)--A severe haistorm. accom-
panied by high wind. passed over this place
this afternoon at s o'clock. Great damage
was done to fruit and gardens Nearly
every business house facing the south lost
heavily in glass, as did the residence pJr-
ton. So far no lives are reported lost, nor
loss among stock. though Fame stock 10 GER
tain TO have been killed. !
ora ia Not spared.
ORD, Neb.. May n.--wofd has reached
here that a small tornado Visited the farm
ing country ten miles east this evening
The hosiseA on the ranch. ot Hanr4 Husfset
were wrecked and outbulidlnss levelfed
There were no fatalities. Telephone wires
leading to town are down in all direo-
tions. and full particulars cannot be
learned.
Had Twister at saIina.
sALINA, Kan. May A.-The third cy-
clone in Saline county within twenty-four
hours struck Assaria tonight. Two per-
sons were killed and dozen or more In
jured.
The dead:
WILLIAM A. OLSON. IS years old.
: PETER OLSON.
or the injured none are fatally hurt
, The house in which the Olsons lived was
demolished completely the boys body be-
( ing found thirty rods from the house.
The wind carried the farm house occu-
t pied by Nels Olsonburg Ave rods Miss
Christine Olsonburg saw the btorm coming
Y and escaped.
a A terrific rain storm followed the cy-
D clone.
r At bridgeport in this county, haii fell
: mense damage to wheat.
, Houses Destroyed at Ashland.
4 ASHLAND. Kan. May 1.-This place
. and a large portion OF the country were
s laid waste at this evening by tornado.
n The damage will be immense and II 10
t considered miraculous that no lives were
d lost. So far as It Is known tonight nobody
: was killed, although nine were injured
!, severely in Ashland
t Il is reported from the country dis
e tricts that some others were injured. II
& is indicated that the storm was worse in
the country than in the town. The coun-
try is sparsely settled. however and no
particulars are obtainable tonight as TO
the extent OF the damage The business
n section of Ashland was not damaged to
any great extent. the residence portion
suffering most. Six houses were COM
pletely wrecked and as many as nifty
others partially demolished. while the nne
II fruit farm Of F. r. Kerne was swept clean
a of fruit trees.
" The Thesis ranch houses were demol-
d ished and trees are down in all directions
4 | Of I,
n il reported tonight that other villages in
l. this vicinity suffered but nothing definite
?. can be learned.
|, Lone Wolf Devastated.
q CHICKAsHA. I. T.. May h.-A tornado
q passed over Lone Wolf. sixty-fve miles
~ west OF Chickasha on the Mangum branch
r OF the Rock Island. -Four houses were
"A blown down and their contents scattered
,e Mrs. Harvan. wife OF a farmer. was blown
IA against a barbed wire fence and killed
in The tornado wrecked telephone and teIe-
e. graph wires. destroying trees, fences and
outhouses.
Two Die in Mexico.
s AMARILLO. Tex. May n.-The Par
Handle country was visited by a sever,
'e storm last night. The NJ. r. Wilson hom,
near Hereford was blown to pieces kill
ing Mrs. Wilson and child, and injurinl
Mr.. Wilson. Considerable damage waI
done TO property.
a FOur Killed At Wright.
l. TOPEKA. Kan. May IA cyclone Il
reported at Wright. Kan. tonight. Foui
ly were fatally injured.
IN Blaine is Also visited.
u' BLAINE Kan. May IA cyelon,
passed through here at tonight Tn
Commercial hotel was demolished an,
many houses damaged. Nobody was In
-, jured. The storm formed mile south o
- here and was more severe in the farming
I'M district than in town.
n.
or Two TOFnAdOes At I6ihsIsy.
,m KINsLEY. Kan. May "A tornad
passed over Hodgman county. hftesn mile
~ northwest Of Kinsley. St this afternoon