Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-30
A TOWN In RUINS.
Tornado Left Desolation and Death.
at Elmo, Mo.
State Asylum ut Gienwood. Ia. Destroyed
and Two Inmates Killed Tornadoes
Visit Mahaska County. Ia. and Kan
sas and Nebraska Towns.

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and Two Inmates Killed Tornadoes
Visit Mahaska County. Ia. and Kan
sas and Nebraska Towns.
Blanchard, Ia, May 27.-A tornado.
struck the town of Elmo, Mo-, eight
miles west Of Blanchard and just
across the Missouri line, mt $3.50
o'clock yesterday afternoon, Destroy
ing the town. Nine persons are
known to have been killed and many
others injured. The storm came
from the northeast and first struck
the Wabash depot. The Masonic.
temple was the next building in its /.
path and it was demolished. On the
lower floor of the temple was To-
Gated n general merchandise store
and In the store was gathered num-
her of people. The building was torn
to pieces before any warning was re.
ceived. and the victims were buriedS
beneath the wreckage. OF the IA per-
sons in the store only five escaped
death, and these received injuries
which in two or three cases may
prove fatal.
More Tornadoes In Nebraska.
Omaha, Neb., May 27.-Eastern,
Nebraska was visited by another Sc
ries of storms Monday night andi
yesterday, several of which de-
veloped into small tornadoes. One
visited Hastings, near which place
was the scene of Sundays heavy
storms. and blew several buildings.
to splinters. Another struck Her.
man, 25 miles north Of Omaha, ands
the scene of the tornado five years
ago which killed n dozen people.
The home of d. X. Parish was demol-
ished and Mr.. Parish, his wife and a.
child were seriously hurt. Omaha
also received storm which blew
several houses from their founda-
tons and unroofcd others in the
southwest part of the city.
One of the most severe storms was
at Davey, small town northwest Of
Lincoln. which resulted in the in.
jury of 13 persons. none fatally.
Several of them. however, sustained
broken limbs. The report received
from there states that every build
ing and outbuilding in the town was
wrecked. The storm originated in
Lincoln shortly after six o'clock and
did great deal of damage in that
city, the loss on buildings being es.
timated Mt 100000.
Nine Injured Near Osltaloosa.
Oslaloosa, Ia, May ga tornado
In Monroe county and in the south
western part of Mahaska county,
Monday night, resulted in the deaths
of two persons. the fatal injury Of
seven and minor injuries to pum--
Der Of others. Coming from the
southeast the tornado swept path
$50 feet wide, first striking a mining
settlement on the Chicago & North
western. At West Buxton the tor
nado destroyed several residences
and a large number of barns and
outbuildings. The dead: Georgia
Blakeiy and Herbert Rhodes. Partial
list of fatally injured: Addison
Rhodes, Mrs. Addison Rhodes, john
Blakey and Mrs. John Blakey.
From all sections of the state yes
terday came reports of exceptionally
heavy rainfall, accompanied in most
cases by severe wind and lightning.
In the northern part of Iowa there
vas a fall of hail in such size that
lambs, calves and pigs are reportedi
killed and in one case horse.
Valley Center. Kan. Damaged.
Wichita, Kan, May 27.-One OF the
most devastating tornadoes that has
listed this section of Kansas within
the past few'years passed over Sedg-
wick county about ~ miles north OF
Wichita, shortly after five o'clock.
yesterday evening. According to re-
ports received from Valley Center
about ten hoases were completely
destroyed ana occupants more or
less seriously injured. Mrs. Mellow
an and O farm hand named Crawfoot
are reported to be fatally injured
At Deerfield windmills, barns andl
other buildings were demolished, but
nobody was hurt. Near Lakin the-l
storm tore its way through the sand
hills without doing material damage.
Near Welington-a tornado struck
the farm of S. p. Borum, demolishing
the house and seriously injuring the
inmates. Mrs. Borum and two grown
daughters were carried several rodas
by the wind add left unconscious ON
the ground. One Of the young wom--
en- is fatally injured.
Doniphan County. Kan. Visited.
Troy. Kan, May 27.--A tornado
swept through Doniphan county last
night, doing a great deal of damage