Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-27

roofed, but part OF II Is still being used
The boiler room is wrecked, but It 3
believed now that a part OF the machinery
can be saved. The girls who we're in
jured are getting along as we'll as could
be expected. There will be no other fa-
talities ,.
The standpipe OF the Glenwood water
Works company at this place. erected last
year, was blown down last night The loss
will be several thousand dollars. Several
store fronts at this place we're blown in.
Two killed at Tracey.
BUXTON, Ia. May 2s.-(special) )--This
place, situated four miles east Of Tracey,
a small town on the Aibis-Des Moines line
Of the Burlington and Wabash railways,
narrowly escaped complete destruction py
a tornado last evening. Two we're killed
outright. one fatally injured and eight se-
riously hurt. The killed:
GEORGE BLAxELEY.
HERB ERT RHODES.
Seriously injured:
Mr.. and Mrs. Blakeiey.
Minnie Blakeley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhodes
Addison Rhodes
Stewart Rhodes.
Luck Rhodes
Georgia Rhodes.
Mary Walker,
Mrs. Rhodes can hardly be expected to
survive.
The injured are, almost without exception
In critical condition. Several Of them
have legs and arms broken, others arc
injured internally, and three of them are
expected TO die at any moment. They were
caught beneath the wreckage of wrecked
buildings or picked up. after escaping from
their homes and blown for great distances
One of them, Stewart Rhodes, was car
ried a quarter OF a mile without touching
the ground and hurled against fence.
About o'clock last evening heavy storm
clouds gathered swiftly In the southeast
and soon roaring sound, resembling the
rumbling of freight train crossing a
bridge, announced the coming OF a storm.
Leaden clouds were rapidly turned to for
bidding black and seemed to come near to
the ground. Hundreds of people, fearing
a repetition OF the Grinnell tornado of
June II, 1882, hastened to cellars OF took
refuge in the coal mines, the latter offer
ing greater security.
Many were lowered down the shafts, but
in a few minutes 1t became evident the
storm had struck not in the town, but
mile and a half west at a point known as
Junction No. TO- Soon the air was filled
with flying shingles, boards rails, portions
of houses, farm implements Of all kinds and
household effects. ---.-
From Buxton the devastating power of
the tornado was plainly visible by the con-
slant glare of lightning. 1t came from the
southeast and moved with incredible swift
ness across the country in a northwesterly
direction. Its path was about 800 feet in
width and a mile and a half in length.
The terrific sweep OF the wind did not
last more than five minutes, but in that
brief time two persons were killed. eight
seriously injured and an unknown number
hurt more or less. Ten or twelve houses
were picked up, hurled from their founda-
tions and reduced to splintered wreckage.
Horses and cattle were killed by the score
and growing crops effaced from felds as
completely as though devastated by fire.
Thousands of dollars, worth Of property
was destroyed. Everything on the track
OF the terrtfiic STORM was wiped out, the
bare land being alone left, - t..,...
People at Buxton who stood in the streets
and saw It say It was sight most terrify-
ing. After travelling the country for
mile and a half the wind suddenly lifted
and passed away without inf1icting further
damage on the farms beyond. All the peo-
pie killed and injured were coIored, being
employed about the mines in the vicinity.
Nine are Dead at Elmo, MO.
MARFVILLE, Mo, May 26.-(special
Telegram. )-Eight persons we're killed out
right seven were injured, one Of whom
died afterwards, and two are fatally in
jured and two persons are missing as the
result of a tornado which struck Elmo.
Mo-, Tuesday afternoon,
The deadi
C. c. CALHOUN, general merchandise.
CAsSIUs BELL, his clerk.
MILTON HUFF. farmer
GUS HUFF, farmer
LEONARD BRADLEY, farmer.
GEORGE PERRY farmer.
JEFF ALVIs, farm employe.
DAN C. BARKER, retired farmer, died
OF heart failure.
oREN sPANGLER, farmer. died of in
| juries.
| The injured:
| George Hum, farmer, fatally.
Elmer Morgan, unconscious.
A. l.. McElvaIn, Wabash agent. slight.
Ed Atherton. internal, fatally.
Harry Morse, slight
| c. Daniels, internal.
Missing;
Ed Wiseman.
| An unknown farmer.
The storm came from the northeast and
first struck the Wabash depot The Ma
sonic temple was the next building In its
| path, and II was demolished. On the lower
| floor of the temple was located a general
merchandise store, and in the store was
! gathered a number of the citizens of the
town. The building was torn to pieces be-