Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-27
Several States Visited by Tornadoes
That Take Human Life and
Destroy Property.
SIX ARE KNOWN TO HAVE Been KILLED.
Indiana, Kansas, Oklall oma, Nebras-
ka, Texas and Indian Territory
Suffer from the Fury of the Wind
Buildings. Trees and Fences Are
Wrecked and Stock Killed.

and four o'clock. Wire service has
been almost paral yzed and damage to
buildings and crops will reach many
thousands. buildings were struck by
lightning and burned and there were
some narrow escapes by fleeing occu-
pants. The principal damage was
done by lightning.
At Lebanon, Ind, trees were blown
down, outbuidings destroyed, the
wire service paralyz and no COM
municatiun can be obtained with the
surrounding country to ascertain the
extent of the damage. The roof of
the Perkins hotel, the largest in Leb-
anon. was torn off and there were
several narrow escapes from death.
The new street car barns were blown
down and windows were broken in
all parts Of the town.
At Elwood. ind, the storm did
damage to the amount of $4,000.
Three in One Day.
Salina, Kan, May 23.-The third cy-
clone in Salina county within the past
"a hours struck Assaria Thursday
night. Two persons were killed and
a dozen or more injured. The dead
are: William \. Olson, 13 years old,
and Peter Olson. OF the injured none
is fatally hurt. The house in which
the Olsons lived was demolished COM
pletely, and the body of the boy was
found 80 rods from where the house
had stood. A terrific rainstorm fol-
lowed the cyclone. At Bridgeport, in
this county, hail fell continuously for
20 minutes, doing immense damage to
wheat.
Killed n Girl.
Kinsley, Kan, May ga tornado
passed over Hodgman county, Is miles
northwest of Kinsley, at three o'clock
Thursday afternoon, destroying Dan
Gleason's house and killing Mabel Tut
tie. About five o'clock another tornado
could be seen from Kinsley, covering
about the same territory, but no re-
ports of damage have yet been re-
ceived.
Hotel Demolished.
Blaine, Kan, May ga cyclone
passed through here at six o'clock
Thursday night. The Commercial ho-
tel was demolished and many houses
damaged. Nobody was injured. The
storm formed mile south of here and
was more severe in the farming district
than in town.
Residences Destroyed.
Ashland, Kan, May 23.-This place
and large portion of the country was
laid waste last evening at five o'clock
by cyclone. The business section was
not damaged to any great extent, but
the best residence portion of the town
was swept away. Residents of the
place saw the storm approaching and
He'd to cyclone cellars, which accounts
for the lack of fatalities here. Much
OF the surrounding country was laid !,
waste, and it is feared there has been
loss of life. The fruit farm of F. r.
kerns was swept clean of trees and
buildings. The Theis ranchhouse was
destroyed and trees and windmills are
down in all directions. A large num-
Der of cattle are killed.
Mother and Child Killed.
Oklahoma City, Okla, May ga
special from Amarillo, Tex, states |
that the Panhandle country was WIS.,
tied by a severe storm Wednesday
night. The home of Nj. r. Wilson, i
near Hereford, was blown to pieces, ,
killing Mrs. Wilson and child and IA !,
tally injuring Mr.. Wilson. Consider
able damage was done to property in
the vicinity of Amarillo. i
-, Big Loss Mt York.
York, Neb., May 23-This place was
visited by the worst tornado that has
passed through the county since 1890.
Thomas Mathews residence was
turned over with his wife and baby in
side. Extensive damage was done in
all the surrounding country.
Woman and Child Killed.
Amarillo, Tex, May 23:-The Pan :
Handle country was visited by severe ),
storm Thursday night. The home of :
M. r. Wilson, near Hereford, was
blown to pieces, killing Mrs. Wilson
and child and fatally injuring Mr.. Will
son. Considerable damage was done
to property in the vicinity of Amarillo.
Farmers Wife Loses Her Life.
Ohickasha, I. T., May 23-A tor
nado passed over the town of Lone
Wolf, 65 miles west of Chickasha. on
the Mangum branch of the Rock
Island. Four houses were blown down
and their contents scattered. Mrs.
Hargan, wife of q farmer, was blown
against a barbed wire fence and
killed. The tornado wrecked tele-
phone and telegraph wires, Destroy
ing trees, fences, outhouses and kill
ing stock. -. .=s.s o.. .:.
Havoc i'm Ohio.
@ Cincinnati, May 2s-Much damage
was done in the Ohio valley by cloud
bursts and lightning. No ,iveswere
lost, but many people were shocked
by lightning that struck houses
barns and telegraph poles A
car on the Mill Creek Valley line was
struck by lightning and set on IRE at
Carthage and the passengers narrow-
II escaped. death. all NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tor short time. Much damage was
done s Delhi, Home City and Fern.
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