The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-26
WIND And HAIL
LindsbOrg Struck by a Tornado
and Several Injured.
Union Pacific Depot Demolished
-ArmOry Blown Down.
STRUCK A CIRCUS TENT
The Show Was in Progress and
a Stampede Followed.
Eight Houses Wrecked at Au-
gusta and Crops Destroyed.
Little Town of Crawford in Rice
County, Also Visited.

LindSborg Kan, May 26-ThiS place
was visited by a tornado Wednesday
afternoon about 4:3O o'clock which de-
stroyed the Union Pacific depot, blew
down the armory building, demolished
the residences of c. Nelson and E. P.
Pinderstrom, which were in the direct
track of the storm, and damaged sew
eral other buildings.
The storm was first noticed by
black, funnel-shaped cloud hanging
over the horizon southeast of town.
and the people ran to places of safety.
Agent Lynch of the Union Pacific
railroad was standing in the front door
of the freight depot when the storm
struck the building and was carried
some distance by the storm and thrown
against an elevator.
Three persons who were in the Mel
son residence when the storm struck
and demolished the house were unin-
jured.
There was a circus in town at the
time the storm came and it was in the
path of the storm.
While those in the large tent were
uninjured by the storm, several were
hurt in the rush that followed the de-
Struction of the tent by the wind. No
one was dangerously hurt by the storm.
although there were several narrow
escapes.
A severe wind and hailstorm accom-
panied the tornado, the ra1nStOrm al
most reaching the proportions of a
waterspout Telegraph lines into the
town are down and the telephone SER
vice is badly crippled.
The storm did not damage Bethany
college building. Burglund's drug
store and the Train Buggy repository
were damaged The large armory used
by the local militia was totally wreck
ed, a livery stable was blown down
and several horses were killed, and the
roof of the Citizens bank was torn off.
Suldstronl's large mercantile store was
| unroofed and the stock destroyed by
the deluge of rain that followed
At Marquette. on the Missouri Pa
cific, two residences were unroofed
and several other small buildings were
damaged by the wind
A Tornado in Rice County.
Lyons, Kan. May ga tornado
struck the town of Crawford, in the
| northeast part of Rice county, Wed
nesday. A new grain elevator and
new store building were torn to pieces
was wrecked, several box cars were
blown from the track, several resi-
dences were demolished and other
houses and barns were moved from
their foundations. No one was hurt
Houses Destroyed at Augusta.
Wichita, Kan, May 26.=Late Wed
| neSday a tornado struck seven miles
northwest of Augusta, wrecking eight
| houses and accompanying hail doins
much damage to crops. What appear.
ed like cyclone tore up an orchard
| and destroyed a barn at Valley Center
in Sedgwick county.
Rain and Hail in Saline.
Salina, May 26.-A tornado visited
this section of the state late Wednes-
day, accompanied by a. heavy rain, anc
in some places by hail.
At Falun, was a water spout, and
in very few minutes Dry creek, the
stream that caused so much trouble
last year, was out of its banks, anC
the Missouri Pacific tracks were cover
ed with water. All trains out of her,
over the Missouri Pacific have been an
nulled, owing to the condition of tn,
tracks.
A heavy rain fell here, and in les.
than an hour 80 hundredths Of an incl
fell. and the streets were flooded. There
was but little wind here.
At Junction City.
There was a heavy downpour of rain
here last evening, more than an incl
of rain falling in an hour. The mois
ture was needed, as the past few day
have been very windy and dusty.
At COncordia.
A fine rain fell here which will bene
fit the corn and oats. Rain is reported
as far west as Downs. Wheat is fin,
and will make full crop.
At Arkansas City.
Another heavy rain fell in southern
Kansas last evening and prevente,
| farmers from cultivating their corn
Two days of plowing were secured thi
week but a large percentage of the ac
reage is still untouched.
At Florence.
A heavy rain and electrical storm
struck this place at $50 last evening
lasting two hours. Water was runnin,
in the streets equal to a mill race
Thirty out of IS teleDhOneS belO0 qi0l
to the Southwest Telephone company
burned out Farmers report from som
: localities that wheat begins to shov
rust from the immense amount of rail-
recently, but is not believed to be dam
aged to any great extent A continua
ton of rain in this locality will caus
heavy damage.