The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-06-11
Disastrous Storms.

The floods in parts of Kansas, last week,
are said to be the severest known. Several
persons we're drowned, houses of all kinds and
bridges carried away, stock drowned and crops
destroyed or injured.
Later details from Kansas say that the loss
| is the heaviest that has ever occurred in that
State.
| At Bonneville, Indiana, June 2, three chill.
dren of John Gentry were killed and the
father and two other children injured by light
| ming during terrific cyclonic electrical storm.
At Dallas, Texas, June 8, there was a cloud
| burst, causing great damage to buildings and
streets.
ARKANSAS CRY, KAN, June 3.-A tornado
struck Glencoe, town of 1000 inhabitants,
in Payne county, Oklahoma, today, demolish-
| ing FIVE residences and destroying the Metho-
| dist church. Several persons were hurt; none
seriously. Much damage was done to farm
land.
JOPLIN, Mo-, June 3.-Several houses were
unroofed in Joplin, trees were uprooted and
many booths arranged for the annual carnival
were wrecked by a severe windstorm today,
while a torrent of rain that followed flooded
the downtown streets, filling easements and
causing more or less damage. The storm was
general throughout Southwestern Missouri and
much damage was done in the country.
OKLAHOMA CRY, o. T., June ga terrific
windstorm struck the city last night, doing
great damage to trees and outbuildiugs. The
walls of several partially finished structures
were blown down. A heavy windstorm in the
Indian territory at Whitehead, Paoli and
Rolf, caused much damage. especially at
Whitehead, where number of building were
blown down and crops were almost ruined.
LAwToN, OKLA, June A tornado IN the
Iowa and Comauche Nations has demolished
great number of residences and business
houses at numerous small towns and laid waste
dozens of farms.
One person is known To have been killed
and about a dozen are believed 10 have been
injured, one fatally.
1t is reported that the towns of Chattanooga
and Faxon, small places, have been entirely
wiped out. They are knowa to have been IN
the track of the storm. Wires are down and
details are lacking The town of Helen also
is said to have been completely destroyed.
DEADwooD, S. D., June 5.-As result OF
the rainfall throughout the Black Hills, which
has continued for nearly, week, Whitewood,
Deadwood and City creeks, three streams pass
ing within the city limits, have left their banks,
carrying away a number ofhouses. barns, side.
walks and lumber yards.
The Waite building, one Of the most sub
stantial in the city. was partially wrecked and
the City Hall badly damaged. One large
Drluge WIS carried away.
Two lives are known to have been lost.
No trains have been able TO enter or leave
Deadwood since Friday on either the Bur.
ington or Northwestern. on account of wash
outs. From reports thus far Of the floods. It
is believed the property loss in Deadwood and
other Black Hills cities and to railroads will
exceed $500 600
ELuIRA, n Y. Juse 5.-Thcre we're nu-
merous washouts and lands!ides on the North
ern Central railroad be;weea. Elmira aud
Williamspori, Pa, last night and the whole
division has been imperative for the past -
hours
The washouis between Gslieis and Troy,
Pa, were the worst. Two of these washouis
we're ten feet in depth aud forty feet long
There we're a half dozen other pashonts and
iandslides in the distance OF ten miles between
G;llets and Troy.
Between Roaring Branch and Ralsion there
were two bad washouls, the maiu track and
switches being washed away.
The electrical storm Of yesterday caused
great damage to crops north aad south 81 ibls
city. There was several haiisiorms north u
the city, bat ST Pine City, fye miles south Of
here, the worst food IN years occurred. 1,
was even more damaging 10 the farmers Of
that section than the June a3od II lss9
Dry ran, ordinarily an Insignificant stream.
devastated the whole countryside.