Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-03-24
Fifty Houses Wrecked Near Hig-
einsville, No., by a Storm. si
A man SAID TO BE MORTALLY INJURED
Horses Killed by the Big Haiistones-T
Blown Down by TIM Wind--The Towns
Of Corder and Alma Also
lJNmaged,

OF COFuer hhd Atmb ALSO
: damaged.
: Higginsville, Mo-, March 22.--Fifty
! buildings are partly wrecked, one man
!, is mortally injured and several 9TH
, ers hurt. the town is in darkness and
the streets strewn with debris as the
/, result Of tornado and hailstOrm
, which struck this. place at 4:45 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The hail on the
streets was foot deep within i've
minutes after the storm came and some
of the stones were as large as hen eggs.
Dozens of trees In the town were blown
down and several horses were killed
on the street. The wires, both tele-
graph and telephone, are down and
the town is practically cut off from the
outside world Only one telephone line
is working and 1t Is not giving good
satisfaction.
The storm came without warning.
The wind and hail came first and were
followed with a terrific downpour OF
rain which flooded nearly every cellar
In the town. The storm came from
the west, travelling eastward. 1t kept
within a narrow path, at least the tor
nado portion, only about two blocks
Of the business portion Of this place
being damaged
Two other towns in this section
were in the path Of the storm and
both are said to be considerably dam
aged. They are Corder and Alma,
both having populations Of 500 or 800.
According to the meager reports which
came here last night, several houses
In both places have been wrecked, but
the exact extent Of the damage is not
known. The telephone wires connect
ing this place with the towns are down.
The grocery store of ]. w. EMILY, In
the business part Of this place, was
wrecked by the storm. John Holzen,
a clerk, was mortally injured. One
leg is broken In two places and he IL
internally injured. When the storm
came team In front Of the store be-
came frightened and IIOlzen ran into
the street TO unite them. Just then
the front part Of the building gave
way, crushing him under the debris.
Mr.. Enzly's daughter had A narrow a.
cane from death. Hearing the an
preaching storm she ran to n rear
window to look out. The SCENE fright
ened her and she ran to another part
Of the store. A moment later that nart
of the structure collapsed. family
lived above the store room. The roof
was blown of and the furniture was
not disturbed. Members of the FAM
iIy who were home Al the fine hardly
realized what had hannened until the
hail came down ON them. Tbe rain
A minute later ruined carpets and dam-
aged the furniture Tbe family soueht
shelter NJ the homs NJ Srienda
John Boon signal man IN The am.
ploy of the Chicago a Alton RAILROAD
company. had A narrow escane from
death AZ did A friend who was with
him AZ the time Room was blown over
4 40-foot embanbment and received :
dangerous cut on his head His conn
panion escaped with few bruises.
The greenhouse owned by Charlea
IA a wreck ana ali NJ the fIow.
prs are ruined. The hail did The dam
age here and the loss will reach A 50o
II is estimated that 1000 windows
we're broken by the force Of the storm
More than 30 houses have beep nm
rooted 40 far M can he learned ow.
me To the fact that the electric light
wires ara ali down ana the light pIsnt.
damaged the town was IN darlness ali
n last night ana probablv will he N.
light Estimates ON the Iosa vary
,ome saw that n will reach sbo ma
while others assert that It will not