The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-28
WIND SWEPT
Kansas Visited by Storm Of
Wind, Hail and Rain.
Much Damage to Farm and City
Property.
Telegraph Lines Are Down in
Southern Counties.
CYCLONE AT OTTAWA.
Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy
and Tabernacle Demolished.
LabOrers' Camp Torn Up and
Twelve Men Hurt.
TORNADO AT Ell DORADO
Dwellings and Business Build-
ings Wrecked by a TWister.
Three Persons Seriously Injured
by Falling Walls.
Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy
and Tabernacle Demolished.
LabOrers' Camp Torn Up and
Twelve Men Hurt.
AT Ell DORADO
Dwellings and Business Build-
ings Wrecked by a Twister.
Three Persons Seriously Injured
by Falling Walls.

W Il OAAAA 3 " dAlOs
Kansas was swept by a storm OF
wind and hail and rain late Monday
afternoon and last night which did
much damage, especially through the
southern counties from SedgwicL to
the eastern border of the state. TeIs-
phone and telegraph lines are down
and communication with many towns
is entirely cut off. The storm was tIla
most severe at ElDoradO, where it as
and mrOOfed houses and wrecked
buildings. Several people were seri-
ously injured by falling walls and fly
ing debris. At Ottawa tornado blew
down buildings and did much damage.
At Wichita lightning struck two resi-
dences and they were destroyed. Hail
stones, reported as large as waInuts,
did much damage to glass in many
towns. The storm was more or less
severe over the greater part of the
state. Before the rain came heavy
wind, which had blown for three days
prairie fires over the prairies and
houses were consumed by the flames.
Ottawa, kan. March 2s.--A de-
structive tornado swept across Frank
lin county and the city of Ottawa.
about O'Clock Monday night, de-
stroying scores of barns. four dwell
hngs in Ottawa. the hail of philosophy
at the Chautauqua grounds and dam
aging the Chautauqua tabernacle, the
Quinn-Land furniture store in Ottawa,
and a large number of other buildings
No deaths were occasioned by the
storm, but a large number of people
were injured.
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Bruner. whose
house in the northeast corner of OF
tawa was destroyed, were seriously
but probably not fatally injured. Mrs.
Bruner had several ribs broken; Mr..
Bruner was cut on the head.
The storm struck the camp of the
Italian workmen employed east OF
town in the construction of the pipe
up in bad shape. Twelve of the work
men were hurt by being blown
through the air and against trees and
other obstacles. The injured men
were brought to Ottawa for treatment.
The storm came from the south
west, and was accompanied by a ter
rife fall of rain and some hail. It
was the heaviest rain which ever visit
ed this locality The path of the tor
nado was about half mile wide. The
reports now indicate that the tornado
first struck in the vicinity of Williams
burg, about 8 miles southwest Of
here. There We're several barns blown
down near Williamsburg. Six miles
northeast of here school house was
unroofed, and that seems to be about
the extent of the storms path
The following small residences In
the northeast corner of Ottawa were
destroyed: Mrs. MaxwelFs, w. Works.
Banner Nuts. +. P. Burners.
No one was injured at any of these
Forest park, where Chautauqua is
held, twelve big trees were twisted of.
the Hall of Philosophy was wrecked,
and several sections of the big taber-
nacle were brown out
The Quinn-Land furniture store IS
a two story brick building in the cen
ter of town. It was unroofed, and the
heavy downpour of rain soaked the
stock and caused very severe loss.
The upper floor of the building is oc-
pied by offices, which sustained heavy
losses.
Ottawa a terrific fire broke out in the
big Pacific elevator. owned by VIII
Iiams & Wilson. 1t is supposed that
the fire was caused by lightning. The
fire department was poWerless to do
wind and had it not been Hor the .
heavy rain which started soon after
the fire commenced. the whole town
might have been swept away. as the
wind was blowing a gale all the time.
The elevator was entirely destroyed
together with the contents. The loss
was about $4,000. insured for $500
The building viii be Immediately re-
built.
of fax. 5000 bushels of corn. and
1000 bushels of kaffir corn.
Dangerously Injured at EIDorado.
Mrs. Ira Madison, caught in the col
lapse Of her home.
BUD Canter. caught under falling
Miss Hunt, struck by nying timbers.
EIDorado, Kan, March pa tor
nado struck this place about O'Clock
Monday afternoon slightly 1nJur1ng
several persons, dangerously inJuring
three but none mortally. Much dam
age to property resulted. The loss IS