The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-28
WIND SWEPT.
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southwest shortly after 4:30 o'clock.
1t began to grow dark and before the
storm struck it was like night. Inc
/ tornado struck the southwest part OF
damaging business houses, residences
and destroying barns and outbuildings.
Several trees were also blown down
Most of the damage was done in the
business portion OF town and IN Tour
block square scarcely a business house
| escaped damage, such as plate glass
being broken, awnings demollshed ana
roofs torn off.
The front of the Commercial hotel, a
two story brick, was torn out and part
of the north side of the Windsor, anoth-
er brick hotel, was demolished. The
northeast corner of StevenSon's brlck
photograph gallery was torn away ana
most of the instruments destroyed.
Neirs photograph gallery was demol-
ished. The spire of the Methodist
church was torn away and the roof
damaged. The Riverside school build
ing was demolished and another school
building unroofed. The stand pipe of
the waterworks reservoir was blown
down.
The telephone lines and gas works
were damaged to such an extent that
they cannot be used.
The path of the storm was only few
hundred feet wide and it only Destroy
ed small portion of the property in
its course. All the rural telephone
wires are down and it is impossible to
learn whether much damage was done
northeast of here or not.
The storm struck the town first and
did not do any damage southwest of
here. Considera bic hail and rain fell
during the storm and the wind is high.
Some of the residents who saw the
clouds form say the tornado split when
it first struck the town, and formed
two complete wind storms that were
about 900 feet apart.
Mrs. Ira Madison is probably hurt
worse than any other person. She was
caught in the collapse of her home,
which was nearly destroyed. Bud"
Canter and Miss Hunt are also badly
hurt. They were struck by flying tim
bers and debris.
Hail as Large as WaInuts.
Newton. Kan, March ga heavy
rain fell in Harvey county last evening
and the indications are that the rain
will continue all night A heavy fall
of hail preceded the rain, hail stones as
large as walnuts falling and doing con-
siderable damage to breakable things.
A terrific wind prevailed during the
day, .unroofing the sheds of the Newton
Lumber company and doing other dam
age. So far no reports of serious dam
age by the hail have come from the
country.
Storm Severe at Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo-. March PA thun-
wind swept over the west and north
parts of Kansas City about O'Clock
last night overturning small ShantieS,
swapping off telegraph poles, blowing
signs into the street and causing gen
eral alarm among residents. So far as
was reported only one person was in
jured. Traffic on the West Fifth street
and Observation park car lines was tied
up on account of a slide of earth from
the bluffs near the Bluff street bridge.
A panic among 81 crowd of foreigners
was started in the Union depot and
they fed in the storm from the build
The storm followed the course of the
Kaw river, down beneath the bluffs in
along the Missouri river front, striking
the city hall with terrific force. It
turned from there and spent itself
across the Missouri river. A light rain
started before the storm came. In the
West bottoms the approach of the
storm was heralded by a grooming
sound that resembled distant thunder.
When the wind struck the Union depot
the arc lights were extinguished, the
big doors few open, persons standing
on the platform We're driven by force
of the wind through the doors, and
several struck against the ticket office.
Escaped Serious Damage.
Wichita, Kas., March 2S.-This city
was visited Monday afternoon by the |
heaviest rainstorm of this year thus
far The rain was accompanied by a |
high wind, heavy hail and much |
thunder and lightning. 1t lasted about |
two hours. Little, if any, damage was
done in the city and the rain will
doubtless be a great benefit to the
growing crops.
Hutchinson. Kas.. March 2S.-A
good rain, accompanied by hail, fell
here Monday afternoon. 1t will help |
the wheat crop and place the corn
fields in fine condition for early spring /
work.
heaviest rain and windstOrm of the |
season visited this section of the coun- /
try last night. Rain began falling at |
6 O'Clock and continued at late hour
1t was accompanied by a strong wind |
and much lightning Some damage /
resulted from the wind
Florence, Kas-, March 2S--Follow-
ing a heavy wind this place was
struck by a severe hail, rain and cleo
trical storm last evening about 8 /
o'clock, causing considerable damage
to trees and window lights. Prairie
fires have been burning south OF town
for two days, destroying hundreds of
tons of hay and causing other losses
to farmers, which could only be
check by the rain.
Wind Formed Prairie Fires.
Sharon Springs, Kas., March rs
A prairie fire was raging in the south
half of Wallace county Monday and
a heavy northwest wind made 1t I'M
possible for the fire fighters to stop
is progress H A. Clark lost several
hundred tons of hay and many farm
and ranch houses are burning. me
origin of the fire is not known
Wichita, Kas., March ga prairie
ire started near Leon, kas-, near FL
Dorado Monday, and owing to the
strong wind much damage resulted.
The farm houses of w. Creason ana
Davis were burned.
IS PAYING HIS DEBTS.