Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-16
Hollis, Kan, and Mount Washington,
Mo-, Nearly Blown Away.
TRAIN BLOWN FROM TRACE
One Member of Bridge Crew Killec
and Several Hurt.
MANY MIRACULOUS ESCAPES
Three-MOnths'-OId baby which is
Torn from Mothers Arms blown
Across Railroad Track, but
n Uninjured.

KANSAS CITY. Ne, May IA re-
oapitulation OF last nights storm, general
over northwestern Missouri and eastern
and central Kansas and extending into
Oklahoma. and which in places reached
the proportions of tornado, shows three
kRown dead, six others missing and fifty
Fse injured. at least half a dozen Of the
latter seriously hurt. Up TO early today
no additional deaths had been reported
among the list Of injured.
The principal damage was done at Hol-
Iis. town Of $50 inhabitants. near Con-
cordis. Kan, and at Mount Washington,
Mo-. a suburb eight miles east of Kansas
City. In both OF these places practically
every house was either damaged or demol-
ished, and dozens of persons injured.
The dead:
FREDERICK JEARDoE. boy. at Hol.
WILLIAM ELLIOTT, a carpenter. blown
from derrick at Chitwood. near Joplin.
Mo.
WILLIAM ACKLEY. engineer of a pile
driver, member OF a Santa Fe railway
bridge gang working near Great Bend,
Kan.
The missing:
Charles Quance, a ranehman from north
of Larned. Kan.
Five members Of the family of farmer
named Eckstrom, whose home near Hollis,
Kan, was destroyed.
The injured:
Mount washington, Mo. twenty-five
4 three perhaps fatally.
Near Great Bend, Kan, twenty. mostly
members of crew on Santa Fe work
train, which was blown from the track
-Four of these In a serious condition.
Hollis. Kan, three.
Rosedaleview. Kan, a suburb OF Kansas
City. two.
In vicinity of Hoisington, Kar.. four
Pond Greek, Okl four,
Damage at Mount Washington.
The most serious damage was that which
laid waste a district 100 yards wide and
tmile in length through the heart of Mount
Washington. a sparcely settled suburb TO
the east OF Kansas City. There. thirty
frame buildings, mostly cottages, and the
Christian church a wooden structure, were
demolished. huge trees were uprooted and
telephone poles blown down. The storm
Followed a terrific downpour of rain The
wind came up suddenly, swooped down
with but little warning and striking the
small territory described, wiped IL out al
most completely. lifted. and within few
minutes had passed. Frame houses were
crushed. the sides apparently being forced
inward while others were toppled over and
carried from their foundations. In some
cases sides OF buildings were carried away.
leaving only the roof and a few small
articles to mark the site.
4 There we're many miraculous escapes
from death The s-months-oid baby of
\ Mrs. s. r. Robinson. was blown out of the
woman's arms as she was hurrying to
cover, carried across the railroad tracks
and deposited on a vacant lot with no other
injuries than a few slight cuts. The mother
was thrown down and badly cut by flyins
missiles.
BOY Crushed Under Wreck.
Charles Greer, 10 years old. was pinionec
beneath the timbers of the wrecked Greer
home. 1t required a motor car. jack and
a>number OF men to release the boy, whS
was taken to Independence, nearby, sui
fering internal injuries. He cannot live.
Mrs Josie De Bernardo aged 81 sustained
broken arm while fleeing to a place o
safety.
Mr.. and Mrs. James o'Gann. an age
couple, were caught in the wreckage o
their home and injured, The woman
shoulder was broken aud she was hur
Internally. She may die.
Physicians went from Kansas City an,
Independence to care for the injured
Near Great Bend a tornado killed tw,
ard injured twenty. All wires are dow
IN that vicinity and Il is feared that th
death list may be great. William Ackerly
a Santa Fe engineer. was killed while witt
a bridge gang between Great Bend an,
I&insley. The tornado wrecked the worl
train. of which Aekeriy was engineer, an,
blew II into a ditch. Several members o
the crew were blown 100 feet The Pill
driver toppled over crushing Ackerly 4
death in his cab, where he remained witt
his hand on the throttle.
Following are those injured in the Gree
Bend storm;
Lester Preston,
Ransom Mlddaugh,
Porter Thomas
r. r. Rucker,
II. NJ. Brown
T. T. Fulkerson,
Clarence Avery,
brakeman Murray.
Twelve unidentified.
Most of the victims In this case wer
\ members OF the Santa Fs bridge crew 1
!. the train wrecked by the wind. The win
spread over a large area. injuring man
whose names could not be obtained.
Many conflicting reports have been rs
ceived one had ten killed.
Tornado at HOislnRtOn.
At Hoisington, Kan, tornado In
jured a great many and damaged far
property It was not so severe, howevc
as that passing over the other portion
Of the state. At Pond Greek. okL. a 81
we're windstorm severely injured four an
unroofed several houses. A binding ral
ana hailstorm accompanied the wind
ali three states. Many washouis demora
sea railroad traffic.
The Missouri Pacific main line W.
4, Jvsshed out near walcott. between Leavel
sworth aud Kansas City. The BuriingtC
aud Santa Fe were forced to annul son
OF their trains. Electrical disturbances Il
terfered with telegraph and telephone wir'
and On this account only meager repor