The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1911-05-05

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afternoon and evening by an un-
usually severe hail, rain and wind
storm and much damage resulted.
About four o'clock the storm
caught the southwest corner Of
the county and followed along the
south end OF the county in a hail
and rain storm This was the
northern edge of the main storm
which passed over Johnson and
Pettis counties.
Shortly before midnight an un-
usually heavy rain storm passed
over the central part OF the coun-
ty, although most OF the evening
n torrent had been descending.
About four and a half inches OF
rain fell in many sections and Salt
Fork, Blackwater and many creeks
became raging torrents.
The iron bridge over Brush
Creek near Arrow Rock was car
ried out by the high water.
The barns OF Petyon Powell, OF
Gillian; Mr.. Craig, Arrow Rock !;
Andrew Achamire, Sweet Springs
were struck by lightning and burn
ed.
J. p. Fulkerson, OF Salt Springs,
says there was a fall OF 4 1-2 inch
es OF rain at his place Saturday
night. Byron Jones, OF shaekei-
ford, reports i.2 inches OF rain.
M. Z. Tribble, of southeast of
town, said IL rained some down
his washed his fences badly
and his stable had three fee: Of
water In Il at one time.
warrensburg, Mo-, April 80. "A
boy was killed and a woman prob
ably will die as the result OF in
iuries suffered in a terrific wind
storm which swept path a mile
wide across Northern johnson
county late yesterday afternoon.
The tornado extended from Fay
etteviile to Valley City, a distance
OF ten miles, and was accompanied
by a heavy rainfall.
Four houses were raised and
swept away, score of buildings
were unroofed and as many barns
destroyed.
The home OF William T. Fain,
house OF ante-bellum days, was
blown to atoms. Kelly Fain, the
iO-year-old son, was picked up,
carried a quarter OF a mile by
the storm and thrown against the
ground with such force that his
skull was crushed and almost every
bone In his body broken. The
boys mother was struck with fly
ing timbers and probably will die.
Fain and his children were re-
turning home from the field when
the storm broke. He told them to
run to- a cave In the yard. Two
other children succeeded in reach
ing the cave, but the storm caught
the boy and he was carried away,
his father being unable to save
him. The storm came from the
west, a heavy black cloud forming
with great rapidity.
Sedalia, Mo-, April 30.-A wind
storm cyclonic In velocity, accom-
panied by heavy rain, damaged
many residences In Sedalia at
o'clock Saturday evening. The
roof OF the Graham cement works
was blown away. The roof OF c.
]. Hieronymus' home was blown
across Vermont street and crashed
In the front OF e. e. Rush's resi-
dence. Fences and trees in an
area OF 200 yards wide and twelve
blocks long were damaged or des-
troyed. No one was injured. Car
penters and lumber men found
themselves in great demand on
Sunday.
Mrs. Stephen Conner, formerly
Miss Maggie o'Keefe, OF Shackel-
ford, had a very narrow escape
when caught In the path of the
terrific wind storm. She was driv-
ing to her home northeast OF La-
monte when suddenly the tornado
struck the surrey in which she
was riding, and she was thrown
from the vehicle into barbed
wire fence, sustaining severe
OF one of her arms.