The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-13

torn faces. Skinned shins and limbs
are causing aches and pains today but
there are no serious injuries.
The town looks like a junk heap. Tin
Der and other wreckage is scattered
everywhere. The roof was blown of
the Tribune building The damage here
Will be fully as heavy as was at first
reported.
Damage Near Netawalxa.
Holton. Kan, April 13.-Although
the storm passed within few miles
of here Wednesday evening, no rain
Tell and there was no wind The first
intimation received here of the storm
came with the news that the barns
and outbuildings on the farms of
tween this city and Netawal1a, were
destroyed and some stock lost. Wire
communication into the storm district
is cut off today.
One Dead at Hiawatha
Hiawatha. Kan. April 13.-Jane
Pelton. aged years and Geral-
dine Messenheimer are dead. Laura
Brown. school teacher, is seriously
injured, Gladys Mellott, aged s years,
may die, William Roberts is suffering
from broken leg, William Zimmerman
is badly hurt and many others are less
seriously injured as result of the
storm which passed near here Wednes-
day evening.
"A COHSeINdllNe estimate places the
number of houses blown away at
dozen. The damage will amount to
thousands of dollars. Details are lack
ing because wire communication is diff
ficult and in some cases impossible.
The storm visited the towns of Ger
mantown, Powhattan, Baker and
Meanwhile. At Germantown. J. z.
Rosenbaum was struck by lightning as
he was running from the barn to the
house.
4 De-
was moved off it's foundation and dam
aged but not destroyed. Several horses
were killed here when a livery barn
was destroyed. William Roberts, living
in the country was in his house trying
to calm the fears of members of his
family when the house was torn to
pieces by the wind. The other members
of the family had miraculous escapes
from injury. Roberts leg was bro
ken.
At Meanwhile the orchard of Aaron
Messenheimer was torn out by the
roots. Not a tree was left standing.
His daughter Geraldine is among the
reported dead but this report could not
be confirmed this morning.
The residence of William thinner
man was DESTROYED and his barn blown
away Zimmerman was badly bruised
but his injuries are believed to be
trif1ing.
When she saw the storm coming
Miss Laura Brown. teacher of the
Belle View school, dismissed the pu
pills, but before they could leave the
school the storm burst upon them. The
building was destroyed and it was here
that little Jane Pelton was injured SO
severely that her death early today
was declared to be only a question of
time. Geraldine Messenheimer was
killed ought right Miss Brown was
seriously injured but her injuries are
not regarded as dangerously. Gladys
al nj ic Sfx iYi hl1f
physicians say she may recover
Other children were injured but there
is nothing in their injuries to cause
fears for their safety.
Woman Dead at Joplin.
Joplin, Mo-. April 13.-Mrs. Almeda
Shelley, so years old. was killed two
miles north of here Wednesday night
when her home was demolished by
storm.
Seven persons were seriously in
jured, many others experienced mar
row escapes and property damage of
many thousand dollars was inflicted.
Ten Houses Unroofed.
Leavenworth, Kan, April ia
small tornado whisked through here
late Wednesday, leaving in its wake
ten unroofed houses and wrecked
s,-eds.
-Four Dead in Oklahoma.
Meeker, Okla. April 13.-Four per-
sons were killed in a tornado that
visited this city yesterday. A score of
houses were wrecked.
Three Hurt at Powhattan.
Powhattan, Kan, April 13.-W. 8.
Martin and Mr.. and Mrs William Rob-
inson were the most severely injured
of the storm victims here. All three
were injured when houses fell in upon
them. Many barns and outbuildings
were destroyed.
Three Dead in Arkansas.
Plummerville, Ark, April 10
Three persons were killed and a score
of others were severely injured in a
wind storm which swept through this
place last night.