The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-06-24

dead and a score injured as ths
result Of q series Of tornadoea
sweeping Missouri, Kansas and
Nebraska Thursday night. "
Wheat in the fields ready to
be harvested has been beaten to
the ground and oats and corn
washed out.
At Onaga, Kas., a family by
the name Of Burgess was almost
wiped out, seven killed and an
eighth member being seriously
wounded. At Westmoreland q
railroad gasoline motor plunged
through a bridge weakened by
heavy rains and three were
drowned. Five other persons in
the car reached the bank in safe
ty.
At Jacksonville, Mo-, and
near Beatrice men were struck
by lightning and killed,
Many cellars were flooded in
ST.. Joseph, Mo-, where two inch
es of rain fell. Families were
forced to move from their homes
in the low-lying districts.
All trains entering Kansas
City were late and many of
them were held up for many
hours to come by washed out
tracks.
Two persons were killed and
several injured in the central
part of Ray County Mrs. Ar
thur Convey and small child re-
siding on farm six miles north
west of Richmond were killed,
and their home lifted from it's
foundation. O. G. Williams,
four niles northwest, suffered
broken leg, his wife a broken
arm in the destruction of their
home. Mrs. Mary Bell was
killed by lightning in Richmond.
At Joplin the two-year-old
daughter of Frank Doss was
drowned in swollen stream
near the Doss home.
At Goltry. Okla, Mrs. Carrie
Ford was killed in tornado
that demolished her home.
Mrs. Alma Altman was killed
at Latour, Mo-, when her home
was swept away by the wind.
In Vernon county the storm
caused the deaths of Mrs. Henry
Knau and Mrs. J. w. Scott and
great property loss. Several
houses were picked up and scat
tered over the fields. Many
barns and silos were destroyed.
Mrs. Knau was carried 300
yards and one leg and one arm
torn from her body Mrs. Scott
was fatally injured and died a
few hours later. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fostburg were picked up and
carried hundred yards. He
was knocked unconscious and
she suffered a broken leg, but
her baby was found clasped in
her arms uninjured.
At Fl. Scott, Kas., the storm
caused thousands of dollars
damage to property and injury
to at least five persons. Build
ings were demolished, residences
blown away and trains blown
off the tracks.
Two storm clouds met over
the town. One came from the
east and the other from the
north. When they met a terri
fic wind arose accompanied by
heavy rain and a severe electri-
cal disturbance. The principal
business part Of the city escaped
the main strength of the storm.
freight and bunk cars
Of the Frisco railroad in the
north part of town were blown
from the tracks. Some of the
ears were carried 300 feet and
Wheels and parts
Of some of the cars were broken.
The five men injured were
of a construction crew
and were in the bunk cars when
The storm struck.
Reports from Ellis county,
Kas., say seven tornadoes in sue
cession swept across that, Sec
lion. Houses and trees were de-
stroyed.
Salina, Kas., reports heavy
rains and wind swept over that
section and many houses and
silos were blown down.
Jefferson City reports wind
and rain storms passed several
miles south of that city and
many acres of ripened wheat
and telephone poles were de-
stroyed.
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