The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-06

ter IN garages and stores. Several
autos were stripped of their tops The
wrecked. A funeral in progress was
abandoned until after the storm. Rain
and hail spattered the casket.
Big Smith County Damage.
Smith Center, Kan, June 6.-Altho
wires are down and communications
are cut off in many sections. it is
estimated that more than 100000
damage was done by the severe storm
that swept this county.
Countless fields of alfalfa, just
ready for the mower, were beaten flat
by the terrific hail and the largest
acreage of corn ever known will have
to be replanted the third time. The
wind, that showed cyclonic tendencies.
added greatly to the damage by lev
cling windmills. silos, trees and tele-
phone lines. AT Reamsville an inch
and a half of rain fell in twenty min
utes, and the damage to crops along
Beaver creek from high water will be
heavy.
Atchison in Path.
Atchison. Kan, June 6.-Rain. hail.
electricity and swind swept over the
Central Branch county Tuesday re-
sulting in a great deal of damage. In
the -Concordia district the growing
crops were pounded into the ground
Between Concord1a and Downs and
on the Burr Oak branch several
buildings were unroofed. Fruit trees
were broken and torn out by the roots
and telephone and telegraph wires
were blown down between Netawaka
Central Branch track and a culvert
was damaged.
Big Wind at Leavenworth.
Leavenworth, Kan, June "a ter
rifle wind and rain storm visited this
section between and I O'Clock Tues
day night. The wind blew down trees
and sheds in a number of places. At
Menager Junction, south of here, four
box cars were blown off the track and
the roof of the depot was blown
away. No one was hurt. The rain
caused the creek to overflow and
flooded cellars. Railroad traffic was
tied up. A bridge at Hope on the
Missouri Pacific, is reported to have
been taken out of line and a gang of
One troop train taking $40 signal
soldiers to the Texas border was held
up and all southbound railroad traffic
was suspended.
Hail at Garden City.
Garden City, Kan, June "a hail
storm doing probably S250.000 dam
age to growing vegetation struck Gar
den City and Finney county Tuesday
afternoon. The storm area was prob
bly, twenty miles long and ten miles
wide. Farmers say that the first crop
of alfalfa which would have been
cut the latter part of this week. is a
total loss. The management of the
Garden City Sugar & Land company
estimate their loss in beets alone at
$150.000. Thousands of fruit trees are
stripped of foliage, and gardens and
truck patches will be a total loss.
Wind at Great Bend.
Great Eend, Kan. June GA ter
rifle wind and rain storm struck this
CITY about o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
causing several hundred dollars worth
of damage, and putting a stop to the
registration day celebration which was
being held here. Large plate glass
windows in several store fronts were
blown in The electric light wires that
furnish current for the down town sec
ton of the city were blown down.
causing the current to be off several
hours Two hundred telephones were
put cut of commission and much other
property loss is reported from over the
city. In the rural districts growing
spring crops were blown to he ground
and the loss will be heavy.
Clay County Damage Big.
Clay Center. Kan, June "a severe
hail storm passed over Clay Center
and a large part of Clay county Tues
gay, OOlHS great udIIldS0 10 CTOpS- All
gardens were badly beaten and oats
and corn seriously damaged. 1t was
the worst Rail for years N this section.
An inch Of rain fell, being accom-
panied by severe lightning. Creeks
are bank full and some of them have
flooded the low places.
Ten Head of Stock Killed.
Wichita. Kan, June "a severe
wind storm which swept across Hodge
day wrecked several buildings killed
ten head of livestock and damag ed
crops. A Belpre a bank building was
wrecked and the Anthony &, North
ern station was badly damaged. A
garage anG theater at Spearvil.e were
blown down.
Big Wind at Hutchinson.
Hutchinson, Kan, June "a heavy
wind storm struck here Tuesday after
noon, deEIoliShing lumber sheds and
frame barns, and uprooting trees, but
otherwise doing little damage. About
an inch Of rain accompanied the wind
Storm at Dwight.
The Rock Island reported this morn
ing that q barn and other buildings
had been blown down at Dwight, So
miles west of Topeka. Willard and
Alma damage was at a minimum. it
was said. The Rock Island lost a part
of the depot at Bishop.
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Following is a detailed statement Of
the storm damage, so far as can be
learned owing to interrupted telephone
communication and impossible roads:
Barn, house and farm machinery of the
farm of Paul Herman, west of Menoken.
scattered over farm.
Barn and house of James Dillon. west of
Menoken, scattered over farm. Livestock
killed.
Union Pacific depot partially wrecked
Seven hundred rural telephones out of
order.
Topeka isolated from outside world so
far as telephone communication was con-
cerned. Many telegraph wires down.
Rock Island depot at Bishop partially
wrecked.
Hundreds of telephone and telecra ph
poles destroyed.
Prairie Home church destroyed
Wallace school house destroyed This
school is four and one-half miles west of
Topeka on the lower Silver Lake road