The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
3RD TORNADO IN 3 YRS

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severe as the one in Ellis and Rocks
No deaths have been reported from
Trego, but a number of persons were
injured and the property damage has
/ been placed at 100000.
The finest orchard in western Kan
sas, owned by James Mcintosh, is a
complete loss. Lightning struck his
house, divided it; then the twister
turned the parts sin different direc-
from one direction and the concrete
roof of the milk house at it from
the other.
Stone Structures Demolished.
Many of the homes in the district
were of stone and the occupants OF
them are bruised from flying missiles.
| Robert Hannah saved his mothers
life by throwing an elbow in the path
of a stone from the walls of their
| home. A post was carried one-half
mile, driven thru window and neatly
deposited on the dining table OF
George McIntosh's home. No damage
was done to the place.
One Man Loses $4,000.
On the P. J. Deane ranch, thirty
miles north of Hays, every building
was demolished, including a steel rein
forced concrete barn, 100 by 100 feet,
and a concrete silo. Concrete blocks
from these buildings were strewn for
! 500 yards. The house was a new one.
made of stone and concrete and the
feet below ground, with a concrete
roof. Everything was blown away.
Dean came to Hays in borrowed cloth
ing Tuesday. His individual loss was
I over $4,000 The c. G. Cochran ranch
home in the same neighborhood, was
leveled
George Ball. his wife and two chill
dren had a miraculous escape from
+ death. When the tornado struck his
farm it picked the house up and
ting it down without injury. Then
| the wind sucked out all four sides OF
the building and left the family. un-
hurt, seated on the floor.
Baby's Body Crushed.
On the James Mcintosh farm al
four wheels of a new wagon were
torn off The wheels were scattered
in all directions and were found g
half mile apart One was discovered
hanging to a fence post.
At the Geist farm the buildings were
so demolished and the debris blown
away that rescuers had to tear up the
floor in a milk cave to get boards or
which to carry the bodies of thu
victims.
A 2-year-old baby was blown out o.
the arms of its uncle on the Gels
farm and carried an eighth of a mile
|
bone in the childs body had beer
J broken. The Geist children were aget
2, and 5, respectively.
Trego County Loss 100000.
wakeeney, Kan, May ga tor
nado occurred about 6 o'clock Mon
day evening ten miles southeast O.
this place, leveling the buildings OF
: the G. NJ. Stanton farm and doin.
great damage on the farms of Der
Stanton, G. NJ. Hobbick. Thomas Ku
= tina and others. Mrs. Bert Stanton
was badly hurt by flying debris ant
l a Miss Dietz was injured by broker
9 glass striking her in the face but n,
; lives were lost The path of the tor
= nado was about three miles long ant
half mile wide, following a draw
I that opens into Big creek.
D On the north at this point the storm
: lifted and struck again about thre
miles down the valley. About 20
head of livestock were killed outrigh
and many injured. A traction engin
! was lifted and carried a distance o
!. ten or fifteen rods. The tabernacl
. of the Northwestern Kansas Holmes
3 Association near Ogallah was blow
: down. The total damage Is probabl
not less than 100000,