Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-09
KILLED
BY STORMS IN
CENTRAL West
Tornadoes Hit Okla
homa, Kansas And
Missouri; Blizzards
In Northwest

KANSAS CITY. Kan. May 9.-+APl
-Tornadoes. billiards, torrential
rains and hailstorms in the western
states Saturday night and yesterday
killed at least twenty persons, in
Iured scores and left hundreds
homeless.
Kansas was hardest hit when a
twiSter started near the Oklahoma
border in the central section of the
state Saturday night and swept four
counties, leaving eleven known dead
Two women and two children were
killed last night in a tornado near
Eldon, in south central Missouri.
Mcager reports indicated the storm
also struck Olean, seven miles north
OF Eldon, causing heavy property
damage. Two persons also were kill
ed and several hurt last midnight
near Mexico, Mo.
High winds, rain and hailstorms
extended from blizzard swept north
ern rocky mountain states to the
Dakotas, Nebraska and Iowa.
woman drowned in ditch near
Sioux City. Iowa, while high winds
damaged buildings in southeastern
South Dakota, northern Nebraska
and Iowa. The disturbance reached
its climax near North Platte. Neb.,
where tornado razed buildings, but
no one was known to have been kill
ed or seriously injured.
Strikes Four Counties
The Kansas tornado raced through
Barber, kingman, Reno and McPher-
son counties late Saturday night.
Rains Of cloucburst proportions fol-
lowed the wind Upwards of 500
buildings we've reported demolished
in this area.
The Kansas twister apparently
jumped long distance after sweep
ing section along the Oklahoma
Kansas border, it rushed northeast,
cutting a path four blocks wide
through the eastern section Of
Hutchinson. Although comparative
ly little damage resulted to the CEN
tral section Of the city, the loss in
the factory district was estimated
at nearly Sl,000,000. Forty persons
were removed to hospitals. many
suffering from serious injuries. Ap-
proximately 1000 were left home
less.
While property loss was heaviest
in Hutchinson, smaller Kansas towns
reported more casualties. Medicine
Lodge, where the twister originated
reported three dead in that section
lnman and Medora, about 100 miles
north of Medicine Lodge, where the
tornado apparently spent its fury
each reported two dead. James c
Burke. Santa Fe engineer. was kill.
ed when his engine crashed through
bridge near Kingman.
The dead at Eldon, Mo, were iden.
titled as Mrs. Ray and her daughter
Ames White and Marin Sidebottom
year son Of Mr.. Sidebottom. Raj
road and telegraph COM mmuniciatior
was crippled at many points leadinq
To unconfirmed reports of heavy
property damage. Small stream.
were at flood stage, adding to live.
stock losses.
Devastates Wide Strip
A strip of about 20 miles long and
$50 yards wide. near Mexico, Mo.
running from New Fulton in Gala.
way county to near Benton City II
Audrian county. was devastated.
Many farm buildings were de-
stroyed and much livestock killed.
Mrs. Robert Biggs Of near Bentor
and man named Culver were killed
Robert Biggs, husband Of the deac
woman and son were injured. Their
home was demolished.
Roads to the stricken district
were impossible and communication
was cut off this morning.
A negro was killed and consider.
able property damage caused by \
heavy wind storm which struck st
Louis early today. Numerous trees
were blown down.