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Show aud the house of James Potter, at the edge of town, was demolishee, but the occupants escaped injury. The One-Year-Old Daughter of Rev. Mr. Bushnell. pastor of the Congregational Con-gregational church, was standing near the residence of H. H. Herlitch when the south end of the house was blown down, seriously injuring a child. A transfer blew over on the street and Lee Salisbury, the driver, sustained a broken collar bone. Several horses were killed aud the entire city is strewn with wreckage. In the river the steamboats Gazelle aud Savannah and the ferry boat Belle Brownsville were swamped. Specials from Hiawatha, Kan., Seneca, Horton, Lawrence aud Doliken and Mary, ilie, Mo., report great loss. Towanda s a small village thirteen miles from Eldo ado, of 1300 inhabitants. The storm left Not a Single House Standing. Of the eighty families there are not one Shan is not sorrowing for dead members or Tr.ends lost in the storm. Six persons were killed outright and several so badly injured that they cannot live. The killed are: Her-schel Her-schel Cupp, John Blake, William Bartly. Dr. D. D. Godfrey and the infant child of John Blake. A little girl was blown from the second story of the hotel a distance of 150 feet, and badly crushed. Mrs. G. A Rob-bins' Rob-bins' skull was fractured by flying timbers, Elmer Haines was internally injured, Mrs. Walter Mooney's side was crushed, Alice Thornton, Geo. Cornelius and his wife are badly crushed. Among those seriously injured in-jured are A. Roche, Mri. General Carry, Mrs. John Kerr, E. H. Gibos and wife," C. G. Westcott, Louis Peterbaugh, Dr. and Mrs. J. Sf. Sorter, Frank Chenit and wife, Geo. Maxwell Max-well and three children, William Mitchell and wife and child, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Horton and young son, Postmaster Gordon. Many others are more or less seriously hurt. Physicians are Caring for the Wounded. They came from El Dorado on the first train, and, but for their timely arrival, many nore of thrse injured must have died. At Strong Ci .y, Kan., the storm raged furiousiy. The house of Joseph Glassen was demol-shed demol-shed completely. Glassen and his wife and ihild "were killed outright. Several others were injured, but none fatally. The storm in Topeka and vicinity raged more or less furiously Thursday night and Friday. Nearly every propertyholder in the city suffered some loss, but none to any great imount. The city is in darkness tonight tiecsuse of the damatre to the electric light plants. Western wires are all down and no word is to be had from nearly towns. Re ports, which huve not been verified, say that (there has been some loss of life and great property damage in these towns. At Augusta Au-gusta The storm Wrought More Havoc and caused considerable loss of life. Houses were levelled to the ground and the inmates Were crushed and mangled aud some of them killed. The dead of that place are Harmon Hoskins, Albert Barnes, Wm. Karnes. Wm. Rhodes. The fatally injured are Mrs. Harmon Hoskins, Mr. and Mrs. H. Abbott, J. H. Patti and four members of his family. The people of Augusta and vicinity lost nearly everything they had, and relief is being sent there from the surrounding to-vns. South Haven suffered severely from the storm both in the way of material damage dam-age and number of lives lost. The house of John Moore was levelled to the ground aud Mr. Moore and one child killed. John Bur-master's Bur-master's house was Crushed Like an Kggshell, and his who.e family killed instantly. They are John Burmaster, his wife and three children. Mrs. Frank Shep-pard Shep-pard was killed by Hying timbers, scores of other people were injured iu the storm, but it is believed no more fatalities occurred. Eight miles north of Wellington the house of John Showalters was demolished I' and "he, whole family, thirteen memliers, in tn-f-'ctr'norie, "however, fatally. John Little, 'Wing four miles north, was killed, and his Jife died shortly after. Samuel Butter-tforth, Butter-tforth, living just west of them, had two hilclren badly injured, and they may not A' over. Butterworth's daughter escaped mth slight injuries. DEATH AND DESTRUCTION. A Sound of Wailins; Kollows in the Path of tlie Cyclone Awful Itnstructien T Property. KANSAS t n v, April 2. A tornado of- mad destructivencss swept over Kansas. Butier county st ems to have suffered the greatest havoc. Tonawauda was wiped off the fsee of the earth, aud Augusta, four miles dis- i tant, was completely buffeted out of all sem-! blance to her former self. At Tonawanda the town was asleep -when the storm swept down, and not a house or! building" were left standing. 1 The Storm Kaisetl Kvery thing in its track, and left dead bodies lyint in itsj wake. Four are already recovered from thef ruins searched. Twenty persous were fatalljfc injured, and forty more or less seriously, be-l sides larsfe numbers slightly. At Augustai Herman Haskills, James Barnes and au lal fant child of Will Rhodes were killed out right. Fifteen others were hurt more of! less seriously. The wires are all down anifl it is impossible to get a detailed account from either place. In Kiowa, the Missoui J Pacific depot and a number of L KiiilUn;;s "Were Oemolished. fj Though no loss of life is known, several uiiJI haps are reported. The damage to property is great. At Wellington, William Little! house was wrecked and Little, end foul children killed. Joe Waller's house was ear ried from the foundation and thirteen iv mates more or less injured. At Butterwor!u a house, with its contents, was carried sel eral hundred yards and some were fatallf hurt. I From indications the storm swept acrot ' the country from the Indian territory throus 1 Bourbon, Frizier, Summer and Butler cou1-ties. cou1-ties. Villages and farm houses were earrid away As it Swept Along. The tornado continued in Kansas and tre northwest territory, but was less destructive-Southeastern destructive-Southeastern Kansas was also visited la night by the most destructive storm in year6-No year6-No fatalities are reported, but considerab e damage was done. At Alathe, Kan., the ceneral store of Ma1"' iner ol Marvel was partially wrecked by tpe -;t .1 in. Farm houses and stables were roofed, but no one was injured. At Marshall, Mar-shall, Mo. , considerable damage was donf" The cupola of the Methodist church ":t" blown down, plate glass windows were blow-in, blow-in, and roofs were carried away. At Ssliiiil Kati., a house was carried from its found.M tio:. and w recked, and the family Were at Supper at the Time, all being more or less injured. Onedaught had a ca broken, another was hurt aboMf the back, with internal injuries. Neithm arc likely to recover. The name of the fanli ily is Brather. A "fotactg son was badly iiH jured also, being bruised about the head, bijt not fatailv. 9 The house of Samuel Buckholder was dfl molished. but the family escaped withoiH injury. Mrs. Zimmerman took refuire in uMI cellar of her house, which was demolisheftl and Mr. Eimmerma;i Was fatally injured. Ottawa the water company's Kl Tower Toj.plMl Over g and was carried away, aud the side wa! were tumbled over; irees were uprooted at much damaire was done to orchards. J i Warrensburg tiie Methodist church was ui j roofed and the cupola blown down. Cbillicotbe, Mo., the cupola of the Method! : church was also blown down and the buil " inc unroofed. No one was hurt. At Kiif' sits City, Kan.. Annie Conuers, aged 5 vear was thrown violently to the ground by tl 2 wind and had her hip i rushed. , At Chiilicothe many houses were unroofe I D |