Show ansas AND SWEPT OF BY 91 FIERCE STORM STOW twenty one lives lost houses and barns leveled and enormous damage done to crops omaha the tornado which passed over southern nebraska and portions portion of northern kansas friday evening was the most destructive destruct ie and covered the most territory of any similar storm which has visited the state in many years at least twenty one per sons are known to be dead five fatal ly injured and a score of others more mora or less seriously hurt some of them dangerously in addition reports state stata tl at several persons were killed at the towns of byron neb and courtland kan which towns have been cut off from communication with the outside world following the tornado a hard rain which lasted well into the night soak ed the storm stricken sufferers mak maka 1 ing their lot doubly hard many of them were absolutely without shelter and the storm occurring so late in ther evening made it impossible tor for them to seek shelter or relief during the night the storm that struck Phillips phillipsburg burg kansas destroyed the greater portion of if the town several people being killed the town of courtland kans aas as also a sufferer |