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Show KANSAS IS SWY All Wires Down, Roof of . Slatehouse Torn off -by Wind. Topeka Kas.', Jan! 29. The fiercest storm in years has prevailed throughout through-out Kansas during the last 24 hours, causing considerable damage In nearly erery: county. All telegraph and telephone tele-phone wires are down.. All trains are delayed. Half the roof over the west wing of the Kansas state house, was torn .off by the wind today.1 - In Sallna the roof of the Sash building, build-ing, a three story structure, was blown off and the Rock Island .round house was destroyed. . ' . At Wichita several church spires were .blown down and, falling trees damaged a number of houses. Stock on the range is suffering. . ; - At -Ottawa, tho wind threw a railroad rail-road emplove In front of a switch engine. en-gine. He suffered the -loss of both legs. The cold storage plant at Newton New-ton was partially demolished. |