Missouri
and Kansas
Storm and Tornado
June
1915
HAVOC WROUGHT IN MISSOURI AND KANSAS BY
HIGH WINDS AND LIGHTNING.
Heavy Fall of Rain Turns Many Streams Into
Raging Torrents -- Homes Demolished and Bridges
Washed Out.
Kansas City, Mo. --- Nineteen deaths and
many persons injured was the result of the
terrific windstorm in Missouri and Kansas on
Friday.
A list of deaths from the storm follows:
Richmond, Mo. --
MRS. ARTHUR COVEY and small child,
killed when their home was demolished by a
tornado; MRS. MARY
BELL, 60 years old, struck by
lightning.
Westmoreland, Kan. --
CHARLES MORRIS,
his son and JOHN
GUNTHER, drowned when their gasoline
motor car was swept into a creek by a sudden
rush of water.
Onaga, Kan. -- Five members of family
of JOHN BURGES,
farmer, killed when a tornado demolished
the Burges home.
Nevada, Mo. -- MRS.
GERTRUDE KNAU, 80, lost life when
house was demolished by a tornado.
Latour, Mo. -- MRS.
ALMA ALLMAN, killed when wind swept
her home away.
Montrose, Mo. -- Unidentified infant
killed in windstorm.
Wamego, Kan. -- GENE
NICHOLS, farmer, struck by lightning.
Goltry, Okla. --
MRS. CARRIE FORD, killed in tornado
that demolished her home.
Joplin, Mo. -- Two-year old daughter
of FRANK DOSS,
drowned in swollen creek near Doss home.
Waterville, Kan. --
FRANK REBOULL, drowned when a
railroad bridge went down taking eight section
men with it. All escaped except REBOULL.
Downs, Kan. -- LOUIS
VANDERPOOL, a farmer, drowned while
crossing the Solomon river.
The heavy fall of rain, ranging from two to five
inches turned many small creeks in the affected
district into turbulent streams which extended
their waters over lowlands and sent the rivers
to which they are tributary on rapid upward
spurts.
Carbon County Utah 1915-06-25
Submitted & transcribed by Stu
Beitler Thank you,
Stu!
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