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were demolished, but no one living in them was injured, though many had nar- 

 row escapes. Eastward from here the path of the tornado is marked by destroyed , 

 wheat fields, paths cut through hedges and fences and other similar marks pecu- 

 liar to these depredators. After this fiend had completed his work, as though 

 not satisfied that its work was complete, a hail storm, the like of which has never 

 before been seen here, visited a section with a radius of about three miles each 

 way from here, ruining thousands of acres of wheat. The corn, though stripped 

 of its blades, will probably recover. Trees were much damaged by it and grass 

 and weeds were driven into the ground. In this town there is hardly a whole 

 pane of glass in the north side of buildings unprotected by porches or blinds, and 

 in many cases whole sashes were broken out. The houses are marked and 

 bruised as though struck by hammers. 



One gentleman picked up a piece of ice which had fallen, two inches in 

 thickness and two and one-half in length. It is claimed that one was found meas- 

 uring thirteen inches in circumference, while a party well known states that he 

 measured one which was nine inches in circumference and weighed one and one- 

 quarter pounds. A large number were found which measured from four to six 

 inches, and from the marks on the ground a great portion must have been at least 

 two inches. 



The whole theme of conversation here now is the "cyclone." One hears it 

 in the hotel and on the street corners, and some are almost afraid to stay in the 

 town for fear of a repetition of the elemental war. Eight years ago the section 

 between Salina and Bavaria was visited by something similar to this, but nothing 

 like the destruction of property occurred. The funnel-shaped clouds which are 

 peculiar to this kind of storm were smaller but more numerous, aud at that time 

 seven distinct columns were counted in the distance. The people will long re- 

 member the gth day of June, 1881, as a day when the elements conspired to de- 

 stroy with one breath the work of years." 



Further reports of the storm state that the tornado extended into the eastern 

 part of Lyon county, and did great damage to the crops, fences and buildings all 

 over that part of the country. The little town of Americus, near Emporia, is 

 seriously damaged. The United Presbyterian Church, which was of brick — the 

 principle church structure of the place — was literally blown to pieces and scattered 

 for miles around. The Methodist Church, a large and beautiful frame building 

 that had recently been fitted and furnished, was blown off its foundation and 

 almost totally destroyed. In Emporia the storm was not so severe, though many 

 houses and fences were blown down. The north and east addition of the State 

 Normal School building, which had just been finished to take the place of one 

 destroyed by fire two years ago, was unroofed, the walls partially torn down, and 

 the building otherwise damaged. A fine rain accompanied the tornado. 



Fuller reports were received from the scene of Thursday night's tornado in 

 Dickinson and Ottawa counties. The work of destruction commenced about six 

 miles north of Salina, where the house of Frank Phillips was destroyed. Within 



