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June 8, 1889
The Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
What is this article about?
A severe cyclone on June 7 devastated parts of Sedgwick and Kingman counties in Kansas, killing farmer Rogers and his family, destroying crops with hail, and leveling houses and barns.
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Family Killed During a Storm.
WICHITA, Kan., June 7.-This section was visited to-day, by the most severe storm known here for years. The western part of Sedgwick county and the eastern part of Kingman county suffered most, and there a space twenty miles long by five miles wide was swept over by a cyclone. A farmer named Rogers and all the members of his family were killed. The heavy rain was followed by hail, which laid low the grain and fruit crops. In West Sedgwick county many houses and barns and acres of crops were leveled to the ground.
WICHITA, Kan., June 7.-This section was visited to-day, by the most severe storm known here for years. The western part of Sedgwick county and the eastern part of Kingman county suffered most, and there a space twenty miles long by five miles wide was swept over by a cyclone. A farmer named Rogers and all the members of his family were killed. The heavy rain was followed by hail, which laid low the grain and fruit crops. In West Sedgwick county many houses and barns and acres of crops were leveled to the ground.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Cyclone
Storm Damage
Family Killed
Crop Destruction
Hail
Sedgwick County
What entities or persons were involved?
Rogers
Where did it happen?
Western Part Of Sedgwick County And Eastern Part Of Kingman County, Kansas
Story Details
Key Persons
Rogers
Location
Western Part Of Sedgwick County And Eastern Part Of Kingman County, Kansas
Event Date
June 7
Story Details
A severe storm with a cyclone struck the area, killing farmer Rogers and his family; heavy rain and hail destroyed crops, and many houses, barns, and acres of crops were leveled in West Sedgwick county.