The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-06-04
Further Particulars of the Terri
BILE Cyclone in Kansas.
Thirty Persons Killed and Large
Number Wounded.
An Appeal From the Citizens for Aid for
the Suffering.
The Democratic and Republican SeDa.
tors H Old Isteresting Csucuses.
THE CYCLONE.

Further Particulars of Its Doings-Twenty |
Persons Killed and Fifty Wounded-Pro-
ceedings of the Relief Committees-List of
Dead and Wounded.
ST. LOUIS, June 2.-An Atchison, Kas., dis
patch says: A committee of surgeons and Cit
izens, sent to Irving, Kas., Saturday, returned
TO day. They report the dead all buried, and
the wounded tenderly cared for. Relief COM
mittees have been formed at Irving and
Frankfort, and are doing everything in their
power to provide for the necessities of the suf
ferers. The following is a list of those killed
at or near Irving: Mrs. Susan G. Buckmaster.
aged 35; Elizabeth. Buckmaster, aged 8; Alice
Buckmaster, aged 8; Laura Buckmaster, aged
5; Celestia Buckmaster, aged Q; Clinton
Keeney, aged 80; John Keeney, aged 40; Mrs.
Flora Keeney, wife of John, 40; Mrs. w. j.
Williams, AZ; Miss Emma Sheldon, %; Fannie
Swacha, age unknown; Mrs. Newark, so; Mrs
George Martin, 35.
The following is list OF those wounded at
Irving: s. w. McDilliker, scalp wound and
severe confusion of the back; BENZ. F. Foster,
scalp wounds and contusions; Millie Weeks,
skull fractured, will probably die; Miss. Fam
ME Sobin, severe contusions of the back and
conclusion of the brain; Jacob Sobin, double
fracture of the right forearm and shoulder.
Willis Sabin, child Eta Bates, Homer
and Sidney Bates, children; Jesse Bates
Nathan Keeney, Len Hunt, Mrs. Len Hunt
Nellie Sheldon, Ebe Sheldon, Jesse GaiIop, a
child; Mrs. j. ". Gallop, Charley Gallop, a
child; John v. Gallop,, George Martins, a
child; Mrs. ]. w. Griffin, Miss Jennie Snyder,
Mrs. Ed z. Snyder, II. n. Fosgate, Frank Sea-
ton, Peter Ruckmaster, Clarence Buckmaster'
a child: James and Mark Keeney.
The following is a list Of those killed in the
vicinity of Frankfort: James Downs and
wife, John Howe, Mr.. Graner. Henry Johnson,
Mrs. Henry johnson, Mrs. Van Hall, Thomas
Prosper.
| The following were wounded in the vicinity
| of Frankfort: Mrs. A. s. Fox, severely; Mrs.
| Graves, severely; Jno. Vaughan, severely;
Ms. Fox, severely; Benz. Fox IA boy), severely;
Robert Lorgles. dangerously; Mr.. Balton,
severely; Joshua Howe, badly; Jas. Vaughan,
| severely; Henry Calzar and wife and child,
| severely; Jno. Osborn, severely, child of
Mrs. Moreft's severely; David Webb, danger
| ously. This makes a total of % killed As
| severely wounded al or near the two places.
/ Fifteen are reported killed and many wounded
| in the vicinity Of Delphas, Ottawa county.
| and several casualties are reported in other
/ parts of the country traversed by the storm.
| It is, therefore, certain that no less than 40
have been killed, and 20 to 80 wounded,
| all the latter very severely. The destruction
of property will foot up very large, but no reli-
i T..
| Hundreds of houses have been destroyed, and
| the crops in the path of the cyclone utterly
| destroyed. The track OF the cyclone varies
from three-fourths of a mile to one mile in
| width. At intervals, as 1t occasionally left
| the ground for short distance and.again de-
scended, wherever 1t touched the ground it
swept everything clean-houses, trees and
crops. Where 1t crossed the Blue river it
lifted every drop of water in its course, and in
passing over a well in Irving, it scooped it.dry.
The committees from this city and st. Joseph
held meeting at Irving, and issued the fol-
lowing address:
IRVING, Kan, June 2, 1879.
At a meeting of the relief committees of St
place to- day, it was decided to Jointly present
| TO the charitably disposed persons of neigh.
boring and otner localities, that having come
to this place and made a thorough examina.
| tion, we find the destruction of life and prop.
erty occasioned by the tornado of the 30th ult
| Is un precedented In the history of our State
| that many of the inhabitants of the territory
thus visited are left entirely destitute OF house
that unless SIN immediate med and substantial reiie lha
is afforded, great suffering must en-.
sSi this end, we %e propose Soosnmens To exercise
the discretion accorded us by our localities re
already fSinished hereby authorize I the reie
committee of Irving to draw at sight upon
, bon. J. c. Tomlinson, chairman of the relie
committee of Atchison for the sum of $500, and
on Hon. s. j. Smith, chairman of the relie
committee OF st. Joseph, for a like sum OF $500
mittee of Irving as in their judgment may
seem best toward re fevlng the destitution In
. | Marshall county. That the secretary OF thil
JOINT commission is instructed to forward 6
} copy of the foregoing to the mayors OF
| Lsavenworth, Kansas, and Kansas City
Missouri, with a request that they forward
such assistance may be at their disposal
The secretary is further instructed to send
like copy with like request to the count,
commissioner of Marshal county. Contribu
tions may be sent to j. s. Walker, treasurer o
the Irving relief committee,