The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-06-16

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beilG fltsxng - - y - ereand or
twisted ~ tAsusasd ffasneats. Miss
Tweed 1bana ~ vsEts q her gold watch =
quarter u : miIe nsn ~ house, and every
thing w. carried away. Their furniture
was N Destroyed; their bed clothes aud
wearing apparel have entirely disappeared
nothing but lew sheets being LETT. Miss
Tweed's clothing was fesn ~, and she has
not single dress len in the world Her trunk
was lifte1 ont Of the house and was carried
Oh and has not yet been found.
From this point the storm moved little
northeasterly, going about onemiIe north
for every three miles east.
Mrs. Freeman, widow lady, living near
Oliyet, lost her house and everything in it
Plaunty's farm house and buildings were
left in ruins. Three negro children, LEFT al
home near Oliyet, were badly injured, one
having since died and il is thought the Others
cannot live.
At this writing, 2 .. IN. Monday, it has
been impossible to obtain all particulars.
Mr. j. Morris, OF Melyern, came in at
ofthe storm and has furnished us with a
memorandum of everything he was able to
learn.
The physicians .. Melvern, Oliyet, London
and this place are on the grounI, and hun
dreds OF people are at work doing all that
can be done to alleviate the suffering.
Dir. ROzcncrants. who lives northwest and
Mr.. John Harper, who lives northeast OF
Me'vern are known to have been killed.
Mr.. Rozencrants, Mr.. Colyar, Miss Fran
els Colyar, Mrs. CaIkins, Mrs. John Harper.
Mr. Mart Nealy, Mrs. Lcylyn, arc badly hurt.
John Lee, Thomas Lee, and VIM. Appier
are badly bruised. A great number Of 9TH
ers whose names we have not been able to
obtain, were more or less injured.
The houses and buildings of the following
named persons, beginning near Oliyet and
following the track Of the cyclone, were to.
tally destroyed: L. w. Paweil, Mr.. Brown.
Phillip f.atsa, David Duiiield, MIR. Rozen-
Grants, HIM. Austin, John Colyar, G. W.
Briner. Jesse Lee, Mr.. Calkins. AIR. Bartram,
John Harper, Mr.. Tompkins, Mr.. Devlin, j.
Higgins. Robert Graham, Joseph Marshal,
James Wiley, and Mr.. ManealIy. or course
this list is necessarily Incomplete. 1t has
been impossible at this early hour to obtain
all the fscts.
The Presbyterian Church at Quenemo was
destroyed. The destruction OF these build
ings is complete from root to foundation.
the debris Of each is scattered over acr,s of
gro,ind--in many instances fragraments are
found 4 mile from where the building stood.
Articles Of household goods were smashed
and ground into athoms, aud bedding and
clothing whipped into rags and shreds.
\ large number ofpcople who were yes
terday the happy owners Of comfortable
homes and surroundings are today house!ess
destitute, pennyless, but rejoicing to have
escaped with their lives. The people along
the river who have escaped, have generously
thrown their houses open to the sufferers and
everything will be done that can be for the
unfortunate sufferers.
Usage CITY, June IA careful cxamina.
ton of that portion Of this county Travelled
by Sundays cyclone, shows that about fifty
houses were destroyed, together with all 9th
or buildings, fences, orchards and crops.
The wheat in the stack is totally destroyed,
and the corn badly damaged. Probably the
number of the wounded will not exceed 80
or 40. some dangerously and not expected to
live The total loss TO the people Of Thu,
county will not fall far short Of SlO0, 900,
while many families have been left wholly
destitute. Only three persons were killed
outright