The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-12
A DEATH BLAST.
Kansas City Visited Yesterday by
n Disastrous Cyclone,
Resulting In Loss of Life and De-
structlOn Of Property.
The Court House and Several
Other Buildings Demolished.
The Tempest Strikes a School
House and Kills Many.
Parents Frantic with Grief Hunt
Ing for their Lost Lite Ones.
Over Twenty Persons Killed, and
Many More Wounded.

KANSAS Cry, NO., May LA fearful
storm OF wind and rain swept over this
city to-day, continuing from II o'clock
until noon, TIE Court House, on Second
street, was totally demolished above the
second story, Anumber Of persons were
hurt there,but none killed as far as known
at this time, The Lathrop school build
ing, on Eighth street, was partially wreck
ed and many children caught in the ruins,
Seven are said to have been killed and the
full extent Of the disaster is not yet
known. An overall factory, on Second
street, was blown down and five deaths
are reported from there, out Of fifteen
girls at work in the building, while nearly
all the others are wounded. At o'clock
a report from the Lathrop school, makes
ten badly hurt besides those killed. The
old water works building, near the Court
House, was blown down, and one or two
persons there are missing.
At the Western Union Telegraph office
but one wire is working out Of the city.
Communication has been established with
st, Louis over that wire by way Of Dallas,
Galveston, New Orleans and Memphis.
BRIDGES BLOWN DOWN.
The span oI a bridge next to Harlem
was blown down, and 1t Is reported that
forty persons were killed at the bridge.
One span at the north end Of the rail-
road bridge across the Missouri river, was
blown into the river, blocking the Hanni.
bal and ST. Joseph, Rock Island, Wabash,
and Kansas City, st. Joe aud Council
Bluffs roads.
Eight girls have been taken ont Of the
ruins, at the factory, four Of whom are
dead. Many others are in the ruins, but
there is scarcely hope for their lives.
In the confusion II is impossible to asCer'
tain definitely the extent Of the calamity,
but 1t Is said that over twenty employees
are Imprisoned in the basement Of the
factory. The disastrous fury Of the storm
was confined to the north end OF the city,
except In the destruction OF the LathrOp
public school building, on Eighth street,
and buildings generally, excepting those
mentioned withstood the force Of the
storm. The main Office Of the Western
Uni III Telegraph building Is 10 this por-
ton OF the city and the poles are heavily
weighted with wires which were broken
of, letting the wires down In q tangled
heap. Many wires were also carried down
with the broken bridges.
AT 8 O'Clock =. NJ, as nearly as can be
learned amid tho intense excitement and
confusion, about twenty. persons are
known to be dead. The following list is
as nearly accurate as can be given OF I
o'clock. Telephone wires are all down,
and this increases greatly the difficulty In
getting early and reliable information.
SCHOOL CHILDREN KILLED.
Among those reported killed there may
be one or two not dead. Atthe Lathrop
school the killed are:
NELLIE ELLIS.
MAY BlSnoP.
JOSIE MARTIN AND A LITTLE BROTHER
| KATE SMITH.
Ruth JAMESON.
BESaIR INsEAL.
MATTE MooRR.
EDITH PATCH.
RoHERT sPRAdUE.
l.. r. NIooRE, JR.
Among the injured are:
MAY Hoover, badly hurt
- TERRY.
EDNA EVANS.
EVA HAzLETr.
NErTIE CURRY.
Mann AlKRw
At Wsterward's building, q two.BtorJ
brick, used as o United States engineer
oIlce, b. A. Weldon was injured abou
the head and breast, quite seriously
Major Livermore was hurt about the head
At the Smith & Moffat spice mills, ad
Joining, Frank Smith was killed and sew
eral others bruised.
At the Court House, on Second and
Main streets, Deputy Sheriff Henry Dough
erty Is still missing. He 10 supposed, 10 be
In The ruins. Mr.. Moore, OF Independence
was dangerously hurt. Ed Hedges Lad
hig back broken. VIII Hedges had biz
leg broken, ami Jas. Chase was badly hurt
The prisoners III jail in tho basement o.
the building we're scared, but unhurt
They remained In the building, which L
intact from the second story down, the
third story aud mansard having been de-
rnolished.
DEATHS IN THE OVERALL FACTORY.
At the ,oyerall factory, ITO West Third
street, the search is still in progress and
several persons are still missing.
The following are known 10 have beer
killed:
JENNIE FirzdBRALD.
WALTER EckNAN.
A woman unidentified.
MARY and MAGGIE BIRD.
Several others are In dangerous CON
dition. Julian and Joseph Haar, propri'
otors are badly bruised. The overall lao
tory occupied the third floor. The Gta.
ham Paper company the first and second
floors. Their employees escaped unhurt'
rnE FURY or THE rEMpEsT.
A vivid DS.CrIption Sf the DlSaatsF Thai
Visited KAuSaS City.
KANSAS CRY, May ll.-About lO;St
o'clock this morning ominous storm
clouds began gathering over the city
They first appeared in The northeast and
Surglns westyatdly across the city turned
suddenly about Oh their course and de
scendinp rapidly broke upon the city it
terrific butsts Of wind and rain that swepl
oil lighter objects before them, The DARK,
ness was almost like night and people tisI
10 tho nearest shelter and awaited VIII
blanOhed faces The fury Of the tempest
The clouds seemed 70 gtaEe the rooi!
Of the highest buildings aud poured
out their torrents In an apparently solid
mass for q time. The Btofm struck the
city In full force about twenty minutel
past II and ragged for half an hour. The
streets we're running fiVers ol water
carrying boxes and signs and other similai
} freight blown from the'bulldlngs OF BWep
. up by the Hood. Some hall accompanied
/, the storm, but the fall was not great
a. s.NaNaSlSI SIataiA "A