Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-05-14
Details of the Terrible Disaster. Twenty Live
Reported Lost.

Reported Lost.
KANSAS CITY, May 12.-As nearly as can
be learned amid the intense excitement
and confusion, about 20 persons are
known to he dead. Frank Smith, of
Smith d Motfatt, owners of the spice
mills situated i'll the old waterworks build
ing corner of Second and Main streets is
killed. Deputy Sheriff Doughterty was
buried in the ruins of the court house
and at o'clock the searcherS are report
ed to have come in sight of his body. A
teamster who took refuge i'll the court
house is also missing. At Lathrop's
school building, eleven children are re-
ported dead. OF the four buildings
wrecked all were more or less unsound
The school building has twice been con
demned and the court house by many was
considered unsafe. No one was kilded
except in those four buG dings.
The storm, although entailing so heavy
a loss of life, was nothing of the nature
of the tornado that visited the city three
years ago. 1t was a violent wind accom-
panied by a food of water and some hail,
and which turned many of the streets
into rivers. Signs, shutters and chimneys
were blown down with the gale, and
number of vehicles were overturned in
the streets. The black clouds that rolled
over the city created almost the darkness
of knight, and made the timid ones
crouch i'll terror in their cellars. The
streets were entirely deserted, and i'll
several instances horses were seen wander
ing about attached to vehicles and seek
ing refuge from the pelting storm. The
following is
TIE LIST or KILLED AND WOUNDED
as nearly accurate as can be given at
o'clock. The telephone wires are all
down, and this increases greatly the diff
Guilty in getting early and reliable Infor-
nation. Among those reported killed
there may be one or two not dead.
AT the Lathrop school the following
scholars were killed:
NELLIE ELLIS.
MAY BISHOP.
JOSIE MARTIN and her little brother.
KATE SMITH.
RUTH JAMESON.
BESSIE INsCo.
MATTE MOORE.
EDITH PATCH.
ROBERT SPRAGUE.
l.. L. MOORE, Jr.
Among the injured are:
MAY HOOVER, badly hurt.
| - TERRY.
EDNA EVANS.
| EVA HARLETT.
NELLIE CURRY.
MAUDE AsKEw.
At the water-works building, two story
| brick, used as a United States engineer s
Office, w. A. Weldon, was injured about
| the head and breast quite serious. Mayor
Livermore, was hurt about the head.
Lieut.. L. II. Young, knee broken and
! hurt about the head. -- Nelson, hurt
! about the head:
| At the Smith g. Moffat's spice mills ad-
| joining, Frank Smith was killed and
several others we're bruised. At the court
house. on the corner of Second and Main
streets, Deputy sheriff, Henry Dough
erty is still missing, and is supposed to
be in the ruins, and Mr.. Moore, of Inde-
pendence, is dangerously hurt. L. n.
| Hodges had his back and leg broken and
James Chase was badly hurt.
At the overall factory, 10 West Third
street, search is still in progress and sew
| eral persons are still missing.
The following are known to have been
| killed:
JENNIE FTTzGERALD,
| WILLIE EcKMAN.
Woman Unidentified.
Mary and Maggie Bird will die. Sey-
eraI others are in a dangerous condition
Julian and Joseph Hoar, proprietors
are badly bruised. The overall factory
occupied the third floor and the Graham
| Paper Co. occupied the second floor OF
the building. Its employees were unhurt