The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-05-21

KANSAS CRY. Mo-, May 11.-Shortly
after eleven O'Clock this morning .
terrible wind and rain storm, caus-
ing . great loss of life and property,
occurred in this city. Just before the storm
burst the sky became densely cl0udCd. It
was impossible to read without light, and
the buildings throughout the city we're
lighted as though it was night. The sky
darkened rapidly and In few minutes
the clouds burst letting down q shower
Of hail and rain This was inme-
diately followed by q terrible wind
storm. which sent the rain and hail against
the windows, breaking them in many in
stances. As the storm increased sidewalks
were torn up, fences blown away, lamps
broken, chimneys demolished, and the
streets were strewn with debris. Heavy
frames were blown from their places and
carried blocks away. Bricks and shingles
filled the air and fell in every direction.
THE BRIDGE WRECKED.
The bridge over the Missouri river lost its
north span, st0ppin, much of the the rail-
road traffic. Tie loss VAS estimated at
$4,000.
TIE SCHOOL HOUSE DISASTER.
A terrible disaster happened in the blow
ing down of the Lathrop school building,
corner of Eighth and May. The children
were buried in the ruins, ten of whom were
taken out dead and fifty or sixty wounded.
A FACTORY BLOWN DOWN.
At twelve O'Clock. during the heaviest
part of the great storm. the overall factory
of Thomas Herr, 10 West Third street, Was
completely destroyed and RACED to the
ground. 1t was soon found that twenty
five employees, made and female, were
missing. and search was Immediately
begun. BY one o'clock five bodies and
fifteen dying and wounded people had been
removed from the ruins. leaving five still
missing. As they were at the bottom ct the
never DO gotten out alive.
COURT HOUSE DEMoLIsHED.
The whole third story of the county court
house at Second and Main streets was blown
in while the storm was raging. The build.
ing was crowded with people at the time,
but everybody escaped being buried under
meath the ruins. The prisoners confined in
the Jail went frantic with excitement fear
ing that the whole building was about to
tumble down, aud it was some time
before quiet could be MAIN
tanned among them. Deputy Sheriff
DOugherty has been missing since the
building fell. A few minutes before that
time he was seen standing at the front
door, and it is supposed that when he
heard the cracking of the timbers he
started to run but was caught underneath
when the material fell into the street A
large force of men was put 10 work imme-
diateiy clearing away the debris. but up to
this writing his body has not been rec0v-
cred. Dougherty was a single man.
SPICE MILLS GONE.
The old building Oh the northeast corner
of Second and Main streets, opposite the
court house, also came down during the
storm. The building was occupied by
the Santa Fee Stage Company, the
United States Engineer Corps, and as
coffee and spice mill by Smith &
Moffat. Men were put to work to dig for
the bodies as fast as they could be pro-
cured. About twenty people were in this
with the exception of about eight who
We're in the spice mill. F. o. Smith. one of
the prOprietOrs Of the mill, was dead when
found. 1t is supposed that Smith was the
only man killed at that place.
OTHER DAMAGE.
About one hundred other buildings were
demolished or partially demolished. Glass |
was blown in every where. The roof was
blown of the Central Presbyterian Church.
Eighth and Grand avenue. Merchants |
suffered considerably from damage tn their !
goods, the drenching rain pouring into the |
stores after the windows were blown i'm. /
The loss must be in the neighbOrlOOd of |
100000.
THB DEAD AND INJURED CHILDREN.
The following il q list of the dead and |
wounded taken from the LathrOp school |
building: Dead-NelIie Ellis; May Bishop.
SO3 West Twelfth street; Bessie Tusco;
Nellie Curry, 1888 Seventh street;
Joseph MaStin; Mertie Moore; Rich
ard Terry, aged IL, Ninth and JEFF
fersOn streetb; unknown boy. dark hair and
eyes, dressed In black jacket and pants and
gray stockings The injured = Mamie
Hauser, age IL; - Master (girl); Katie
Smith, age 10. 1919 Broadway; Beatrice
Terry, ago 10, 800 jefferson; frankie
ago IL, Eleventh and
Penn; Edna Evans; Eva Haslett age 10,
135 Washington; Martin Jones. age IL, 611
West Eighth; Mamie Askew; Frank Smith:
the janitOr OF the building, name unknown;
Miss Juba Carvey. one of the teachers,
said to be badly hut; Robert Sprague, aged
l3, 1918 Washington street; L. L. Moore.
aged IL, son of L. T. Moore, Jr; Edith
Patch; Ruth Jameson; child named Whit.
1ey, dead or missing.
The storm Was the worst ever experi.
,nced in Kansas City, not excepting the
ornadO Of May IL, 1888 The wind came
rom the northwest and its force was Ter
'ific, though it lacked the distinguishing
Of sne tornado of 1883. The
treets are strewed with telegraph and tels-
,hOne wires.
LATER.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. May lathe list Of
leaf reported now is distributed as fOllows:
-athrop school, Is; Smith Il Moffatts mill
!; court house, 2; Overall factory, 5; Others.
}; making dreadful total of %. Others
re SO badly wounded that they can hardly
ecOver.