The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22

MEXICO. Mo-, May 21.-The cyclone
which passed over the northern portion of
Audriaa county yesterday afternoon killed
three persons and seriously injured a
score of others, Of whom four Will die.
The track of the storm was about 100
wards wide. and passed over twelve houses,
of which only portion of one was left
standing. The residences of Alexander
Carter, William Powell, billiard brothers.
Talsen Kunkle. George Crane, William
Yostmeyer. Il. 3. Ham. Valentine Erdel,
s. S. Norris, A. Ahlfeldt, j. Nj. Monefee
and John Doerger. were blown down and
literally torn TO pieces.
Balsen Kunkle received injuries from
which he died within an hour. His sons
Otto and Henry were severely hurt. Mr..
Yostmeyer, his wife and child, and CIar-
ence Harvey, who was visiting there, were
badly cut and bruised.
At s. S. Norris the scene beggars de-
scription. The house was ground TO pieces,
and the seven members of his family who
were in the house were all injured. Three
of them-Miss Gertie Fletcher. Mrs Seal,
the mother-in law, and small child, can
not live. Close at hand was the house OF
John Doerger, which was demolished
The 5-year-old daughter was killed and
the balance of the family, five in number,
were injured-a 9-year-old daughter fatal
" All of Mr.. Doerger'S stock was killed.
Three men, Jasen Jerman, Thomas and
Homer Rogers. seeing the storm approach
ing, laid fat on the ground and clasped
hands. Homer. who was in the middle,
was killed, while the other two were unln-
iured.
In the western part of the county the
worst damage was done at the farm of j.
Z. Harrison. His son was blown a half
mile and lodged in tree. All the mem
bers of the family were injured. A fine
stallion was blown 800 yards and killed.
Hundreds of cattle, hogs and sheep were
killed
CENTRALIA. Mo-, May 21.-A funnel
shaped cyclone one-han mile wide passed
a mile north of this place yesterday. By
it number of dwellings were totally de-
stroyed, and number of persons injured,
some fatally. Barns and fences were
swept away Chickens, hogs and other
stock were killed in large numbers. A
horse belonging to Joseph Tucker was
carried quarter of mile and blown over
his residence. John F. Harrison and wife
and eight children were all more or less
injured. One child, 10 years old, was
carried half mile, and when found a
stick had been driven through its left arm
A child years of age had its right leg
broken in three places. Mr.. Harrison,
while seriously hurt, Is not considered in
danger. Doctors who have returned from
the scene Of the destruction report many
persons dangerously injured. A Mrs
Richardson was seriously hurt, and H. c.
Hunt, of Centralia, is reported fatally in
jured. The wife of Esquire German was
seriously injured.
AT Morely, while no one was killed, it
is estimated that 100000 will not cover
the damage done in the vicinity.
EMPORIA, Kan, May 2L-A terrific
wind and rain storm visited this city and
vicinity last evening A great amount of
damage was done to the crops, buildings,
and fences, The storm seems to have
been worst few miles south of here. On
the farm owned by DR.. McCloudless. of
this city, the house occupied by r. l..
Dain was completely demolished and one
of Mr.. Dain's daughters was fatally
injured. Another was seriously hurt.
Everything about the farm was blown to
fragments and strewn over the ground for
a great distance