Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-30
A Score Of Dead and Many
injured
TAKEN FROM THE wRtckAef
Of The WsIingtna cyeieoa-saangs
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There are half dozen peraons known
TO he missing. but no trace OF their
bodies can be found under the wreck
age Of the Phillips House, and the
stores on Washington avenue have been
removed. The Phillip House register
cannot be found, and the clerk. Henry
kdsns. Is unconscious from injuries
so that he cannot tell who were IN tho
bu.lding and tne unaccountsd for.
Following n list Of .he dead 20 far ~
identlfied
Adamson. LeonAgi, laboIsr, cut half
in two by plate glass.
Bowers. Jesse. (colored barbsrl.
BornwaIl. Thomas NJ. aged so, OF
BeIiensine, Kan.
Cam pbeIl, Frank, married; killed IN
the Phillips House,
Carson. Matilda
sD.llard. Caroline tcoIorsd); crushed
under falling walls.
French. Barber.
HASTE. James, married; crushed into
an almost unrecognizable mass.
Marry, James.
Hendricks. James. Killed while cross-
ing the street to the PHILIPPE House by .
falling beam.
James, Henry. tramp; killed in box
car.
Jones. Ida, waitress At the Phillips
House. died from fright.
Jones. William. single; struck in the
head by fiying brick.
Mason. Wharton.
Mayor. James. piano turner, home
in Kansas City; Was reading his bible in
the Phillips House when struck; killed
instantly. He has . family in Kansas
City.
Sasher, Mrs. J. X, bride Of three
months; burned to death. Her nus
band insane from grief and was placed
under restraint.
Stranu, Kitty.
Pierson, Hart. member Of council;
supposed TO be under the ruins Of his
home.
Weaver, James, tailor; crushed at
the Phillips House.
Rssosa nj ne latarsa.
The injured, many OF them fatally,
20 far received are ~ follows:
Adsmson, Charles; Bishop, Miss
Brown, Jsssie, wife and child; Colby
Guy, child, ConrAn, Mrs. Henry; Earl
Mr.. aud Mrs. H. c.; Forsytne, Edward
Forsythe, Z. j.. cnild; Forsyshe, Hiivs
Forsythe, Waiter; French, Lieut.
willsm; Hoover, Charles; Hannah
Mrs. T. J.; Hodges. Matte, child; King
Maggie; King. |. NJ; Lawrence, James
Mahon, Mrs.. wife Of Captain Mahon
Martin, John; Morris, Joseph; Mitcheil
Carrie; Nlilard. Mrs. Robert; Mitchell
Carrie. child, King, Pat; Sommons, DR..
Stoner. Charles; Tucker, w. H.: Thrall
Child OF ex-snenff ThrAll; Weaver
D.ck.
Did Era work Quickly.
The storm Was two minutes in &C.
comprising its terrible work. The
reslaence portion OF the city was In the
whole track of the storm, which wa,
two and .one-baIf blocks wide. In IL
path were located many of the bcs
residences in the city as well as hun
d.,sds Of small comfortable, though un
pfesenslous houses All are laid on 4
common level, and their late occupants
form q wandering army Of homeless
clotnesless citizens.
Every nome ieftssaudingis hospital
for the reception OF the injured. The
country people are beginning to come
IN 10 administer to the wants. 90 tar .,
human agency can alleviate the suffer
ing snd distress. A speciai train from
Wichita yesterday morning brought Z
corps Of phytIcians. and late last nlghl
q relief corps OF workers arrived from
tue same place to reIieve the fagged
out men, who works d all Friday nIghl
ant yesterday in an eudeAvor to gc
out more bodics. There are many In
cidents of the storm that Are remark
able. The ball that was IN progress 81
the Phillips House had Just begun
The rouso bed scarcely stsuek up wher
the storm came. Ladies' In evening
dre<s He'd terror-stricken into ths
streets where the rain Of water AND
bricks was falling. strange 10 say mo-
one Of those who thus ran out OF ths
hotel wss killed outright although
nearly all we're Injured TO some extent
Where the ballroom stood 70 desolAtI
pile of dsbrls. Tvo hundred meE
worked all day rescuing one man
Henry Smithers, who was found in {
box whore he had taken refuge. Their
were 2Ooo brick above him. bus he hat
air and Was not badly hurt although
he vas frightened into . state border
ing on imbecitcity.
Vrsass ~ sae wine.
Another strarike freak Of the cyclon,
vas - method Of handling the infAn
child OF Henry Bower. The Bowe,
home vas unroofed and The bah,
taken from its crib, carried four biock &
and laid on the green grass IN the may
or's gard, where it was found cryinl
Justify in the heavy rains<orm earl
saturday morning. unhurt- IL did no
even have . cold, and did not seem q
ell hurt from u's ell nights enposur'
on the vet ground. with chill vins
blovsna . roEulas tornado untiI DAY
break, 1wenty freight cars yer,
standing in ths Roek Island ynrds, tes
Of them we're taken in one direcsio,
and ten i'm another. the t~o bunche
bssng found nile apart, smashsd Z.
smssherssns. Il wae ln one Of thee
ears that Heory Jsmss. the boy tramp
whoss homs v nos known. vAs found
The Rock IslAnd Lumber compen1
80 oss Of The Iargsst in kansas. Tn
sesck ID srnttared 81 over <umn<'
s eGune2. not enough Of n yemeiBlnS Il
- hnits Of the yard 70 bakd hsl