Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-05
THREE SCORE DEAD
Victims of the Cyclone Placed
at Sixty
SCENES or GREAT DEVASTATION
Later Details Of the Death Dealing
Stssm--50me Of IT'S Queer Freaks.
Pis1icksrs Killed IN Arkansas.

Kansas CRY. Mo-. April As the
telegraph service u being reestablished
through the storm-swePt distries of
Kansas many strange stories are being
brought Ia about the freaks of
the wind which caused so much
devastation ali over the west
ern part of the state. The list Of
dead and injured ID increased with
every new report received and IL il now
estimated that the list OF fatalities viii
reach sixty within the state border,
while three are reported killed at Okla
homA
The Death Roll.
Tho following Is the estimate placed
on the dead and wounded a. near as il
can be ascertained al this time: South
Haven. eight dead and thirty-two in
tured; Wellington, four dead and twen-
ty-three injured; on farms between
these two towns. five dead and nine in
jured; Towanda, seventeen dead and
forty-hvs wounded; Augusta. seven
death and nineteen injured; Homestead.
i've dead and seven injured; Strong
City, two dead and eight wounded; Sa-
lima. fifteen injured. three fatally.
These towns are the only ones from
which anything like q definite report
has been obtained, but FROM meager
reports received the dead at other
places viii make up the estimate OF
sixty, as stated above.
In most instances those who were
killed died instantly from being struck
by flying debris. and in only three or
four cases were the deaths lingering.
The hundreds who were injured have
principally broken limbs and severe
rontusions. In very few cases will the
injuries prove fatal. although many
victims were compelled to lie all night
In the soaking rain which followed the
storm
Some Strange Freaks.
Butler and Greenwood counties ap-
pear 10 have been the worst victims, a.
hey were In the immediate center Of
he low atmospheric pressure. From
hese counties come the stories of tho
Winds fantastic work. A son of Viii
lam Eggers. in Butler county, was
AIKEN from his fathers arms by
he force of the wind and dashed
against tree in front Of the Mortified
>arents, while the father barely felt the
prce of the wind.
William Corners and James Horton
we're driving in light wagon when the
torn approached them, and they
)ape. Corners jumped out and ran to
lhe head of the team, when a tornado
truck them. The wagon with Horton
we're blown away and he was killed.
The horses and Corners were unhurt
Ind he says he did not feel the wind at
III.
James Wilson, in Greenwood county,
vas caught up by the tornado, carried
through the air and forced against the
Dide Of q barn. where q scantling was
run through his body. He-svas pinned
20 the barn feet from the ground and
Lied in horrible agony.
At Haven River q cow was lifted from
she ground and carried to the top of q
house and deposited onap angle of the
roof so that she could not fall. and il
was necessary to kill her to get her
from her position.
sumner County Devastated.
WELLINGTON. Kan, April 4-The
cyclone and waterspout which passed
through Sumner county Thursday night
was the most destructive in the history
Of Kansas The roaring of tho
wind was heard for miles. Start
Ing at point eighteen miles south
sast Of this city, it cut . path
Of ruin and desolation twenty miles
long and one-fourth to one-half
mile wide. Nothing was spared and
everything above ground was literally
torn to pieces. Trees were torn up by
lhe roots and buildings, live stock and
fences were picked up and carried long
distances. Over thirty farmhouscs were
blown TO pieces besides innumerable
barns and outbuildings.
At Dalton. miles west of this city,
she storm was fercest The house Of
William Little was crushed. he and his
!our children killed and his wife badly
injured Near by, Samuel Butter
Sorsh's house collapsed and he and
bur members Of the family were ear
ned 500 yards and dropped into
IN orchard. His hip was crushed and
lis leg broken. His daughter was
taught in the timbers of the house but
scsped with slight injuries There
we're thirteen persons Ia Joe Showal-
er's house when il was struck and all
we're injured. Showalter had .
eg broken and other injuries. Mr..
Maple and his son. of Portland. were
badly injured by the wrecking of their
souss and the father will die. About
lfsy persons in ell were injured aud as
yet II is impossibls 10 make any esti
nate OF the damage 10 property.
wiped on the Map.
eALyA. Kan. April A--Reports from
rarious parts of the country bring news
" great disaster caused by the storm
Thursday night. The little village of
Vine Creek vas wiped out. At Smolar
,ver house Ia demolished and one child
reported killed. oakviIle. . small VIII
age. % blown away and not q house
efs standing Several were injured
here but not seriously.
Great Dsasgs - omshs.
OMAHA. Neh,. April A--Thirty 81 the
sess residences in the town we're com
lesely destroyed BIZ Thursday nights
rclone. Almost s-ery house In the
North and west part Of the town is
more or less damaged. and almost every
Aore N shs business portion sustained
p1s In Jury. The damages are slce, ooe
snd probably more. There Vas not