Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-08
SWEPT BY A CYCLONE.
Many Lives Lost and Large Amount
Of Property Dd$trOyed.


[ Dipatcb from ChicagoT, A. about half
past o'clock on the evening OF the 1st,
the sky, which had been threatening all
the afternoon, became black as night and
in another minute terrible cloudburst oc-
Cured. The wind blew at hurricane
rate and drove the rain in sheets along the
streets, sweeping every movable object be-
fore it. The wind was of cyclonic force
and at the corner OF Halstead and Pearce
streets tore down house and killed three
people. The building was seven-story
brick structure. 1t was surrounded by
one and two story frame and brick build
ings, the homes of humble laborers, and
crashing upon them instantly crushed out
the lives of several unfortunates.
Thomas Hulett lived Immediately in the
rear OF the ruined seven-story brick build
ing. He and his family, together with
two guests, were at supper. When the
immense mass OF brick, iron, wood and
plaster composing the larger building fell,
forces seemed to be directed to the rear,
Immediately upon the Hulett residence.
A passer by, as soon as the accident oc-
Cured, turned in a fire alarm and q police
and ambulance call. Citizens who heard
the crash and the cries and means of the
injured also rushed to the scene and the
work OF the rescue was at once begun.
Three children were found dead and all
the others severely if not fatally injured.
In the two story residence adjoining the
demolished structure lived the families Of
Horace Wigant, James Mott and James
MCGOWAN. AL were in the building ex-
cept the Swear old Lizzie Mott and none
escaped serious injury. James MCGOWAN,
his invalid wife and Mary Walsh, Mrs.
NlcGowan's nurse, and Samuel Evisd;so
are buried in the ruins, and are feared
to be dead.
Kansas City: The town of Towan da
was wiped off the face of the earth and
Augusta, a few miles distant, was almost
destroyed by most terrible and destruc-
tive cyclone. Not house or building was
left standing in Towanda. The town was
Qsleep when the storm swept down. RACED
everything in its path and left dead bodies
lying in its wake. -Four dead bodies have
been recovered from the ruins already
searched. Twenty persons are fatally
hurt and 40 more seriously injured besides
a large number more or less MANNED. AT
Augusta three were killed outright-Har-
mon Hoskins, James Barnes and the infant
child of Will Rhodes, who was blown out
of his mothers arms and dashed against
brick wall. Rhodes himself is fatally in
iured as is also the wife OF Harmon Hos
kns. Fifteen others were hurt more or
less seriously. At Kiowa number Of
buildings We're DESTROYED and several Sc
verely injured. At Wellington the house
of VIM. Little was blown down and no and
his four chlcren killed; Joe Walters and
Sam ButIerworth's residences were car
ried 800 feet and five were killed besides
Is injured severely.
The storm came from the Indian terri
tory, apparently, and swept through the
south central counties destroying towns
and farm houses. Nearly all COM
munication was destroyed and it will be
some time before the causualities arc
known. Fatalities occurred at Salina,
Strong City, Lawrence, Fort Scott, Atchi-
son ana Kansas City; also st. Joseph, Mo.
and in fact throughout Kansas, Missouri
and Nebraska.
Dispatches from Des Moines and Sioux
City, Iowa, say that that state was also
visited and great amount OF damage re-
suited. Owing to the telegraph service
being so badly crippled full reports are
not to be had.
LATER. Fifty killed. Those two words.
when the story of the cyclone in Kansas
is told, will represent the loss Of life, as
near as can be computed now. Telegraphic
communication with a majority OF towns
in the stricken district is as yet very i'm
perfect and there is still no connection
whatever with a few points that were in
the path Of the storm. The first news over
the restored lines tells OF destruction, suffer
ing and death. 1t is believed that most of
the worst disasters have been reported,
but there are still to be heard from New
Kiowa and De Graf, and the country dis
tricts where the storm created the greatest
havoc. Many isolated fatalities will doubt
less come to light soon, swelling the death
list TO considerable extent