Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-31
GREAT DESTRUCTION.
..o,.sa TORNADO BURSTS IN
rypzcrrpLY.
W TNFET'F
srHiCkEN COUNTRY

-, Teissrsrh to tho Nr"t
srpIc.ES COUNTRY.
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.o none b, rornadoes In
Kausn.
u,prrn. Kan, May 29.--Reports
Ihs country through which tue
n.ado uassed Friday demonstrates
mlpi css 10 be greater than nj fret re-
lns Tbe course Of the storm
Ios.r,a n perfect letter "S," aud
.x,pt In that form distance OF q,
~ fifteen miles. Nothing eseape,
y. fury, and great damage was net
snly done to houses, oroirAhu uee,,
tatthousands Of dollars worth OF STOCK
~, killed and injured IL IA mn
,o..ible nj present to ,simAe tue
inife lefs susiRin,d by the surrounding
s'anlry, but It will not fall shor' OF
,.fa million dollars. Not more 'hAn
4, out Of eight Or nino hundred
.,.iJepces In the cit! Vscapcd DAMAGE,
I'd nearly one hundred anu my
ses.e- are total WRECKS aud rs many
s,cte badly injured, while tho re-
mslndcr are slightly damaged. the
smount OF cyclone insurance IN town
-. yefy slight, while Ia the country
4. eompnrativcly nothing. There
,.seafcoIy q residence Recognizable is
snch on Central avenue from the
pr.'hyterlan church north ana
r,sriieally all the stores In the north
90 half II the city atc IA ruins ard
ssnlenls greatly damaged. Many
,,',nle arc not only destitute OF shelter
st food and clothing ne well. a re-.
u,fc9mmlltoe has Oeen ofganlko1 ANU
ihs chairman today Issued call for
ANOTHER TORNADO.
w,iIsoroS, kansas, May 90
When the Wichita cNcurfion arrived
this afternoon the m,mbers reported
bulletin poetcd by the rage stnung
mat conditions were favorable ior an
other tornado at I O'Clock. Inc SKY
wasatypical Italian ont, aud the report
was treated ~ n jest. AZ O'Clock,
bowryef, n dense olouu nppeGrcd IN
The south. heavily charged with elcc'
ifleity, aud great alarm spread among
tbe rsople. The alarm spread 10 the
wlld,st terror when four OF i've men
came rushIng into Main street shout
inc 10 the multitude that cyclone was
AunroachinE aud 20 Hoe for places OF
,si,ly, A fearful rush WA made Tor
La,emenls aud stsiIwhys, aud II Il a
gr,at wonder that scores Of people were
moi crushed to death In the mad STAN.
pede, The report was found to be cor.
rect, for small tut fully developed
"tyis,efn was seen travelling rapidly
in porlhwestefly direction. This
Increased excitement and terror. The
alarm sulsided somewhat In a few
minutes when the "twisteT" disap-
feared entirely. a stairway be-
iysen two buildings yielded
beneath the weight OF the
people, hut no one was hurt. A
heavy rain followed and the alarm
tultiled entirely when the dense cloud
passed aud was followed by Sunshine
again. The cyclone passed To The
northwest and about mile west OF
Cofbiu, IN Summer county, but did no
damage ~ far ns heard from. Another
cyclone, originating IN the territory,
was seen west Of Caldwell, hut very
small, and did not touch tho ground.
The search OF the Conrad House ruins,
where II was reported the groAns were
heard, was completed today. No bodies
were found. A farmer who has Just
arrived reports clOudbufst In south
Haven, summer county. Rainfall II
aid 10 have been terrible, but no news
Of damage has been received.
VISITING THE RUINS.
KANSAS ClrY, Mry 20. - The
Journals Wellington (Kan.) special
says: Great crowds visited the stricken
city today. All the railroads entering
tatr a. ,a,, ..x al, rainr mud tia naani.. a.
the n.ighborhood fiOcked In. IL was
Ao0mmcn remark OF thLte who had
Witnessed similar scenes that In extent
and completeness OF destruction,it sur.
patses anything In their experience.
The miracle IN that the loss Of life was
not four fold greater. This 10 attributed
10 the fact that the churches, school
houses and business blocks In tho lor-
nsdo's track were partially deserted
excepting two hotels where eight
casualties were reported.
The death list remains nj the iigures
given yesterday and all the injured are
Progressing towards recovery except
Mrs. Murphy aud Jesse Brown. Tie
funeral OF Mrs.Schacher, Kitty strain,
Leonard Adamson, Ida jones, Horton
tyson and Professor James Mayer took
place this afternoon from the Methodist
church. James HASTE was buried by
the Odd Fellows aud Ed. Porsythe will
10 buried tomorrow. Tho bodies Of
Thomas Cornwall aud Frank Campbell
have been forwarded 10 their homes.
The ruins having been diligently
-arohed,t the work OF clearing away the
wreckage will begin tomorrow, Me-
chanics have Teen at work all day
making the PARTIALLY wrecked build
lug habltnble. Temporary shelter has
been provided for Tho homeless, anu
the relief organization ~ raising the
necessary funds 10 keep them from
destilution. The Presbyterian and
Lutheran churches were well protectei
BY cyclone policies and will he restored
VIII be the schoOlhouse, which was
also protected. The Insurance on resi-
denoe aud business property IL hardly
worth mentioning, The absolute loss
sin the Lelghborhood Of quarter OF n
million dollars.