The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-30
THE AWFUL TORNADO

Which Swept Over a Portion OF .Knnsns
Friday Nlght-Four Towns De,nolisl, Cd.
Tho Number Of Dead Decreasing With
Each Eeport-Fire Adds to tho Horror.
ANTHONY, KAs., May pa tornado
swept through the city Of Harper Fri
day night at 1880 O'Clock, destroying
many lives, injuring 4 large number OF
people and doing an immense amount
Of pccuniary damage. The first news oi
tho disaster reached here Saturday
morning, when train camo from there
i'll search OF llelp for tho stricken town.
A special train, was at once made up,
and with physicians and nurses aboard,
started at once for Harpor.
Tho scone in tho devastated town is
one Of ruin and destruction. 1Iardly 4
building in the entire town escaped de-
molition, and tho place is strewn with
debris from end to end. II is almost d
miracle that moro lives were not lost, as
tho death list contains now only seven
nalnes.s Many wore seriously injured,
and scores received slight wounds.
WHERE THE STORM ORIGINATED.
/ The storm formed northwest OF town
and moved upon it from that direction.
Wherever it struck nothing was able to
withstand its fury. 1t origin seems to
have been Just west OF Crystal Springs.
In its course it struck that village and
completely demolished it.. 7 -: y: N ''ss.ls .:
From Crystal Springs tho storm
swept with torrible force over tho coun-
try in the direction OF Harper, CARRYING
everything before it. Many. barns and
farm houses were blown down, but it is
not known that any lives were lost. In
the town: OF Harper tho destruction, is
almost complete. ONLY two houses in
the center of town rcmain hninjured.,e ,es,
I DEVASTATION AT 1wELIISGToS. iIits4
This is tho sa1no storm which worked
such devastation in Wellington. IT also
struck Argonia, whero. seven persons
are reported killed. At Wellington tho
storm came from the southwest and ap.
preached the city with rotary motion,
appearing to be some distance over the
town. When it reached there it de-
scended upon tho center of 3 the city
with appalling force; suddenly lifted,
sucking everything into its grasp, and
as suddenly dropped. RI, ,5,ts .yssLl,
Trees We're torn from their roots,
houses turned around and stoves actt-
ally lifted until they luhded ON tho ,ip-
por floors Of 1 the ruins. Freight cars
were picked up and carried 200 foot.
In one instance a horse was taken from
the ground and carried to the top OF a
two.storys building. A little; child was
taken ont Of Its CRADLE, carried two
blocks and deposited upon tho ground
without being injured. IN III.
ss3 The Lutheran church was turned
completely over, tho court house demol.
ishod, Presbyterian church reduced to
spllntcrs.s Tho prin clpal block. Of tho
town Is nothing but a pile Of brick
mortar ahd glass. 8 is.5s
4 ruDLIc BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED. 5s;.tt zi..t.
The Standard block consisting OF six
buildings was completely wrecked. In
this'block Tho Wclington&DdRya Mail
and Sampifr CouRtV ,Standdrtisworc pub.
5lishcd. The plants were utterly do.
stroyeu, rs were the Monitor, Pres and
the lotc6 in tho National block. The
found " and stove works were :.also
.leveled to tho ground. Oh Washing.
ton avenue every house on each side oi