St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-03
Whole Families Destroyed In
Kansas and Their Homes
Scattered.
Some Strangely Terrible In.
eidents Recorded by the
SeareherS.
The Number of Lives Lost IN
the Awful Storm Stead Oily
Growing.


Southern Kansas which was visited
Thursday by terrible cyclone and yes
terday by an equally terrible tornado.
The dispatches tonight do not report
loss of life other than as stated In pre-
vious dispatches. The details of incl
dents of the disasters at the various
points present many strange and some
horrible features.
One strange and at the same time
horrible fate, was that which overlook
the family of Albert Eggers, who lived
on farm near Wamego. The family
had retired for the night when the
storm struck the house. The force OF
the storm first moved the house from
its foundation, and then dashed it to
pieces on the ground over 100 feet
from its original position, and then car
ried away the debris. so that it was
nearly impossible to tell where its de-
struction had taken place. Portions OF
the house have been found a mile from
its foundation, and pieces of furniture
are scattered all about the place. One
found nearly half mile dis
tant from the location of the
house. Mr.. Eggers was the only member
of the family of four who escaped death.
Mrs. Eggers. who had been sleeping
with her two children, was found nearly
a quarter of mile from the location.
ClaSped in her arms was her slX-months-
old babe. Both had apparently been
Dashed to Death
on the ground and were crushed and
mangled in horrible manner. There
was scarcely an unbroken bone in either
body. The faces of both presented the
appearance of having been powder
burned. Examination showed that the
force of the wind had driven into
their faces and under their skin
small particles of sand and dust
MIR. Eggers was found the morning after
the storm wandering aimlessly abou,
his farm oblivious of the injuries he
had sustained. His right arm was
broken and he was badly bruised. He
was made as comfortable as possible
by those who escaped Injury
and soon recovered consciousness.
When told, however, of the fate
dered and finally gave way under the
terrible intelligence. 1t is not believed
that he can recover, and even if he does
his reason Will be gone.
James Tayl0r's house is near that OF
Mr.. Eggers. He had been but recently
married. The storm destroyed his
home and carried himself and wife
rod from it. The terrible force OF
the wind stripped them of every
vestige of their night clothes. They
were obliged to gather from the fields
the remnants of their scattered clothing
and make the best of it. Their neigh
borS were nearly as destitute as them.
selves. Taylor could find no trousers
until today, and he was obliged to do as
best he could with one of his wife's
skirts.
A BABY Deeapitatcd.
AT Towanda the baby of James Blake
was one of the victims. 1t met death in
a terrible manner. Its body was not
found until Friday noon, and the search
ers were Mortified to see that it was
without head. 1t had been decap-
ltated, but how has not been
determined. The head was found fully
100 yards from the body. GuillOtine
never made neater decapitation. Sur
geons who are attending the wounded
said that the best master of the scalpel
in the world could not have surpassed
the winds operation. In the temporary
morgue the head and body were laid
together, and narrow ribbon tied about
the baby's throat entirely concealed the
fatal wound. The parents of the infant
were both among the very seriously
wounded.
Near Strong City, James Gordon. an
old recluse, farmer, lived alone. His
house was twO-rOomed hut. The front
room served as bed chamber. The
cyclone lifted this shell of building
from the ground, leaving the floors still
firm upon the foundation, the bed stand
ing in its usual position and its occu-
pant unhurt. When Gordon realized
what had happened he departed from
his usual habit and sought the COM
pany Of his neighborS.
Dead and Injured.
Fifty killed. Those two words, when
the story of the recent Kansas cyclone
is told, will represent the loss of human
life, as near as can be computed now.
Many isolated fatalities Will doubtless
come to light within the next few days,
swelling the death list to considerable
extent. The death roll is:
At Towanda-Dr. John ID. Godfrey, aged
7s, retired physician; Hersehen Culp aged
81, farmers son; John Bailey, aged u, rail-
George Blake, aged 6. tbs latter's son; Miss
Annie Robbins aged b. postmistress; Earl
Karr, aged IL; c. l.. Wescate aged 81.
At Augusta-Albert Barnes, aged thirty.
three, farmer; infant child OF William
Rhodes; Harmon Hoskins, aged thirty,
farmer; infant son of latter; Mrs. Herbers
Abbott
Near Wellington-Mrs. Joseph Showalters
and infant child, William Little aud his four
children.
At South Acknowledgements II. Maple,
James H. Maple, his SON.
at Wichita-Pat Martin. farmer.
AT Eureka-Miss Mary Rizor.
At Strong City-John CLOSER, Mrs John
Closer and infant child.
In Missouri there were only two fatalities,
so far as known. AT Hoberiy Mrs. James
Connolly and at St. Joseph the seven-year-
old daughter of Rev. L. X. Bushnell These
deaths resulted from injuries during yester-
days storm. both victims being struck and
killed by flying missiles hurled by the wind.
Near Wamego-Mrs. Albert Eggers and two
children, aged three and five years respect
lively. Joseph johnson, laborer on the
TAYLOR and her nine-year- old child.
Salina-Flfteen injured, three fatally.
These towns are the only ones from
which anything like a definite report
has been obtained, and the possibility is
that when the Western towns and viii
lagos are heard from the dead list will
be swelled to nearly one hundred. The
list of the wounded contains the names
of scores of people, many of whom will
die, and the others will be crippled for
life.
Pc cuniary Loss.
The loss in the way OF property