Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-06-04
Further Information From the
Stricken Towns Of Wellington
and Harper.
Large Loss Of Life Certain In Both
Places Besides Great Damage
TO Property.
Some Of the Casualties Incidents of
the Horror aud Other
Details.

KANSAS Cry, May ga Journal spe-
cial from Wellington, Kas., says: A
cyclone tonight powed through tSe busi-
ness part of the town, with an immense
destruction to property and some loss of
life, but Just how much it is impcssi.
bIe to tell. A heavy storm of wind
preceded the cyclone for about half
an hour. A few minutes after nine o'clock
the cyclone struck the city, coming from
the southwest. Washington avenue, the
principal business street, is lined on both
sides for blocks with ruins.
10 add TO the horror, fire broke
among the debris Of Col. Robinson
blocks and Mrs. Susan Asher is supposed
to have persisted in the flames.
The solid block brick buildings.
containing half dozen
stores and printing offices, lies in a tum
bled heap, Just across the street ll-
borer named Tanning was taken out of
the ruins dead, and il is thought that
there are other bodies in the pile.
Hundreds Of dwelling are either to-
tally destroyed or more or less dam
aged
The city ia in total darkness, as the
broken mains made it necessary to shut
down the gas works.
Hon. Jas. Lawrence and Walter For
sythe were dangerously injured Seven
bodies have been taken out of the Phillips
house ruins and large force are at work
removing the debris. Two members of
the Salvation army are expected to die
from injuries received
At Squire Smiths residence seven per
sons are more or less injured. The streets
are Uttered with tin roofing, cloth avn
ings, and timbers. Everybody is on
the streets carrying lanterns and
Is utterly impossible to get at
the exact facts The destruction is simply
awful ard every minute adds to the horror
Of the situation. The Standard and Mail
offices ave wrecked The opera house and
dozens Of the best business buildings
are destroyed The fine school
buildings and churches arc
ruined and the loss will foot up man,
thousans Of dollars No reports are
received from other points Wei
lington is the county seat Of Sumner
county and has a population of over len
thousand inhabitants. It's the center Of
thickly settled agricultural district
WICHITA, Kan, May 2s.--Scyere as
have been some of the storms which
have visited sections OF Kansas this
spring they pale into iusigniicauce be.
fore the havoc wrought by the tornado
which devastated Wellington last
night This morning its streets are
strewu with wrcclage. Many Of its
bricl, business houses are piles Of rub
Dish and the residences are torn up to
sp1.nters. IL took but a minute for the
wind 30 do its work Of destruction
The town Of Harper, about twelve
miles from Wellington, was visited
about the some time as the cUuty
seat, and five or six lives are known
TO have been lost, though the names
OF only three are given. These are:
". J.. STROUHOUN.
c MALLORY AND CHILD.
II is said that nearly every house Ia
the town was shifted from its founda-
ton.
TorEKA, May 2s.-The cyclone in
Kansas seems 10 have BEEN even more
disastrous than was at first supposed.
Havoc seems 10 have been wrought in
several villages throughout the State.
The wires are in bad condition and II
Is difficult to secure details OF the de-
va,tatiou,
Dispatches received at the Santa he
headquarters from trainmen on the
road say that the town OF Argonia Of
$50 inhabitants. and liar, r, seat OF
Harper county, with 2,2. inhabitants,
have been totally destroyed by the ter
rife blast that wrecked Wellington.
Argonia bears the distinction Of being
the first town in Kansas 10 elect full
set Of women officials It's impossible
10 get news from either place, as all
the wires are gone.
Telegraph service at Wellington is so
badly delayed that 1t Is almost impos-
sible to get any message through. At
1890 this afternoon heavy hail and
rain storm passed over the section
north Of Kansas city, but what dam
age was done II is impossible to learn
now The Santa Fe as sent special
trains to Argonia and Harper with oil
the help obtainable at Wichita.
WELMyoroE, Kan, May 3O.-The
ioss Of pronerty in this city alone is
100000 Nearly all the large stock Of
goods in the city was destroyed by the
cloudburst which followed the cyclone.
Reports from all parts Of the couatry are
very Encouraging, and, while no definite
pews is obtalnabIe, the indications sye
that the destruction is terrible. Il If safe
To say that one hundred and dity build
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