The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-06-01
4 KANSAS CYCLONE.
One Hundred and Fifty People
Killed and Wounded.
OF THE CYCLONE

It Accomplished Its Work of Death
and Destruction In Two Minutes
Time-A Bride of Three Months
Among the Dead, and Her Hus-
band Insane from Grief
WELLINGTON, Kan, May 28,--- We'll
hngton was struck by a terrible cyclone
last evening and the entire northern
part of the city was destroyed About
90 people were killed and 1876 injured,
but the confusion is SO great that the ex-
act loss Of life cannot be stated def
initely.
A heavy storm of wind and rain pre-
coded the cyclone about half an hour.
Washington avenue, the principal bust
ness street, is lined ON both sides for
blocks with ruins. To add to the horror.
FIRE broke out among the debris Of Col
onel Robinson's block, and woman,
Mrs. Susan Asher, is supposed to have
persisted in the flames, and The Monitor
Press and Voice printing Office lies
tumbied mass of brick and mortar. just
across the street laborer, named Fan
ming, was taken out of the ruins dead.
WELLINGTON, Kan. May 30.--It is
now known to a certainty that twenty
lives were lost in Friday nights cyclone
in this city and the fatally injured list
is adding hourly to the list of dead.
There are half dozen persons known to
be missing, but no trace of their bodies
can be found until the wreckage of the
Phillips House and the stores on Wash
ington avenue has been removed.
The list of injured is not so large as at
first reported, but thirty-five are known
to have received wounds which in many
cases win result fatally. Several mem
bers OF the Salvation Army are in the
List. James Lawrence. Republican can
date for attorney general, had leg and
arm broken. The husband of Mrs. j.
x. Sacher, the youthful bride who was
killed, Is insane from grief, and has been
placed under restraint.
The cyclone was not exceeding two
INMATES in accomplishing its terrible
work OF destruction and death.
The resident portion Of the CITY that
s.ggass in the line of the storm. which was
about two and a half blocks wide, is laid
low. In its path were located many of
the best residences In the city. as well
as hundreds of small, comfortable,
though unpretentious homes. All are
laid on common level, and their late
homeless, ciothesless citizens.
There are many incidents of the storm
that are remarkable. The ball that was
in progress at the Phillips House had
just begun. The music had scarcely
struck up when the storm came. Ladies
in evening dress fed terror stricken into
the streets, where the rain Of water and
bricks was falling Strange to say none
who thus escaped from the hotel were
killed outright, although nearly all were
injured to some extent.
Another strange freak of the cyclone
was its methods OF handling the infant
child of Henry Bowers. The Bowers
home was unroofed and the paby taken
FROM its cradle, carried four blocks, and
laid on the grass in the mayors yard,
where 1t was found crying in the heavy
rain storm unhurt. 1t had not even a
cold, and was not at all hurt from its
fall.
Twenty freight cars were standing in
the Rock Island yards. Ten of them
were taken in one direction and ten in
another, the two punches being found a
mile apart smashed to smithereens. 1t
was in one Of the cars that Henry James,
the boy tramp, whose home is not
known, was found. The Rock Island
lumber yard was one Of the biggest
yards in Kansas. The stock is scattered
all over Summer county.
The telephone system, except one line
wire, which is all right from end to end,
Is completely ruined, and the switch
board 1T the Central Office was taken q
mile md dropped in u pond. The cleo
txtc light dynamo and ponderons
Westinghouse engine were picked up
nj i<.1 oxyar fle fnVyt,
and deposited not far from the Phillips
House ruins.
Another freak of the storm was the
manner In which the plate glass was
taken from the elegant Spiclmall block
and carried several yards. set up against
frame house, and, aside from losing a
few chips around the edge, was not
broken.
Trees were torn from their roots and
houses were turned right about face.
Stoves were lifted until they finally
landed IN the upper floors Of the ruins.
How this was done is beyond explana-
ton, bat 1t Is q fact.
In one instance horse was actually
taken from his stable and dumped on
top Of Q two story building.
The Lutheran church, q massive frame
building, one OF the most substantial
kind IN ths city, was taken up, turned
cemplttely over and now stands with
the floor upward. as solid, apparently,
- If II had been built in that way. It
Is NOT . small building, either, for It has
Deatihg capacity for 700 people.
HARPHR, Kan., May 30.-The cyclone
Hft devastated the city Of Wellington
Midday night reached this town about
@5eeheais later. The depot was blown
a&2y and all electric communication
With tHh,outer world cut off. At pres
e6t twelve people are dead. Many more