The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-06-02
REGNANT DEATH.
Only Death and Destruction Left
in the Path of the Kansas
Cyclone.
Many Bodies, Horribly Crushed,
Found in the Debris at
Wellington.

WELLINGToN. Kas., May 80. Southern
Kansas has again suffered visitation from
the dreaded cyclone. A mighty tor
nado, a mile and q half wide,
formed last night i'll Harper county
and swept across the counties OF
Harper and. Sumner and lett death and de-
struction in its track. TO add to the havoc
wrought by the storm, water
spout claimed its share of the gen.
cral wreck and devastated the
northern part of Harper county, while
lightning added its fires. Trees, barns,
before the terrible force of the storm. and
human life went out in the twinkling
of an eye. Fifteen dead at Wellington
and seven at Harper compose the
lists of victims in the towns
while from the country districts come the
report of six killed, making a total OF thir-
ty-eight dead. The lists in the next day or
two will probably be largely added to as
the complete details are learned.
The storm came with deadly suddenness
giving no one the chance to escape its fury.
Barely was the roar OF the approaching de-
stroyer heard be ore the prosperous
town Of Wellington was in ruins
At Harr er alec the storm came without
warming, it swept down upon the town
with aw ul suddenness, and be ore the peo-
p began to realize what had happened
the best part Of the town was little less than
CONFUSED MASS OF DEBRIS.
Every telegraph wire in the city is pros
trared and the news from that town comes
rom only indirect sources. The fire is
now completely subdued in the ruins
of the Alliance Exchange building
which is about the only building i'll
Wellington that caught fire. Mrs. Sasher
and her sister, Miss Katie Strain, were in
burning building. They cried pi'eously
or aid, and their screaming
husband that he made an effort to
Jump INTO the flames to get to the woman
who was his bride only tour months ago.
Frierds prevented him and kept him con-
fined in the house of a friend.
When he heard that the scorched
body Of his wife and sister-in-law
were at last taken from the ruins his mind
became unbalanced and at last accounts he
was absolutely mad.
The fire assumed the proportions of q
confagration, and it j lumined the heavens
and the surrounding
SCENES OF DEVASTATION
and ruin 10 such an extent that it was real
ly thought the entire block was on fire. The
building was valued at SIS, 600 and the stock
at about $40, 900. The bodies were burned
to such an extent that it. was futile. to at
tempt to dress them, for on the simple
touch OF. finger the skin would slip -fran
the flesh.
The city council and executive commit
tee of the board Of trade met to-day and de-
cided to make no appeal for aid, although
they are certainly in need of it. Mayor
Thompson being questioned, however, rela-
tive to the matter admitted that any aid
sincerely rendered would be appreciated,
The following is complete list of the
dead:
James Hastie, horseman; Frank D: Camp:
bell, horseman; James Mayer Kan.
Tas Y Pan0 4aeE Beg p4ne 46s
AdanSon. bar ber; Mrs William Sasher; Miss
kittie Strain.
Faint gr0ans are alleged to have been
heard Q-night under the debris Of the Cons
raQ nOPel, ana H'ly ueIl are teaIIIS up VAC
piles of brick and mortar in hopes Of
being able to rescue somebody. It
is said that a woman and q baby
were at the hot last night
having Just arrived on the train from the
West, The cyclone also struck the towns
O! Harper and Cystal Springs. The latter
Place was completely demo ished, Tho
following is list o those killed at Harper
J. L. Stainhan. crushed III the fall Of his
house; wife and child of James GALLAGHER a
farmer: child of Frank Tomiin, Mrs. Frank
Tomn, James Harrison, William Stevenson.
The most seriously injured are:
samnel Cole injured internally, probably
fatal; Rolert Libericht; Samuel Challiss Mrs
samue Challis, internally injured, probably
fatal,
The total loss aggregates about $500, 600
OH which there is less than $4,000 cyclone
insurance.