People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-04-08
FEARFUL CYCLONE!
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believe this great calamity that has
befallen many people in Sumner county
will be heralded through the east as
something that is no new thing in
Kansas, we have not, on this account
tried to leave an impression that it
was anything less than it really was.
As we have said before, no one but an
eye witness can realize the extent of
its awful destruction. While it
occurred in Kansas and Sumner
county, such things are just as liable
to occur in any state in the Union as
in Kansas and do occur in the most
eastern state and do the work of
destruction just as completely as it
did here. 1t is not a question of local
ity.
We received the following from a
correspondent in Gore township, in the
northeast part of the county, dated
April /;
EDITOR VOICE: Last night a cyclone
passed here doing much damage. The
full ex ent cannot give you now, but will
give you facts first as | have sem them to-
day.
The first place visited was that of Chas.
Brassfeld, Butler county, in the extreme
southwest corner of the county. A fine
two-story house on his farm is utterly
ruined. Furniture, lumber, plastering,
bedding and brick are all mixed up in
mass of confusion. Not member of the
family escaped being hurt. Mr.. Brass
field, who is an invalid, was badly bruised
and hurt. Mrs. Brassfeld was caught un-
der some timbers and terribly crushed.
Head, face and back injured and doctors
pronounced her case hopeless. All the
children we're badly hurt, but none seri-
ously. Oliver Morris, brother of Mrs.
Brass6eld, was badly, but not fatally, hurt
here.
The pext place visited was the corner Of
Sedgwck county. Only smaller buildings
and stacks of hay were damaged here.
Then returning south the place of S.
Redish in the northwest corner of Cowley
county was visited. Small buildings,
fences and orchard badly damaged. No
one hurt.
A little farther south the home of Mr..
Mickey was badly damaged, but no one
} hurt.
Turn east again aud come to the house
of Jacob Timm. His farm is complete
wreck. ALI were in the building when it
went and all escaped death. Mr.. Timm
had one foot badly cut and was hurt in
hips. Insured.
Next is the home of Henry Timm, where
he and his mother, 70 years old, lived.
Same story of destruction and sorrowful
experience, with waste written everywhere.
Both slightly injured, No insurance.
Now south again to the home Of David
Davy. Fourteen persons in this house.
New house, nicely furnished. All would
not now bring five dollars if offered for
sale. No one hurt out of the fourteen in
the wreck. All we're in the cellar. No in
, surance.
Now west to the heRs of Mr.. Wallace.
, All total wreck again. No oGs hlrt.
No insurance. Farm owned by Mr.. Shull.
East again to the home of Mr.. Willis.
He and his wife are advanced in years.
Scarcely anything saved and the worst of
all, Mr.. Willis is seriously crippled in his
, back and shoulders. Mrs. Willis is badly
bruised and has long gash Oat from her
left ear to her eye, from which it is feared
, she will bleed to death.
The home of Mr.. Varney is badly dam :
aged and all granaries and sheds gone.
None hurt.
We ere now at point two miles south,
} one east of the four county corners. We
, find the place of Mr.. shicksy here. Barn
torn out; crib upside down, SPINNER
! kitchen on its side and many other evi
dences of close call. None hurt
West again about mile we come to the
r farm of Mr.. Acres. A fine house torn to
. kindling wood and narrow escapes from
r death.
. Let US now go toward Udall, east and
3 south. The Poutes' farm had as fine a
5 new barn as was to be seen even in this
7 thrifty locality. Splinters and broken
3 timbers tell the tale. To see this district
t can alone convey an idea of the effect of
8 this storm, cyclone, or twister.
r As far as we have traced it in Butler
county, it was still leaving 3 dssolate track.
Among those seriously damaged ere R.
! Webster, Vim. Bugg, Thos. Ado, Mr..
s Thegig and Mr.. L. W. Dunnell. The
! rotary motion of the cyclone here, indi-
3 Gated BY the Icy of debris, seems to be
!, from 100 to 600 rods in width and for a
mile on each side the suction Of wind was
terrible, doing much damage to stock and
i wind mills.
f Friday, APO p. m. Mrs. Brsssfeld died
! today. Will be buried in Mulvane GENE.
terry tomorrow. April 2.
Citizens met at Star and Grand Prairie
school houses today and also in Mulvane
and formed relief committee. We want
3 little aid from you, dear reader, if God
has prospered you SO that you can do so
without material injury to yourself or
loved ones. Most of the sufferers have not
enough -four to make Aap-jack. As for
clothing, suppose you and your little ones
were served thus after going to bed, what
t do you think you would need' Send
what you think would be about right and
it will be the very thing some one needs
Send it by express, prepaid, Of course, or
any way yoq can get it here. Mark it in
care of Thomas Tsickey, Relief, Mulvane,
Kansas.
ALI money should be sent 70 ". H.
Egain, care of Relief Fund, Mulyans
State Bank, Mulvane, Kansas.
Families must live in tents or covered
wagons unless they oaa get some money
to put up shelter in which to live while
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