The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-02
CRUSHED AND BURNED.
Further Particulars of the Terrible Cyclone
 at Wellington, Kan.
HOUSES BLOWN ABOUT
And Trees Uprooted and Carried 1 Great Distance--List of the
 Killed.

The destruction 70 life wrought Dy last nights cyclone was terrible. Tn the darkness and confusion, incl dent to such catastrophe, it was not possible to realize the enormity of of the calamity uniil light of day in- vests the scene of destruction with distinct and awful realization of the scope of the loss of life appalling, and damage to property great. The storm came from the south west, and approached the city with a rotary motion, appearing to be some distance over the town. When 1t reached here 1t descended upon the center of the city with appalling force, suddenly lifted, sucking everything into it's grasp and as suddenly drop ping it. Trees were torn from their roots, houses were turned round, stoves actually lifted up until they landed on the upper floors of the ruins, freight cars which stood on their track of the Rock Island road were picked up and carried distance of POO feet.
 In one instance horse was actu- ally taken from the ground and car ried to the top of two-story build ing.
 It is safe to say that 150 buila- ings complete the wreck, while 150 were more partially wrecked. All the casualties are not yet known, but the following list is as accurate as can it can now be made:
 Killed-James Hastie, unmarried ; Frank Campbell, married; James Mayor, piano tuner, of Kansas City Mrs. Sasher, recently married, crushed and burnt to death.
 Miss Strand, Miss Sasher's sister, crushed and burned to death. Henry Adamson, laborer.
 James Weaver, occupation un- known, crushed beneath walls.
 Ida Jones, waitress, crushed to death beneath falling wall.
 Fatally wounded, Chas. Adamson, unmarried.
 Mrs. Capt. Mahan, badly crushed. Mrs. J. T. Hanna, crushed, in- ficting wounds which may prove fatal.
 Mrs. Murphy, skull fractured.
 Chas. Stoner, Santa Fe con ductor.
 Little Maggie King, daughter oi the late J. N. King.
 A. Forsythe, printer, bones fractured and internal injuries. Sylvia Forsythe, printer, skull fractured.
 Walter Forsythe, printer, inter nally injured.
 Sheriff TyraIl's child, internally injured.
 Mrs. Robert Willard, internal in iuries.
 James Miller, Republican candi date for attorney general, leg ane arm broken.
 Lieut.. Wm. French and Cade' Simons, of the Salvation Army. Mattie Hodges, Guy Colby, Dicl Weaver, Carry Mitchell, Professol Mayor and Harty Upson are missing and between forty or fifty more arr injured, but none seriously. It was just 9 o'clock when thu tornado, which came from thu southwest, descended upon th' town. The Lutheran Church wal turned completely over. Th' court house was demolished. Th' Presbyterian Church was reduced t splinters, and the Speckrest block on the principal street of the town composed of half a dozen bricl buildings there is nothing but pile of brick, mortar and glass. The Standard block consisting of si, brick buildings was completel. wrecked In this block Willing ton Daily Mail and Stump ter County Standard wer published. There plants wer utterly destroyed as were the U oni tor, Press and Voice. A foundr. and stove works were also levele' to the ground on Washing ton avenue. Every house ol each side of the street was unroofed back walls torn out of man. of them, and window glas was generally smashed. The operi house is a wreck, an' the Phillips Hotel is complete ruin. This hous is said to be the most fatal traps for over half dozen bodies or nor have been taken from the ruins The loss to property is estimated a 1 $500, ,000.
 TWO OTHER TOWNS STRUCK.
 TOPEKA, KAN, May s.-Meagr dispatches to the Santa Fe head l quarters here state that the cyclon' which wrought such terrible hayo in Wellington the other night, als' struck the town of Harper and Ar | gonia, in the vicinity of Wellington No statement as to the loss of life o property is made.
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