The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-03
WORK OF THE CYCLONE.
Further Details Of the Fearful Storm
That Ravaged Kansas and
Missouri. .-... g..
Names Of the Dead and Fatally
Injured in Several Places
Visited.
The Storm Was the Most Destructive to
Life and Property Known for sey-
AZ eral Years.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, April 2.-The Star'a
Wamego. Kan. special says: Seven persons
were killed in the dreadful record Of Thurs
day nights Cyclone in this vicinity. The
dad ars: Mrs. Albert EeRers and two
children, aged three and five years re-
tho Eggers farm; Chas. Taylor, Mrs Chas
Taylor and her nine-yesr-old child. Ths
house OF ALEsrt Taylor was completely do
mollshsd and scattered about broadcast
over his farm. Mrs ERgers was found dead
clAsplnE in hor arms the dead body OF hel
younger child. Tbs body OF the elder chile
was found some distance from those Of it,
mother and brother. The faces of all had
the appearance Of being powder burned
dust and dirt having besn forcsd below th.
skin By the forcs Of tbs wind. Albert
ERgers was found about midn1ght wander
ing about his farm. He was in dazsd con
dition and hss sustained fracture ot
the right arm and othsr bad bruises.
His injuries may result fatally.
His mind now appears to bs completely
lost, the result Of learning the dreadful
fato Of his wife and children. The house
ct John Taylor was moved some distance
from its foundation, and was then crushed
TO the earth with terrible force, wrscking it
completely. Tsylol's body was found
among tho debris, bruised and manRled
beyond recognition. His nino-ysar-old
child met death in the ruins, its body being
found near that Of its father Mrs. lay
lor was rescued from tho ruins in an un-
conscious condition. She cannot recover.
The house of j. L. Gems, occupied by
John Fullnsr, was twisted out of shape
and almost completely wrecked. Fullmsr's s
wife and mother were terribly injured.
They will probably recover. Other houses
in this vicinity we're badly damaged by the
storm, but no other fatalities have been
reported.
At Olathe, Kan, the general store Of
MarinsrA Marvel was partially wrecked by
ths storm. Farm houses and stables wero
unroofsd, but no one was injured. At Mar
shall, No, considerable damage was DONE
Tho cupalo Of the Methodist church was
blown down, plate glass windows blown in
and rosfs carried away. Al Salina, Kan,
the house OF N. A. Brother was catrisd
from its foundation and wrecked and the
family. at supper At the tims all more OF
less s.ainrad. One daughter had log
broken; another was hurt about tho back
with internal injuries. Neither is likely to
recover. Mrs. Zimmerman took refuge IN
the cellar of the house which was demol-
ished. Mr.. Zimmerman was fatally in
jnred.
At Ottawa, Kan, the water companv's
tower toppled over. At Warrensburg the
Methodist church was unroofod and the
cupola blown down. At Chillocothe, Mo-,
also the cupola of tho Methodist church
was blown down and the building unroofed.
The young daughter of Rev. Bushnell, pas
tor Of the Congregational church, was
standing near the residence of H. H. Her
Itch, waiting for friend when the south
snd of the house was blown down, seriously
lnjuring child. transfer car blew over
On the street and Lee Salisbury the driver.
sustained broken collar bone. Several
horses were killed and tho entire city
strewn with wreokags. In the river the
steam boats Gazolle and the Savannah and
The ferry boat Belle Brownsville. were
swamped.
Specials from Hiawatha, Seneca, Hor-
ton, Lawrence and Doliken, Kan, and Ma
wanda KAN. is village, thirtsen miles
from Eldorado, Of 1,300 inhabitants. The
storm left not single house standing. or
tho eighty families there is not one that is
aot aorrowinR for dead members or friends
ost in the storm. -Four persons were
killed outright and several so badly injured
hat thsy cannot live. The killed are:
Bartlsy, John Blake, DIR. D. d. Godfrey, the
infant child Of John Blake. Tho fatally
injured are: A little girl, blown from the
second story of tho hotel, n distance of $50
,est, and badly crushed; Mrs. q. A. Rob-
bins, skull fractured by flying timbers; Ell
ner Haines, internally injured; Mrs. Walter
Nonney, side crushed; Alice Thornton,
SJi
Among those seriously injured
're A. Roche, Mrs. Gen. Garry, Mrs. John
isrr, E. II. Gibbs and wife, G. g. Wostcott,
Louie Peterbaugh, Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Sor-
or, Frank Chsnit and wife, George MAY
veil and three children, William Mitchell,
wife and child, Mra. Black. Mrs. Horton
md young son, Postmaster Gordon. Many
At Strong City, Kan. the storm ragged
Tho house of James Glassen
vas demolished completely. Glasssn and
lis wife and child were killed outright and
everal injured, but none fatally
AT Augusta. Kan, the storm wrought
more havoc aud caused considerable loss
If life. Houses were levslled to tho ground
nd some of them killed. The dead of
hat place are: Harmon Hoskins. Albert
barnes, William Barnes, William Rhodes.
The fatally injured are: Hrs. Harmon
loskius, Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. Abbott, j. II.
Patti, and four members of his family.
Tho people of Augusta and vicinity lost
earlv everything they had and relief is
sine sent there from surrounding
owns. South Haven suffered some
rom the storm, both in the
sav of material damage and tho number
f lives lost. The house of John Moore
ms leveled to the ground and MIR. Moore
nd one child killed and tho others o.
aped. John Buimaster's house WAS
rushed like an egg shell and his whole
amlly killed instantly. They are John
wife and three children. and
irs. Frank Sheppard.
Eight miles north of Wellington the
ouse of John Shovalter was demolished
nd whole family of thirteen members in
lrod, none, however, fatally. John little,
wing four miles north, WAS killed aud his
life died shortly after. Samuel Butter
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