The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-28
A DAY OF HORROR
Wellington, Kan, Almost To-
tally Destroyed.
A NUMBER OF LIVES LOST
To add to the Horror, Fire Breaks Out-Ths
Destruction is Simply Awful The Loss OF
Life Not Definitely Known.

KANSAS CRY, May IA Journal specian
from Wellington, Ksns. says: A cyclone
tonight ploughed through the business
part of town with immense destruction of
property and some loss of life, Just how
much it is impossible to tell at this writing.
A heavy storm Of wind preceded the
cyclone about half an hour. A few minutes
after o'clock the cyclone struck the city.
coming from the southwest. Washington
avenue, the principal business street: in
lined on both sides for blocks with the
ruins.
To add to the horrer q -
FIRE BROKE OUT
among the debris of Colonel Robinson's
block, and Mrs. Susan Asher is supposed
to have persisted in the flames
Solid block of brick buildings contain.
ing half q dozen stores and printing offices
lies in the heap. Just across the street a
laborer named Tanning was taken out Of
the ruins dead and it is thought other
bodies are in the pile
Hundreds Of dwellings are either totally
destroyed or more or less damaged. The
city is In darkness as the broken mains
made IL necessary TO shut down the gas
works and save destruction from fire.
Hon. JAMES LAWRENCE,
WALTER FORsYTHE, and
ED toRsYTHE are dangerously injured.
Seven bodies have been taken out of the
Phillips House ruins and large force are
at work removing the debris.
Two members Of the Salvation army
ARE EXPECTED TO DIE
from injuries received.
Souira Snifb1s $780,
sons are more or less injured. The streets
are Uttered with tin roo1ng, cloth, awnings
| and timbers.
Every body on the streets Is CARRYING
lanterns and it Is utterly impossible to ger
ct the exact facts. The
DESTRUCTION IS SIMPLY AWFUL,
and every minute adds to the horror of the
| situation. The Standard and Mail offices
are wrecked. The opera house and dozens
| OF the best business buildings are DESTROYED.
Fine school buildings and churches are
ruined and the loss will foot up many
| thousands of dollars.
| No reports have been received from other.
points. Wellington is the county seat Of
| Sumner county and has a population of
over 10000 inhabitants. 1t is in the center
of thickly settled agricultural district.
! No one now can realize the extent of the
catastrophe, and daylight will alone reveal
|
ever witnessed in southern Kansas. The
| Cole and Robinson block ruins took fire
and strenuous efforts are being made to
rescue the people known to be buried
! there.
The following is a complete list Of the
killed at 2:30 this morning:
| FRANK d. CAMPBELL.
| JAMES HASTE.
/ LEONARD ADAMsoN.
| IDA JONES.
Mrs. SAsHER and her sister K1rr1s.
| STRAIN.
Prof. Mayor and Hort Upson are missing
and are probably killed.
| Lieutenant William French and Cadet
Samms of the Salvation Army, Mrs. Muir
ply and and a child named Matte Hodges.
are badly injured. Charles Stoner, Guy
Colly, Dick Weaver, Carrie Mitchell, Ed
Forsythe, each received injuries more or
less seriously.
The streets ara impossible and nothing,
but ruin exists everywhere
at least eighteen bodies have already
been taken out of the ruins and something
less than seventy-five injured. The men
are working everywhere trying. to rescue
the imprisoned ones.