Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-28
FURY IN A GALE
The Town Of Yelling
ton. Kansas.
Struck by an Awful
Cyclone,
Killingand Injuring
Two Hundred.
Fire Added to the
Scene Of Horror
Terri1les the Excited
POpulace.
Darkness Clothes the
Doomed City
While the Work Of
Rescue Begins.
The Storm Came on With rdghtful Sud-
dennsss EnguInng the City IN In
slant Disastes-Seenes In and
About In Track.
Darkness Clothes the
Doomed City
While the Work Of
Rescue Begins.
The Storm Came on Win Frightful Sud-
dennsss Enguldng the City IN In
slant Disaster-Seenes In and
About In Track.

wELLxeroS. Kan, May 27.-Well-
ington was struck by terrible cyclone
this evsning. and the entire northern
portion Of the city was destroyed.
About Nifty people we're killed and LIS
injured, but the confusion 10 90 great
that the exact loss of life cannot be
stated definitely tonight. Among the
dead are Mrs. William Sashen, Klttis
strain, Silva and Walter Forsyth, Ida
Jones' The Wellington Hotel and the
Phillips House, the two largest hotels
in the city were completely wrecked,
and ths ruins Of the Phillips took fire
and many Of the guests were doubtless
burned 70 death.
A heavy storm of rain and wind pre-
cedeo the cyclone half an hour. A
fcw minutes after Q O'Clock the cyclone
struck the city, coming from the south
wet. There wers no premonitory
ssgns. Everybody was indoors, and the
cloud passed with its destructive rush
aud awful roar unseeu.
Washington avenue. the principal
business street, 10 lined on both sides
tor blocks with ruins.
Etss Added 10 shs Horror.
To add to the horror Of the scene fire
broke out in the ruins Of the PHILIPPE
House block, and several persons are
supposed 70 have psrishet in the
flames.
Just across the street . laborer,
named flaming, was taken out OF che
rains dead; and there are supposed TO
be other bodies in the ruina.
Hundreds Of dwelling are either de-
stroyed or more or lees damaged.
The city - in darkness, as broken
name made II necessary to shut down
the gas works, and save destruction
from flre.
The Hon. James Lawrence. candidate
for attorney general. had m arm
broken. Walter Forsytne was taken
from the rulns dangerously wounded
aud ME brother Ed was talking for an
hour before his release. Seven bodies
bsvc been taken out Of the Phillips
House runs and large force of men
y.
Two members OF the Salvation Army
are expected 70 die from injuries re-
ceived.
Al Squire Smiths residence seven
persons are more or less iulnred. The
streets are Uttered with tin roo fing,
cIosb swnings and broken glass and
tlnabers.
Ths Dessvusslsa - Awfui.
Everybody 10 on the streets carrying
lanterns and IL 10 impossible TO get ~
the exact facts. The destructson 10
sharply awful and every minute sdds
to the horror Of the sstuatiou. The
standard and Mail ofIces are wrecked.
The opera house and dozens Of the best
business bu,Idings are ueelesa-
Fine school buildings and chur-
ches are ruined and the Iose will
foot up into many thousands Of dol
lara No Reports have been received
from other points.
Wellington - the county eat Of SUM
ner county and has . population Of
oxey 10000. IL 10 the center Of .
tbickiy settled agricultural district and
u the most prominent town in south
ern Nansas- The ssorsu came from the
southwest snd beyond. demolishiug .
fsw residences, but il did no material
damage until Jefferson avenue was
reached. Here the Lutheran church
woe locally destroyed. Then 10 con-
ouned easswArd. rssiBg every building
IN the two blocks, bounded BY Jeffsr-
son avenue. Sixth. seventh and Ninth
streessL Mrs. Sasheu and Mss Straban
were sseers. They we're killed BY the
coiinpee os the Sashen and KIRK car
rage factory and their bodies are in
the burning ruins OF that structure.
s,lva and Walter FoSsytne received
fatal injuries in Conrsd's restaurant.
Ida Joues wne dining rom girl in she
PnilIipe house snd was inssAntly killed.
Her body vs. The 6rst 10 b taken from
the runs Of tnat bufIdin4. Grand
krmv hail has been converted into .
hospital and hundre1s srs nov EN-
rioyed in the work Of enrryiuR the
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