St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-30
The People Of wellington,
Kan, Bury Several Of
the Victims.
Great Alarm Caused by the
Cry That Another Storm
Approaches.
Story From the Midst Of the
Wrecked Homes Of Hap-
per, Kan.

lngJon'S cyclone visitation has made 1t
for the time the chief object of interest
for all Southern Kansas. No such
crowds have visited this city before as
those which since earliest daylight have
been pouring in on every railroad and
highway. On all its four lines enter
ing here the Santa Fe has been running
excursions from as far north as Hutch
inson, south from Arkansas City and
west from Medicine Lodge, while the
Rock Island has been equally industrious
in forwarding sight-seerS to the stricken
city. Division Passenger Agent Muir
dock, of the Santa Fe, estimated the
crowd at $1,000. which is exceedingly
conservative. 1t is the common remark
of those who have witnessed similar
scenes that the completeness of the de-
Struction tranScendS anything in their
experience. Other like casualties have
been attended with greater loss of life,
but rarely has picture of such utter
deSolation and ruin been presented as
that seen in the devastated district.
The miracle of it all is that the loss of
life was not four-fold greater. This is
to be attributed to the fact that the
churches and the school houses in the
tornado's path were all empty and the
business blocks
Practically Deserted
excepting the two hotels where eight of
the casualties SO far reported occurred.
The death list remains at the figures
given In the dispatcheSsOf yesterday,
with all the injured ones in fair way
to recover, except Mrs. Murphy, the
aged landlady, who was taken from the
burning ruins of the Cole-RoDinson,
block, and Jesse Brown, the cOlOred
barber. The funerals of six of the cy-
clones victims, Mrs. Sasher, her sister,
Miss Kittie Strahan, Leonard Adamson,
Ida Jones, Horton Upson and Prof.
James Mayer took place this afternoon
from the Methodist church. James Hasty
was buried today by the Odd Fellows,
while Ed Forsythe will receive the
rights of sepulcber tomorrow. The body
of Thomas COrnWell has been forwarded
to his home near Beileplaine, and that
of Frank Campbell to Williamsburg.
Ky. The ruins have been diligently
searched. Tomorrow the work of'clear-
ing away the wreck will be vigorously
and Systematically begun. NotWith-
standing the character of the day since
daylight. carpenters, bricklayerS and
timers have been busy making the
partially wrecked buildings habitable.
Temporary shelter has been provided
for
Homeless Unfortunates
and a relief organization has been
formed the raise the necessary funds to
keep them from absolute destltution
and want. The Presbyterian and Lu-
theTan churches were protected by cy-
clone policies, and will be rebuilt at
once. The twenty-thousand-dol
school house destroyed will in like man.
ner be in part restored by the insurance
company. OF tornado insurance on res
idence and business property, there was
so little as to be hardly worth mention
ing. The absolute loss will be quarter
of million of dollars. When the
Wichita excursion crowd came in DUR
bers reported that a bulletin had
been posted by the Eagle that the
conditions were favorable for another
tornado at 4 O'Clock. The sky at that
time was a typical Italian sky and the
Wichita report was treated as a jest.
At 4, however, a dense cloud came up
over the southern horizon. which was
heavily charged with electricity, and
great alarm spread among the people.
This alarm was increased to the widest
terror when four or five men came rush
ing into the main street, shouting to the
multitude that cyclone was approach
ing and to fly for places of safety. A
fearful rush was made for easements
and Stairways, and it is great wonder
that scores of people were not crushed
to death in
The Mad Stampede.
One woman tainted, and while she
was unconscious her child Strayed
away, but was picked up and taken care
of by an officer. The calm minded in
veStigated the report and found it cor
rect, for small but fully developed
tWister was seen travelling rapidly in a
northwestern direction. This increased
the excitement and the terror. The
alarm subsidized somewhat in few min
utes when the twister had disappeared
entirely. An outside stairway between
two buildings, in which about fifteen
people sought refuge. yielded be-
meath their weight, but no one
was hurt. A heavy rain followed,
and the alarm subaided entirely when
the dense cloud passed over and
was followed by sunshine again.
The cyclone passed northwest about
a mile west of Corbin, in Sumner
county. 1t did no damage so far as
heard from, in that vicinity at least.
Another cyclone, originating in the ter
ritory, was seen west of Caldwell. but
it was very small and did not touch the
ground. The search of the Conrad
house ruins, where it was reported the
groans of some one buried had been
heard, was completed today. No bodies
were found. and the groans probably
originated in the Imagination of some
Over-eXcited mind. A farmer, who has
just arrived in town. reports a cloud
burst at South Haven, in this (Sumner)
county. The rainfall is said to have
been terrible, but no news of the dam
age done has been received.