Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-03-22
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clone which swept ovex this plAse af /
o'clock gesterdar mora ing, aeeon panied
by haiiktcnes Of irHnenss Size. did much
damage. breaking osef 500 huedeed
windows 1t GREATEST fury was expert
sneed six miles east Of here, where Ct
struck and demolished the large eczR-
try honse of john Cain, occupied By .
large family OF negroes The house
was in an ancient grove Of oaks TWEEN
" IN pnnber, evergone Of which was
upr0oted, and all were scattered about
IA great profusion
among the trees were found the
bodies OF five dead negroes and eight
othsrs who were badly injured, besides
dead fowls. COWS, dogs and other &ni-
mails.
Old Alexander testers dead body
was found Atty yarda e9ey entirely
nude. His old wife. Sarah, was pinned
under trss, mangied and dead Alex-
ander Lester, Jf., was found among
torn mattresses and debris dead Rob
ert Lester, years old. was found resI
. tree without any mark Of violeeea On
his person. Jasper Collins was dead,
pinned under q lasge oAk. snugly eov-
cred in d bed, with his head crushed
and links broken. From beside him
seawled painfully out his yoorg wife,
Mostie Collins ssith an ugly hole ia
the center of her tarhead She viii re-
ecses. Sissy Lester. an intant was
foua6 dead in fallen tree-t1p with her
legs and arms crushed Sites john
son. who was visiting es the
house. was bruised from head to foot.
bat no bones weea broken. He viii re-
ccsef. Frank Dizer, also = y1sisSr, had
hts ieg broken below the knee, and
may 1eeoTex. Dock Sitnraons, who
was ID bed with A1ex Lester. Jr.. had
his head BRUISED, and psiil die Odessa
Lester, years old, had hts leg acd
boEh arms broken, and will ata. He
was foand many ysrds sway IN = Aeid.
Arthur Lester, years old. had hts leg
broken ia two places below and above
the knee, Rnd oiferpsi badly Injured.
At the little town OF Emory, 80 miles
soNsh Of Greenvi1le, Saturday evening
the westeru part OF the place wss
wrecked A relief train With doctors,
reporters and medical stores was ssuk
from Greenviise. The recognized dead
are: Gsorge WAlsef. Miss Easter Alex
ander. Henry Aross and 9 iouf-yeas old
child OF Henrg Murray.
Three unfdeniihed dead bodies wexs
found North OF Emory and brought to
town. Af,ont Atty Fs0xScnR are sFound-
ed, some OF them quite seriously. The
storm came from the southwest, struck
the ground just north Df tbs railroad
depot and swept the earth OF every
thing in It's track for about Ave miles
tn length and hundred yards wide.
KIlIsd ct Praysr.
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Brady shat and killed Mary Brady, his
wife, and then committed suicide yes
tesdaF morning in the church OF In
Bfadyoand hts wife had been separated
shout two gears He was much dissi-
patsd end appears to have hArAssed
her q great deal Yesterday 1ncrntug
Mrs Brady weat to mass. arriving
after the services She entered the
church and knsIt down to pray nesr
the eltas. Brady Suffered and tock q
seat behind hes. She appears TO have
been unaSsare Of his preSeuce. No
others rsere 10 the chNfeh.
Suddenly Brady drew . pistol and
plaeing the weapon at the back OF his
wise's head. drew the trigger. The
woman seas killed instantly. Then
Brady pointed the pistal toward bis
oven body aud fired, the bali going
through bis right lung Meanwhile
the noise of the shots had attracted
back to the church many Of the mass
celsbespts, and they rushed forward
to oeeepowef BRADY. He orandished
his pistol wiidls and threatened to
shoot anyone who advanced The
crowd hesitated. Then Brady placed
the pistol to his forehead and blew out
his brains
Brady was at5out IS years cid. his
wife the same They were once well
to DO since their domestic troubles
BRADY has been out OF work nrpeh oi
the TINA He was probably derAnged