The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-07-11

Baxter Springs, Kan, July 6.--Baxter
Springs was laid in ruins and five peo-
pie We're killed and 20 others badly
wounded by a bursting cyclone that
struck the town about O'Clock last
evening.
The dead are:
Sallie Webster
Florence Webster.
Ralph Webster.
II. Hibbs
Infant child of Thomas Shields.
Scores of men, women and children In
the town are more or less injured. some
FATALLY Those reported are: Mrs. Neal,
both collar bones broken, and internal
injuries; James Neal head wound and
internal injuries; Roy Webster, right
arm ana righ hip broken; Mrs. Martha
Smith. hip dislocated and internal in
Juries; Eta Smith, internal injuries;
George A. Dickey, wounds; A. G.. Han
cock, serious head wound; Mrs Thomas
shields. fatal Internal injuries; three
members of A. Sharpes family were
hurt.
There seems to have been two cur
rents of wind which struck the town.
one from the north and the other from
the west and they met near the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, Joined forces and
turned east, doing serious damage to
property before meeting, but after COM
ing together the destruction was COM
plete.
In the track of the cyclone north. the
passenger station was the first thing
damaged. Further on much damage
was done to residence property, shade
trees and everything in its way; to the
west 1t struck some residences near the
freight depot, doing serious damage, but
when 1t came to the yards of the rail-
road, 2S freight cars were thrown from
the track and badly damaged. The de-
pot was moved off the foundation, and
goods and other contents badly flooded
The first object struck after the meet
Ing was the Methodist Episcopal
church. This was totally destroyed
The current turned slightly to the
southeast, doing a good deal of damage
until it reached a point just west of j.
NJ Cooper's large store building, cav
ing i'm the west end and badly damag-
ing the roof. The store was flooded and
much damage done to the goods.
The Christian church was directly In
the path, so 1t lies like pile of kindling
wood. j. II. Cooper had seven houses,
including the one in which he lived, very
badly damaged. Colonel William March,
A. G. Hanback, Mr. Childs, Ira Perkins,
the residences of all these are in ruins.
Three members of the Webster family
We're killed by lightning. Another son
had a shoulder dislocated and will prob
ably die M. b. Hibbs died from excite
ment, falling dead in one of the stores
on Military street. Conservative esti-
mates of damage place 1t at 100000.
In the west part of Lyon township
| the country seems to have had a touch
Of the same "twister." 1t struck the
farmhouse of Thomas Shields. Mrs
Shields and her two children were in the
barn at the time the storm struck and
| one of the children was killed. Mrs.
| Shields had her shoulder dislocated and
| will die
W. l.. Archer was found dead on the
| Nolan farm in Sheridan township. 1t
is supposed he was drowned while cross
| ing a creek. Forty miners at work in
the mine of theiKansas and Texas Coal
Company at Weir City had no knowI-
edge of the storm until the mine was
| deluged with the torrents of water.
| All had narrow escapes and every mule
| in the mine was drowned.