The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-02
CYCLONE In KANSAS.
Seven People Killed, Much Prop
erty Destroyed, at Halstead.
HOUSES ARE SWEPT AWAY.
Damage Amounts to $500. ooO-Oufside
Help May Be Needed - severai
People Injured. Two May Die.

Hai@.a., Kan, May AT 80 o'caock
THIS afternoon fearful cyclone deNas-
tated a strip OF country several huE%ireo
yards wide and a. least sixteen miles N
length. killing seven persons outright ard
seriously injur1ny several others. Wits
many have received eight injuries !! ne
cyclone FIRST struck the house OF Ars.
Fry. widow lady. who lived anout In.e
miles southwest Of Halstead. completely
destroying H. but only slightly inluryans
Mrs. Fry. II next picked Up the mouse o
John Sultz and scattered u IN every "a
recraon. The tine two-stosy house %
Joseph Weir, w11soh had only receh0f
been built al q cost OF over S2,er. Vas
entirely swept away. killing Mrs. "eaF
Grace Weir, aged Il. Hermann Ne3r' aseo
.: and a five weeks ola baby. MI WST
had left the house and when the oycai.e
struck was about 80 yards away. ne
chung 10 a tree and received INJURIES
whs,a may prove fatal Joseph Weir. Jr.,
and his sister, Maud. were the only ones
In The family who took TO the eeliar' -
Gaping with only slight bruises Inc next
house in rhe path OF the storm was thae
OF James Armstrong. which was co.i-
pleteiy wiped from the face OF the ear N.
SIR. Armstrong was killed, his vile prooa-
bly, fatally injured. and Grandma Cnap-
srg VINO was there sick In bed, was kihsd.
About 100 yards from this house the
large two-story residence OF Il. T. rTiz-
gel was picked up. as was also large
two-story house of J. X. Frizzef sSfoss
the road and both. with all the out oulIa-
ings. were completely swept away. ms
families Of both the Frlzzels escaped In
Jury. except Mrs. J. r. FrizZei, VINO 5
considerably bruised about the mead.
The next place visisted was the nome OF
Cant William White, which was oiiy
partially destroyed. Across the road from
Whites the house of Cyrus Huston was
carried away. Mrs. Hfllston received n
turlas but she is not considered padiy
hurt. Spencer Ross house was IN the
line OF the tornado and was carried away,
as was the home of A. ;. Poweli, AZ
which place Miss Daisy Men was Killed
and Mrs j. s. Commons injured IN the
Hega district school had just been dls-
missed, and through Mr.. Heges foresigh.
his family and the children were hurried
out of the path of the storm. Had they
not been so taken care OF there "ooio
have been great loss of llfe-
The fury of the storm seems 10 nave
done Its worst about five miles west OF
Halstead. where all seven OF the persons
were killed near the Frtzzel home. Dead
horses cattle, hogs ana chickens are
scattered all over the wheat nelds. THOSE
who first saw the fearful disaster coming
say II made very slow progress. travelling
no faster than a person could run, but II
seemed 10 waver first in one direction and
then in another.
The cyclone could be plainly seen from
town, and the Santa Fe passenger train
waited in the Halstead yards until II
crossed the track. II blew down several
telegraph poles In its Wild career across
the country. AS far as heard from. COW
ering distance of eighteen miles across
the country from southwest 70 northeast.
twenty residences, nearly all OF them
large ones, were completely destroyed.
The loss will not he less than 500, CO. be-
sides the seven deaths and the injured,
two or three of whom will probabl die.
Physicians from Halstead went 10 the re-
lief OF the injured and local assistance Is
being given 10 the suffering families.
Everybody In the track of the storm lost
everything. and relief will probably have
20 be called for, though only as a last re-
sort.