The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-05-06
DEATH TIE WINDS.
Ten Persons KILLED by Cyclone
Near Hutchinson. I<as.


Near Uutchison, I<as.
Hutchinson, Kan. May Wreck and
ruin and loss of life were crowded into
brief space of time by a cyclone in the
farming district. twenty miles east Of this
city. this afternoon. Ten lives We're crush
ed out. About 4:3O o'clock the cloud was
seen to approach Patterson. a small sta
ton on the Frisco road. about six miles
from Burton. Those who saw II say it
resembled a great mass of flying smoke
and dust from prairie fire. The air was
hot as II il came from furnace and filled
with electricity. The storm struck about
a mile south of Patterson and for sixteen
a %iifa Ina r R2hrihT'S655 yGaitda to 5eiS
quarter of a mile in width. Ten persons
were killed as follows:
MRS. JOSEPH WEAR,
GRACE WEAR, twelve years old;
HERMAN WEAR. ten years old.
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG.
MRS. CHAPLIN.
JOHN SCHMIDT.
MISS SCHMllJT
DORA SCHMIDT
FRANK SCHMIDT.
a babe.
Others we're injured, but their names
could not be ascertained.
The residences of Cyrus Ilnkslein, VII
liam White -. T.. Frisellc and y. ;. Pow
ell were demolished and many others were
damaged The pupils of tbs Hcge district
school in the path of the storm, were hur-
ricd out Of danger by the young LADY
teacher, and she is the heroine Of the hour
4 few minutes after the last pupil left
tho building fell The sky was over
snread with black clouds and the storm
cioud as it approached tAe town. wound
about like swaying trunk OF giant Gle
infant After the cyclone swept by leaving
devastation ard death IN its wake, the
citizous went TO work caring for the IN
lao load hnf a H.
titled from the heaps OF debris. Rain has
h.on falling through cut southwestern Kan
,.s NJ intervals since yesterday afternoon
ana thcrc was a severe haiStorm In this
section tonight. OF the twenty injured
Mrs. FRYE. Joseph Wear ana Mrs. FrlSehe
win die Arloug the others injured are
Jacob $ Suchey. cyrus Henson. Mrs. VII
liam Armstrong.
T,cob Stinch,v saw the storm and has
tened from the field where he was working.
He turned his horses IN the harn anu ran
ia the house, taking his family INTO the
cellar. The storm blew away the barn.
lifted the house, from its foundation and
landed one of the horses on Mrs. Sunchey,
probably injuring her Fatally. The no -,
was taken from the cellar harnessed ana
unhurt The schmidt family of four were
i,r,,n here the storm lifted and no further
damage. so far as heard FROM was done
a west -bound passenger train on the Santa
ISc was held at Halstoad until the storm
bad passed. W mere IL tIbSStt Aht ll'ANh
teir.r.ph lines poles, wires and all were
swept away. The train would certainly
have been wrecked had Il gone ahcad. In
addition to the houses destroyed were
barns. outbuildines. orchards, etc, while
Tie pathway of the storm is lined with the
en- r,asse., of horses, cattle. hogs and other
animals The loss will be great, as the
district visited was settled by weli-to-do
That kansas Tornado.
Hutchinson, Kas., Nav The money loss
tor l1Nf vfln vii
nrolahIy reach $22c. o0o Physicians from
E,icbita went TO the scene as soon as
intelligence Of the storm reached that
place Everybody IN the track Cf the storm
iost everything and outside aid will proba-
bIv nave To be asked for. The fury of
Tho storm. seems to have done its worst
six miles west OF Halstead. Near the
trizzelle home dead cattle, horses, hCiss
and chickens are scattered all over the
fields. Those who first saw the disaster
coming say the cloud made very slow pro-
eress II seemed to WaNer in one 1irec-
ten then i'm another. About twenty-five
residences, nearly all of them large, were
COmulptClV DESTROYED.