The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-05-09
MET DEATH IN A CYCLONE.
FORCE OF THE STORM.
Houses Were Crushed Like EGG Shells In
the Twinkling OF an Eye.

Wednesday afternoon a fearful cyclone
devastated strip OF country several hun
dred yards wide and at least 16 miles 10
length. near Halstead. Kan, killing six per.
cons outright and seriously injuring several
others, while many have received slight In
iuries.
The cyclone struck the house OF Mrs. Fry.
widow lady, who lived about nine miles
southwest OF Halstead, completely destroy.
ing it aud slightly injuring Mrs. Fry. II
picked up the house OF John Schultzback
and scattered 1t In every direction.
The fine two-story house of Joseph Weir
was completely swept away, killing Mrs.
Joseph Weir, trace Weir aged Ill Herman
Weir, aged 8. and n five weeks old baby. Mr.
Weir had previously left the house. aud when
the cyclone struck was about so yards away
He chung 10 n tree. but was badly injured by
Tying debris, and will die. Joseph Weir, Jr. +,
and sister Maud Weir the only ones Ia tho
family who took 10 the cellar, escaped with
only slight bruises.
The homo OF T.. c. Caldwell. which was 100
yards TO the west OF the wier home. was un-
rooted and side torn away. The family es-
capped by taking 10 the cellar. The next
house In the path OF the storm was William
Armstrong;, which was completely wiped
from the face OF the earth. Mr. Armstrong
was Killed, Mrs. Armstrong seriously and
perhaps fatally injured. and Grandma
Chapin. who was there sick In bed, was
killed.
About 100 yards east OF the Armstrong
house the large two-story residence OF Z. b.
Frizzel was picked up. as was also n large
two.story house OF J. L. Frizzel across tho
road, and both, together with all the out
buildings, wero completely swept away leav-
ing only enough debris 10 show that n house
had stood there. Tho families OF both the
Fri22les escaped injury with the exception Of
Mrs. J. r. frizzel, who was considerably
bruised about the head
The next place visited was the homo OF
Captain William White, which was only par
tly destroyed, one wing OF the house being
torn away. Across the road from Whites
the home OF Cyrus Hinkston was entirely
carried away Mr.. Hinkston received pain
fol. but not serious injuries.
Spencer Ross house was in the line OF the
tornado and was carried away, as were also
the homes OF A. S. Powell q. A. Comas, A.
Thompson and Memo Hege. Mas Daisy
NefI. at Powell's house. was badly injured, as
wos Mrs. J. Comas. At the Hedge district
school the children had Just been dismissed.
Hedge saw the storm approaching and fear
ing Its results hurried the scholars to bis
cyclone cellar. His foresightedness prevent
ed an awful occurrence, for just as the last
child had been snfely slowed away Ia the
cellar the cyclone scruck the house over them
and demolished IL. As IL was, not one of
them was even slightly injured. The fury OF
the storm seems 10 have done its worst about
I've miles west OF Halstead where all six OF
The persons were killed.
Near the Frizzel home dead horses cattle
hogs and chickens are scattered oil about
over thewheat field. Those who first saw the
disaster coming say II made very slow pro-
eress, travelling not faster than u person
could run.
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