The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-02
A FEARFUL CYCLONE
Kansas Visited By the Whirling De-
shoyer With Fatal Results.
SEVEN PERSONS KILLED
Houses Carried Away and Scat
tered in Every. Direction--Many
Families Homeless - Narrow
Escape OF Children.

wichita. Kan. May LA special
from Halstead, Kan, says: At 4:So
o'clock this afternoon a fearful cy-
clone devastated a strip of country
several hundred yards wide and at
least 16 miles in length. killing six per-
sons outright and seriously in1uring
several others. while many have re-
ceived slight injuries. The cyclone
first struck the house of Mrs. Fry,
widow lady who lives about nine miles
southwest of Halstead, completely de-
stroying it, but only slightly injuring
Mrs. Fry. 1t next picked up the house
of John Sultzbaclx and scattered it in
every direction. The fine two-story
house of Joseph Weir. which was but
recently built at a cost of more than
$1,000, was entirely swept away. kill
ing Mrs. Weir, Grace Weir, aged IL;
Hermann Weir, aged 5, and a 5-weeks-
old baby. Mr.. Weir left the house, and
when the cyclone struck was about SO
yards away and clung to a tree. He
received injuries which the physicians
say may prove fatal. Joseph Weir, jr.,
and sister Maud were the only ones in
the family who took to the cellar. es-
Gaping with only slight bruises. The
home of r. c. Caldwell, hundred
yards to the west of the Weir home,
was unroofed and the south side torn
away. The family escaped by taking
to the cyclone cellar.
The next house in the path of the
storm was that of William Armstrong,
which was completely wiped from the
face of the earth and Mr.. Armstrong
was killed, Mrs. Armstrong seriously
and probably fatally injured and Mrs.
Chaping, who was there, sick in bed.
was killed. About 100 yards from the
house, the large two-story residence
of B. E. Frizzell was picked up, as
was also a large two-story house of
j. r. Frizzell across the road, and
both, together with all the outbuild-
ings, were completely swept away.
The families of both Frizzells escaped
injury, with the exception of Mrs. ].
r. Frizzell, who is considerably
bruised.
The next place visited was the home
of Captain White, which was only par
TALLY destroyed. one wing of the house
being torn away. Across the road from
Whites, the house of Cyrus Hinkston
was carried away and Mr.. Hinkston
seriously hurt. Spencer Ross house
was in the line of the tornado and
was CdIIltu away, do WcIc lhc lOiuco
of A. S. Powell, ]. A. Comas and An
| drew Thompson and Memo Hoge.
Miss Daisy Neff, at Powells house.
was considerably injured, as was Mrs.
j. A. Comas.
In the Hoge district school had just
been dismissed, and through Mr..
Hoge's foresight the children were hur-
ried out of the path of the storm. Those
who first saw the fearful disaster
coming say it made very slow prog
.ress, travelling not faster than a per-
son could run. The cyclone could be
| plainly seen from town, and the Santa
| Fe passenger train waited in the Hal
stead yards until it crossed the track.
The loss will be not less than $780,
| 900, besides the six deaths and the in
| jured, two or three of whom will prob
| ably die. Miss Daisy Neff, aged 10.
| has since died.
New York. May 1.-May day was cell
ebrated by the workers of New York
| city by a monster parade and mass
meeting, in which IL is estimated be-
tween 10000 and 1900 men and women
| participated.
Steubenville, Ohio. May miners in
Yorlxville and the Wheeling and Lake
| Erie mines, numbering nearly 1000,
went out on a strike to-day.