Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-07
FIVE ppRsoNs WE'VE KILLEp.
Two Separate Cyclones Met Over Doomed
Baxter Springs and Descend

Two separate cyclones Met over Doomed
Baxter Springs and Descend,
Baxter Springs. Kan. July G.-Baxter
Springs was laid in ruins, i've people wero
killed and twenty others badly wounded by
a cyclone that struck the town about
O'Clock last evening. The list of dead and
injured reported SO far is as follows:
SALLiE WEBSTER, aged 20.
FLORENCE WEBSTER, aged 80.
RALPH WEBSTER, aged 3.
THOMAS SHIELDS, baby.
IL. HIBBS.
MRS. NEAL. both collar bones broken
and internally injured.
JAMES NEAL. scalp wounds and internal
ROY WEBSTER, right arm broken, right
hip dslOcated and internal injuries.
ELLA SMITH, internal injuries.
GEORGE ADY back injured.
THREE MEMBERS OF A SHARP family
MRS. THOMAS SHIELDS, living nine
miles south, fatally injured.
There seems to have been two currents OF
wind which struck tho town. one from the
North and the other from the West and
thoy met near the Methodist Episcopal
doing serious damage to property before
meeting and completing the destruction after
coming together. In tho track Of the cur
rent from the north the passenger depot was
the first thing damaged. Further on much
damage was done TO residence property and
trees. The current from the west seems to
have been the strongest. II struck some OF
the residences west Of the freight depot
doing serious damage and when II came to-
wards the railway twenty -oight freight cars
were thrown from the track. depot moved on
It's foundation and Its contents were badly
flooded by the downpour of rain which
closely followed the wind. From the railway
track on to tho point Of meeting the other
current the damage to property was not
The frst object struck after the meeting
was tho Methodist Episcopal church: This
was totally destroyed and II lies In a heap OF
ruins. The current turned slightly to the
southeast doing a great deal OF damage until
It had reached point Just west OF ]. NJ.
Cooper's large store, where Il turned directly
cast striking the store building, caving In
the west end and badly damaging tho roof.
The store was flooded and much damage was
done 10 the goods. The Christian church was
directly in the path and 1t lies like a pile
OF kindlng wood. The Episcopal church was
not touched. bu. the storm struck further up
not a residence escaped. The members Of the
Webster family, recently from Nebraska,
grandson, aged /. wcre killed by lightning.
Another son had his leg broken and his
shoulder dialocated, and Will probably die.
II. IS. Hubbard, aged co, died from excite
ment falling dead In a store on Military
street
The old Occidental hotel now used as an
opera house, was struck by lightning and
badly damaged. Four large barns In the
neighborhood Of the freight depot were com
pletely destroyed, conservative estimate
~
| n any, insurance.
The damage to property west Of Baxter
! Springs cannot be fully determined. II 10 re-
1 ported that for many miles in the track OF
The storm fences and barns arc blown down
/ and crops more or less destroyed. The west
| part OF Lyon township soefna 70 have had
/ touch OF perhaps tho zane twistar that struck
| Baxter. II struck the farmhouse Of Thomas
shielda. demollshing hig house and barns.
| Mrs Shields and two children were IN tho
| building at the time Of the storm. one of tho
| children. two-yeaf-old baby. was killed, the
other ohiid's leg was broken and Mrs. Shields
| had her shoulder dislncated and IA injured
| In the back and spine. Sic will die. cls or