The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-08
MET DEATH In A CYCLONE.
FORCE OF THE STORM.
Houses Were Crushed Like Egg Shela in
the Twinkling of an Eye.

Wednesday afternoon fearful cyclone
devastated n strip OF country several hun
dred yards wide and at least 10 miles ip
length, near Halstend, Kan, killing six per.
sons outright and seriously injurng several
others, while many have received slight in
juries.
The cyclone struck the house OF Mrs Fry
n widow lady, who lived about nine miles
southwest Of IIalstead. completely destroy.
ing It and slightly injuring Mrs. Fry. II
picked up the house of John Schultzbnck
aud scattered IL in every direction.
The fine two-story house of joseph Weir
was completely swept away, killing Mrs
Joseph Weir, trace Weir, nged IL; Herman
Weir, aged 0. and n flve-weeks-old baby. Mr..
Weir had previously left the house, and when
the cyclone struck was about 90 yards away.
lie clung to n tree, but was badly injured by
flying debris, aud will die Joseph Weir, Jr.
and sister, Maud Weir, the only ones In the
family who took TO the cellar, escaped with
only slight bruises
The home OF l.. G. Caldwell. which was ioC
yards to the west OF the Wler home, was un.
rooted and side torn away The family es.
capped by taking TO 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 led, was
killed.
About 100 yards east OF the Armstrong
house. the large two-story residence OF T.. B.
Frzzel was picked up. as was also large
two-story house of J. +. Frizzel across the
road. and both, together with all the out
buildings, were completely swept away, leav-
ing only enough debris to show that n house
had stood there. The families of both the
Fri2zles escaped injury with the exception OF
Mrs. j. H. fri2zei, who was considerably
bruised about the heed.
The mex. place visited wns tho home OF
Captain William White, which wns 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. MIR. Hinkston received pain
ful, 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 Miss Daisy
Men. at Powell's house, was badly injured, as
woe Mrs. j. Comas. Al the Hedge district
school the children had Just been dismissed.
Hedge saw the storm approaching and fear
ing its results hurried the scholars to his
cyclone cellar. His foresghtedness prevent
ed an awful occurrence, for JUST as the last
child had been smelly slowed away in the
cellar the cyclone scruck the house over them
and demolished 1t. As 1t was, not one Of
them was even slightly injured. The fury OF
the storm seems TO have done its worst about
five miles west OF Halstead where all six OF
the persons were killed.
Near the Frizzel home dead horses. cattle,
hogs and chickens are scattered all about
over thewheat field. Those who first saw the
disaster coming say 1t made very slow pro-
gress, travelling not faster than person
could run.
The latest reports now show that Mt lensi
Is or 20 persons were killed and upwards o
40 persons were injured.