Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-07-12
TWISTER STRUCK IT
Baxter Springs, Kansas Is Swept
by a Most
DEADLY, DESTRUCTIVE WIND
rive Peopie Were Killed, Twenty Badly
Injured and Many Buildings
Arc Crushed.

baxter Springs. Kan. July 6-Baxter
springs was laid in ruins and five peo-
PIE were killed and 20 others badly
wounded by bursting cyclone that
struck the town about 6 O'Clock last
evening.
The dead are:
Sallie Webster.
Florence Webster
Ralph Webster.
H. Hibbs.
Infant child of Thomas Shields
scores OF men. women and children In
tne town are more or less injured soma
tatally. Those reported are: Mrs Neal
poth collar bones broken, and internal
injuries; James Neal, head wound and
internal injuries; Roy Webster, right
arm ana RICH hip broken Mrs. Martha
smith, nip dislocated and internal in
Juries; Eta Smith, internal injuries:
george A. Dickey. wounds; A. G. Han
COCK, serious head wound; Mrs. Thomas
ohlelds' fatal internal injuries: three
hurt.
There seems to have been two cur
rents OF wind which struck the town
one from the north and the other from
the west and they met near the Metho-
NAAeA I'll, JoiHcQ IOTCeS ana
turned east, doing serious damage to
property before meeting, but after COM
ing together the destruction was COM
plete.
In the track of the cyclone north. the
passenger station was the first thing
damaged. Further on much damage
was done to residence property, shade
trees and everything in it's way; to the
west IL struck some residences near the
ireisht depot, doing serious damage, but
wheh IL came to the yards of the rail-
roau' 20 freight cars were thrown from
the track and badly damaged The de-
pot was moved off the foundation. and
goods and other contents badly flooded
me hrst object struck after the meet
ing was the Methodist Episcopal
church. This was totally DESTROYED
The current turned slightly to the
southeast, doing good deal Of damage
until 1t reached a point just west of j.
Nj. Cooper's large store building. cav
ing in the west end and badly damar-
ing the roof The store was flooded and
much damage done to the goods.
Inc Christian church was directly in
the path, so 1t lies like a pile of kindling
WOOD. j. III. Cooper had seven houses.
including the one in which he lived very
DeNiy uahd6eu. SOlOHel W1ll1am March.
A. u. Hanback,. Mr.. Childs, Ira Perkins.
the residences of all these are in ruins.
Three members of the Webster family
were killed by lightning. Another son
had shoulder dislocated and will prob
ably die. M. b. Hibbs died from excite
ment. falling dead in one of the stores
on Military street Conservative esti-
mates of damage place it at 100000.
In the west part of Lyon township
the country seems to have had a touch
of the same ''twister." 1t struck the
farmhouse of Thomas Shields. Mrs.
Shields and her two children were In the
barn at the time the storm struck and
one of the children was killed. Mrs.
Shields had her shoulder dislocated and
will die.
w. l.. Archer was found dead on the
Nolan farm in Sheridan township. 1t
Is supposed he was drowned while cross
ing a creek. Forty miners at work In
the mine of the Kansas and Texas Coal
Company at Weir City had no knowl-
edge of the storm until the mine was
deluged with the torrents of water.
All mad narrow escapes and every mule
In the mine was drowned.