Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-18
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Half a Dozen Kansas Towns Struck
by a Cyclone.
RESERVE Was ALMOST WIPED OUT
Destruction Came With Scarcely
a Warning.
GALES RACED ELSEWHERE

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. May 1s.-News of
the loss Of life and destruction of property
by cyclone yesterday in Kansas is slow
in coming in, caused by the crippled condi-
ton of telegraph wires. What has been re-
ceived makes 1t plain that previous esti-
mates of the damage done were none too
high, and, in fact, may be added to when
communication is completely reopened.
Fully half dozen towns were struck by
the twister, and the known dead is seven.
The injured number fully thirty, many of
whom it is feared are fatally hurt.
Reserve, a village on the Missouri Pacific
In Brown county, seems to have felt the
trunt Of the storm. But five houses are
said to have been left standing there. The
list of killed and injured at Reserve Is as
follows: Killed.. w. Terhune, aged six
ty; Ralph Sweeney, nine years; Cola Phil
lips four years; Mrs. John Rynder. In
tured-John RyDder, fatally, blind son, leg
broken; VIM. Mellcons, father of Mrs. Du-
erson, internally injured; Mrs. d. w. Ter
hume and daughter, internally hurt; Sher-
man Phillips, bruised and cut; Jerry Young
and wife, cut and hurt: George Kennedy,
cut and severely bruised; Ed. Phillips, arm
broken; Harry Thompson ard wife, Frank
Jones, jaw broken; Mrs. Sweeney and
three children. Rev. Mr.. Parker. wife and
daughter, internally hurt; William Mar
grave, face and head bruised.
The town of Reserve was almost wiped
out of existence. Hardly a house "emains
standing, and wreckage is strewn every
where. The people are homeless and great
confusion prevails. Forty-four buildings
in Reserve alone were RACED. The barns
and sheds of all the farmers In the track
of the storm were destroyed.
The destruction came upon the villagers
with scarcely a warning. The cloud was
shaped like an umbrella. and came from
the southwest.
Tho people fled precipitately to their cy-
clone cellars, but many never reached
them. The confusion was Understandable.
Darkness added to the crash of falling
timbers, the cries of the hurt and the al
most deafening hiss and roar of the wind
struck terror to the hearts of all. After
the storm had passed, those fortunate
about helping the victims. All night long
Trey searched for the wounded, and Ian
terms could be seen darling here and there.
The injured are being well cared for.
Fifty thousand dollars would not replac .
the damage at Reserve alone. The few
houses standing are wrenched and broken.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis. May 1S.-A south
west gale swept over Wisconsin yesterday
at the rate of forty-two miles an hour.
Cautionary signals were displayed by the
weather bureau, and in consequence no
vessels left port. A tremendous sea was
running on Lake Michigan all day
The wind was so fierce in Milwaukee
and vicinity that trees Were uprooted ard
several houses in course of construc ton
wera blown down.
Considerable damage is reported from in
terror towns. Plainfield and Barabo both
report the worst gale known in years.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. May 1S.-A wind
storm with a velocity of forty-fve miles
an hour from the southwest struck this
section yesterday morning and continue,
until night. Shade trees, skylights, wind
mills, ETC., suffered severely. 1t is feared
that peaches have been damaged.