The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-05-22

TOPEKA, Kan, May IA tornado
struck northeast Kansas early this
evening and crossed the river just
north Of the state line into Missouri,
touching the corner Of Nebraska.
The storm did the greatest damage
at Frankfort, town Of 1000 inhabit-
ants in Marshall county, and at Seneca
and Sabetha in Nemaha county. So
far as known about ten or twelve per-
sons have been killed.
SENECA TORN Up.
SENECA, Kan, May ia devastating
tornado passed through this city from
the southwest to the northeast yester-
day at $50 o'clock. Everything in its
path was completely wrecked. Couriers
from the country report great damage
to property, and probably loss of life.
In this city four we're killed and a num-
Der injured. The killed are son and
daughter of NJ. r, Connect, son of NJ.
E. Voorhees, and the 15-year-old son of
Peter Assenmachers. The injured are
M. E. Voorhees,, John Belshaw and Al
ONO HaWley. The latter will not re-
cover. There we're many miraculous
escapes from instant death. The streets
are impossible, blocked with debris Of
buildings and fallen trees. The Grand
opera house is completely demolished.
The roof and west side of the $4,000
court house is blown off and cayed in,
and the roof of the high school build
ing gone. The steeples Of the new
Methodist, UniVersalist and Catholic
churches were scattered to the four
winds. Twenty-Five residences were
RACED to the ground and buildings in
Vulnerable unroofed.
At Oneida, several buildings were de-
stroyed and three children Of James
Sherrard killed. The west half of the
village of BaiIeyville was swept away,
but no one killed. The damage in this
city is over 100000
MANY HOMELESS AT FRANKFORT.
FRANKFORT, Kan, May 18.-The most
destructive tornado that ever visited
this portion of the state struck this
city about five o'clock yesterday after
noon. Several farm houses were de-
strOyed before the storm reached the
city, but so far as learned no one was
killed, although several we're injured.
The northwest and north part of Frank
fort is practically destroyed. This is
the resident part of town, and some of
the best buildings in town are down.
The Methodist and Christian churches
are total wrecks, and the Presbyterian
church is badly damaged. Many build
ings are slightly damaged. Nearly 200
persons are homeless in this city.
About 100 buildings in town and cOun-
try are down. Horses, cattle and hogs
are dead on every farm in the path of
the storm.
TWO FATALLY HURT AT SABETHA.
SABETHA, Kan, May ia very de-
structive tornado struck Sabetha about
1880 o'clock last night from the south
west and tore an angry gap through
the business and residence portion Of
the city. The Grand Island depot was
RACED to the ground, together with
about a dozen residences on the north
side. There we're five persons in the
depot at the time, but all escaped with
their lives, although Mr.. Austin, the
day operator, was carried several
blocks by the fury of the storm. VIII
liam Garry and wife and oldest daugh-
ter were badly injured, the girl fatally.
s. P. Hays was buried beneath the
ruins and has his jaw broken and is in
jured internally. Mrs. Eliza Murphy,
ooiored, is badly injured internally and
it is thought will die. Mrs. Jacob
Misner and Hattie Beuhney we're
killed.
The G. A. R. hall has been thrown
open to care for the injured, and the
doctors are all kept busy at work at
tending to the unfortunates. E. Hor-
tons business block was badly demon
allied, the storm taking out the west
side of the brick wall. Luckily the
family wers in the shop and the rear OF
the building and escaped without 9
scratch.
Northeast Of Ssbetha Mrs. Dan Tay-
lor, Mrs. Schug, Mrs. Beachy and one
other whose name is not known we're
killed, and many others injured.
STARTED IN CLAY COUNTY.
CoNooRDIA, Kan, May 1S.-Anothel
tornado visited north central Kansas
yesterday. 1t started in the northern
part of Clay county, seven or eight
miles south of the little town of Pal
mer, passed in a northeasterly diree
ton through Riley county aud into
Marshall. It crossed the Blue river a
the junction Of the Missouri Pacific