The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-20

meet with general diSS8tlSIacuon-
Speaking of war" said Mr.. Brewer,
there is far more probability OF war
with Spain over the Cuba difncuity
than with England over the Venezuelan
question don't believe, however,
that there is any possibility OF war al
all"
INGALLS, FINE WORDS.
Topeka, Kan, May 19.-Ex-Senator
John j. ingalls, made some remarks al
the funeral Of the Hon Joshua Wheeler
at Nortonville yesterday. He SAID;
Life is a tragedy. On this theater
of action no man ever appeared Of his
own accord. We are all sent here upon
a mysterious mission. and when the pur
pose for which we are sent is completed,
without being consulted, we are sum-
marty discharged and sent across the
boundary Of the mysterious kingdom
We are all engaged in battle in which
there are no volunteers, but all are con-
scripts, and when the battle is fought
we are mustered out. From one stand
point have no right 10 speak upon this
solemn occasion from this pulpit, as
do not profess to have experimental re-
Hgion. But from another standpoint
I have. There are at least three points
which 1 hold in common with you.
believe in God, I believe in the imnor-
tality of the soul and believe we shall
be judged for the deeds done m the
body. / once heard a distinguished
divine preach upon the evidence of fu-
ture life to be found in nature He said
the birds in the autumn have an in
stinct to migrate to a southern cline.
and nature furnished the south land
for them The fish have an instinct
20 go IN shoals to other waters for their
spawning place, and nature furnishes
the place and does not diSappoint them.
Shall nature keep faith with the outer
and unconscious creation and cheat the
lord Of them all? Has Joshua Wheeler
been cheated? No; Joshua Wheeler Is
not in this coffin; this is but the tene-
ment he has left. while his spirit has
entered upon its immortal destiny.
Brother Wheeler, farewell; goodbye; we
shall meet again"
MORE CYCLONE DETAILS.
Frankfort, Kan, May 19.-Almost
the entire resident portion of this town.
which boasts of the unlucky number or
100 inhabitants, was destroyed in Sum
days cyclone In one spot twenty acres
of what was once thick with handsome
dwellings and barns is now as fiat as
tennis court, with nothing to show for
its former state except gaping cellars
and desolate foundations. Hardly a
board or a shingle is left in this tract,
so clean was the work OF the cyclone.
Elsewhere in the town the destruction
is just as complete, but not one human
being was killed or even fatally injur-
ed. Only few were hurt in any way.
and only one Of these sustained serious
injuries.
IL in
ed and bruised about the head and
back.
Mrs. H. Kennedy, bruised by timbers.
Mrs. Moran and little daughter, pain
fully bruised.
Mrs. H. N. Pidcoe, bruised about the
head.
Captain s. B. Todd, the man who was
defeated for lieutenant governor on the
Populist ticket eight years ago, severely
cut about the face.
P. Cudmore, hurt about the head and
neck.
These and many others had exceed
tngly narrow escapes from death. III.
Kennedy and wife were buried beneath
the walls Of their cellar, the stones OF
which are still stained with Mr.. Ken
nedy's blood. Mrs. Kennedy had man.
aged to extricate herself from the debris
and was trying TO lift some heavy stones
off her husband when help came. Both
are now doing well and will recover.
Mrs. Moran and her daughter were
actually sucked by the wind through
the doors of their house, which was left
standing. though badly damaged. j. s.
Brown, his wife and babe sought the
cellar OF their large home when the
storm threatened. The house was lift
ed cleanly off its foundation and rolled
out like carpet for 100 yards or more.
The three inmates were unScathed. Mrs.
Charles Butler, WHO was sick in bed,
had just moved from one side of her
bed to another, when gigantic rock
crashed through the roof and fell be-
side her in exactly the spot she had
Just vacated Many other similar mar
row escapes might be mentioned.
For the size Of the town the property
loss was something immense. A con-
sentative estimate of the total loss with
in the limits of the town is 100000, of
which less than 10 per cent is insured.
This is comprised mostly Of dwelling
houses, though a great deal OF stock and
three churches must be included. A
greax many horses were killed. The
pasture of County Commission T. ].
Farrar was filed with them, and after
dead, horribly mangled.
As usual, this cyclone sought out the
churches. The three best churches in
town were ruined The Christian church
valued at s., 500. was torn from its foun-
datfon and only a portion OF one side
can be found. The Methodist church,
valued at s.. 500, was blown over fat,
ooAapsing like a. house built OF cards
The Presbyterian church was badly
shattered II was built of heavy stone,
which saved il from total destruction.
Frankfort formerly had as fine a col
lection OF handsome frame residences
as are usually found IN one town Hard
" one is left About sixty have been
demolished and upward OF 200 people
are now homeless. A complete list OF
those owning houses destroyed is as fol-
lows:
b, F. Hersh. II. Kennedy. s. VI. Hop
kins. three house: T. NJ Pidcoe, w. L
Southers. Matt McKeon. formerly Of
Kansas tty; W. J. Gregg, prominent in
Kansas City Gun Club shoots; James
:. Brown, p. Cudmore. NJ. Norman, NJ
Griffin, c. II. Butler. Jim Fowler, \
Logan, y. H NorthruTn, parsonage NJ.
E. church. ]. .. Blair, p. A Broad5eck,
John Osborn. s. B. Todd. 3. L Rice.
Joshua Howe, Theodore Hughes, Mrs
p. johnson. u. Sanders, OHM Case, L
r. Smith, Sam Russell, Hermann Nc
Kee. sam Oliphant Mrs. Harp, Mrs.
Moran, e r. Leopold. Z. Hersh, John
Nelson. T. c. Carson. J. B. Campbell.
T. Pinkerton. p Wolfe, Z. SickSon and
the three churches.
The miraculous escape from death OF
every person in town Is accounted for
by the warning cloud. Most Of the
town was underground in cellars when
The storm burst. The greeliSh funnel
shaped cloud formed in the southwest,