The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-05-21
THE DEADLY CYCLONE.
Texas and Kansas Visited by
 Awful Storms.
At sherman, Tex, and Vicinity tho Death List Is Over 1OO-seneca and Other Kansas Towns Devaststed-Tho
 Property Loss Enormous.


 SHERMAN, Tex, May 1S-A tornado swept over this section Friday after noon, causing probably 120 deaths, in. turing hundreds of others and doing damage estimated at $250,O00. In this city 47 persons were killed and 22 are missing and probably dead, while over 100 were injured. South of here 20 more were probably killed. and at other points there were 20 or more deaths. The tornado made its first ap pearance at Justin, in Denton county, more than 100 miles from here. The work of ruin was quickly accomplished there. From there the storm swept northeast through Gerald, thence to Mingo, to Gribble Springs and on to Mustard. A hundred miles was travelled in an hour. The small settlements along the line of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad north of Denton all suffered. Elmview was laid waste and then the village of Howe, southwest of sherman, received the full force of the storm, which, while sweeping over Denton county and a part of Grayson, seemed to have gathered new fury. In this city the storm swept through a section two blocks wide in the west ern half of the city, travelling almoSt directly north.
 From the point where the storm first descended in this city to where it arose from the ground just north of town, not a house in its pathway escaped, not tree or shrub was left standing, fences were wrecked and the iron bridge on Houston street was com. pletely blown away notwithstanding its hundreds of thousands of pounds of steel and material.
 A summary of the dead and injured is as follows: In sherman, sl dead, several missing and over 100 injured; about Sherman, 3l killed and 50 in- jured; in Gribble Springs, three killed and 30 injured; in Justin. one killed and F injured; about Denton, five killed and many injured; in Howe, eight killed and many injured.
 The storm in Kansas.
 SENECA, Kan, May ls.-A devasta- ting tornado passed through this city from the southwest to the northeast yesterday at 6:3O o'clock. Everything in its path was completely wrecked. Couriers from the country report great damage to property. and pro ply loss of life. In this city, four were killed and number injured. The killed are , cn, op5 daurhtar of M P Coppot a son of NJ. E. Vorhees and the 15-year- old son of Peter Assenmachers. The injured are NJ. E. Vorhees, John Bel shaw and Alonzo Hawley. The latter will not recover. There were many miraculous escapes from instant death. The streets are impossible, blocked with debris of buildings and fallen trees. The Grand opera house is com pletely demolished. The roof and west side of the $50, courthouse is blown off and caved in. and the roof of the high school building gone. The steeples of the new Methodist, Uni versalist and Catholic churches were scattered to the four winds Twenty five residences were raZed to the ground and buildings innumerable un- rooted.
 At Oneida, several buildings were de- stroyed and three children of James Sherrard killed. The west half of the village of Baileyville was swept away, but no one killed. The damage ir this city is over SoOO,000.
 At Frankfort the north and northwest part of the town was practically destroyed, some of the best buildings in the town being total wrecks, including the Methodist and Christian churches. About 100 build ings iL town and country are gone, and 200 people are homeless Horses, cat tie and hogs are dead on every farm.
 The storm struck Sabetha about 7:3O o'clock. The Grand Island depot was raXed to the ground, together with about dozen residences. William Carry, wife and daughter were badly injured, the latter probably fatally. $. P. Hays and Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy received probably fatal injuries
 The storm started in the northeast part of Clay county. It passed in a northeast direction through Riley and Marshall counties completely wiping out the little town of Bodaville. Many are reported injured and several killed at Spring Valley, but nothing can be learned definitely. Some six miles south of Barnes it tore down a church in which l5O people were wcrshiping. Many were injured, the pastor, Rev. Mir. Mason, escaping with a broken leg.
 At Reserve and Falls City the storm did much damage. just how much is not known. Fully a dozen persons were hurt and many buildings blown down. A couple of farmers from Re- serve say the damage was frightful.
 Robbed by the Cashier.
 SPRINGFIELD, ILL, May 1a-The men who robbed the State bank, of Buffalo, this county, last Thursday, have been