The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-20
Reported From the Region Be.
You'd The Rockies
THE CYCLONES AFTERMATH
Summary of Dead and Wounded and Of
Property Loss
Kansas Alone Reports Eight Dead. Fifty
Wounded and Million Dollars Damage.
Floods In Minnesota

KANSAS CITY, May 19.-Twenty-
eight killed outright, fifty or more in
jured, some fatally, and property loss
aggregating Il million dollars is now
given as the estimated damage cone by
Sundays cyclone in Marshall, \ ehama
and Brown counties. kansas. Further
reports may increase these figures, as
telegraph communication with the
stricken points is still imperfect and con-
sternation prevails.
The dead are distributed as follows:
Seneca and neighborhood, s; Oneida, 6;
Reserve, 5; Sabetha, 5; Morrill,, 4. Seneca
suffered property damage of about $780,
900; Frankfort. 500. 900; Reserve, $780,
coo; Sabetha, $4,000; Morrill,. 100000,
with thousands of dollars of damage in
the country between these towns. AL
though the pecuniary loss at Frankfort
was great, not a life was lost there. De-
struction meets the eye at every turn.
Many people were rendered absolutely
penniless and many victims escaped
with only the clothes they wore. APP
peals for outside aid have been issued.
RELIEF FUNDS.
ST, LOUIS, May 19.-Sixteen hundred
dollars has been raised here in one day
among the business men of the city
for the relief of those who have suffered
in the cyclone in Texas last week. This
amount was Immediately forwarded to
by more.
DETAILS NOT OBTAINABLE.
FALLS CITY. Neb. May 19-All eff
forts to ascertain the extent of the cy-
clone damage in the Otoe reservation
have been unavailing. The report of 40
killed and many injured cannot be YER
flied. The report is said to have been
brought from the interior of the reserva-
ton by a courier. News travels slowly
ha under f1VOr3 bile cir
oumstances, and with all forms of COM
munication rendered difficult by reason
of high water bad roads and wrecked
wires it is exceptionally difficult to YER
ify the present rumor. Citiz' r. of this
county appointed committee to pro-
cure funds for the cyclone victims of
this immediate vicinity. Several hum
dred dollars were contributed.
DAMAGE BY FLOOD.
CROOKSTON, Mimi, May 19-The en-
tire southern portion of the city is sub
merged. The river is two feet above the
high water mark. Last f.Ssht the force
at work building dyke was compelled
to abandon the task and at midnight
many hours labor had been swept away.
That portion of the city is under foot
of water. The hope that the dyke would
be successful deferred many people from
moving and during the night many were
taken out in boats from the upper Win
doWS.
The river in places Is a mile wide. The
bridges still hold but it is impossible
to communicate with the south side of
the river except by boat. The losses to
buildings will be largely among the
poorer classes and will be felt keeniy.
The electric light plant is shut down
and the water is within four inches OF
the fires under the boilers in the water
works The greatest individual loss
10 ha 10 North Joa1SOt =
Milling association. 100000 bushels OF
wheat being stored in the elevator. The
cause of this great flood in part is the
bursting of the st. Clair yesterday after
noon, which added tremendous guam
tity of water to the already over-full
Red Lake river. The Red river is also
very high.
ANOTHER STORM.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May 19.-About
o'clock this afternoon terrific rain
storm occurred here and about two IN
ches of water fell In twenty minutes
and rain has continued to fall through
out the afternoon. The rainfall for the
last seven days has been heavier than
before in the same length OF time. Inc
country to the north of this city for miles
is entirely under water. n section OF
country about four miles wide is Gov
cred to a depth of two feet and If it rises
higher many families will have to leave
their homes. A mile or more or tbs
track of the Council Bluffs road neal
Forest City, which was washed out last
Sunday. had been repaired and was
ready for use. but it is feared this ar
ternoon's heavy rain will undo the work
Much track on several lines is under
water and all trains proceed very slowly
On the west side of the Missouri river
the b. & NJ. tracks are threatened by
the encroachments of the river and tracf
walkers are stalled along the line.
ANOTHER CYCLONE
WICHITA, Kan, May ia terrible
cyclone passed over the town of ROCK
twenty miles south of here. this after
noon but owing to the fact that commun
ication is cut off with that place no in
formation can be obtained. Five house:
of the little village are known to have
been demolished and ten persons are re
ported injured, but how badly is no
known The supposition is that grea
damage was done to the farms along it:
route The cyclone was plainly visible
from the town of Douglas and report!
from there indicate that it was very
bad one. The cyclone formed where thu
counties of Sedgwick, Sumner, Cowley
and Butler join.
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