Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-18
THE KANSAS CYCLONE.
Later Reports from the De-
structive Storm.
REVISION OF FIRST ESTIMATES
One Village Practically Swept
Out of Existence.
Seven Known to be Dead and
Thirty Injured.
FOREST FIRES IN the SOUTH.
Methodists Still Ballot for
Bishops.
Other Late News of the Day
Seven Known to be Dead and
Thirty Injured.
FOREST FIRES IN The SOUTH.
Methodists Still Ballot for
Bishops.
Other Late News of the Day
by Wire.

nhNohS SiIf, uuv 1uc ucWs
OF the loss Of life and property by
yesterdays cyclone in Kansas is
slow coming in on account OF the
crippled condition Of the wires. The
intelligence received shows that
previous estimates OF the damage
are none too high. and that fully half
dozen towns were struck by the
twister. II is known the dead are
seven and tho injured fully thirty.
many Of whom il Is feared are hurt
fatally. Reserve, village on the
Missouri Pacific in Brown county felt
the brunt OF the storm. Only five
houses out Of 50 in the town are left
standing.
AZ Sabetha there is one dead and
10 injured. Twenty-Five houses are
entirely destroyed and twice rs many
wrecked. Northwest Of Sabctha
three are killed. Northeast Of that
town four are killed and many in
jured. Six are reported killed near
Oneida.
FRANKFORT, Mans, May is.-As o
o'clock last evening q terrific cyclone
swep, dswn upon the town IL Frankfort
from tho southwest Everything In the
north and wc-. ends Of the town wcrc
coaapl.isly wrecked. Probably three sccrc
buildingswcrc ruzcd to the ground. Some
1 the bcst residences ~ the town were
blown To atoms Reports coming In from
the country. where heavy damage has been
done, win mstcrially swell the loss. Many
arc reported painfully injured. hut 80 far
as known no one has been killed. Many
head of horses, cattle and other stock have
bccn killed. The Methodist and Christian
churches ~erc demolished and the prcsby
tcrian church was badly wrecked. Scores
of people who are left homeless are being
cared for In public halls and in the homes
of more fortunate citizens.
People Fled to Their Cellars.
Thosc most seriously injured Mt Frank.
fort are: Henry Kennedy, nose broken
and badly bruised; l.. Cudmorc, hcad
bruised; p. Morcan, badly hurt; Mrs
Arthur and two children; Jack Rodrcri
and Captain !. Il. Todd. The small mum
bcr " casualties II accounted for by th'
fact that ncnrly all of the people fled q
their cellars and cyclone caves. The --latest
estimates arc that fully 10O substantial
buildings have been destroyed in the towr
and surrounding country.
ssbstha, kas.. swept by the Terror.
TorH&A, May ls.-A funnel shaped cy
cline struck the north part of the town ol
Sabctha, n small place northeast Of herr
near the Nebr,s-ka.linc, late last evening
destroying the Grand Island railroad
depot and elevator and about twenty resi-
t.... "
were wounded, several of whom will die
Twenty families were rendered homeless
losing everything they had. The cyclone
passcd of towards Falls City and evident
ly did great damage. Owing to darkncs.
md heavy rain particulars arc hard to OBJ
tain. Earlier In the cvcninga cyclone wa.
seen To form over the town ot Miltonvalc
kas, and struck the ground n few miles
out of town, but did not do much damag,
there. IL Is probablc this is the same cy
clone that struck Sabctha.
Seriously Hurt ut Sabcthn.
The casualties mt Sabctha include: vii
lam Cary and wife and eldest daughter
all badly hurt, the latter probably fatally
Mrs Eliza Murphy (colorcd), will die; :
J.. Hayes. buried beneath the ruins ~ hi
hous.,, Jaw hroken and serious internal in
juric-. The family Of T.. Horton were II
their big brick block when the whole ives
side was blown out and the walls cam
tumblng down, but NIL escaped uninjuryt