The herald., 1896-05-18
SCORES DEAD OR INJURED
The Property Loss Not Yet Estim ated
but Is Heavy
Farm Buildings and Stock, Private and Pub
lie Buildings Swept Away
Cyclone of Tremendous Power and Extent
Adds to the List of Dead Before
the Sherm in Victims
Are Buried
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
KANSAS CITY, May 1.-THE follow
ing telegram is just received by the AS
SOciated Press:
FRANKFORT, Kans., May ICY
clone struck Frankfort at p. m. All
the northwest and west part of the town
blown down. Henry Kennedy, Capt S.
Il. Todd and colored woman injured
(SigneD ]. NJ. WATSON, Mayor.
frankfort is town of 1000 inhabit-
ants in Marshall county, on the Missouri
Pacific railroad.
THE TOWN WRECKED
FRANKFORT, May 17.--At o'clock
this evening a terrific cyclone swept
down on the town of Frankfort from
the southwest. Everything from the
completely wrecked. Probably three
score of buildings We're razed to the
ground. Some of the best residences of
the town were blown to atoms. Reports
coming in from the country, where
heavy damage has been done, will ma
terially swell the loss. Many are re-
ported painfully injured, but so far as
known no one has been killed. Many
head of horses. cattle and other stock
have been killed. The Methodist and
Christian churches were demolished
and the Presbyterian church was badly
homeless and are being cared for to-
night in public halls and in the houses
OF more fortunate citizens.
Those most seriously injured are:
Henry Kennedy, nose broken and bad
ly bruised.
P. Cudmore, head bruised.
Mrs. Moran, badly hurt. 8
Mrs. Arthur and two children.
Jack Rodgers
Capt b.; 3. Todd. s
The small number of casualties is ac-
counted for by the fact that nearly all
the people fled to their cellars and cy-
clone caves.
Reports coming from Vleits and SeIe-
eca say the cyclone was severe at those
points The latest reports are that fully
100 buildings have been destroyed in the
town and surrounding country.
SABETHA STRUCK
TOPEKA, May ia funnel shaped
cyclone struck the north part OF the
town of Sabetha, a small place north
east of here, near the Nebraska state
line. destroying tine Grand Island rail-
road depot and elevator. About twenty
residences were demolished and twenty
or twenty five people wounded, severai
or whom will die. Twenty families were
rendered homeless. losing everything
they had. 1t passed off toward Fail
City and evidently did great damage.
Owing to darkness and heavy rain par
ticulars are hard to obtain at this hour.
Early in the evening a cyclone was
seen to form over the town of Milton
vale, Kans.. and struck the ground a
few miles from town. but did not do
much damage 1t is probable this Is the
same that struck Sabetha.
MANY FATALITIES.
SABEHTA, Kan, May ia cyclone
from the southwest struck Sabetha at
1880 o'clock this evening and tore an ugly
gap through the business and residence,
portion of the town. A score of buildings
were destroyed, and several persons
were badly injured, two of whom will
probably die. The Rock Island depot
was razed, together with dozen resi-
dences in it's vicinity. Five persons who
were in the depot at the time escaped
without serious injury, though MIR. Aus
tin, the telegraph operator. was car
ried several blocks by the force Of wind
On Main street the front of nearly every
store was blown in. Tonight largo
force of men with lanterns are patrol
ing the streets and doing all they can
to relieve the homeless. G. A. R. han
has been thrown open to the injured,
and all the doctors of the town are IN
attendance. The most seriously injura1
are:
William Carey and wife and eldest
daughter: all badly hurt, the latter prob
ably fatally.
MIS-. tIllZd murphy, COlOreu, Will O1c~
S. z. Hayes. buried beneath the ruins
of his home. jaw broken and serious In
tternal injuries.
The family of e. Horton We're In their
big brick block. when the whole side
was blown out. and the walls came tum-
bling down, but all escaped uninjured.
DAMAGE AT SENECA.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 17.-Reports
received here indicate that the cyclone
which passed over Marshall and Nemeha
counties, Kan, late this evening, swept
over an unusually large territory, deal
ing death and destruction throughout
the two counties. "A dispatch to thA
Times from Bern, Nemeha county, re-
ports that Seneca, the county seat. was
struck by a cyclone at o'clock this even
ing. One-third of the residence portion
of the town was destroyed, and five per-
sons killed and fifteen badly injured.
The county's magnificent new COURT
house, the towns big big school house
and the Catholic church are among tho
buildings wrecked. Five hundred of the
citizens of Seneca are reported to be
homeless tonight. The property loss In
estimated at 100000. The five dead are
two children of M. Everhes. two children
of Mr.. Connel, and son of Peter AS
semacher.
Everything In the path Of the storm
was completely wrecked. Couriers from
the country report great damage to
property and probable loss of life. IN
this city four were killed and number
injured. The killed are boy and gira
of M. r.. Connell. boy of M. u. voor-
hees and the 15-year-old boy of Peter AS
senmachers. The seriously injured arc
M. e. Voorhees,, John Belshaw and
Alonzo Hawley. The latter will not re-
cover. There were many miraculous
escapes from instant death. The streets
are impossible. being blocked with de-
bris Of buildings and fallen trees. Tho