The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-19
CASUALTIES IN KANsAs
A Large Number of People Killed and
Injured Mt Various Points.

jur at Various Points.
KANSAS CITY, No., May 1S.-Fully half
a dozen towns were struck by the tornado
that visited Kansas Sunday. Details are yet
meager. Reserve, a village on the Missouri
Pacific in Brown county seems to have hlt
the brunt of the storm. But five houses are
said to have ben left standing there. The
list of killed at Reserve are as fellows:
D.. w. TERHUNE. aged sixty.
RALPH SWEENY, nine years.
VIOLA PHILLIPS, four years.
MRS. JOHN RYNDER.
The injured are: John Rynder. fatally:
Rynder's blind son. leg broken; William Mel
lions, father Of Mrs. Duerson, internally in
jured; Mrs. d. w. Terhune and laughter,
fatally hurt; Sherman Phillips, bruised and
cut: Jerry Young and wife, cut and hurt:
George Kennedy, cut and severely bruised;
Ed Phillips, arm broken; Harry Thompson
and wife; Frank Jones. jaw broken: Mrs.
Sweeney and three children. hurts and
bruises; Rev. Mr.. Parker, wife and daugh-
ter. internally hurt; William Margrave. face
Tn town of Reserve was almost wiped out
OF existence. Hardly a house remains stand
ing and the wreckage is strewn everywhere.
The people are homeless and great confu-
sion prevails. Forty-four buildings in Re-
serve alone were RACED. The barns and
sheds of all the farmers living in the track
OF the storm were destroyed. The destruc-
ton came on the villagers with scarcely a
warning. The clouds were shaped like an
umbrella and came from the southwest. The
cellars, but many never reached them. The
confusion was Understandable. Darkness,
added to the crash Of falling timbers the
the hearts of all. After the storm had
passed those fortunate enough to have es-
capped its ravages went about helping the
victims all night long. They searched for
wounded and missing. and lanterns could be
are being Well cared for. Fifty thousand iuled
Reserve alone. The few houses standins are
wrenched and broken.
The tornado crossed the central branch
Of the Missouri Pacific at the Blue river.
two miles east Of Irving, then followed the
railroad and the river to FRANKFORT thence
Reserve, entering Nebraska at Falls City.
At Falls City it overturned %twenty-six
freight cars, demolished the Burlington &
Missouri freight depot and damaged twenty
six houses. A Mr.. and Mrs. Hinton are
reported hurt at the latter place.
sabetna there is one dead and fifteen in
jured. Twenty-Five houses were destroyed
and twice as many wrecked Northwest of
desolation is widespread. Northwest of that
own four were killed and many injured.
Six are reported killed near Oneida. The
Identified dead in the vicinity of Sabetna
are:
MRS. JACOB MEISNER.
HATTIE BUEHNEY.
ELLEN CAREY.
The SHERRARD and CONWELL chill
dren (number not givcn.) 49,
MRS. DAN SAILOR.
MRS. SCUGG.
MRS.
UNKNOWN WOMAN.
The injured are: (.
William Carey. George Cardy. william
Machamer. S. p. Hay, Artie Hay, Mrs.
Carey, two Carey children, Mrs. Dick Muir
ply, the latter not expected to live. All are
more or less seriously injured. Forty
families are homeless and all their house
hold effects are gone. A meeting of citizens
has been called 10 render aid.
A dispatch from Milan, No., says: The
entire Locust valley Is under water. The
floods have at last reached the suburbs of
Milan. causing much damage. A great deal
Of stock In the valley Is reported TO have
persisted. Trains on the Quincy, Omaha &
Kansas City road have stopped and several
bridges near Milan on that road are wrecked.
A portion Of the Burlington tracks is under
water, but its trains are still running.