New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-18
MORE DEADLY TORNADOES
WESTERN TOWNS WIPED OUT
MANY PEOPLE KILLED AND INJURED AND
MUCH PROPERTY DESTROYED.
KANSAS. MISSOURI. KENTUCKY AND ILLINOIS
SUFFER FROM THE FEARFUL vIslTATIoNs
-AiEAGRE DETAILS FROM THE
SCENES OF THE
DISASTERS.

Frankfort. Kan. May 1.-THE most destruc-
tive tornado that ever visited this portion of the
State struck this city about o'clock this after
noon. The storm came from the southwest and
preceded by heavy fall OF rain and hail.
The funnel-shaped cloud came from the op-
posite direction from the wind that was prevail
Ing. and travelled slowly. which gave the peo-
pie ample time to go into cellars and caves,
which most Of them did Several farmhouses
were destroyed before the storm reached the
city.
Nearly fifty dwellings. besides barns and out
buildings. were destroyed in this city. Many of
them were the finest in the city. At least 200
people rendered he meless. No ore was killed
far as learned. Henry Kennedy and z. Cud
more were hurt about the head Mrs. Moran
and child badly injured. The Methodist
and Christian churches are total wrecks. Many
buildings are slightly damaged.
The storm passed to the northeast, deal
ing destruction In Its path. but the track of the
storm was only about eighty rods wide. 1t is
reported that the storm also did much damage
near Bigelow. and at Veitz. The entire west
ern part Of this city Is razed to the ground.
Some miraculous escapes are reported and had
the cyclone come upon the city without warn
Ing the loss OF life would have been terrible.
Seneca Kan. May IA tornado struck this
city this evening at 6:40 p. m. 1t was followed
by heavy hailstorm, hail as large as walnuts
falling. About seventy houses were wrecked.
Five people killed and many badly hurt.
The Opera House was entirely swept away.
The new $4,000 schoohouse ~ wreck and
the courthouse completely demolished There
are few houses in the city that are not more
or less damaged The entire Northern part of
,bi Oft 10 with boards etc The
loss in this city will be about $2O0OOO The
storm lasted about ten minutes
The western part of Baeyville. Kan, eight
miles west. is also swept away.
Oneida Kan eight miles east Is badly damaged
and four people killed. three OF them in the
family of James Shearer. Much damage is re-
ported In the country northeast Of here. This
news is being sent from temporary telegraph
Office in a field south OF the city. All wires are
torn down.
Sabetha KAN May 17.-Twentyfve people
were injured and twenty dwellings destroyed by
n tornado here this evening.
Kansas City, April 1I.-Ore hundred houses
and two churches were destroyed by tornado
at Frankfort Kan, to-day. Twelve persons
were injured.
Benton. KY May IA tornado passed over
the southwest corner OF Marshall County about
o'clock this morning. 1t demolished one house at
Eva and killed the Ave occupants Anderson
Johns. aged eighty; his wife. aged ffty-hve; a
son. seventeen. and two daughters. aged twelve
and ten. The storm cane out Of Graves County.
At smsona. two stores. two churches
schoolhouse several farmhouses and barns were
destroyed but no loss OF lfe Is reported there.
Five coffirs were sent to Elva. and the Ander-
son family were buried in one grave
Chicago. May 11-Dispatches received tonight
from interior points In Illinois report much dam
age done by a heavy wind and rain storm last
night At Galesburg the telegraph and telephone
service was demoralzed.
At Peoria trees were blown down and great
damage done 10 buildings under construction. An
engine on the Burlington Railroad ran Into
corn crib which had been blown across the tracks
at St Augustine and was thrown from the track.
The engineer was badly hurt
At Pekn lightning wrecked the new ST. Paurs
Church.
uprooted trees blew down fences and unroofed
houses. The country contiguous to Toulon was
storm swept. and many farmhouses were
wrecked
At Bushnell II was reported that the town or
Scioto had been swept away but the wires
were down and nothing definite could be learned.
81. Louis May l1.-Speclal dispatches from
points I'm Southwestern Missouri announce that
the tornado OF Friday night did great damage
In that section Near Golden City the north
branch of Spring River has overflOwed thousands
~ acres OF growing grain. At Carthage a loco
motive went into a washout on the Frisco road
Engineer Mcdonald was scalded and Fireman
Russelrs leg was crushed. At Nosho Scarrett
College was unroofed and a Baptist church
wrecked.
At joplin $4,000 damage was done by the
flooding of mines