The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-26
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Pontiac. Mich. May @5.-The country
IN the neighborhoed OF this city was Civ
en- its first taste Of cyclone this even
ing. and the village Of Thomas has been
wiped cut. MetamOras and Oakwood
were also touched up and their iahabi-
tants badly frightened some being in
jured and track Of devastation left 20
within three-quarters OF a mile OF Ort-
onvi.le. The telephone and telegraph
wires between here and those places are
down and the only data OF the work %
thecyclone Is furnished by survivors
who have come here for shelter. But
from comparison OF their stories II
seems certain that from fourteen 10
eighteen lives have been lost. The fol-
iowing names OF the dead at Thomas
have been reported by their ueighbors.
who escaped with their lives. but lost
their homes:
JOHN POORIT.
MRS. JOSEPH BIRD.
JOHN MILkEY.
Z. r TORRANCE
MRS. HENRI QUICK.
ABRAM QUICK AND TWO chill
DREN
MRS. ALICE MITCHELL AND TWO
CHILDREN.
Actual details OF the devastation
caused by the cyclone are. Of course.
meag7e. but all OF the witnesses agree
that the storm was a regular western
twister. Its first appearance at Thomas
station was from the southwest 10 the
form OF a densely black. funnei-sha ped
cloud, moving with almost Incredible
swiftness, and seeming 20 take long
leaps 1t seemed TO have the elasticity
of a gigantic rubber ball and would
strike the ground, then. leaving a foot
print OF devastation. bound into the air
and travel "A mile or more before again
touching the earth,
Mount Clemens. Mich. May 25-A
terrific cyclone. accompanied by heavy
rain struck this city this evening. some
thirty houses on Front. Butler and
Inches streets were blown down and
many OF them literally torn TO pioes. A.
yet no details are reported. but many
people were injured. The list OF in
jured Is "a follows:
Mrs. Anna Pohl. back broken. cannot
live.
Adoiph Poll. injured.
William POhl. injured.
Mrs. II. Carter. badly injured.
Mrs Ormsby. arm broken
The house OF Mrs. Anna Pohi. a Wild
ow with three small boys. was blown
down on their heads. and the four mem
hers the family were plnloned tn the
wreckage.
Owing to the darkness and the storm
II was sometime before assistance arriv-
ed When they were taken out they
a.. nfsrET
IL was found that Mrs. Pohls back Was
broken and she canno tlivs. Her boys.
Adolph. william. and Henry are more
or less severely injured but viii recover
Mr. and Mrs. william kratE were
standing In the front room % their
house when the cyclone struck II. They
made q rush for the front room and At
the same time the building was torn to
pieces. They escaped without q
scratch.
A large new two-story house owned
and occupied by Russell Carter was
badly damaged. Mr. Carter was In
jured by a flying board. A fine frame
residence belonging % August Henkie
was turned over on fts side. The main
part was left standing up IN the AR.
The waterworks was partially destroy
ed. the altering house being wrecked.
and the large brick chimney leveied
even with the roof.
Tn cyclone struck the city near Graf
Tot street bridge and passed ia a north
edsterly direction over the city. level
ing enarly everything In SITS path fos
q our 40 yards wide. The principal
damage +gas on Front street betgeea
Batter and Robertson streets
At Robertson street s. creased the
river and struck the eastern part % the
city at DuIca'H mills. where many
houses were destroyed. The mil was
badly damaged and the lumber yard
was picked Up Ike chat and carried
over into the hslds across the river.
The large residence % Captain Louis
vas demolished.
The only accident 20 persons here jet
reported was that OF Mrs. Oimsby. who
received broken arm 10 atiemDilas
% get out q her house.
Later luvest gallon 81 the eastern
part q the city shgEs the conditioa "a
- worse than was hrst reported On
Rafhborn street. east ~ ths Duiczs
mills. nearly al q the houses are doNa.
-Four large See houses Bei0nElng - DIR.
CharIanssu. ard fbs warehouse II fha
Duiae's na.u. are GA the liver ard vii
abstract navigation a Large hsLxe
pump. weighing i.5e9 pounds. va ear
-isd about atty feet and fsF0Ns laio tAs
Ever
Reports from the co1sntTy are % ne
.srect thai ire damage e. wieeapreaf
The farm house zaf barns ~ John
irwin acre ievelet and t-pss IN hia or
hard were fnra up. II - frapcsx5hss
% estimate the darnsge. bat q Ell ,.
naay thousand Goilara Nearly al q
- h1lldlnEs along gFonf street we're
se7F. owned - thrifty iabarlnE rasa
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sssonx the Destroyed w&s ire Caar1au-
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