The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-19
CHAOS AFTER THE CYCLONE.
WIDE STRETCHES OF COUNTRY
sTREWN WITH CORPsEs.

ern Kansas the Disaster the Most
Appalling inflicted in Years.
Every Hour bringing to Light New
Horrors,
Kansas City. No., May 1S.-The deadly
tornado which swept through Northwest
ern Kansas and a portion Of Southeast
ern Nebraska yesterday afternoon and
last night caused at least eighteen deaths
and the injury Of score Of people. and
did many thousands dollars damage in
the various town through which it pass
e4 besides incalculable damage in the in
tsrvening country. Many who escaped
instant death are manned for life and in
numerous instances the injuries are ex-
pected to result fatally. The storm COW
cred a large scope of country.
Seneca, Sebatha, ONEIDA, Bern. Frank
fort, Reserve, Baileyville, Barnes, Spring
valley and several other places were in
the deadly path. In the country districts
the loss Of life and destruction of prop
erty was equally great Chaos prevails
throughout the stricken district and IN
the confusion 1t is impossible to obtain a
complete list of the dead and injured at
the various places. The property loss
cannot be estimated with any degree OF
accuracy at this time.
There is no doubt, however, that the
storm is the most appalling disaster thar
has been inflicted upon Northeastern
Kansas Tor years.
AT Bigelow. the west part of the town
was wrecked and several people We're hurt,
but no one was killed so far as known.
AT Frankfort sixty buildings were de-
EtrOyed and 20O people rendered homeless.
No one was killed, but eight persons We're
badly hurt and there was a property loss
Of $4,000.
At Baiieyville. half the town was laid
waste and number of people injured, but
none was killed so far as can be learned.
AT Senaca, four persons were killed, all
Of them children, the opera house. court
house and principal school destroyed, and
many other buildings were wrecked or
badly damaged and at least twenty per-
sons more or less injured.
AT Oneida, three children were killed,
many people injured more or less, and sew
eral buildings destroyed
AT Sebatha, several stores and other bus
mess buildings and twenty residences We're
destroyed, and twenty-five persons iujur-
ed, one Of whom has since died, while six
were killed in the vicinity.
AT Reserve, four people were Killed., flf-
teen hurt, while nearly every building on
the town site was wrecked or badly dam
aged.
In all of the towns struck by the cyclone,
buildings such as were left have been has
tly converted into morgues and hospitals
The search for dead bodies was COM
mehced last night as soon as possible af-
tcl lAe STORM SuuSlOeQ. Men. women and
children with lanterns plowed their way
through the debris, here and there finding
an injured one. The dead were scattered
pIomlscuously and it is not believed that
az the bodies have been recovered.
Families are scattered so badly that it
Is impossible to arrive at any accurate
conclusion rs to how many people are
missing. The storm was accompanied
10y a heavy dOWnpOur Of rain which con-
Hn9ged Tor several ever no9rs atter the wind
nad ceased, Inc plUtul cries OF the inJur-
ed filed the air for miles around and the
widest excitement prevailed.
Denison, Tex, May 1s.-The number Of
dead in Sherman is 100 and the number
of wounded $50. The loss of property is
placed a $4,000 The number of dead in
this and adjoining counties is 259 The
entire loss of property, as estimated in
Texas and Indian Territory, is $1,000. 600
1t is now agreed that there were three
well developed tornadoes, entirely distinct
in operation. It was the nest of tOrnadOeS
that devastated GraysOn county and Sher-
man that commenced in Denton county.
Dead bodies are still being found in out
Of the way places. The dead body Of
an infant was found in a tree emDaneled
on limb that had passed entirely through
the body. The relief fund for sherman
has already reached $4,000. The dead are
being buried to-day, as well as yesterday
Visitors are pouring into Sherman from
all sections of the state.
Falls City. Neb, May 1s-southeast
Nebraska got the fag end of last nights
terrible storm, the wind sweeping up
from Kansas with almost hurricane ef-
feet. Many buildings in this city were
demolished, and the following persons
were injured:
William Hinton, bad cut on hand.
Mrs. William Hinton, bruised.
The house of the Hintons was torn to
pieces.
The Burlington depot was unroofed and
the building damaged and box cars were
overturned all over the yards.
Gedelmeyers brewery was blown down,
and is almost complete wreck
The canning factory was also demOl-
!sled, as were Bracl1han's brewery and
ice houses.
Several dwellings, were partly wrecked
All the telegraph wires We're prostrated
and Falls City was cut off from the out
side world until this morning.
The Missouri Pacific suffered considera-
Reports from Salem are to the effect
that some damage was done there.
The cyclone seems to have followed the
river for the distance OF mile and then
took a SOutherly course. Between this
city and the Kansas line, distance Of
19ur ur miles, there were eight houses blown
down. Those known to be dead are:
Mrs Dan Saylor.
Miss Schock
An S-year-old boy, named Holyeck.
AIRS. and Mr.. Rhodes were among the
injured, and cannot recover.
force of 200 citizens spent this after
ones, reviewing what was left by the cy-
clone
The Nemeha river is now bank full, and
"l Hood the bottom land.
~ Is impossible to give an estimate of
(Ae damage done. Reports come i'm every
aour, which add to the number of farm
houses and buildings destroyed. The grow
lAe crops We're pounded into the earth,
ana viii have TO be replanted. The dam
age to fruit trees is very heavy.
Rock Island. Ill, May 1S.-Word reached
here to-day that a cyclone struck the
mining village of Sherrard, near here,
AtuIday night, killing Morris Sand. and
iroying the Congregational church and
several residences.
Reserve, Kan, May 18-Four killed,
Wenty wounded, twelve of them severe
~ and an almost clean sweep Of the
o-ldings of this town of 300 inhabitants.
as the result of yesterdays cyclone But
lee buildings are standing.
lue dead are:
ar Iehune, head crushed.
Ar. Rydner
g-year-old daughter Of Mr.. Phillips.
5alph SWeeny.
lAe injured are:
HI