Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-23
SLAIN BY THE WIND,
Latest News of the Losses by the
Recent Cyclone.
The Total Deaths in Texas, Kansas and
Nebraska, 1t Is Said, VIII Number
More Than 3OO-Property
Loss Enormous.

afternoon and night places the death
| list at IS. Thirty-siX persons were in
| jured. The storm did many thousands
of dollars damage in various towns
| through which it passed, besides at
present incalculabe damage in the in
tervening country. Many who escaped
| instant death are manned for life, and
| in numerous instances the injuries are
| expected to result fatally.
The storm covered a large scope Of
| country. Seneca, Sabetha, Oneida,
Bern, Frankfort, Reserve, Baileyville,
| Barnes, Spring Valley and several other
| places were in the deadly path.
The wreckage was not confined to the
towns. In the country districts the
loss of life and destruction of property
was equally great. Chaos prevails
| throughout the stricken district, and
in the confusion it is impossible to OBJ
tain complete list of the dead AMI
injured at the various places. The prop
erty 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 that has
been inflicted upon northeastern Kan
sas for years.
At Bigelow the west part of the town
was wrecked and several people hurt,
but no one was killed so far as known.
At Frankfort, 60 buildings were de-
stroyed and 200 people rendered home
less. No one was killed. but eight per-
sons were badly hurt and property loss
| of 100000.
At Baileyville half of the town was
laid waste and number of people in
| iured, but none were killed so far as can
be learned at present.
At Seneca, four persons were killed,
all of them children, the opera house,
courthouse and principal school de-
stroyed, many other buildings wrecked
or badly damaged, and at least 20 per-
sons more or less injured.
| At Oneida, three children were
killed, many people injured more or
less and several buildings destroyed.
At Sabetha, several stores and other
business buildings and 20 residences
were destroyed and 25 persons injured,
one of whom has since died, while six
were killed in the vicinity.
At Reserve, four people We're killed
and Is injured, while nearly every
building on the town site was wrecked
or badly damaged.
The death list is as follows:
| At Seneca-Son and daughter of NJ. r.
Connect son of NJ. E. Voorhees, and son OF
| Peter Assenmachers. All are children
| ranging in age from seven to IL years.
AT Oneida-Three small children of
James Sherrard, Mrs. Jacob Weisner, Miss
Hattie Bushney and Mrs. Ellen Carey.
Ss..lA
| Schug, Mrs. Buch and one unknown.
| AT Reserve-W. D. Terhune, Ralph
Sweeney, Viola Phillips and Mrs John
| Rynder.
Falls City, Neb., May 10. - Southeast
Nebraska got the fag end of Sunday
nights terrific storm, the wind sweep.
ing up from Kansas with almost hurri-
cane force. Many buildings in this
city were demolished and the following
persons injured: William Hinton, bad
cut on head; 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 overturned all over the
yards. Gedelmyer's brewery was blown
down and is almost a complete wreck.
The canning factory was also demol-
ished. as was Brackhan's brewery and
| icehouses. Several dwellings were part
| ly wrecked. All the telegraph wires
were prostrated and Falls City was cut
eff from the outside world until Mon
day morning. The Missouri Pacific
company suffered considerable loss.
Reports from Salem are to the effect
that some damage was done there.
Omaha, Neb., May 19.-The dispatches
from the scene of the cyclone in south
western Nebraska indicate heavy loss
of life and property. A telegram from
Humboldt says that trainmen on the
Missouri Pacific report 40 persons killed
by the cyclone on the Pawnee Indian
reservation. Definite information can
not be secured, as wires were down at
last accounts. The reservation, how
ever, would be in the path of the cy-
clone, which swept Pawnee City from
southwest to northeast.
Denison, Tex, May 10.-The number
of dead in Sherman is 100 and the num-
ber of wounded $50. The loss of proper
ty is placed at $175,00O. Number of dead
in this and adjoining counties is ESQ
The entire loss of property estimated
|
900. 1t is now agreed that there were
three well developed tornadoes, entirely
distinct in operation. 1t was nest of
tornadoes. The tornado that .devastat-
ed Grayson county and Sherman com
menced in Denton county. Dead bod
les are still being found in out of the
way places. The dead body of an in
fant was found in the top of hickory
tree impaled on limb that had passed
entirely through the body. The relief
fund for Sherman has already reached
$25, 900. The dead were being buried
Monday as well as Sunday. Visitors are
pouring into Sherman from all sections
of the state.
The Fertilization Bill.
Washington, May 19.-The fortifica-
tions bill was reported to the senate