The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-29

In time to save his loved cnes and n
happy. although his loss isy the cyclone
amounts to t3se0
Among tho first o< the buildings wrecked
was the elegant Nooop ressdence Of MrM
Hensley. in the southeastern part a. Tho
city. Not vssti9e was LETT.
The Catholic church. = fino brick sfruc-
ture. in the eastern rart. was unroofed
and otherwise damaged
The dwelling Of Andrew Ellison was
stripped Of It's secoud story. Ellison and
his family and John Dohsny took refuge
In the cellar and were SAVED.
The residence Of H. Lowsli. just cussade
Of tewn. was twisted into heap of ruins
ana three Of his children killed ana burned
In the dehTta Other large residences
werc lifted from their foundations and Nj
orally torn into kndling wood.
Fcs = tinae tho people in that portion
Of tho town not touched b. tho stcrm
were pAnic-ssricken. but Al soon ~ they
recovered their wits they wen; 20 the aid
Of their unfortunate townsuaen. Calls
for help were sent 10 surrounding towns,
and we're quickly responded To- The
wounded were carried 70 tho houses Of
hospttAbie neixhbors and given Immediate
attention. Twenty-Five doctors from
Moberiy, Macon and ether points along U !
llns Of tho Wabash railroad came to
Kirksvtlie last night In responn - urgent
calls for medical assistance Tho vtsliing
doctors co-operated with the local ptly-
sicians, and tho work Of caring Tor the
wounded was expedited.
Cyclone District Unaes 0sasA.
Hundreds OF persons visited the strickan
district today and = large number sf sight
seers came from Heighboring towns. The
special officers weuld not allow any ena
without authority to % through the
district KirksyiIla streets have been hub
deep In mud. ever since the nrst apt1nx
shower. and the rain that followed the
tornado has made them impassAble for
wagons. This state of affairs hinders the
work Of gathering the dead. and makes
the compilation Of complete list OF vtc-
Tins impossible for the time being. All
business has been suspended, and the only
stores open for business ars those dealing
IN drugs.
The scenes that met the gaze OF the rea-
cEers were horrifying. An aged man and
his wife had evidently been eating thstr
evening meal when the cyclone struck
and carried their home away. They had
ciasped each other in their arms and were
found dead on the ground some distance
away from where their home had been.
No trace Of their house has been seen.
Several Of the dead were found in spots
which would have been the center Of tbs
house had the building net been blown
10 splinters. This WAS tho case with Mrs.
Blue ranscEott, who suffered most ter
rib,e death. Her headlsss body. with her
arms ciasp!ng her iifsiess baby, WAS dis
covered on The floor OF the house. which
was left an a raised platform in an open
field. The head was az nicely severed a.
IL IL had been done with knife, and was
about twenty feet distant.
Bahes LifseA Gently anA Not Hast.
Two children had been lying In = cot
In one Of the destroyed homes. The house
was carried away. but the noor Of the FIRST
stary and the foundation were left. ths
wind lifting the house from the siils and
tumbilng IL a lang distance. The cot on
which the little anss lay waa lifted up with
them on IL and carried fully a block and
q half and set down on the ground. Nss-
their Of the children was hurt.
Along the railroad track befween tho
depot and Keilowg's crossing. a siisssncs
Of q half mile. WAS /. mass OF debris The
wrecks OF many homes were scattered
along the railroad and the trees were
filled with bed clothing ard other house.
hold goods.
Mayo. Seunan. assisted by a number Of
citizens. epensss an intelligence bereaa at
Room Messengers were sent through the
stricken district IA search of persons wio
were known 10 have resided in that ssc-
ton et the town. Every citizen made Il
his duty 10 report at tie bureau ~ infer.
nsasicn ali cases af death or injury ana
ef persons missing In this way sons
Isftse degree Of order was brnusht oat o4
chaos.
BY oscIeek IL was Hnit a. headquarters
that tire injured 80 Ear ntsmsarsss seventy
fosr. with about fexefr cases which are
surs 80 resist fatally. The list ls Dot COM
plefe. however.
There are two an3srtakers is RlrksyiIis,
and together they had all they could do
taking care Of the dad.
A meeting eg est!x,Fns. a. which tho
mayor presided. xas hes. this afternoon
~ the opera hoase. ronsEnsttaes were an
pasntsf 80 syssexnassx~ the work uf clear
lng away the wreck4gs. providing shelter
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