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

suH OF the tornado that swept through the
eastern portion OF this city yesterday sven-
Ing. demoIishing half OF the residence and
other buildings, two hundred families are
homeless and nearly fffy dead bodies
and seventy injured persons have been
recovered from the ruins. More than q
dozen Of the injured viii die. Although
rcscuers have been searching the ruins ever
since the storm spent its fury. many are
etiil missing. and II b thought that = con-
siderable number Of the unfortunAses were
consumed In tho flames that broks out
soon affer the storm had ceased.
The work, of rescue continues. but It
may be days before the total number Of
victims In known. On every hand today
ambulances are bearing the dead and IN
jured. Those who passed through the
storm say tts roar and suction deafensd
everybody In its path and most Of thoss
who escaped unhurt were rendered uncOn-
scious for brief periods.
Deadly Work Of the Cyclene.
The cyclone first struck two miles south
of KirkSviIle. II passed through the west
east for fifteen milea The path In soma
places il swept cleAn a. threshing door.
Along other parts > carpet Of timber and
bricks knee deep II sesn. but the debris
h pulverised ~ though Il had gone through
. stone crsasher.
Dr. Howelix. his wife and three little
boys crouched in their home In a group.
The house vas demolished. the father was
left dead the mother injured and tho
children more or less hurt
Mrs. W. w. Green and her daughter. Min
Besase. . student In the state normal
school. were crushed in their home and
the bodies were found In the wrsckage. A
little SON. Aubrey, was found today. severe
iy injured.
The Weaver family OF eight saw the
storm coming. but stood calmly by the
chair OF John c. Weaver. the aged invalid
father. The house was torn to fragments.
The old man was crushed In his chair and
the others were knocked senee.ess. Ella
weaver's legs were both broken. The AGED
mother was not hurs. Joseph Weaver. his
wife and baby and brother Samue; were
terribly bruised.
The Webster family OF three were car
ried In the debris Of their cottage for sev-
ersi hundred yards and then dropped. not
badly injured.
Caught = Boy Frsa the Clouds.
While John MeCall was holding on 10 a
saping at the skirt OF the cyclone. a
twelve -year-o,d boy, John Gebeardt, came
down on him from the sky. He caught
and saved the boy. whose home had been
demolished two blocks away.
AZ Henry Nichols farm juN out Of town
In the path of the storm another man WAS
seen carried up a hundred feet from the
ground. TIE body has not We; been found.
Miss Whaiey was impaied In the bowels
upon . flying tree limb. Surgeons xswed
II on AZ both ends fearing to remove II.
She lived two hours
A. ]. Giazee ard wife mes death In each
others arms. House rubbish covered them
entirely. He was a retired capitalist. In
his pockets was e. 900
Rev. and Mrs Thseaore Brigham, proni-
n.nt In Methodist Episcopal circles sor
evangelical work. were crushed by flying
missiles. Mrs. Brigham will die.
Hunter Lowe, . farmer. and bis wfge
were cvertsken by the cycsen. In buggy
half q mile srcm rnetr h<sase. They were
ttbNU A$sS VI sE1fsf sf1sstT assI b4s12f Hs1t.
a moment later shey sesseia their home
demolished. and their three ehsliren ~snt
With Il To destruction.
". A. Smiths house collapsed upon ais
family He dug his way o1s and rescued
his wife and two children
seven.sen persons f-s from fzs. ssonses
TO a asseen-feos storm cellar: taese houses
we're blown from the ussp.
R~markahie Es~ap~s fvem storm.
J. r ConH<la ard mis- family we're eat
inx supper when fhc tornado struck their
home Tne aagsa was rsekaa up and car
rsea aeress a slough ard danssed MP
against hiiL Tee saissslng was not
completely wrecked and .se family es-
oapea wsfaoas anything woFxs than . 49,
we're shaking vp
Houses On h.esh sizes ~ the residence os
W. NJ Han were Blown into sss.saters. bat
.be wind zss contsrs with txisttng hss
Aoesc o1 iis fcun5asier ara leaving IL
intact The hsssss Was IN fhe center %
the ass.rscs. ard 4 sax used ~ a hospital
after shs storm
r. j. Esexrr. . psosniEsr. attorney ran
rsseas intc ta~ path ~ fEe ssurra 20 save
his family. wh3 we're hespie~s with fear
Dzshs1S inso .se Aps4s Re carried hss ~fse
ana children inss shs eaiar, A he ssasa-
bed into TIE placs a safety ID. ssaIdiBg
vas isvsisd 70 a. SsUvn1 He rAs tzss