The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-05

Attend to the worI, of Rescue.
Kirk>yille. Mo-, April 9a.-Thc first
reports of death and injury from
Thursday nights tornado were not cN-
aggcrated. At least 30 persons are
known TO have been killed, nearly that
number of bodies having been recoy-
cred. With the first flush of dawn
Mayor Noonan and "A volunteer police
league Of 200. armed with clubs. lined
in the storm area and prevented disin-
tcrested mobs of curiosity seekers and |
plundererS from working. 1t was
deemed best to keep volunteers from .
their too free work, digging up buried .
stun, as they would cause much .
property to he lost which the |
owners might locate i'm leisure. /
II became evident toward dawn |
that. i'm the gui~r of helpers. /
many ghuul> were at work in the field. /
rObbiug the bodies they took from the /
ruins and hunting in the foundations |
of houses for valuablcs rather than for |
imprisoned persons. This was prompt
~ stopped by strict policing. Citizens
established a bureau of help and mfor-
nation at the square during the night.
Missing persons. deaths and injuries
were reported there. and money and
supple, subscribed. Twelve hundred
do lar, was subscribed by home people.
This is very inadequate and outside
help is needed. luquc,t> and prepare
! lions for funerals occupied the business
district during yesterday. Excursion,
| brought thousands to view the wreck
| age.
| kirlleville streets have been hub deep
/ I'm mnd ever since the first spring
shower. and the rain that followed the
/ tornado has made them impossible for
wagons This state of affairs hindcrcd
the work of gathering the dead and
made the compilation of a complete
list of the victims impossible for the
time being All business has been Sus-
pended and the only stores open for
business are those dealing in drugs.
The scenes that met the gaze of the
rcscuers were horrifying. Along the
railroad track between the depot and
Kellogg's crossing, "A distance of a half
mile was IA mass of debris. The wrecks
of many homes were scattered along
there and the trees were filed with
|
goods.
Mayor Noonan, assisted by "A number
of citizens, opened an intelligence bu-
rcau at noon. Messengers were sent
through the stricken district in search
of persons who were known to have re-
sided i'm that section of the town.
Every citizen made it his duty to re
port at the bureau of information all
eases of death, injury and of persons
missing. In this way some little de-
gree of order was brought out of chaos.
BY two o'clock it was said at headquar-
tiers that the injured so far numbered ~,
with about a dozen cases which are
sure To result fatally. The list is not
complete, however.
There are two undertalcrs in Kinks
willie and together they had all they
could do taking care of the dead. A
meeting of citizens, at which the mayor
presided, was held Yesterday afternoon
at the opera house. Committees were
appointed To- systematic the work of
clearing away tkc wrccliagc. provid-
ing shelter for the homeless ones and
raising funds for their temporary care.
There were AT least 1000 homeless per-
q sons in kirll>vllc last night, There is
2 talk of asking for state aid rs, owing
to the almost entire loss of all that
, they possessed, the victims of the storm
are helpless. The relief wurl, is well
organized, and every one i, receiving
help according. to his need. Twenty
, five doctors from Bloomfield, Macon,
] Mnhcrly, Laplata and Moulton came
l to kmksvillc in response to the call for
medical assistance and rendered valua-
bile service in relieving the Sutlcring~
of the injured. The mayors Of st. Louis,
Kansas City, Quincy. ST, Joseph, Sc
dalia, Moberly, Macon and other towns
. have tclegraphed offers of assistance,
8 if needed.
4 ELEVEN DEAD AT NEwroWN.
t Newtown, Mo-, April 29.-The cyclon,
D of Thursday swept down upon the
southern part of the town of Newtowu
and swept everything in its path for ;
distance of quarter of mile and a
4 width of 100 yards Not n momentt
( warning was given of the impending
danger and whole families were crushe,
! to death by fragments of buildings
Despite the binding hail and rain tn,
I people who escaped the calamity turne,
= out to rescue the injured and hunt out
= the bodies of the dead The homes o
3 those who escaped were thrown oper
and Immediately converted into hos
q, pitfalls for the wounded. The approach
. of the storm seemed rather stcalthy, a
no one expected more than the usua
u April thunderstorm, when in
r moments time the crash of building
was heard and in two minutes time it
4 fury was spent and work of deyasta
:, ton done. Then came the wall of tn
;, injured. The entire night was spen
u in searching for the dead and injured
Q Bodies were found under the debris O
l. their homes, while some were blow
O $50 yards from their homes, one chill
> was found lodged in the branches of