The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
HAVOC BY TORNADO.
At Goliad, Tex, 90 Were Killed
and Over 100 Injured.
The Town Was Swept from End to
End and $50 Houses Destroyed
Waterproof Devastates Com
siderable Territory.

by the tornado which passed over
that city Sunday afternoon. The
property loss in the city and sur
rounding country will probably reach
100000. The storm swept the city
from end to end and demolished $50
stores and residences.
The tornado, which was preceded
by a terrific downpour of hail, lasted
only a few minutes. The hailstorm
drove the people into their homes,
where they were caught when the
death-dealing wind came upon them
with terrific force, leveling every
thing in it's path. The tornado swept
an area $50 yards wide for distance
of ~ miles. Houses collapsed as if
built of cardboard, covering the dead
and injured with debris which neces-
sarily made the work of rescue slow.
People focked to the town from all
of the surrounding country. Many
of them had relatives in the city.
The work of rescue was carried on
all yesterday and the funerals of sew
eral of the victims took place in the
afternoon. The supply of collins has
been replenished from other towns
and large force of laborers is still
at work digging graves for many of
the victims. The citizens have per-
fected an organization and every
thing is conducted in an orderly
manner, the work of caring for the
dead and injured now being on
systematic basis.
The storm wrought severe havoc
to the surrounding country, but no
lives are reported lost there. Gov.
;Sayers yesterday issued an appeal to
the mayors of all cities of 5000 pop
ulation and over in the state of
Texas, asking them to send food to
'Goliad and raise funds for the .suf-
ferers.
Awful Destruction by Waterspout.
Preston, Mimi, May 2O.-The water.
spout which struck near Preston last
might flooded the country for miles
around and caused the death by
drowning of four people. The prop
erty loss will be very heavy. During
the storm Alderman Gonkey was
killed by lightning. According to es-
inmates eight feet of water swept
over the town, moving or10 houses
Is to 20 feet from where they origin
ally stood.
f. Tobiason, of Edmunds county,
IS. D., lost all his buildings in a
windstorm and his son, aged four
years, was killed.
A Fierce Windstorm at st. Joseph.
ST. Joseph, Mo-, May 2O.-A fierce
windstorm, coming from the south
west, passed over ST. Joseph yester-
day afternoon, wrecking the roof of
the Garfield school building, razing
many small outhouses and doing
much damage. At the Garfield
school, which is located in the mil
lionaire residence section of the city,
200 panic-stricken children escaped
las if by miracle and ran out unin-
jured into the rain, which attained
almost the strength of a cloudburst.
WATERFRONT on Indian Reservation.
Oklahoma City, Ok, May 2O.-A.
waterspout on the Ponca Indian res
,ervation swelled the creeks and riv-
'ers to dangerous floods, washed away
several important bridges, compelled
the residents to flee to higher ground
and washed away the foundations of
dwelling houses. A son of John
Palmer was drowned, and uncon-
:firmed reports state that several of
the Ponca Indians were caught by
the floods and killed.
Cyclone at Chetopa. Kan.
Chetopa, Kan, May 20.-A cyclone
passed over this place Sunday night
unroofing or destroying numerous
houses and tearing down the poles
of the electric light and telephone
companies. Miss Emma ELLINGTON
was carried from her house to the
street by the wind and in falling sus-
stained serious injury.
Fifty Buildings Destroyed at Waterloo.
Des Moines, Ia, May 2o.-A cloud
burst at Waterloo practically ruined
every house on the tract known as
-'Dry Run" in Waterloo. Fifty
buildings were damaged and several
were washed away. A number OF
thrilling rescues were made with
boats, but no loss of life occurred
Farm Property Damaged in Iowa.
Council Bluffs, Ia, May 2O.-A spe
>cial to the Nonpareil from Modale
Ia, states that a storm, resembling
a cyclone, passed through the coun
try west of there about four O'Clock
yesterday evening and did consider
able damage to farm property
though no loss of life is reported.
Snowstorm In wyoming.
Evanston, Wyo., May 20.-The
snowstorm which struck this sec
ton Saturday night has continued
without abatement. Sheep an6
lambs are reported to be dying by
thousands.
Gen. Funston Down with Fever
Denver, Col, May 20.-Gen. Fred