Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11

1t was known that twenty-nine lives
had been lost in the tornado that
wrecked part of Marquette. and did
much damage in this vicinity, and that
forty-four persons had been injured.
OF the injured thirty-five We're serious
ly hurt and some of them may die. Dur
ing the day Carl Warnquist and Mrs.
j. A. Carlson died of their wounds. Sew
eral OF the others are suffering from
broken limbs and internal injuries
Marquette, Kan May 11.-Many per-
sons We're killed, score or two others
We're injured. and part of the residence
portion of Marquette was demolished
by a tornado that struck this place at
Tuesday. The dead are estimated at
twenty-four, but it will be some time
before actual casualties are known.
The Swedish Lutheran and Methodist
churches, opera house block and dozens
of residences We're wrecked.
A furniture store room has been con-
verified into temporary morgue, TWEEN
ty-four dead bodies having been
brought in.
The business portion escaped with
slight damage. Aid has been asked of
other towns and physicians have been
sent from Salina and many nearby
places.
The tornado struck the southern end
of the town and cut a clean swath 100
yards in width through the entire
length. 1t broke upon the town with
great force and wrought it's terrible
havoc with.l q few minutes time. and
is continuing on to the rich farming
country north of "quette. causing
killed as they lay asleep. Others.
manned and bleeding, awoke to find
themselves buried in the wreckage of
their former homes.
Marquette is a town of 1.500 people in
Mcpherson county. in the exact CEN
ter of Kansas.
Town in an Utter Panic.
When daylight broke over the town
it found the entire population i'm
state of panic. Business was entire
ly suspended and every one who es-
capped injury turned his attention to
aiding the wounded.
The tornado seems to have forked
three miles south of Marquette. and
did not spend it's force until it had
passed many miles north of the town.
In Marquette the residence portion
west of Main street suffered the prin-
cipai damage. The Swedish Lutheran
nd Methodist churches and the Meth
odist parsonage We're completely de-
molished.
Foill we'd Hot Day.
Yesterday afternoon had been hot
with electricity. Late in the evening
a terrific rainstorm broke over the
town. The rain continued to fall in
torrents until 11:55 last night, when
the tornado struck.
Within less than five minutes it had
wrought it's terrible work and passed
IN. Telegraph and telephone wires
Pwere carried down and II was several
hours before the outside world could
be appraised of the plight of the city.
1t was not until a. m. that physicians
and surgeons began arriving from sur
rounding towns.
In the meantime dozens of willing
hands had set 20 work to clear away
the debris and eXtricate the dead and
injured. The Swedish Lutheran par
scnage and several private residences
We're turned into temporary hospitals,
while the dead We're taken to the store
room of Olaf Olson and laid out In
three rows
List of Known Dead
The list of the .,ncwn dead follows:
GUS ANDERSON.
TILLlE EMERSON.
MRS. a. V. ANDERSON.
MRS. ELMER Hv1LTGESEN.
BLANCHE SWITZER.
LENA SWITZER.
NINA SWITZER
ANNA COCLSON
M. p. NELSON, his wife and three
cHllQFell.
A. sJOGREN, JR.
OLAF HANSON and wife.
GOTTFRIED NELSON, wife and
child.
ELMER NELSON.
MRS. POSTER and child.
CHARLES ROBERTS,.
UNKNOWN WOMAN.
Those Seriously Hurt.
Seriously injured
" A. Anderson
o. S. Elvin and wife.
Mrs. c. Mccormick
Mrs. Charles Roberts and three chill.
dren.
NJ. Sjogren.
Mrs. Berg.
Beta Swenson
NJ. Coulson and three children
Swan Hart.
Rose Briton.
j. A. Carlson and wife.
William Barley and wife.
Anna Dittlef.
Olaf Carlson.
Mrs. John A. Carlson.
Md.