Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-07-06
A DEADLY CYCLONE
Makes Victim Of a Former Resi-
dent Of this County.


tendent Wilson, says the town Of
Phillipsburg, Kan, was wrecked by
a tornado this evening. Six persons
were killed the dispatch says, and IL
is feared many others are also dead.
Phillipsburg is division point on
the Rock Island in North Central
Kansas, about twenty miles from the
Nebraska line
4 second dispatch from Fairbury
confirms the killing Of six persons at
Phillipsburg Many persons, 1t is
said, are dead in the country, and
FIVE bodies have already been brought
to the town.
The above cyclone brought sorrow
to many hearts in Marion and Crit.
tenden county. Mrs. Jane Alexan-
der. one Of it, victims, was well
known aud highly regarded in this
community. She was the wife Of Mr.
j j. Alexander, a former well known
citizen Of this county, a sister Of the
wife Of Mr.. kurg Travis aud also
sister to Ewell aud Grant Travis.
In the following letter To Mrs. kurg
Travis Mr. Wesley Jacobs pa,hcti-
cally describes the sad occurrence:
PmLLIPsBUR0, KAN, June IS --
Dear Aunt Mary This i the FIRST
letter ! ever wrote YOU and this is
one q the sadcst times | ever saw.
Thi. morning ! went to help bro
Their John cut wheat, aud in the af
ternoon there was cloud lying out
IN the northeast. No one thought Of
any danger or harm about il, until It
began to come south. | aud John
hands we're driven To barn. The
wind began to blow, We saw q cyclone
coming it passed of west few hun
drcd yards aud did no damage. \ few
moments later the wind came from
tie north, with another cyclone. |
never saw such storm in my life.
| thought We would be blown away
any moment. When il was over We
started home. We got in sight Of
some houses and thought no damage
was done; we then drove along fur
Their and saw house blown away I;
We went by To see If any one was
killed; when we got. there we saw
three houses all close together and
all blown to pieces; one killed and
Others hurt. Then | was scared and
did not know what to do. The cy-
clone came from towards my house,
and Mr. Alcxanders, turned just up
the creek. While we were there one
of my neighbors came up and told me
that Ma (your sister Jane) was killed
aud that Mr.. Alexander was badly
hurt. 50 | went and found she was
dead. She was blown about one hun
dred yards from where the house
stood. She was blown all 10 pieces.
| don't think that Pa is dangerously
hurt.
Don't take this hard if you can
help it, the children are taking il
very hard. Dora almost had convul-
sions. Ella took il awfully hard at
first but soon got so she could talk
Ia the others. Ma was killed by fly
ing timbers and perhaps drowned by
the rain.
God works in a mysterious way.
These things are sad and hard to bear
Z but il is all for the best just look
% God and say that sister has gone
home. Weep not, for in heaven God
has wiped all tears away.
Il Your nephew,
.t WESLEY JAcoBs.
MI p. $. This morning is the 18th.
last night was long and wearlsome
3|ight. | did not tell you about my
sme. l took part of my team to
b, II. Orders, where Ma was, and
m started for home. met Ella
the children; she had already
I'd about her Ma, and had started
there. 1t is just one mile and
III from there. AT home the