Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-11
MANY KILLED BY
KANSAS TORNADO
Storm Swooped Upon Town
With Terrific Force.
ACTUAL CASUALTIES NOT KNOWN

Many Of the Victims Were Killed a.
They Lay Asleep-Aid Has Seen
Asked by Citizens Of Marquette,
kans., from other Towns and Cities
Marquette, Kan. May 10 Many per,
sons were Killed, a score or tao others
injured and part OF the rrsldvnco
portion OF Marquette was demolished
by a tornado that struck III place at
midnight last night The number of
dead Is estimated at 20. bu, owing TO
the confusion following "a. storm. IL
Will BE- some time before .Hr actual
casualties are known.
The Swedish Lu,heru aul Mctho.
dist churches and the op,ra house
block were wrecked and Iofrns OF
residences ra2,d 10 the ground. Tho
business portion escaped W.'h slight
damage
Aid was asked ~ other towns and
ply s!cIans were sent from S,.loa and
many nearby places.
The otruadu struck tlr southern
end OF the town and cut n .r.,ln sVa,h
one hundred yards In wiG.J through
It's entire length COmlug a. % dld
at midnight. The people were causu.
without moments warning A
heavy rainstorm had preceded thv
wind. aud after the TORNADO passed. "A
scene Of complete d,so'ati1u followed
The tornado STRUCK the southern
vita great force. wrought o. terrible
havoc within few m.uues' time AMI
continuing into the rich farming cuuu.
trS north Of Marquc,lr caused fur
Their damage.
Ia Marquette many &C.. ienc'. yer,
completely demolished Dee Vt,,aag'
being carried away e.. rely. Nulr
others we're picked up oddly. moved
q short distance away. aai dropped 'o
earth
Many OF the victims we're kl''cd ns'
they LAY asleep. olh,r. manned an
bleeding awOke to md themselves bur
led In the wrcckage OF their former
homes
F1lloVinE the storm came q lull
Soon the cries Of injured and frigh
ened people could be heard on every
hand Men WITH lanterns appeared
here and there among the wreckaSs
and a. quickly - possible the work
OF rescue vas begun.
Progress Vas slow because Of the
darkness and II vas sog: stime BE-
fore anything like . sys' etAstie effort
could be made TO remove the injured
and before aid vas Eskcd OF nelghbof
ing towns
Marquette 10 q town - 500 In Nc
PherSOn county n " In the exact
center Of kanAaA and "a the richest
farming country In tho s,ate.
When daylight broke over the tov n
:, found the entlre pppulatlou In sI
state Of panic Business wus entirely
suspended aud every on' uho escaped
injury turned his attention tOuafds
aldiuE the wounded
The tornado form~e niles south ~
Marquette and ga MOI .~nd De force
until q had passed MAN. miles n1ft h
~ The tOsu 10 Mar efts The rec
dencs portion sea' o. ..- main street
suffered The pTihc'ps ,mAEc Tts
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were al. uiih $50 ~ 'r 30 .Eception /
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