Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-10
Swath 100 Yards Wide Cut
Through Entire Length.
Many Narrow and Some Marvel
Gus Escapes Of SIeepers.
No Warning Of Storm People Found Them.
selves Buried in Wreckage.

Marquette. Kas.. May 3.-When dark
ness fell upon this stricken town. to-
night. it was known tina. 26 lives had
been lost in the tornado which wrecked
part of Marquette, early today. and did
much damage i'm this vicinity and that
IA persons had been injured. or the in
jurcd. 50 We're seriously hurt and some
OF them may die. During the day Carl
Warnquist Mrs. J. A. Carlson, died Of
their injuries Several of the others are
suffering from broken limbs and in
ternal injuries.
in several cases entire families have
been Killed. A man named SwetZer, 4
night Waterman at the railroad yards,
lost his three children. \. p. Nelson
with his wife and three children were
found dead Two other children We're
not ut home and escaped injury.
Order has practically been brought
out of the chOatic conditions. tonight
and / relief committee las begun car
ing for the homeless.
Tho swedish Lutheran and Methodist
churches and the Opera house block
were wrecked and dozens of residences
were reduced to scrap heaps. The bus
mess portion escaped with slight dam
age.
Aid was asked Of other towns and
physicians were sent from Salina and
many Learby places.
The tornado struck the southern end
of the town and cut q clean swath 100
yards in width through its entire
length. Coming rs it did at midnight,
the people were caught without q mo-
merits warning. A heavy rain storm
had preceded the wind and after the
tornado passed n scene of complete
desolation followed.
The tornado broke upon the town
with great force, wrought its terrible
havoc, within a few minutes time and
continuing on into the farming country
north of Marquette, caused further
damage.
I'm Marquette many residences We're
couplctely demolished. the wreckage
being carried away entirely. while 9TH
CPS were Dicknd up bodily, moved
short distance away and dropped to
earth.
MANY Of the victims We're killed rs
they Law asleep; others MANNED and
bleeding awOke to find themselves
buricd in The wrcckage of their former
homes.
Following the storm came lull.
Soon cries of the injured ana frightened
ncoole could be heard on every hand.
Men with lanterns appeared here and
there among wreckage and as quickly
,as nossible the work of rescue was be-
eun Progress was slow because of the
5,rtpess and it was some time before
ANYTHING like a systematic effort could
=, made TO remove the injured and be-
roro o;d was asked of neighbOring
towns.
when daylight broke over the town
u found the entire population in a
etatn of panic. Business Yves entirely
suene nded and everyone who escaped
injury turned his attention toward
aiding the wounded.
T,he tornado seems to have formed
.hroo miles south of Marquette and did
~, snend its force until It had passed
n,ony miles north Of the town. In Mar
,,,.tte the residence portion west of
~ r,,ip street suffered the principal
n~o The houses in the course of
,ornado we're all. with two or three
LII. .,,;nns completely wrecked. In this |
80, +bere were a number Of mod |
x..nf IL
-,.s;6enres Of which only one, the
en-" of r. A. Thompson. was left |
l,ou .d;ne The Swedish Lutheran and
s,a.,,odjst churches were among the
we. buildings struck and with par
mrs. adjoining the Methodist church,
we're demolished.
We" Yesterday afternoon was hot and op-
-. late. last evening, a terrific |
"esS, storm broke over the town. The
ran, Continued to fall in torrents until
ran. ;aht when the tornado struck. |
in ,'.,,;s less than five minutes it hal
Wn.m., its terrible work and passed
wfo Te,eeraph and telephone wires were
on Oiled down and it was several hours
eafr CARR the outside world could be ap-
n ori" Of the plight Of the city.
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