The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-19
DEATH DEALING
Tornado Kills Twenty.Six People
at Marquette, Kansas,
THaT TOWN WRECKED
Deatli and Destruction Followed in The
Work of the Terrible Wind and
Pain. Many Residences and
a. Public Buildings Blown
Down and Wrecked.

A dispatch from Marquette, Kansas
uuder date OF May 8, says when dark.
ness fell upon that stricken town Tues.
day night it was known that 26 lives
had Sbeen lost in the tornado that
wrecked part OF Marquette early Tues
day and did much damage in that vic
Unity, and that ID parsons had been
Injured. OF the injured 35 were seri
ously hurt, and some OF them may
die. During the day two victims DIED
OF their injuries. Several Of the Others
are suffering from broken limbs and
interval injuries.
lnistveral cases entire families have
been killed. a man named Switzer,
a night watchm1n ut the railroad
yards, lost his three children. n. p.
Nelson and bis wife and three children
were found dead. Two other children
were not at home and escaped injury
Tuesday night order had practically
been brought out OF the chaotic con
dition that prevailed Tuesday and q
relief committee had begun dispensing
aid. Among the relief sent from out
side were 25 pupils from Bethany col.
lege, who acted as nurses
Tue tornado struck the southern end
or the town and cut clean Swath 100
yards In width through It's entjrc
length. Coming as it did at midnight
all the people were caught without a
noment's warning. a heavy rain
storm had preceded the wind.
When daYl ght broke over the tovn
1t found the entire population in Il
state OF panic. Busine S. was entire!,
suspended and every ono who escape
injury turned his attention toward
aiding the injured.
The tornado seems to have formed
three miles south OF Marquette anG
did not spend its force uatil it had
passed many miles north OF the town.
In Marquette the residence portion
wes6,0f the main street suffered tie
pripsspal damage. The houses in tie
cousse or the tornado we're all, with
two Or three exceptions, completely
wrecked. In this section there were
a number OF modern residences, CT
which only one was left standing.
The Swedish Lutheran and Metho-
dist churches we're among the first
buildings struck, and they, togetncg
With the parsonage acjoininI the Me
th0d!St church, were demolished.
Monday afternoon was hot and op-
pressive. Late in the evening a ter
rife rain storm broke over tie town
The rain continued to fall in torrents
until midnight, when the tornado
struck. Within less than five minutes
1t had wrought its terrible work au
passed on. Telegraph and telephona
wires were carried down, and it was
several hours before the outside world
could be apprised Of the plight OF the
city.
1t was lot until o'clock Tuesday
morning that physicians and surgeons
began arriving from Surrounding
towns. In the meantime dozens OF vol.
untcers set to work to clean away the
debris and extiicate the dead AMI in
jured. The Swedish Lutheran parson
age and several private reside ces
were turned into temporary hospitals
The dead we're taken to stoIeloom
nearby.
DR.. Lund, the Lutheran pastor,
passed about among the suiT ring,
ministcring to their comfort, whie 3l
or 40 other pelslns, working undor his
direction, cared for the injured al
other points.
There were many narrow escapes
from death. The infant daughter OF
Charles Salon was lifted in her bee
and carried to the middle OF the street
receiving only a few scratches. Sailor
and his wife were seriously injured.
Inc mattress upon which the bAhy
daughter OF the Rev. Smith lay wa.
doubled up In such a manner as t,
cover the child and protect it from
falling timbers. In spite OF the de
struc,ion OF the Smith house, the en-
tire family escaped uninjurei.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0 S. Edwin were car
ried on their bed a distance OF 500 ae
and laid down without being scriLu ii,
injured.