The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-10
IWENTY-SIX
 LIVES LOST Kansas Experiences Terri
 ble Tornado. MANY SERIOUSLY HURT List of Casualties May Be
 Increased. Entire Families are Killed in Several Instances--Relief Committee Be- gins Its Work of Dis
 trfibuting Aid.

ness fell tonight it was known that twenty-six lives had been lost in the tornado that wrecked part of this town early today and did much damage in this vicinity, and that forty-four per sons had been injured. Of the injured thirty-fve were seriously hurt and some of them may die. During the day Carl Warnquist and Mrs. J. A. Carlson died of their injuries: Several others are suffering from broken limbs and internal injuries.
 The known dead-Gus Anderson, Til lie Ellerson. Mrs. A. V Anderson, Mrs. Elmer Hurlgren, Blanche SwitZer. Nina Switzer. Lena Switzer, Anna Switzer, Anna Coulson. M. P. Nelson, wife and three children, A. Sjogren, Sr., Olaf wife and child, Elmer Nelson, Mrs. Postier and child, Nina Roberts, Carl Wamquist, Mrs. J. A Carson, Clyde Norris.
 The most seriously injured are: A. " Anderson, O. S. Ellvin and wife, Mrs. C. Mccormick. Mrs. Charles Roberts and three children. M. Sjogren, Mrs. Berg, Beata Swenson. M Coulson and three children, Swan Hart. Rose Brit ton, J. A. Carlson, William Barkley and wife, Anna Dittlof, John Dittloff, Olaf Carlson, Andrew Peterson and wife; Mrs. Swanhart face and arms lacerat- ed; two Orndorff sisters. arms and chest lacerated: Mrs. Albin Swanson, leg punctured, face and head cut; Charles Saleen, collar bone broken, ribs frac- tured. serious; Mrs Charles Saleen, hip crushed. abdomen punctured, serious; Mrs. Alquist. scalp wound: Carl Alquist, boy, badly bruised; Agnes Hansen, chest crushed in, badly cut; MT. and Mrs. Ellertsou, bruises and cuts; Elmer Carlson, arm fractured; Gottfried Nell sons two children bruised and cut; Mrs. Portier ear cut off. arm broken; Charles Roberts, wounds about face, hands and feet; Jacquet Rentus, foot hurt: A J. Anderson. bruised and cut; Anna Anderson, hip bruised; Mrs. Sam Norris, wounded back and head; lone saleen, leg bruised and cut: two daugh- ters and son of Andrew Peterson. slight.
 Entire Family Killed.
 Sensational reports were sent out during the day of one hundred persons Injured. These proved to be incor- rect. In several cases entire families have been Killed. A man named switzer, night watchman at the rall- road yards, lost his three children. N. P Nelson with his wife and three chill dren were found dead. Two other children were not at home and escaped injury. Tonight order had practically had brought out of the chaotic condition that prevailed today and a re- lief committee had begun dispensing aid.
 When daylight broke over the town 1t found the entiPe population In a state of panic. Business was entirely suspended and everyone who escaped injury turned his attention toward aid ing the wounded.
 The tornado formed three miles south of Marquette and did not spend its force until 1t. had passed many miles north of the town. Tn Marquette the residence portion west of the main nA r0,fV1 1oVa The houses in the course of the tor nado were all, with two or three ex- captions, completely wrecked. In this section there was number of modern residence of which only one. the home of R. A. Thompson, was left stand ing.
 The Swedish Lutheran and Methodist churches were among tbe first build ings struck. and they together with the parsonage adjoining the Methodist church. were demolished.
 Yesterday afternoon had been hot and oppressive. the atmosphere loaded with electricity. Late in the evening a ter rifle rainstorm broke over the town. The rain continued to fall in torrents until Il 50 o'clock last night, when the tornado struck. Within less than five minutes it had wrought it's terrible work and passed on. Telegraph and telephone wires were carried down and it was several hours before the out side world could be apprised of the plight of the city
 Caring for Dead nnd Injured.
 It was not until s o'clock that physicians and surgeons began arriv- ing from surrounding towns. In the meantime dozens of willing hands set to work to clear away the debris and extrieate the dead and injured The Swedish Lutheran parsonage and several private residences wore turned into temporary hospitals while the dead were take to the store room of Olaf Olson and laid out in rows.
 Early today a representative of the Associated Press made the rounds of the different places In one room in the Lutheran parsonage he found six injured and in an adjoining room were five corpses In half a dozen other houses similar scenes were found. Dr. Lund, the Lutheran pastor. passed about among the suffering. administer ing to their comfort, while two scores of persons working under his direction cared for the Injured at other points
 When the missing in Marluett- lad been pretty thoroughly accounted for, the searchers directed their Gttention to the surrounding country Sosn half a dozen loads of dead and injured had been brought to town from the dis trict adjoining it on the south.
 The sufferers tell of many narrow escapes from death. lone Sailen. the Infant daughter of Charles saiIcn. was lifted In her bed and carried tO the middle of the street receiving only q few scratches Satlen and his wife were dangerously injured.
 The mattress upon which the baby daughter of the Rev Smith lay, was doubled up in such a manner as to cover the child arsl protect 1t from fall ing timbers. In spite of the dcstrdc- lion of the Smith house. the entire fam fly escaped uninjured.
 Mir. and Mrs. O. $. Ellvin were car Tied on their bed a distance of 500 feet and laid down without being seriously injured.
 Many persons were killed, score or two others injured, and a part of tho residence portion of Marquette was de molished by a tornado that struck this place at midnight last night The aumber of dead is estimated at twen-