The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
CENTRAL KANSAS
SWEPT BY TORNADO
A Swath One Hundred Yards Wide
Cut Through Marquette.
COUNTRY SOUTH SUFFERED
Upwards OF n score of Persons
killed and Torty-FOur Injured,
Many Seriously, la Marquette
ard Vicinity.

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lives had been lost in the tornado that
wrecked part of Marquette early Tues
day morning and did much damage in
this vicinity, and that A persons had
been injured. OF the injured, 80 were
seriously hurt and some of them may
die. During the day Carl Warnquist
and Mrs, j. A. Carlson died of their
wounds. Several of the others are suf-
fering from broken limbs and internal
injuries.
Sensational reports were sent out
during the day of 100 persons injured.
i These proved to.be incorrect.
i One large section of Marquette,
where the principal loss of life oc-
CURED, was entirely wiped out. Reports
I from the surrounding country show
that the destruction to life and prop
erty was widespread.
The Swedish Lutheran and Method
ISL cnurCneS, anu the Opeia muse D.~
at Marquette were wrecked and dozens
of residences were converted into scrap
heaps. The business portion of the
town escaped with slight damage
Aid was asked of other towns, and
physicians were sent from Salina and
! many nearby places.
A swath 100 Yards Wide.
The tornado struck the southern end
, of the town, and cut clean swath 100
yards in width throGssSS its entire
, length. Coming as il did at midnight,
; the people were caught without mo-
, ment's warning. A heavy rainstorm had
preceded the wind, and after the tor
nado passed a scene of complete desc
, lation followed.
The tornado broke upon the town
! with great force, wrought its terrible
havoc within few minutes time, and,
continuing on into the rich farming
country south of Marquette, caused
further damage.
In Marquette many residences were
completely demolished, and the wreck
age carried entirely away, while 9TH
ers were picked up bodily, moved
short distance and dropped to earth.
Killed They Lay Asleep.
Many of the victims were killed as
they lay asleep others, manned and
bleeding. awoke to find themselves
buried in the wreckage of their former
homes.
In several cases entire families have
been killed. A man named Switzer, a
night Waterman at the railroad yards,
lost his three children.
N. p. Nelson, with his wife and three
children were found dead. Two other
children were not at home and escaped
injury.
After the storm came momentary
lull, followed by the cries of the in
jured and frightened people on every
hand. The work of rescue, begun at
once, was slow because of the darkness,
and it was some time before anything
like systematic effort could be made
to remove the injured.
Marquette is town OF 1900 people,
in Mcpherson county. 1t is in the ex-
act center of Kansas, and in the rich
| oct farrnino county In tho cfofo
The tornado seems to have formed
three miles south of Marquette and did
not spend its force until it had passed
many miles north of the town.
The known Dead.
Gus Anderson, Title Ellerson. Mrs.
A. ". Anderson, Mrs. Elmer Hultgren,
Blanche Switzer, Lena Switzer, Nina
Switzer, Anna Coulson, M. p. Nelson,
wife and three children; A. Sjogren,
ST. Olaf Hanson and wife, Gottfried
Nelson, wife and child Elmer Nelson,
Mrs. PORTER and child, Nina Roberts,
Carl Warnquist, Mrs. j. r. Carlson and
Clyde Norris.
The Most Seriously Injured.
Mrs. Swan Hart, two Orndorff sisters,
Mrs. Albin Swanson, Charles Saleen
and wife, Mrs. Aquist, Carl Aquist,
Agnes Hansen. Mr.. and Mrs. Elliotson.
Elmer Carlson, two children of Colt
fried Nelson, Mr.. PORTER, Charles
Roberts, Jaques Renius, A. ]. Ander-
son. Anna Anderson, Mrs. Sam Norris,
lone Salem, o. S. Elvin and wife,
Mrs M. G. Mccormick, Mrs. Charles
Roberts and three children, M. Sjo-
gren. Mrs Berg, Beata Swenson, M.
Coulson and three children, Swan Hart,
Rose Briton, J. A. Carlson, William
Barley and wife, Anna Dittlof. John
Dittlof, Olaf Carlson, Andrew Peterson,
wife and two daughters.
Wagonioads of Dead and Injured.
When the missing in Marquette had
been pretty thoroughly accounted for,
the searchers directed their attention
to the surrounding country. Soon half
dozen wagonloads Of dead and in
jured had been brought to town from
tha district adjoining IL on the SOUTH