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Show VICTIMS OF A FALSK PKOPIIKT. Kilinan City 'Doom Heater" anil How They Watted Death. Kansas City, Mo., April 111. Yesterday Yester-day was an exciting one among tho followers of Mrs. Woodworlh and Apostle Apos-tle Erickson, the leaders of the "Doom Scalers." The prophecies that all tho large cities of tho country would be destroyed by an earthquake found many believers in this city, and they have been preparing for the day for some time, although they have made no very great demonstration of their belief, because they were under the impression that Kansas City would escape the general destruction. But as the day approached when the prophecy was to bo verified they showed signs of uneasiness, and for the past two weeks they have been holding nightly meetings meet-ings at a little church near Tenth and Walnut streets. Night before last they continued the services through the long watches of the night and at daylight yesterday morning they were slill praying for deliverance de-liverance from destruction. As Kansas City is ou the highest ground iu the whole " slate, thero was no place for them to lice to, and tho result is that they had to patiently await the w rath to come. Many of them remained at the church all day and only returned to their homes last night when exhausted exhaust-ed nature could stand no more. They feel that they have escaped a great calamity, and are anxious to hear from the other doomed cities, which they arc confident are swallowed up by this time. There has been no sacrificing of property here, as has been noted at other cities, but the believers in tho new faith have been earnest in their endeavor en-deavor to avert tho trouble which they believed was coming. Tho leader of the movement in this city was a man named Richard Olafsun, who became imbued with the idea while visiting iu Oakland. (';l1'. omc we,,ks ago. His doctrines were taught to a few friends, and gradually spread until now there are in the neighborhood of 100 people who have the same belief. |
