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Show "moke "destruction. t Cirlotis Iran Itirouei) the llu.l tin, rarl ii r a Kun Tlitii with iMMtrrec damaqc to pfiopehtv Ind Imi or I Iff. lll-.iilrolt, Mornu la Oilier ScrlloiK.-Hocdl (Itlllne Mono. nr Tetor.thtoititNs.Ti. iiurniMia in it mi vr ii Thpnnkarrtrrlonelullienn.lna I'erl nf n llr Ivamsas (,'irv, Mer ST. A. Journal Kilal from Welllni;tou, Kau., raj,! A cj clone tonlshtdoireit throiisli the Lus llfsa part of tovr li wltll Immense ilehirucllon ofrorly and setue loss oflirc.Just how much It IslnipoMlble toUllat thlswrlllujr, A heavj norm of Hind rrecsdeil tile cyclone about half an hour. A few minutes alter U u 'clink the cyclouo struck the city cornlue from the south i.t, Waih logton awnue, the tlnclpal tu.lnvaa Street, la llnwl oil loth aldui for block, with ruins, To ndd to thu tiorror, a dire hroko out umohg the debris of Colonrl ItohliiFon'a block, and Mrs, 8u.n Asher Is su roid tn have tor lilied lulliullanies. A solid block of brick tulldluss, contslhlujr a half dozen storra and irlnllrtir ofllie,, lies lu a tumbled bean. Jmt across the street a Isborer name I Tannlnir was taken cut of thu ruliiamt It la thought there are othir bodlr, In tho pile. Jluudreds of ilwelllnss aru cither totally destroyed or mure or li ss dam aged. The city Is lu darktiers, aa broken mains made It necra,ary to shut down the gas works, and save the c ty from destruction by lint. Hon. James liawrtnce, Walter Furcytheand 1M l'oriylticare dauirrously Injured. Meven tiodlsa havo tern taken out of the rhllllrs Houie rulus, and a larire force are at work removltn: thodebrl,. Two members of theHaliation Army areexictcd lo dlo frotn Injuries re-recelvid. re-recelvid. At tiqulre Huilth's reildence seven lersoiia aruraoruorleia Injured. The itrrcta am tillered with tin rno.lnir, ilotli awiiluira and timbers. l.verytHvJy on lliuatrrets are carrying, lanlrlii,, and It la utttrably ImnoDlble to Kt at the emct facts. The destruction des-truction II EtMII.YAJlsUL, and every minute adjs to tho awful situation. Hie .yafirfarrf and ltilf olllies are wrecked. The o t ra Jiou.e and doieus of thuLt.t lualntsa hulldlrirs are destroyed. des-troyed. Fine school buildings and churches ari rulned.and tbe lose will, foot un many tlu mauds of dollars. Nu rcpoits are rccelvid from other points. Wellington Is tho county seat of Hiirautr county and has a poi iilatlouof ovir lu.oou luhabltalils. It Is In the coiili r of a thickly settled axrlcultural district. AOTIiril ArCOU.NT. Kansas City, Mo., May :t. A limes sptclal from Welllmtton, Kau , ays the cjclono was terribly destructive. destruc-tive. At 1 o'clock nfteeu persona are known to havu been killed, and tbe luvutl;atlou of the wrecked I ul!dlnis had only barely commenced. The cy clone did not Uo much damage until It leached the center of town. Uu Jrller aouaviuuelt destsojed (h. J,utbcran ohurch. The furious work was done within the conifau of four squares bouudtd by Jellurson avenue. Avenue (' aud Heventll and Ninth streets, l.verybulldlni'liithotwo suareswai dimollilird and wric.od. Fortunately the residences In that locality wtranct numerous, otherwise the ks of life wculd havu been much griater. rhllllrs' Hotel la dernollati'd and se en dead bodice takon from the tulns. The work of rrscuo there Is only bo. ruu. The home was well filled with uuesli and the loss of life Is thought to be great. The dtstructlon In thu northi ait part of the city la great, but definite details cannot now be had. (Ireat conluilon prevails uvtry where rillva aud Waller Kursythe were taken out of the rulus of Conrad's restaurant; thry havo slnco died. The Urauil Army hall has been converted Into a hospital, and there are now tlirre fllty killed and Injured. Latest estimates are that fully thirty dead and perhaps lOUmoroor les Injured. 1 he following follow-ing Is a comnlcto 11,1 of tho killed at S jd(Haturday) mornlogt frank I). Campbell, James Hi, lie, Leonard Adamson, Ida Jones, Mrs Taiher owl lur slUr Kattlu Btrulin, 1'rof. Mayor and Jlort III son aru mlisln,7and are probably killed. I.kiil. William 1'roncli and Cadet Huuims of the Salvation Army and Mrs. Mur hy anJ a child named Mat-tie Mat-tie Hodgiaaruutdly Injured. Charles btoucr, Ouy Colby, Dick Weaver, Csrrle Mitchell and Kd. Toriythe; ruth received Injuries more or lets serious. Thu streets are Imi enable and uoth Ing but ruin exists everywhere. At Icist tlllten boditahavu already been lain ii out of Ihuruliia and aoinilhlng lr,s than teveuty-nvo are InJureJ. Men aru trying to n, cue Imprisoned ones. Ko unn can rcallzu the extent uf tho catailroplie, and daylight will alone revtal the saddest scene of ruin and ilisolatlonuvorwltuessed In south em Kansas. The Cole aud Illiliardson Mock ruins took fire, aud strenuous ell jrls are lw lot: made to roscue tho juople known tuluburlcl there. 1IIB BITOATION at ItloUg. Hiibl v fuRT, J.., May S?, Tlio situ atlnti lu this section Is growing more serious bocauie of the steady rho of the rver, A general overflow of the lted Itlver valley seems Inevitable, rhouiantla of jieojlu have ttten Im iioverlihsd. To more breaks In thu levseo, urrcd today. |
