Show AT SCENES OF DEM DEATH elder W W beau bean of richfield bevier county who returned fridey friday from the southern stated was a pae alsager oo on the westbound train which so 0 o narrowly escaped being wrecked by the terrible cyclone that swept over a portion or of kansas on may 1st an account of which was pub lobed in the press dispatcher in conversation with a NEWS lepre senta tentative tive saturday elder bider bean said in ID peaking of the cyclone we had a very narrow escape we were at halstead citation when we first saw the cyclone which was then about six mix miles southwest of us it did not appear to be traveling very fast fait and the train was started up those lu in charge thinking they bey could get out of the way before the cyclone reached the track but we bad gone but a short distance when they changed their minds as it was evident we would be caught by it it we continued and the train was wasim immediately med backed out of the course ot of the terrible messenger ot of destruction but for this prompt action the train would certainly have been wrecked being only a distance away from the cyclone as it passed we were in a position to watch its freaks and it wan indeed an impressive sight eight it came out of a large block black cloud and descended in the shape of a tunnel funnel broadening at the bottom to a width of about thirty five yards and whirl angas ingas it went instead of traveling in a direct line it shifted from side to side picking up houses horses horse cattle pigs chickens and whatever else that happened to be in its pathway path way As aa I 1 watched the capers of the storm the two iwo story brick residence of Mr Frizzel was lifted high in the air shattered to pieces and scattered in every direction while nothing was left to indicate where the be house had not far from this spot the tall of the cyclone caught another house in which the family were at the time tearing away the south side ilde and uie house alter after the cyclone had bad passed the track had to be cleared of the trees and telegraph poles and wires with which it had bad been strewn before we could got get through which caused some tur ther delay when we arrived at the next station it was waa learned that some of the articles picked up had been car ried a distance of thirty miles there were six persons persona killed outright and no ne received injuries which proved fatal and twenty five houses housea were dost destroyed st I 1 have heard beard much of the kansas oy clones cloues but until witnessing this with my own eyes did not lully fully comprehend the terrible force attending them 00 0 0 THE SCENE OF THE just previous to his return home el der bean paid a visit to the scene of the murder of elders and berry at cane creek lewis county tennessee since the he massacre of those elders there have been no elders in that locality lec allty preaching on account ol of the bitter feelings of the resi residents dente but as the prejudice has haa been removed to a great extent in other countries the elders concluded to go there ana try and open up a field of labor before doing so how bow ever elder bean who was presiding overt hf be middle tennessee conference thought it would be best to find out oui what the feelings of the people were toward the latter day sainta he accordingly dis disguised guloW as a timber man MAD and went la in search of a mill site it was well that he be took this pro pre caution tor for had it been discovered who he really was he be to is satie satisfied fied that his him lite lile would have been taken he had to take every precaution to avoid detection as he be was suspected and even accused of being a missionary the people openly declared that they bouli kill any mormon who dared to come luto their midst and boasted oi 01 be way they had got rid of them and all their friends by killing the two elders and the two condor boys who attempted to defend them stating that after the tragedy all the friends of the Mormon made themselves scarce in that place they also declare they will kill any detective that is found here or any member of the mob who left at the time of the massacre elder bean spent a day and a half there during which time he be conversed with some of the leading men of the place on the subject of the be murders and they freely told him all about the terrible affair all giving the some same story in substance dr plumber plumb a leading citizen is 18 said to have fired the first fint shot abich killed one of the condor boys as be reached for a gun with which to defend the elders the four hinson hanson brothers brot beis were the leaders of the mob and dave the foremost of et them was killed babe and bill all the two oldest who are alive are still living there and are said to 0 o be very desperate men the condor home has never been occupied since the massacre but the people seem to avoid it as an a large pool of blood to is said to nave have been left there has been neglected u until a til it has now grown up to timber the house remained standing until about two months ag ownen it was burned down supposedly ly if the Hin heinsons hinsons sons for the of putting it out of sight eight it la Is well that this plan was adopted to find and out the fee linic of the people before the elders went there to preach or some borne of them would probably have lott their lives without accomplishing any good now that they are aware of the conditions they will no doubt avoid going into danger elder bider bonn bean left his home in the fore part of january 1893 1898 and was wae assigned to labor in the middle tennessee Tennee iee con ference fe renoe over which he presided the most moat of the time he reports that mission to be in a prosperous condition and has baa enjoyed bis big labors there very vary much for several months he labored in the city of Nashville where the way is being opened up for the preaching of the gospel |