Show THE LEGEND WAS A FAKE if cyclone that they watched for cam at last wichita kan oct I 1 for thelast twenty years wichita has felt easy about cyclones on account of an indian legend i which eald none ever visited or would tb a well as the popular source of were tonight when a rain cloud from the west came lo 10 contact with a storm cloud from the south both at once proceeded to do business the division headquarters and the twelfth street de the pacific boad wa the girat building struck and it was completely demolished the striking the eatable of dr happa two blocks away cru hing it like an egg thell twelve men were in the building at the time and to say none of them were hurt although they were thrown about from one end to the other the storm passed east about a mile ac all ite destruction in less than two minutes about thirty houses and barns were wrecked and probably hade trees of them ten feet in circumference cum ference were pulled up by the roots and strewn about in all directions the path of the cyclone waa about fifty teet wide it progressed with u roar and was a regular twister three children were hurt and two men were reported killed at police but their names could not be ascertained th ferriole ter min which accompanied the storm and has lasted since it is impossible to ascertain the tull extent of the injuries blehl ning also struck a little boy named fiti gibbon and killed chipi lightning also the fifteenth street depot and car electric street railway and completely consumed it with all its contents before the fire department could do anything for it the electric street railway wires were completely destroyed st toughly estimated the loss in the city will be it may exceed that sum a good deal deports kerbit township say that the twister played havoc there but owing to the continuance of the rainstorm it was impossible to obtain any details passed within ten feet of governor home AT FOISTS kansas city oct 1 specials to the times from Ein poria strong city and other western kansas towns tell of a torm 1 of cyclonic proportions that broke over that territory this evening ae far as known there were no fatalities the torm struck emporia about 7 and soon took in the proportions of a cyclone and in half an hours time bad done of dollars in damage trees and arub bery were bigos and fences demolished moli shed and inich other property its aured strong city buffered a like fate the storm came from the west creating danage en route and shutting that part of the state off from wire connection |