Bison, Kansas Tornado
April
20, 1912
Many Persons Injured by a Tornado in
Kansas
Hoisington, Kan., April 20.-- Fifteen persons
were injured, four probably fatally, at Bison, a
town of 400 inhabitants, 24 miles west of here,
when a tornado struck the place today.
Many of the houses were blown down, a large
elevator was destroyed and a number of freight
cars were hurled over a quarter of a mile.
The path of the storm was 300 yards wide.
Those believed to be fatally hurt are:
R. Kotall, a farmer, and his 5-year-old
daughter, Mary.
John Peltz and
Philip Sherman, also farmers.
The storm came from the southwest after a
moderately cool, windy day, marked by showers of
rain and hail.
The
Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, GA, 21 Apr 1912
Kansas City, Mo., April 21. -- Three persons are
known to have lost their lives in the four
tornadoes that late Saturday visited southern
and central Kansas ....
Prockop Kottala and his 4-year-old granddaughter
were killed in the storm at Bison, Rush county.
The Washington Post, Washington, DC, 22
Apr 1912
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