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Cyclone And Fire

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Day
2
Month
April
Year
1897
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Public Domain
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GuUirie, O. T., March 31.- A report Is reeeived here that twenty Uves were lost last evening in a cyclone that swept over Chandler, a town oL 1,500 inhabiants fifty miles east cf here. It is reported that only two buildings were left standing- the Mitchell hotel and the Grand island grocery store. In addltion to the twenty persons reported killed rumors say that fully 150 were badly injured. The following names are given as among those killed: J. Woodyard and wife, Mrs. Mitchell. Mrs. Thomas Smith and John Lawson, lawyer. The cyclone struck at 5 o'clock last evening. The court house, in which Chieí Justice Dale was holding court, was taken off lts foundation. All communication with Chandler is now cut off. The telephone office 'was destroyed. and the only Information received here ■was from a telephone connection made a mile and a half out of Chandler. That has since been lost. Tenty-One Boilles Jtecovered. Later.- At 1 o'clock this morning twenty-one dead bodies had been taken from the ruins at Chandler. Seventyfive to 100 persons are badlyinjured.and a dozen or more of these are reported dying. In addition to those dead, dying and injured, it is believed that there are a score or more dead buried beneath the wrecked buildings. Several of the wrecked buildings have taken flre and the debris is burning flereely. Many of the injured have been burned to death ■while pinned fast under the debris. In one building, it is reported, five injured people were burned to death, and at anoftier place the incinerated bodies of three unknown children have been taken out. All the physicians of the town, save one, met death in the storm. Nearly all the physicians of Guthrie have gone to the scène of the disaster. Some of the Dead and Wounried. The following is the list of the dead, so far as known at 1 o'clock: Mr. and Mrs. Woodman, Mrs. Henry Mitchell, Mrs. Torn Smith, Attorney John Dawson. F. DeMoff. Emma Dressinger, D. C. Johnson and wife. Mrs. Philip Johnson and child, Mrs. Dr. Lee, A. W. Keiler and wife, unknown woman and babe, five unknown chilidren. Among the fatally injured are: Arthur. Jewett, Peggy Joneson, Mrs. Frank McCann, D. C. Gooding, MaggieReaves, Andrew Asbee and wife, Mrs. Cullum, Jennie Woodsworth. Among the injured are the following: John McCartner, brother-in-law of United States Marshal Nagle; F. N. Niblack and father, John Foster, Mrs. Emma Foster, two daughters of County Treasurer Ulam, Samuel Winthrop, and George McHenry. Groans and Cries on Kverv SMe. Chandler is a town of 1,500 people. It Is built on a hill in thick timber and the masa of torn trees and wrecked houses made It impossible to reach the Injured in the dark. On every side could be heard groans and cries for help and the scène was indescribable. TEXAS AND KANSAS VISITED. But the Destruotlon Is Done to Property Only So Far as Ivnown. Kansas City, Mo., March 31. - Reports received here indícate that the cyclone whieh destroyed the town of Chandler, O. T., last night, also passed across the state of Kansas, though in less destructive force. Florence, Kan., reports a severe wind storm between 5 and 6 o'clock that unrooíed a portion of the Santa Fe round house, blew down several buildings an,d blew box cars frora the tracks. Great Bend reuorts a very heavy wind, accompanied by hail and rain. Wichita reports the heaviest rain ever experienced there, accompanied by wind and hail. At Haven box cars were blown from the railroad tracks. Barton reports a very heavy wind, which wrecked several small buildings and blew cars from the tracks. Telegraph service throughout the state is badly erlppled. Fort Worth, Tex., March 31.- Another cyclone passed over this city last night. this time catching the south side. The ïhimney of the Mulkey Memorial church was blown down and falline on the parsonage crushed in the roof. Several houses were unroofed and the houses of ex-County Treasurer Thomas Bratton and Mis. Cline were blown from their supports. The lady is reported Injured. It is said a small negro church in the extreme southeastern part of town was blown down, but the 'phones are out of order and it is so remote that no accurate details can be had. Legislation for the liawkeye State. Des Moines, Ia., March 29. - The private bankers carried the day in the house, and by a vote of 52 to 36 prevented the insertion of a provisión requiring them to submit to examination and make reports the same as state anc savings banks. The senate has passec the house bill relating to the state libra ry. The board includes all the members oí the supreme court, with the governo as chairman. The senate also passed the bill relating to roads, bridges and fer ries. Farmers driving steam engine along the highway are prevented from blowing the whistles are required to have a man 100 yards in ad vanee tolock out for teams, and to stop when within 100 yards of teams or stock. Fatal Kxplosion la a Tunnel, Chicago, March 31.- Two men were killed and four seriously injured by an explosión in the northwest wate tunnel at the foot of Oak street yester day. The dead are: Owen O'Malley Peter Gallagher. The injured are Thomas Gallagher, Dennis Hayes, Pat riek Conway. George Blank. The ex plosión took place at a point 2,300 fee out In the lake, where excavation wa In progress for a water supply inlet.

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