Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-03
STORM STRICKEN.
osllstin, Tenn. and other Places Damaged
destruction nj Metropolis, Iiis-Ruin nd
bowling Green and Marion, Ky.


tion passed over this city Thursday
night Two miles from Gallatin houses
we're blown down. The brick residence
Of John Hibbot was completely blown
away The walls fell In and killed an
ighteen-montbs-old baby, also boy
twelve years old, son OF Palo Langford.
Hibbet Is dying and his wife Is horribly
mangled.
Across tho pike from Hibbet's VIII
liam Patterson's residence was blown
down, injuring five persons.
In this town residences were com
pletely wrecked and large trees we're
uprooted and carried some distance.
The town is nearly wild. Jim Patter-
sons house was unroofed and Mr.. Pat
terson and three ladies were in one room
when the roof fell in. Patterson re-
ceiyed painful injuries and his wife was
also hurt The storm was only OF short
duration and passed over about ten
o'clock. All the dead and wounded are
being moved TO the residence Of Mrs.
Van Allen, about one mile from town.
After sweeping up Rogana, the storm
king began It's dreadful march. 1t took
a northeast course and for twenty-five
miles carried every thing in front Of IT.
All houses beyond Bledsoe, up to Emilia,
Macon County, have been blown into
atoms. Fully a hundred people are
crippled in that section and are under
the care OF doctors. Men, women and
children are in horrible condition in
that section.
J. w. White, of Bledsoe, arrived here
last night and says every thing is a
barren waste. Several people were
killed, but he could not learn their
names. The march OF the cyclone was
about five miles northeast of Bledsoe.
Many people were horribly mangled
at Rogana, and the town is entirely
swept away, only one house remaining.
Postmaster Wood had his little daugh-
ter killed at Rogara and is also danger
ously hurt
Nat Turner's residence is a complete
wreck Miss Alice Turner and Erskine
Turner are both seriously crushed and
1t is reported here that neither will sur
vive.
1t will be impossible to give COM
plete list of the injured. Those that
were killed were:
John Hibbet and his little baby.
Irene Langford, daughter Of Palo
Langford.
The daughter of Postmaster Wood at
Rogana.
Mrs Tatum, living at l.. A. Green's
Those that are so badly injured that
fears are entertained that they can not
recover are: Miss Alice Turner, Erskine
Turner, young son of John Hibbett, de-
ceased, and young son of William c,
Patterson.
THE METROPOLIS DISASTER
METROPOLIS, ILL.,, March 90 "A cyclone
Thursday night cut a clean swath about
quarter OF mile wide clear across the
town, wrecking property Of all descrip-
tions and burying men, women and
in the debris Of falling build
ings. Several hundred people wero
killed or wounded and between two
hundred and three hundred houses
were swept from their foundations
above the heads Of their unfortu-
nate occupants. The storm was past in
a moment, and then came a binding
rain, which greatly retarded the work
of rescue. People outside the path Of
the storm were quickly on the streets
and as fast as possible the victims we're
taken from the ruins.
The rain soon ceased and the full hor-
ror of the situation became apparent
On every side could be heard the groans
OF the dying, and all around lay the
mangled bodies Of the dead Scores of
bodies were removed from the ruins.
In the business district stores that
had been considered substantial were
in an instant The cyclone
entered the town on the south and west,
sweeping every thing before it. Small
barns and outbuildings were caught up
by the whirlwind and carried with
crushing force against larger
structures. Trees were twisted
of short and hurled long dis
tances. Fences were leveled in the
for miles before the cyclone
reached Metropolis, and for miles be-
yond.
Every church and every other promi-
nent building in the place is either de-
stroyed or badly damaged, including
Jail and many smaller structures.
TIE STORM AT EVANSVILLE.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. March 29.-The ice
1ouse and a portion of the store room Of
he Fulton Avenue Brewery caved in at
$50 yesterday afternoon burying two
men in the ruins. The storm of Thurs
lay night it is supposed, unsettled the
building to such an extent that it was
lnable to bear the weight Of the malt
md ice stored in it. The names OF the
nen killed are: Claude Tilley and Jo-
,eph Vinegar. A man named Kelly is
llso supposed to have been in the debris,
,ut this has not been verified. The
Iamage will probably reach $4,000.
BOWLING GREEN GoNE.
CINcfNNATf, March 2S-Late dis
patches state that the tornado struck
he town OF Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky. and completely wiped It
,ut As the wires are down no detailed
'eport can be obtained. Bowling Green
las a population Of about 5000 inhabit-
lnts, and the loss Of life is coniectured
o be correspondingly large
RUIN AND DEATH AT MARION.
MARION, Ky, March 90 This city
vas devastated by the same storm that
,rought such ruin to Louisville. There
Vas great loss Of life.
SCENES AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 29-The
Genes at the ruins Of Virgil Wrirht's
igar store yesterday afternoon when
he four mangled bodies Of the Louis
lille Hotel laundry girls were found was
imply terrible. A huge mass 81 human
ty actuated by curiosity made a rush
or the debris when &c was announced
hat the bodies were protruding and IL
ook the power Of a squad Of police
.rmed with billies TO keep them back.
The four unfortunates were found in
eliar directly under what was the sec
md floor front room. Theywere wedged
= 50 tightly that suffocauUn must have
zen swift
Maggie RYAN was sitting upright and
,er face was first fully exposed 10 view
~ the removal Of piece Of plank. She
iad the awful pallor OF death on her
ace and agony was written in every
eature.
Maggie Campbell was also sitting up