Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-06-12
VOL. VIII. NO. 40.
FIERCE STORMS.
The Town Of bradshaw, Heb., wiped Out
ny Cyclone and Many Killed aud Injured
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we're fully as bad as AZ FIRST reported
: the cyclone striking the place abou
, $3.50 o'clock, almost completely demo-
ishing every building, instantly KILN
nye persons and injuring a score Of Others
The killed are: Mrs. Henner, thre
children Of John Shaw, a young son o
J. A. Brumsey.
Among the injured are: J. A. Brum
sey, arm broken; Mrs. Brumsey and twl
daughters Mrs. CutshalI and family
Mrs. NJ Williams, an unknown emf
grant Nellie Dorsey, Mr.. and Mrs
Miller and family, Dr. Moore, Mr.. anc
Mrs Keyser, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Bah
cock and three children, Willie Chapsin
p. NJ. and T. Colby, J. n. Cook, Willie
Heath, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Charles MIL
Ter, Mrs. Ex Chaplin. Mr.. Shaw, father
of John Shaw, is missing
The roar OF the whirlwind was the
first notice the terrified people had, and
whenever possible they sought places OF
safety. But few, however, had more
than time to close the doors OF their
homes.
Thirty minutes after the storm struck
the town the stars from clear sky
shone out again.
Not a building was left standing
| Every business house was wrecked and
the principal street was filled with
ruins, while their contents were scat
tered broadcast over the prairies. The
depot was crushed into kindling wood
and all but one car was wrecked. This,
which chanced to be loaded with stock,
was blown TO York, distance of nine
miles, without leaving the track.
Thirty-fye persons we're in the hotel
during the blow. The roof was torn of
and the sides partly caved in and the
windows knocked out, but no one was
hurt
Seven men we're in hall over a store
and remained there until the blow was
over The hall and store are mass Of
ruins, but not man was hurt
One mans family was saved by cling
ing TO a heavy base burner.
Another child clung to a small tree
in the yard and it held and saved her.
A Russian settlement near Bradshaw
was struck and the report is that nine
persons were killed there outright.
The physicians say that, in all, twelve
are dead, eight mortally wounded and
perhaps twenty-one hurt more or less
seriously .
THE STORM IN IOWA.
DEs MorNEs, Iowa, June 5.--Great
damage was inflicted upon the towns Of
Underwood, Nicola, Persia and Weston
in Pottawattamie County Tuesday night
by rain, and yesterday morning about
ten o'clock Mosquito creek, that flows
through these towns overhowed its
banks and all the country in the vicn-
ity was overfowed. The sudden swell
ing of the creek is thought to have been
caused by a cloudburst near Nicola yes
terday morning, but owing TO rail and
telegraph communications being cut of
exact facts can not be ascertained.
At Underwood about thirty five resi-
dences in the low lands were wrecked
by water and as many families rendered
homeless. Five miles OF the Milwaukee
track were washed away and that part
Of town traversed by the Milwaukee and
Rock Island roads is submerged under
fifteen feet of water. No lives were
lost, but there were very many narrow
escapes by residents Of the flooded dis
tricts. At Weston the same creek over
flowed its banks and the city was
flooded to a depth OF five feet through
out This occurred about five o'clock in
the morning and so sudden was II
that the people are firm in tho belief
that cloudburst occurred near that
point Thirteen houses were wrecked
and fifty more or less damaged. There
was no loss Of life.
A fast stock train on the Illinois Cen
tral plunged into a washout at Ackley
with seven car loads Of cattle. Over
hundred head we're killed.
The storm about Adair was the worst
ever known there. The wind blew
hurricane and the rain fell in binding
sheets. During the night there were
three different storms from as many
points OF the compass Corn was badly
washed out and orchards and gardens
ruined in many places. Many window
lights we're broken by hail.
A German farmer northwest Of Adair,
whose residence and outbuildings are
located on the low lands lost sixty head
OF good hogs by drowning. His barn,
corn cribs, hay stacks and fences were
flooded away and three feet Of water
stood in his residence, driving his fam
lily to the upper story. The lightning
was worry vivid and continuous and did
much damage The telegraph wires
were badly down, tho line repairer hav-
ing twenty breaks to close between
Adair and Atlantic.
John Cook, living just east Of Casey
had a 81. 900 stallion drowned in the
own life. That stream was a wide,
raging flood. The storm all over that
vicinity did great damage and It is only
surprising that no lives were lost
People very generally took 70 caves and
CELLARS.
CHESTER, Iowa. June 5.-A cyclone
passed near this place at $3.50 yesterday
afternoon.
A school house three miles south was
struck by the storm and completely de-
The teacher Miss Mary
smith, was badly injured and one pupil
atally injured. Miss Smith may pcssi-
by recover.
Several farm houses and numerous
were blown away ne
number Of people injured is estimated
Il twenty.
FIERCE STORM AT PIERRE.
PIERRE. :. d.. June5.-A fierce wind
torn. accompanied by drcnching rain,
anne up in this locality Tuesday night
bout nine o'clock and continued until
bout ten o'clock yesterday morning.
L was impossible to walk in the streets
Turing the whole time and over 800 peo-
,le who attended the commencement
Exercises at the Presbyterian College,
me mile east Of town, were compelled
o remain until late in the afternoon in
he college chapel A venturesome
lackman was blown from his hack and
,adlv injured The pontoon bridge is
wrecked and the Missouri is fifteen feet
.bove low water.