The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-05-27
OKLAHOMA.
A welcome Rain and Destructive
Cyclone.

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people of Greer county on the 9TH and
Sth inst. We had glorious rain and
there will be enough wheat raised for
bread and seed, or at least the reports
that have been made by the most extern
sive farmers of the county show that
there will be half crop of wheat raised.
have seen some crops that will make
from ten to fifteen bushels, in my opin.
ion. The dried up grass has revived,
and things have assumed different APP
pearance. But lo on the 18th we were
startled by funnel.shape cloud forming
in the northwest, which resembled very
much in shape hornets nest, and on
the 18th we hear the walls and groans OF
the dying and the wounded, and see the
homeless and the destitute trying to
gather together the remnants that were
left after the cyclone had passed. Wis
tied the path of the cyclone yesterday.
A neighbor, who lives about mile from
me, had his house taken up by the cy-
clone and scattered over the prairie. All
his household goods were destroyed. 1t
took his reaper and binder and turned it
upside down, and demolished his wagon
by wrenching the spokes out OF the hub.
There were three houses destroyed in my
neighborhood, aud only one person hurt,
and he was not seriously injured. The
nearest point to me where any one was
killed, is about eight miles from me,
DR.. Ford and his son, whom / took
dinner with few weeks ago. He was
Kentuckian, but l do not remember just
now what county he came from. The
storm became more destructive as 1t
moved eastward. A little town about
seventeen miles east of us was almost
totally destroyed. learned today that
only two or three had been killed out
right and several wounded. A man, his
wife aud child were blown away. The
man was found on the prairie dead and
almost cut in two. The woman and
child were picked up, but neither was
dead, although the woman's ribs were
all broken and the child's skull crushed.
The woman had all her clothes torn of.
The child was only five days old. l
heard today while at church that the
child was dead, and that there were very
little hopes for the woman's recovery. |
understood that the people of Quanah,
on the railroad have made up and do
mated $500 for the relief of the sufferers
at Aaron, the place where the most de-
struction was done. From what l can
learn of the place, It was about the size
of Daysborough, above Hazel Green. ]
saw wagon loads of provisions going to
the relief of those who had lost all their
supplies as well as their houses and
household goods. praise God that |
am among a people who have Christian
charity and human sympathy, and are
willing to help bear each others burdens.
The people here are church going peo-
Pile. The Methodists held protracted
meeting here for about one week. They
had some additions and quite a revival.
Some of the good old women were shout
ing and prasing God, and il caused my
mind 10 revert back To the days of my
boyhood and the land of my nativity,
aud bring up before my vision some OF
the good old sisters who used To exhort
me 10 turn TO Jesus and forsake the err
rors of my way. Z.
Bro. Putnam. the Christian minister,
delivered an excellent sermon today on
the subject, Faith and Justification"
Our kentucky people have concluded
to try this new country further before
they return TO old Kentucky. j. NJ.
Cockerham, who was making his arrange
ments to 20 back soon, informs me that
he will not 20 back II his health con-
tinues to improve.
wish To correct some reports that are
circulated back there in regard to sand
storms. | saw letter 10 James Handy,
written by T. NJ. Tut, stating that some
one had told him that w. 4. Elkins and
A. +. Hurst had written TO some Of their
friends back there that we had three
storms that lasted five days each. Mr.
Elkins says he never wrote any such
thing TO any one. ! make this correction
for the benefit Of those back east who
have children and friends here In the