Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-04
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jured.
MOORE, Okla, April 27-Further re.
ports OF the tornado near here Tuesday
multiply the horrors. The latest esti-
mate is that thirty-three persons were
killed and twenty-five injured. Thirty
SIX houses were swept AWAY and 125
persons are left in destitute circum-
stances. The identified dead are:
Ed johnson and three hired hands
John O'Connor, Jr.
John O'Connor, ST., ami WIFE
Agnes and Nellie O'Connor, twins,
aged 1s.
Charles O'Connor.
James O'Connor.
John O'Connor, Jr., and two chill
dren.
Owen Rooney.
Mrs. Rooney and two children.
Miss Annie Heddens
David Banks, wife and two children.
b. C. Clemens
Rev. j. NJ. Carlo.
David Brooks and wife.
Ella Brooks
Jerry Brooks.
A child of Mr.. Bateman and eight of
the Perry family are also among the
dead.
The seriously wounded are: Charles
Hartwell, Thomas Weaver, John Doyle,
George O'Connor, NJ. Rooney, Pat O'Mal-
ley, Albert Sinnox, Mr.. Gilmore and
wife, four children of Mrs. Banks, Mrs.
Calbert, Mrs S. 81. Wilkinson, George
Hughes and child.
The most damage was done in the
western and central portion of the
county.
It was about $50 p. M, that the peo-
pie of Purcell, town in the Chicka-
saw nation, fifteen miles southwest Of
here, noticed dark cloud overhang-
ing the western sky, which began to
send down shoots like carrot root.
Several persons observed the formation
of these clouds through a field glass.
Points projecting from the clouds
slowly assumed a cylindric form then
conical, which very much resembled
great tunnels out Of the ends Of which
destruction poured. Their course was
from southwest to northeast and at
first they moved slowly but seemed to
gain force and rapidity, as the points
touched theearth.
Passing northward, and slightly to
the east it crossed the South Canadian
river, about midway between Purcell
and Norman. Here it struck the thick
ly-settled portion Of this country, and
only missed this town by about one
mile.
By this tornado four persons were
killed and several injured. Seven
dwelling houses and two schoolhouses
were destroyed, besides machinery and
stock and numerous outbuildings,
fences and barns.
An hour afterward another funnel
shaped cloud was seen approaching
from the west which passed on the
other side of the town, its course being
about in the same direction as the
other, but it had been formed several
miles further off.
This last and most destructive tor
north of Norman, through what is
known as Ten-Mile fat, along the Ca
madam river, the most prosperous agri-
cultural district of the country. It's
force was spent a few miles further
north, when it reached the divide be-
tween this place and Moore station.
There were thirteen persons in John
O'Connor's house, and all of them were
killed, except two, young George O'Con-
nor and the hired man, Doyle. who es-
capped, the latter with broken arm.
The house was very substantial two
story frame, and not enough is left to
tell where it once stood.
The house Of David Banks, living
four miles north, was entirely de-
stroyed. Himself and wife and a mar
ried daughter, Mrs. Hess, were killed,
and three children dangerously in
jured. The dwellingof a family named
Peavey, eight miles northeast, was de-
stroyed, the father and one child killed,
and the mother and two children badly
hurt.
The Sanders family, living two and a
half miles south, were all badly hurt,
and everything was blown away.
At Ed Johnson's ranch, in the Chicka-
saw nation, two hired men, named Sny-
der and Love, were killed, and an
other, name unknown, is not expected
ranchers of the place was killed. Mr..
JOuuSOu was III UOWH dG OilC oue
his wife took the children into the cell
lar, and they escaped injury.
The loss OF stock and farming imp1e-
ments is serious one. Absolutely
nothing was left uninjured along the
track of the last tornado, which was
the severest ever witnessed.
One of the O'Connor children and
child of Mrs. Maroney were carried sew
eral miles and could not be found last
night. The bodies of John O'Coanor
and wife were carried at least two
miles by the wind.
One brave woman, having no cave to
90 to, when she saw the storm coming,
took her two children and vyaded into
pond near by, where the water came to
their necks. They saw their home
swept away, but they remained safe.
There will be a general funeral at
this place and Purcell tomorrow, when
the unfortunate people will be BARRED.
All business was practically sus-
pended in town yesterday, and the peo-
Pile turned out to help the unfortu-
mates.