Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-05-03
Death Dealing storm.

Last Wednesday, afternoon, April
26, storm passed over Oklahoma,
which did considerable damage and
was followed by q second one last
night, which resulted in great loss of
life and property. One man WAS
killed and three children were iniur-
ed. Four houses were swept Away
in Payne county and thousands of
dollars worth of damage done to
property, but nobody was killed.
Eight miles north of Norman the
large house Of Patrick O'Connsr was
demolished and y people were killed,
including five of his own family.
O'Connor's body Was found a mile
away. A school teacher who boarded
there was carried two miles and her
body fearfully crushed and torn.
The people all over the neighborhood
had gathered into this house, believ-
ing it to be safe, because built of
heavy timbers, but it proved verit-
able death trap.
Among the dead are Mrs Hanks,
H. G. Clements and child of Henry
Bateman. Three of Mr. Hanks fam :
lily were seriously and perhaps fatally
injured. Their house was blown to
atoms, and the family only extricated
after desperate efforts had been put
forth.
Philip Dyer's house was moved 20
feet. His invalid wife and baby
were in the second story at the time
the storm came up and were carried
away with the building, but miracu-
lousy escaped serious injury.
Frank Browns house was blown
away just as he and his family escaped.
Most of the people escaped to their
cyclone caves, having had warning of
the impending danger.
East of Norman five ,psople were
killed. One man was carried long
distance and hurled to the ground,
breaking his neck. Several others
were killed by houses falling on them.
One man was hurled into creek and
drowned. Eighteen or 20 farms
were swept clean of everything.
West of Norman ten buildings were
swept away and half dozen people
were seriously injured
1t is known that in and around
Norman there were 32 persons killed
and 25 injured.
Near Moore one man was killed
and several were injured aud a num-
Der Of houses were demolished.
The village of Downs was almost
completely demolished, but no fatal
tiles are reported,
Along the line of the Cherokee
Strip the tents of the boomers we're
carried away and wagons wrecked,
but no one was injured.
The vilisge OF Keokuk, 10 miles
southeast of here, is reported swept
away, but no particulars are obtain
able.
Though the cyclone lasted but a
minute or two, the wreck left in its
wake was dreadful. A path half a
mile in width and eight miles long
was laid waste. Houses, barns and
everything in its reach went down.
Telegraph wires and poles were
blown down for miles around.
Ths first signs of the impending
Danger were seen late in the after
noon, in a pail of black clouds over
shadowing the northwest for miles
around, while further away to the
west rushing across the horizon
could be seen the cyclone. Men left
their business places and hurried to
their homes, where all who could,
quickly sought the cyclone caves.
At 1880 o'clock the monster from
the west reached its antagonist in
the northwest and with their com.
bined strength swooped down on the
town of Moore. Houses with pre-.
cious lives were caught up and car,
ried before the angry torrent, great
trees were twisted off and barns and
fences and every thing in its path laid
low. Passing along for eight miles
it struck the town Of Norman, where
the damage was repeated, and then
On TO the Downs and Kookuk Falls
and through Pottowommie County,
where thousands of dollars worth of
droperty was demolished
In three minutes the town of Cis-
co, Texas, was blown to pieces ~ a