Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-04

GurHRIE o. r., April GA cyclone
passed over Oklahoma yesterday afternoon
which did considerable damage and was
followed by a second one last night, which
resulted in great loss Of life ana properly,
West Of here one man was killed andthree
children were injured. -Four houses were
swept away in Payne county and thuu.
sands OF dollars worth of damage done 10
property, but nobody was killed.
Eight miles north OF Norman the large
house Of Patrick O'tonnor was demolished
aud ~ 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 ieartully crushed and torn The
people all over the neighborhoud had
gathered intuthis house believing it To ba
safe because built of heavy timbers, bur
il proved a verituble death-trap
Among the dead are Mr.. Hanks, H. G,
Clements and child Of Henry Bateman.
Three Of Mr.. Hanks family were seriously
and perhaps fatally injured. Their house
was blown to atoms, and the family only
eNtricated after desperate efforts had been
put forth
Pmip Overs 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 build
ing. but mlraCulonsly escaped serious in.
jury.
Tom Weaver had his arm broken and
was Otherwise injured, and is in serious
condition.
Frank Rrnwu,s house Uas bIour ,v.,,,
just as he ana his family escaped. Most
81 the people escaped to their cyclone
caves having had warning OF the impend-
ing danger
Onp NH, ,y,s r,rrind i Xxx,
J,mraI -, ,i' ,,, ,Ni'i uts' til "li
,r,, :" W. s,"uI, ;, plffi IN nls nee
;nt,, ti, I'M n'''v' ~ ti i,i'1t lllt
- "a tiS',l' ~ man was hhIleu lht"A
,, .esN . Mn HinMtie" EihntfeH OF ~ farms
w., - yr,',, ~ IL, 49,
,,,,5 I,.,If MeleSWelS
! nrsiy. i,inrsS I''0t''e "''' So't'
/ In Il ti,,,,,,,, mo, -, ,.,,,i ,n,,,,, ~
thrr VIVA " ',inl
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! rr,l MAN., II, iii ,i !, I'M, n'''.,t en- ~
tr,r, I "'''' "'tilpeF "a houses
wv HI. "v ,,iiI,,,Si's t,-,.,.,
,I.,,,l,. IN. iiIt,i.S III M"s atlupsI CON
! tr,,rts, '''''''''N''' "''' u" l"t"lltles are
l,i,,t,t
,o,, t'''T '.iu Htle VI lle hefoRee strip the
nnd ,,a,,,, 49, MIrI carried away
IN i "S'''S were "tcckeu Dut no one was
"'I4'pu
! IL, r't'taNe q hcpkuh, i" miles south
80 W l'TIc' u reporter swept away, nut
| ~ N KIN" ',,'i "!aIs Are nDlaihhble.
m"tst 'ic tyelSie lasted put minute
Grcs,it,I '"S WdtGN Ielt IN rs wake was
| 'iNH't"tt ~ pain man mile III width
! HIIuu elsnt miles long was laid waste.
' nins's nariia aid everything IN It's reach
| 49, Wv it''ErhPit, wires ana poles
| ~. ~, ~" u GOWN l9r miles around.
| n hNti"NN ttf' !. L., Aprll 2o.-TheTe
| i;Ii',I toup' 'ilht ~ persons have been
h.tled " the cyclone The names of VIC
inns aS lar as known, are Rev. ]. VI.
po ,, III an4 Mrs.. Ferry, Mr. and Mrs.
II'alaNa' -ilss Ella, Jerry ana frank Banks,
IN" I., ~ oilil"F' VIE. Two SONS and three
"fISla
oi,tf "Hote latulIy oil MT. johnson,
''nI.s'ist.iH u iiNe persons
oFutrS Tor 81 colilns nave been received
,,'I,.,, h'lI ~ norman. supplies have been
IN, i 49, " rom other points
~ Nv p'"iit OF the storm was laid upon
,I u D'ISlyy.aS Hlttt Town ul norman, on
sm,f,i, 81 sc iH'toa'i ABOUT 20 miles
,,,,., ~ nuit' ! pan mas overspread the
Snn' BUSINESS Is suspended and every
$50 80 80 ~ [ttuer any assistance 10 the
XVII uliottuhhtes. or toward removing
IL 80 ".",fs, arc oHt searching along
ny III 'i"SA ~ the storm
,,,,,.a ~ .liat 1tsls Oh the impending danger
Mi aeeit iate Yesterday afternoon in
inrth .na., - '.o ,HI' oSetshauoWlng the
IL. VS. I"i lhlies around, while fur
iiiei away y We west rushing across the
iJt '% ~ rotttu oe seen the cyclone. Men
M; ,ttVil pt.aiIess pinc.S ana hurried to
80, it1ii.Gs' Wheie an VINO could quickly
a ste CySiohe caves.
wcs ~ r n"J z cioek the monster from the
,yr.t NM Nh 1870 ~ the hortn'
swGo,,r5 dn, Y'' ~ ~, Il, eoihninea strength
Ii,',.ns ~. ~ w town oil Moore.
't'a'ss mitti precious llNes were caught up
trees warc ~ 'hiy t"tfehi great
ana evf,ytIi,',,j e. ~ "..t THEts ana FENCES
I'M, nI",i ~ ~ ~ ''l iaid low; Pass-
rfe E,r,,S7,,E 50. ''it!SS ~ sITuCh the town
,e,teI n,'Ii ,i w damage was re.
iIr,knk E,Ils Tiki ~ " my Towns ana
cnunrv ,rE.,r, IL IL, 'iiivish iuttoWpmnhe
n %'''Yu .tiGnaailds x dollars worth
krn,tNJ "II''u..sheu.
fearful Mn st,r,,i n1,s SiafF the cyclone
yinlent r,in s, - 1'"tte" III, ana AFTER 1t
search oI,t li,c J,.a 'i al was 100 dark to
iure3 nIi ,i,,i,'' gnu y most 81 the in
49, 49, '.''i HElhE, VINO were successful in
storm rn,r 1850 heard above the
fIms- ,'iI ICY caulc p'!t Ilttle relief.
pIfyit, Nh. ~ 'g ItSeutfS could hear the
KIM ,ii,s, t n tnr uncertainties and here
hmt 49,. 'ue''e tHe IMPRISONED victims,
Hi, Y - 10y S,.'sS "'1s out o. the ques
,,,,,, ill., H. ~ la' nt VIC 4ulpFtunatcs were
Of ilri h, :" lay G,F'tn l'sHtalh the debris
ltell IL tb an" Wol!en and chill
i,I, - ti.G score spr:!' the dismal night
'tt'b 1'''h u "a chiHaNor 10 tiud their
.aGft o''cs' lAelr search was generally
i.,i.. ,IEii G i.,',' N!eA morning came II found
IL, 'St"s t"F mothers, waudcr-
-.5,' t ,i' VIZ 10 tAc sAs.l, a!Id nearly
III, :"
.r',,i nt"ts lt9!aA some distance from the
i MI, ~ the 4NStoher found Two dead
'Gs ~ hiS 3!'rd yesterday morning
.l.iii,i H. nv escaped The cyclone was
II i ,S, ';'',T'olaes'
were G".In' Ii'' r.,,s nt this city. houses
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