Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-27
THE DEADLY TWISTER.
More Than Sixty People Killed BY
a Cyclone in Oklahoma.
WATER SPOUT AND HAIL STORM
Add to the Discomforts and Hor-
rors of the Situation-A Par
tial List Of the Dead-Whole
Families Wiped Out in the
Twinkling of an Eye.

Twlnkllng or an Eye.
OKLAHOMA CITY, o. T., April 90
Two distinct cyclones, q terrific hail
storm and water spout combined to
wreak awful destruction in the newly
built towns Of oklahoma last night.
Ii is reported that siXty-two human
lives we're sacrificed. IL is positive that
forty were killed, while several were
fatally and scores seriously injured.
The damage TO property Is inestimable.
The names OF the victims so far As
known are:
LIST OF THE DEAD.
ED. JOHNSON and four hired hands.
JOHN O'CoNN0R, JR.
JOHN o'CoNNoR, sR. wife and
seven children.
MRS. ROONEY.
MRS. M0RINEY and four children.
MISS REDD.
Mr.. BANKS, wife and two children.
R.. CLEMENTS.
CHILD OF Mr.. BATEMAN.
HENRY PEARCE and family. seven.
REV. Mr.. CARLO.
There were at least twenty-one per-
sons seriously wounded.
Orders for 81 coflins have been re-
ceiyed here and at Norman and sup
plies have been telegraphed for from
other places.
The brunt OF the storm was laid
upon the prosperous little town OF Nor
man, on the Santa Fe railroad, about
twenty miles south OF here. Al that
point thirty-one people were killed.
dozens injured and the town almost
completely destroyed.
Further on the towns OF Downs aud
Keokuk Falls Jared little better. The
owns were nearly devastated, and
sco-es OF people injured fatally and 9TH
erwhe. and the loss Of lives here, II ~
all, wiz be as serious as at Norman.
The fir't signs Of the impending dan
ger were SON late yesterday afternoon
In pail Of black clouds overshadowing
the northwest or miles around, while
further away to the west rushing across
the horizon could be seen the cyclone.
| Men left their business places and hnr-
rIed 70 their homes where ~ who coulf
quickly sought the cyclone s.es
| AT 7:So O'Clock the Hon1e
west reached its antag
northwest, aud with II
strength swooped down IN
Moore.
Houses. with precious
caught up and carried before
current. Great trees were .
and barns, fences, and eve
It's path, was laid low.
Passing along for eight milo
the town Of Norman, where
age was repeated. and u
Downs and Keokuk Falls an
| Pottowattomie county, wh
sands OF dollars worth OF pr
| demolished.
The house OF j. O'Conn
Moore. was destroyed and O'(
his wife and three children
neighbors who had sought
the building were crushed TO
The frame house OF John I
torn to pieces and he was XII
Others OF his family OF six
injured, three Of the chlldre
Banks fatally.
The home VI Henry Dyer
ished. West OF Norman. tiy
were demolished and five pd
injured. East OF the stricke1
men and two women we're XII
Around Norman. aflSf the
! fearful hall storm started In,
IL a violent rain storm. II
dark TO search out the de-
most OF the Injured and d
wero successful Ia making III
heard above the storms n
came bnt feeble relief.
The wonld-be rescuers coul
| pftlful cries Of the unfortu
here and there locate the
victims, but help In most cas-
OF the question and several
fortunates were compelled 70
beneath the debris Of their hd
Men and women aud child
score spent the disnal p
rain In az endeavor 70
ones. The search wa
less, and when morn
little children crying
wet to the skin
drop.
men got QulcI
menced the res
who had been in
carefully carrie
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