Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-27
ICY BLAST OF DEATH
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mses b that thirty -six psopls vses
hilisd ed tUsaty- evs injsssA 6ix
hsndssA ssA svsssy -ave pssspas ass
isfs N dsssissts cireuasonness aaA
thirty-sis house swept sway.
Ths idsntin<a dsad ass: Ed Johaena
and three hired hsnds. John OCoonos.
Js.. John O'Connos, Sg.. and wife. Agnes
and Nellie OConnos. twins. Agsd lI
ChAsiss OConaos. Jamss OConnos.
John OConnor. Jr-. and tuo children.
Owen Rooney. MrA Rooney and
two children. Mia Annie Hs<islsos.
David Banks. wife and two children; n.
e.. Clemens. the Rev. J. y. Carlo. David
brooks and wife, Ella Bsookn, Jerry
brooks. A child of Mr.. Batsman and
eight Of the rsasy family are slso sn0og
the killed
The s~riously wounded are:
Charles Hartwell. MrA kittrim and
infant. Mrs. Sidney. H. r. Holiday and
ehiid. Thomzs Weaver. John Doyls.
George OConnos. Mr.. Mosonsy. Pat
OMAiiey. Albert Sinnox. Mr.. Gilmoss
aud ~ife. four childrsa u Mr Banks.
MrN Caibert. Mrx- =. H. Wilkinson.
George Hughes snd child.
Whese % asruck.
The most damage done was In the VI
entity % Norman, in tho Westesn and
central portion Of the county. 10 wAs
about SD p m. that the people q Pur-
cell. Q town In the ChickAsaw nation.
Gfteen miles southwest of here. noticed
dark cloud ovcrhanging the western
sky. which began 10 send down shoots
like Q Carrot rooe Several peruDus
observed the formation of thess clouds
through held giasA Points projecting
from the clouds slovly assumed cyIin-
drsc form. then . conical. which very
much rssembie great funnels out oe the
ends of which destruction poured. Their
course vas from southwest to northeast
and At first they moved slowly. but
s~emsd 10 gain foees and rapidity - the
posnts touched the earth
Passing nosthvs-d and slightly 20 the
east IL crosnsd the South Cansdian river
about midway between Purcell and
Norman Here 10 sessEk the thickly
settled por,ica of thu county and only
misssd the t1wa by shout one mile. By
this cyclone tour persoas we're killed and
SEVERAL inJurrd seven dwelling houaes
and two school HOUSES Vere destroyed,
beuidss machinery sud stock and numer-
oas ousbuildings. fences and barnA
A s~cossi Cvcsoss.
An hour sftsrvsrd another funnel
shaped cloud wss secn approaching from
th~ wesf. which passed on thu other sids
of the sowu. its course being about in
the same direction - the other. bat il
had been formed several miles further
OF. The last and most deptrpctivo sy-
cionc paoed about i've u1)es west add
north of Norman. through What 10
known ~ Ten Mile Flat. along the
agricultural vicinity u the country.
lts force was spent iew miles further
north. when u reached the divide be-
tween this place and Moore station.
There we're thlrfecn persons in John
OConnors' house aud eleven Of them
were killed. Only two. young George
OCeenor and the hired man Doyle
escaped. tho latter with broken arm.
The house was . very substantial two
story frame and not enough 10 left 10
tell where IL once was The house of
David Banks living four miles north,
was entirely destroyed. himseR and wife
and . married daughter. Mira He's.
we're killed. and three children danger
ousiy injured. The dwelling Of family
named Peavey. eight mils.s northeast
wss destroyed. the father and ono child
kiliei and the mother and two children
badly hurt.
Grsas D~ash sWf Rusm.
The Sanders family. living two and
half miles Syuth. were all badly hurt and
everything blown away AZ Ed John
son's ranch. in the Chiekasaw nation.
tao hired men namei Synder and Love
we're killed. and another. name un
known. is not expected ,o live. A little
girl of one II the rsnchers % the placc
vas killed Mr.. johnson was in town
~ the time. but his wife took the chill
dren into the cellar and they ercapcd in
jury.
The loes ~ stock and farming imple-
msutz - q serious one. Absolutely
nothing vss LETT nninjured along the
track 20 The lsss cyclone. which was the
srv-res, ever witnessed
Ore - the OCounor children and q
child - Mrs. Msronsy were carried sev
srsl miles and could not b~ found last
night The bodies ~ John OCcn-
nor snd wife were carried at ieas.
two miles by the Wind. One bravo
woman. having no eave to go in when
she saw the storm coming took her tso
children and wsd-d into pond near by
where ths water came up ~ their nscks
They cav the hous~ swept away hut
they remained safe. Several os tie in.
inr-d are expected to Tie. There wilI
he general funeral AZ this pls- AMI
PsrceH tounosroS. shsu the unfcrtunate
pscpke will - buried
All business vas practically suspended
in sowu tcslsv. snd the people 'arned out
IN hsip the unfor'unsis. F.eti.f eosn-
mit,r~- are q; work sspplyisg rsimeut
srd food. Generous offers - ass,stanc-
c.,ne In from every snrrB fnding city.
which viI prove very acceptable. a.
maav ~ The stricken mes are poor