New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-28
NEW-YORK FRIDAY, April. 2s, s9a-FOURTEEN PAGES
THE LIST OF VICTIMS GROWS.
FULLY 100 PERSONS KILLED IN THE OKLA
HrMA TORNADJES.
STORMS IN SEVERAL WESTERN
STATES ANn ~ TEXAS.

STATES AND IN TEXAS.
Guthrie. O. r.. April ETH" list of fatalities
by the tornadocs of Tuesday night grows larger
each hour. In the devastated district near Nor
man thirtv-four bodies have been prepared Ior
burial Several more wcfc found this morning.
and half "A score of persons are still missing. \
hundred and fifty We're injured siN or el2ht ol
whom will die. Near Purcell eleven persons all
members Of one Catholic congregation. are oea,''
At the town of Case the storm swept away nearly
every buhng. and eight lives were ios'. A'
Iansstone two are dead: at CimarronsCHN i'"'
are dead. two are diving and twelve are ihl'rc"'
East of the latter place two families, numbering
five and six persons respectively. prsled' ana
in the extreme eastern part Of Payne county !, II
believed that nearly twenty were killed Inc
lis, of dead will aggregate fully 100: ana t'a' Vi
the injured five times as many
Tire injured and many of tho'e not hurt spent
= night of terror near their dcsoatc homes. their
suffering of body and mind being greatly inf"hsi-
fed bv the cold rain and terrific hail storm winch
followed in the wake Of the lorna 10. Many per
sons were badly injured by hailstonc'. \ carload
Of collins has been sent to Norman. and al tie
cities in Oklahoma will at once raise funds 10 all
the sufferers.
indianapolis. April 27.-Adviccs to The News
to-day contain information of terrific tornado
which swept portions Of northern and northwest
crn Indiana last night. AZ Wabash Ill" tornado
was the ~evcrcst ever known. many buildings
heinz wrecked and trees and fences l"v"Il"d
The Friends Church was blown against a brick
schoolhou,c. both buildings being wrecked
Tire Underwood factory and Woodworking fac
tory of the Treaty Creek stone and Lime Com
many wcr. unroofcd The Lawton foundry also
aud AZ l.rNyi.. dnmaupI. W
Gas CITY the new fine bri"k county asylum was
unroofcd and several inmates were hurt MI
along its path the storm wrecked barns. out
bonscs and orchards The damasc will amount
10 many thousands of dollars.
CHICAGO. April !7-inoth'r serious wind ana
rain storm visited this city yesterday. 1h"
buildings at Jackson Park wllstooi without
da,nae" "A heavy i!owupour all the mornne. with
the wind ~ hfty-iour mil's an hour
Reports from Wisconsin and Illinois points in
dicatc extensive DAMAGE by the storm AZ jack
sonvillc, III small streams are ont Of their banks
and many families have been compelled to flee
for their lives. leaving their homes to be- swept
away Thousands of acres of wheat ar" ruined
and al the spring ploushins accomplishing - tar
will have to be- done over again. Al Alton the
Mississippi River is twcniy-onc lcct above low
water mari. and rising . half inch an hour.
Barns and ontbudngs were demolished hy the
wind al Mount Carmel. and great damage was
don. 20 fruit At savannah elevator was
| blown Gown AZ Columbus, Wis, i've business
Jocks were unroofcd aud fern property suffer 'd
much DAMAGE. Several persons w"rr inlur Il ana
many buildings were unroofcl AT Beaver Dam
The Goodwin liou~,, AZ Brioit. VA, almost dc
moishcd, but no one was hurt. Elkhorn and
Oshkosh also report damage 70 buildings, but no
casualties.
Gainesville. Ten. April "a death dealing
tornado swept down in Montagn" County, thirty
nils OF here. Tuesday night. The storm
struck two miles east OF Bonita. small railroad
| town, and wrecked everything in it, path. dcln"i
| isling houses. twisting down tree an snappn-
on every tclclraph pole. Wr"cka-" from What
| had been the house of q farmer i'W mics from
| Bonita was Strcwn for mil" around and The
| man was killed outright; Three Of h> children
were blown into "a we'll. AMI all Of t."n. u D.
| tltoueht will die. II .o. town "lel' nnl'
from Bonita, also suffered bui no loss oi lir Is r'-
| ported.
knoxville, Tenn. April - Special \ h',vv
storm passed over this plnr" early th- morning
| doing much damage. 10 eroWiu- crop-. Vr2"idb -
and the railroads. Fifv house. in tAi~ plac' war;
Hooded. and tire occupant wrr" forced 10 il'" III
their lives.