New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-27
KILLED BY THE STOkM'
AWFUL LOSS Of LIFE ~
uxryrwo PEOPLE REPORTED KILLED . BY TOR
x,nors-rnnrY-oXE DEAD IN THE TOWN
op xoRM,y-rULL DETAILS STILL
,.rr1yG OF TIE WORK OF
DESTRUCTION.

oN''"o'" ,ornjc hail,torm and a wltriHpoa'
'O'I~o ~;,lI 70 wreak awful destruction III '''
h,;,, towns in Oklahoma last nigh'' II IL
.od that sixty-twO human lives were '''',
npa II is positive that forty We're l'''"'
lilo several were fatally and scores S'r"usiN ~
~ The damage to property is lnestim1nie'
cha victims are the Rev. j. NJ corn MI
NJ Perry Mr. and Mrs. Banks, Miss Ella'
" -, ard Frank Banks, John CConAor' "iic'
.o CONS and three daughters and IN" "'o'' '''''''
oto vr Johnson consisting OF five persons ,
0rdcrs for thjrty-onc cofins have been re''IN,"
here and at Norman. Supplies nave
craphed for from other points. o.o,o,,e
Tha brunt Of the storm fen upon the pfoSp,'o",
.n,,n of Norman. on the Santa Fc Kallro"d
ahou, twenty miles south of here. Al ,''' pun,
'r;.,, ono ncople were killed, dozens injured ah"
~. ,o,n almost completely destroyed. pau 10
Wv" "'..an,ood tbc town. business is suspense" ",''
ovorvbodv able to render any asSist"hoo " ao,d
,,oor rrfortrnatcs or toward removing 'nc "'"'
,,odios ,ro ont searching along the track VI Wv
I'm, pooplp are frcnHed and cannon Ei'' any
os.irnate of their losses, and know no'hl'- 'NP
Torare for the dead and injured oAi','o'" ..,,
has responded nob.y. and the Mayor ANU i"' ~,
,os;dcnts Organized relief corps ana ai' "' '''
scere of Destruction , ,-ool,ut
Further on, the towns OF DoW"S an"
Falls Jared but little better ih's" ''""9 W.,
III. dovostatcd and scores of people injured
totouv and otherwise though the lo-' o' ''''
bero will not be as serious a al Norman
rho first sions of impending danger We're S''i
,o.o vostordav afternoon in pail OF black c'"""'
ovorehadowinc the northwest for mites "''"'''
while further away TO the west r"Shl'iS -
Tho horizon could be seen the 'or'd'''
loft their business places and huiflf" - Wv"
homes. where al who could quickly sou2"' '"7
"cNclone caves ,., ,bo 1vost
A. $50 o'clock the monster from '"' W.
1oirod IFS antagonist In the northwest d"" WIN
JViie' ,,,inod .tronctb swoopcd down on the
.o,., os Noorp Houses with precious lives "'r'
oa,ch, nm and carried before the angry 'oII'"''
1900 ,rccs were twisted of and barns ana fences
ora evervthinq in its path was laid low' i"''
inc along for eight miles 1t struck the TOWN y,
Norman. where the damage was repea'e"' ""'
then on TO Downs and Keokuk Fails
Guthrie @. f.. April 26.-A tornado pass"
over Oklohoma yesterday afternoon "'i''n -"
considerable damage, and was followed ny
SECOND one LAST night which resulted IN great io'7
IF life and property West of here one man was
l,nled and three children injured. Four ho"Se'
,ara swept away in Payne County ana thousands
of dollars damage done TO property, put ho"ouS
was killed .,,,.o,s.
The VILLAGE Of Keokuk, forty miles sou'h."''
NJ here, is reported swept away put 10 Pdi"'u
lars are obtainable. East of Norman lNe p'oPio
wore killed One man was carried long dls'aieo
and hurled to the ground, breaking Iis HUI"
Several others were killed by houses falling on
,bem One man was hurled into creek ana
drowned. Eighteen or twenty farms were swept
olo.r of everything. Near Moore one man was
titled and several were injured, and number OF
bouses were demolished. West of Norman ten
buildings were swept awar and half dozen pco-
n,e serously injured The village OF Downs was
almost completely demolished, but no ia'lli'ies
are reported. ..
Along the line of the Cherokee Strip the tents
~ the boomers were carried away, ana wagons
were wrecked, but no one was injured Elsn'
miles north of Norman the large house ol fa'Tlch
O'Connor was demolished. and twelve people were
killed O'Connor's dead body was found d hhle
AWAY. A school teacher who boarded there was
carried two miles and her body icarfully cruSheo
and torn The people all over the nelghpofhoou
had gathered in this house, believing il 10 be
safe because built Of heavy timbcrs, but II proven
veritable deatltrdp.
Moore's. o. r., April 25.-The country west ana
southwest of here was swept by terrible tornado
AZ : 20 o'clock last evening. Endless damage
was DONE but how much will not be known until
telecraphc communication is restored. Inc news
at hand makes it certain that ten people were
killed as many more injured, and much pTOPT'y
DESTROYED Among the dead are >. y. C0nnors anu
lis whole family. consisting Of i've members,
Mr. Hanks II! G.. Clements and a child OF Henry
Bateman. Tom" Weaver had his arm broken
and was otherwise injured, and is in serious con-
dition Three of Mr. Hankss family were scri-
ously and perhaps fatally injured. 1clr house was
blown 10 atoms, and the family only cAtrlcat"d
after desperate efforts had been pat forth fhiilp
Dyers house was moved twenty feet. lbs IN
valid wife and baby, who were In the second
story at the time the storm came on. were car
ried away with the building, but escaped serious
injury Frank Browns house was carried away
just as lie and the family escaped. Most oi
the people escaped to their "cyclone caves,
having had warning of the impending danger
Further casualties cannot be ascertancd Tonight
but il seems certain that there are more.
Though the tornado lasted ODN u minute OF
so, the wreck left III its wake was awful. pam
half mile in width and eight miles long was lald
waste. Houses, barns, and V"rythIng Ill Its
reach went down. Telegraph wires and poles were
blown down Tor miles around, ana Tor thl>
reason th.Spartculars of the storm are not no"
fully known.
WORK OF A TORNADO N MISSOURI.
Bolton. Mo-, April 2G-Ilc destruction BY Tho
tornado here Mondoy evening consld 'rablf
but not Widespread. Houses. hayrichs, horses
cattle. farming implements, trees and fences were
laid waste No lives were lost but several persons