The record-union., 1896-10-30
4 Cyclone Causes Great Destruction in
the Territory Of Oklahoma.
Four Persons Killed and Two Others
Fatally Injured.
A Terrific Tornado Passes Through
Lafayette County, Mississippi, De-
mOlishinX Farm Houses and Up
roofing Trees of All SiZeS-BliZ-
Zard in Nebraska.


roofing Trees of All Sizes-BIiz-
Zard in Nebraska.
GUTHRIE (Ok), Oct. 29.-A cyclone
visited Guthrie and vicinity last night,
doing much damage to property and
causing loss of life. Twenty miles east
of here it moved a Swath one hundred
yards wide and several miles long.
The dead as far as their names can
be obtained are: John Mclaughlin, M.
L. Mullin, Mrs. John Mclaughlin, Mrs.
M. I. Mullin.
Those known to be fatally injured are
Harrison Jones and William Tobey.
The first house struck was that OF
William Tobey. The building was COM
pletely destroyed. A quarter of mile
away Mitchell POstOffice and the store
in which it was kept was lifted bodily
in the air, CARRIED a hundred yards and
dropped with a terrific crash, smashing
the building into a mass Of splinters.
Postmaster NJ. T. Mullin and his wife
were found dead this morning, clasped
in each others arms. Two sticks were
driven entirely through Mullins head.
Their daughter was visiting in this city
and so escaped The Mullins formerly
lived at Rock Island, Ill.
The residence of Abner Jones was also
wrecked, and many smaller buildings
destroyed, trees uproOted and crops
ruined. The storm came at o'clock
from the southeast and passed to the
northeast, lasting only a few moments.
Il is said that the same storm did a
great amount of damage and killed a
number of people further northeast in
Payne County, but particulars are not
yet obtainable.
At Wewoka, I. T., the same cyclone
destroyed Governor Browns store, a
new church and four other buildings.
Several persons were hurt, but none Sc
ricusly. AT mine No. IL, near Krebs, it
is said four people We're killed.
In Lincoln County Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mclaughlin were found dead in the
ruins of their home and Harrison Jones
will die of his injuries
CYCLONE IN MISSISSIPPI.
OXFORD (Miss), Oct. pa terrific
cyclone passed through the eastern part
of Lafayette County this afternoon,
demolishing farm houses and uprootinS
trees of all sizes. The news just reached
rere through Hon. w. v. Sullivan, Con-
gressional candidate, and L. j. Har-
kIns Sullivan had been speaking al
Tula, and was returning to oxford.
They were driving a double team In
buggy. The wind lifted their buggy,
horses and ALL and carried them some
200 yards. The buggy was utterly de-
molished by falling timber, but neither
men nor horses were seriously hurt
though the men had part Of their cloth
ing blown away.
The storm passed through the edge OF
the town of Delay and demolished sew
eral houses. The house Of Milton
Skriggs was blown away, but his wife
and several children miraculously es-
caped with but Slight bruises. The eX-
tent Of the damage cannot be given
but no casualties have yet been report
ed Not a tree was left standing in the
cyclones path. Further details cannot
| be had tonight.
BLIZZARD IN NEBRASKA.
MCOOK CNeb), Oct. 29--A tre-
mendous snowstorm has been prevail
| ing over Western Nebraska since last
night and is still raging. 1t is one of
the earliest snowstorms in many years.
A high wind prevails, and the snow
! is drifting high, which will doubtless
retard railroad traffic. Indications are
| that the storm will prevail throughout
| the night.
OGALLA (Neb.), Oct. ga heavy
| blizzard has been sweeping over this
| county since l o'clock this morning, and
still continues. Cattle will suffer great
ly, and great loss is looked for if the
storm contiues through the night.
WILSONVILLE (Neb.), Oct. 29.-TEe
first snowstorm of the season has been
in progress here since early this morn
ing. This evening a regular blizzard
Is making things drearily unpleasant.
X is reported that the bound train
on the Burlington is snow-bound at
Blakeman and that the snOwstorm is
still raging.
WINDSTORM IN WISCONSIN,
MADISON CWis.), Oct. 29.-This city
was struck by a terrific windstorm
shortly before 10 O'Clock tonight. Trees
were torn from their roots and more
or less damage was done to number
CT buildings. The second act of "Off
the Earth" by Eddy Foy's company,
bad just begun at the Fuller Opera
house when the storm struck. That
Part of the roof above the stage was
lifted from it's place and carried across
the avenue by the wind A mass Of stone
and mortar came tumbling down on the
stage. A panic was narrowly averted,
the audience rushing wildly from the
house. No one was seriously injured.
CHICAGO CATCHES 1T.
| CHICAGO. Oct. 29.-Chicago was
swept by the fury of wind and rain to-
night. The promised storm swooped
down upon the city in time to catch the
theater people on their way home, and
to thoroughly soak thousands of per-
sons who made up the crowds that
stood about the halls where political
meetings were held. Much general DAM
age was done. Chimneys were blown
down. and the streets and cellars were
flooded. The cutters were turned into
| small rivers, and the streets became
almost impossible
FURRY IN WHEAT