The herald., 1896-10-30

destructive cyclone. The atmosphere
has been l1euvy ana sultry all day. the
su1cuds oroWlne blacl<er and blacker. At
u o'clock terrible wind and rain storm
reached Lake st. Joseph. Telegraph
wires were torn down and most unsat-
isfActory report reached here from the
lower part Of the parish, where the tor
nado originated. Information that the
immsnse brick gin on the Mound plan
tation, belonging to Joe Currin, was
partially destroyed has reached here.
The course of the storm was from south
west to northeast, striking Braun lake
at Locustland, tearing down and de-
stroying the public bridge over Choctaw
bayou. Twelve cabins at Locustland
were completely demolished, and one
colored woman was instantly killed and
two negro women and a baby were
blown intn the lake land drowned.
The next place reached by the unwel
come visitor was Jehnson's Bend, on
Lake St. Joseph Your correspondent
visited this place at o'clock and viewed
. scene OF desoiation. Johnson's Bend
10 leased by Mr.. A. Bland. The ginhouse
contained a great quantity of hay, and
W8S IOldlly WItCktQ. HIet OdIHS Soh-
tanning corn were also destroyed, and
great quantity of the corn was blown
away. Six cabins were in its path. and
they were all blown to pieces entirely,
and many timbers were blown into Lake
~ Joseph. Two colored men were
killed by lightning. Several persons
were badly cut and bruised. Mr.. Bland
had q number Of hogs killed by falling
trees and timbers. The tenants living
: IN the house had their clothing and
household effects blown away. Tele-
graph and telephone wires are down and
the public road on the Lake st. Joseph
front is covered, ith fragments of
houses, furniture, clothing, cotton, corn
and household effects.
LAFAYETTE COUNTY.
OXFORD, Miss. Oct. PA terrific
cyclone passed through the eastern part
Of Lafayette county this afternoon, de-
molishing farm houses and uprooting
trees of all sizes. The news has JUST
reached here, being reported by Hon.
w. v. Sullivan, Democratic candidate
for congress, and T. J. Harkus. Mr..
Sullivan had been speaking at Tula and
as returning to Oxford. expecting TO
speak at Abbeyville today. He and Mr..
Harkus were caught in the storms
path. They were driving double
team. The wind lifted the buggy, horses
and all, and carried them 200 yards.
The buggy was completely demolished
by falling timbers, but neither of the
men nor the horses were seriously hurt.
The storm passed through the out
~lrs rsrxs oF ha OF q od o1-
ished several buildings. The house of
Milton Krudge was blown away, but his
wife and seven children, who were in
the house, miraculously escaped with
slight bruises. The extent of the dam
age cannot be given, but the casualties
have not all been reported as yet. Not
a tree was left standing in the cyclones
path.
IN OKLAHOMA
GUTHRIE, o. T., Oct. ga cyclone
swept over 9 stretch of country about
twenty miles east of here at 7:3o o'clock
last night, devastating a district sew
eral miles long and probablysa hundred
yards wide. The farmhouse of w. Toby
was first in the path of the storm. The
building was destroyed and Toby was
probably fatally injured. The other
members of his family escaped. Half a
mile further north the Mitchell postof-
fee and store was lifted bodily into the
air, carried hundred yards and dashed
to the earth. The building was smashed
into splinters and Postmaster NJ. T.
Mullin and his wife, who lived in the
building, were killed. Their bodies were
Il zIa 4
in each others arms. Two sticks were
driven through Mullins skull, but there
was not a scratch on the body of his
wife. The Mullins came here from Rock
Island, Ill. The farmhouse of Abner
Jones was also wrecked and many small
er buildings destroyed, trees uprooted
and crops ruined.
Rumors are current here that the same
storm did frightful damage further to
the northeast, in Payne county. and that
several persons were killed there, but
up to a late hour tonight no particulars
We're obtainable.
There was a tremendous fall of rain
here and considerable damage was done
by washouts and the carrying off of
crops.
At Wewoka /. T., the same cyclone
destroyed Governor Browns store, a
new church and four other buildings
Several persons were hurt but none SER
iously.
At mine No 1 at Krebs it is reported
five people We're killed.
At Lincoln Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Laughlin have been found dead in the
ruins of their home and Harrison Jones
Will die of his injuries.
NEBRASKA WEATHER
.lA OMAHA, Neb.. Oct 29-Western
Nebraska is covered with ten inches of
snow tonight. In some instances a high
wind accompanied the snow, assuming
the proportions of a blizzard Trains
are delayed and on several branches
have been stuck in snowdrifts.