Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
Devastation Caused by the Michigan
Cyclone.
VILLAGES RENDERED DESOLATE SITES
Path of the Storm Over Thirty
Miles Long.
SOME WONDERFUL ESCAPES

OXFORD, Mich, May 2G.-From reports
that continue to come in from adjacent
points the full force of the fierce wind that
swept this part of Oakland county last night
is beginning to be appreciated. Everywhere
is devastation. Villages that were yester-
day the homes of Contanted citizens We're
today desolate sites, and manned and
bruised fathers, mothers brothers and sis
ters mourn. for those who met death in
the twisting, grinding, resistlcss wind.
The death roll in this vicinity may run
to the hundred mark, for many homes that
were on the edge Of the cyclone suffered
from its fury. At Oakwooi, hamlet fifty
miles north of Oxford having a population
of about 200, not a house is left standing.
The two churches are hattened to the
earth.
The path of the storm between
half and three-fourths of mile wide, and
it extended in a nearly straight course
eastward for over a distance Of thirty
miles. A remarkable circumstance is that
buildings in close proximity to each other
were blown in opposite directions, some
being swept nOrthward and others south
ward
A List of the Dead.
The following are known to have been
killed in this county: Near Ortonville, w.
j. Mitchell, wife and two children; Daniel
Thompson and son; Abram Quick, wife and
two children; Mrs. Henry Quick, John
wilkins. John Porritt. Mrs. Joseph Porritt,
John Milkey T. E. Gleason, Mrs T. d.
Eaton, Abe Kitchell, Mrs. William Kitchen,
Edwin kifeld, two children of Mr.. Howe.
At Oakwcod, Mrs. Susan Stewart, Mrs.
E. A. Wolverton, Mrs. William Dawson
and daughter Ida, Ed. Fitield, child of
Alfred Fitield: Edward Howe is fatally In
jured. At Thomas, Charles Hicks and son.
Reported dead at North Oxford: Mrs.
Oscar Slate, Thomas Bishop, farm labor
er name unknown; Joseph Smiley and
son.
Injured-Frank Laid!aw, wife and child
Mrs .Laidlaw was seriously hurt At Thomas
Mrs. c. A. Hicks, frightfully crushed;
Mrs Sid Copeman, will not live; Elvcry
Hicks, badly crushed; T. P. Knapp, head
badly bruised; VIM. Althouse, internal in
juries; George Hibler, both legs broken;
VIM. Carr, fearfully bruised, injured inter
nally; Charles Bradley, injured about the
head; A. NJ. Kidder, arm badly shattered.
At Oakwood--Al. Fifield, both legs broken,
daughter Jessie badly injured; Harvey
Francis, internal injuries, cannot live; My
ron Johnson, leg broken; Mrs. F. A. Howe
and one or two children.
Near OrtoLvlle between twenty and
twenty five were more or less seriously in
jured.
Gigantic Scythe of Death.
Last nights cyclone left track $50 feet
wide through the southeastern part of Mt.
Clemens, which looks as though a reaper
with a gigantic scythe had been endeavor-
ing to NOW a harvest. Fortunately, nearly
everybody was in such a position as to
avoid fatalities. No one was Killed out
right, and none of the injured have died.
The injured are Mrs. Anna Pohl. widow,
will not live; Henry Pohl. aged fourteen;
Adolph Pohl. aged twelve; Willie Pohl,
aged sixteen, recovery doubtful; Mrs. Jo-
seph Harder Russell Carter, Mrs. Russell
Carter, recovery doubtful; Baby Carter,
Gustave Cutche, Mrs. VIM Ormsby, Miss
Anna Belle Teabo, skull fractured.
The family of Ferdinand Hickman mirac-
ulously escaped. They had barely gotten
into the cellar when their house was blown
out Of existence.
Fred La Forge and wife had just gone to
a relatives house when their nome was de-
strOyed. The roof and sides of the larges
Of the Charbeneau ice houses were blown
off, leaving the mass Of ice standing.