The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-26
Frightful Loss Of Life
Wrought by Cyclone.
Michigan Towns and Villages
Almost Bl0tted Out.
List Of Dead Will Probably Reach
More Than One Hundred.

DETROIT, May 2.-The Free Press has
received the following kilograms from
Ortonville, IS miles northwest of Pontiac:
The cyclone first came In GraveIand town
snip, in the northeastern part OF Oakland
County, at the lines parting that county
from Geneses and Lapere counties.
Sweeping westward through the farming
country, it destroyed every house, barn,
fence or other obstacle, levelling trees and
pulling down telegraph poles and killing
and manning the unfortunate farmers. It
struck Thomas and Oakwood and wrecked
these villages. The path of the cyclone
was about half a mile wide, and nothing
could Withstand its fury. The telegraph
operator says that the reports at Orton-
Vile show that the cyclone tore along for
about Id miles, but how much further It
went he was unable to determine.
Seventeen persons are reported killed
and twenty TO thirty Injured. A partial
list OF the dead and injured in Brandon
and Graveland townships is as follows:
The dca1-Daniel Thompson and son,
William Mitchell, Mrs. Mitchell and two
children, John Milkey, Mrs. Il. Nj. Hca-
ton, John Perritt, two children Of Mrs.
Howe.
Badly injured-william Kitchen and
wife and brother, Mrs. Kitchen Is not
expected to recover; Oscar Granger, Louis
Peiritt and wife, Archie Woodruff, l.. u.
Eaton and wife.
FURTHER DETAILS OF DISASTER.
OXFORD, Mich, Nav 26.--From reports
that continue to come in from adjacent
points, the fuif fotce-of the fierce wind
that swept this part OF Oakland county,
is beginning to be appreciated. Every
where Is devastation. Villages thar were
yesterday the homes OF contcnted citfs
zens, are today desolated and manned
and bruised, fathers, mothers, sisters,
and brothers mourn for those who met
death in the lasting, grinding, resistless
wind. The death-roll In this vicinity
may run to the hundred mark, for many
homes that were on the edge OF tne
cyclone suffered from its fury. At Oak
wood, halmet so miles north OF OK
ford, having population OF 200. nntsa
house is left standing. The two churches
are fiattened to the earth.
The path of the storm was betwee
cne-half and tbree-fourths OF mile wide
and 1t extended in a nearly straight
course eastwards for over a distance Of
forty miles. A remarkable circumstances
Is that the buildings in close proximity
to each other were blown in opposite al.
rections, some being swept northward
and Others southwark.
The following are known 20 have been
kllled IN this county:
Near Ortonville-w. J. Mitchell, wifo
and two children; Daniel Thompson and
son; Abram Quick, wife and children;
Mrs. Henry Quick; John wilkins, John
Perritt, Mrs. Joseph Perritt John MIL
key, 4. T.. Gleason, Mrs. i. ID. Eaton,
Abe Kitchen, Mrs. William Kitchen, Ed
win Fiheld, Two children Of Mr.. Howe.
Mrs. Il. A. wolverton, Mrs. William
Dawson and daughter, Ida, Ed Fiheld,
child OF Alfred Fiield. Ed Howe II
fatally injured.
At Thomas: Charles Hicks and con.
Reported dead at North Oxford: M-s.
Oscar Slate, Thomas Bishop, farm
loborer, same unknown; Joseph Smiley
and son.
Injured: Frank Lsidlaw, wife and
child; Mrs. Laidlaw was seriously hurt.
Il. =. Knapp, head badly bruised; VIII
liam Althouse, internal in;urics; George
Hibloik, both legs broken; William Carr,
feerfuNy bruised, injured snternallyi
Charles Bradley, injured about the headf
A. nj. Kidder, arm badly shattered.
At Thomas: Mrs. {. A. kricks, fright
fully crushed; Mrs. Sid Copemsn, VIII
not live; Elvory Hicks, BADLY crushed.
A lakewood - Al Fifield, both legs
broken. daughter Jessie badly injured;
Harvey Francis, internal injuries, cannot
live; Myron Johnson, leg broken; Mrs.
Il. A. Howe and one or two children.
Near Ortonville, between 20 and 25 were
more or less seriously injured.
MOUNT CLEMENS VISITATION.
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, May &c.
Last night cyclone left track 90 feet
wide through the southeastern part ot
the town, which looks as though reaper
with gigantic scythes had been cndeavor-
ing TO NOW a harvest. fortunately nearly
everybody was in such position as to
avold fatalities. No one was killed out
right and mono OF the injured have died.
The seriously injured are:
Mrs Anna PohI, widow, back broken,
injured internally, breast crushed IN; will
not live.
Henry Pohl, aged IA, hip broken, in
jured internally.
Ado,ph Pohl, aged IL, right leg broken,
bruised about shoulders and body.
Willie pohl, aged 10, injured Internally
right leg broken left shoulder dislocat-
ed, recovery doubtful.
Mrs Joseph Harder. internally injured,
cot about head and arms.
Russell Carter, head and face cut.
Mrs. Russell Carter, injured internally.
breast and shoulders bruised, recosery
doubtful.
Baby Carter, head badly cut
Miss Annabele Tebo, ieft arm, broken:
right arm injured, skull fractured.