Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-07
FURIOUS STORMS.
Many Deaths from Wind and Wa
ter in Oklahoma
Much Damage in Louisiana and Several
Persons Are Blown into q Lake and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in Ne
braska and Kansas.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Oct. 30-A terrible
rainstorm visited Oklahoma Wednes-
day night, being in many places veri-
table waterspout, and doing a great
amount of damage by washouts, car
rying off crops, etc Twenty miles
east of here a tornado devastated a
section of country 100 yards wide and
several miles long, leaving destruction
and ruin in the wake. The first house
struck was that of William Toby.
The building was completely destroyed
and Toby fatally injured, the family
escaping. A quarter of a mile
further north, Mitchell post Office
and store was lifted bodily into the air,
carried 100 yards and dropped with
a terrific crash, smashing the building
into splinters- Postmaster NJ. T. Null
lin and wife were found dead yester-
day morning, clasped in each others
arms. Two sticks were driven entire
~ through Mullins head, but there
was not a mark or scratch on Mrs
Mullin- The residence of Abner Jones
was also wrecked, and many smaller
buildings destroyed, trees uprooted
and crops ruined. 1t is rumored that
the same storm did great amount of
damage and killed mum Der of people
farther northeast in Payne county,
but up to late hour last night no par
ticulars were obtainable. At Wewoka,
l. T., the same tornado destroyed Gov.
Browns store, new church and four
other buildings. Several persons were
hurt, but none seriously. At mine No.
1, at Krebs, it Is reported five people
were killed
Much Damage Done Louisiana.
New ORLEANS, Oct 3O.-About 4:3o
o'clock yesterday afternoon a cyclone
or twister struck this city and swept
over a distance of about 1 d miles, the
track of the storm being about 1,5Oo
feet wide from the river to Annuncia-
ton street Hundreds of buildings in
the track of the storm were damaged.
many being partially unroofed and
chimneys Frustrated, trees uprooted
and fences blown down. Several per-
sons were also badly injured. The
property loss is estimated at 500, 600.
A dispatch from Newellton states
that TenSas parish was also visited by
destructive tornado. Telegraph wires
were torn down and the immense brick
gin on the Mound planta ton, belong
ing to Mr.. Joe Currin, was practically
destroyed The course of the storm
was from southwest to northeast,
striking Bruan lake at Locust Land,
tearing down and destroying the pub
lie bridge over Choctaw bayou. Twelve
demolished, and one colored woman
was instantly killed, and several were
blown into the lake.
A Man Blown 100 Yards.
SOUTH MCALESTER, l. T., Oct. 30.-A
cyclone struck Anderson Wednesday
night, which did considerab BILE damage.
Several houses were blown down and
destroyed. One man was blown $50
yards and considerably bruised. Sew
eral houses at mine No. IL and at Cher
ryvale were blown down. The cyclone
followed the usual course, from south
west to northeast
Ten Inches of Snow in Nebraska.
OMAHA, Neb., Oct 3O.-Western Ne
braska is covered with ten inches of
snow, the white mantle thinning out
as it approaches the eastern part of the
state. In some sections of the state u
high wind accompanied the snow, as
Stunning the proportions of a blizzard.
Trains are delayed and on several
branches have been stuck in drifts.
Snow in Western Kansas.
HUTCHINSON, Kan, Oct 3O.-Reports
from towns along the Santa Fee west
of here tell of the first snowfall of tho
season. The storm has reached as far
east as Nickerson, and is coming this
way. At Larned the fall was consid-
cradle, but the snow melted as it fell.
1t is reported that there are several
inches of snow at La Junta, Col.