Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-11-05
FURIOUS ELEMENTS.
A Postmaster and Wife Killed In a
Tornado in Oklahoma
MUCH DAMAGE DONE IN LOUISIANA.


GUTHRIE, Ok, Oct 3Q-A terrible
rsinstorm visited Oklahoma Wednes.
day night, being in many places veri.
table waterspout, and doing a great
amount Of damage by washouts car.
ryinR of crops etc Twenty miles
east Of here, q tornado devastated
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 q mile
further north, Mitchell post office
and store was lifted bodily into the air,
carried 100 yards and dropped with
q terrific crash, smashing the building
into splinters. Postmaster M. T. Null
lin and wife were found dead yester-
day morning, clasped in each others
arms. Two sticks were driven entire.
ly through Mullins head, but there
was not 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 number of people
farther northeast in Payne county,
but up to late hour last night no par.
ticulars were obtainable. At Wewoka,
/. T., the same tornado destroyed Gov
Browns store, new church and four
other buildings. Several persons were
hurt, but none seriously. At mine No.
/, at Krebs, it is reported five people
were killed.
MUCH DAMAGE DONE IN LOUISIANA.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 30.-About 4.30
o'clock yesterday afternoon cyclone
or twister struck this city and swept
over a distance of about N miles, the
track Of the storm being about 1900
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 $780,
A dispatch from Newelton states
that Tensas parish was also visited by
adestructive tornado. Telegraph wires
were torn down and the immense brick
gin on the Mound plantation, 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
cabins Of Locust Land were completely
demolished, and one colored woman
was instantly killed, and several were
blown into the lake. The gin house
contained great quantity Of hay and
was totally wrecked. Three barns
containing corn were also destroyed,
and a great deal Of the corn was blown
away. Six cabins were in its path, and
all were blown to pieces entirely, and
many timbers were blown into Lake
St. Joseph Late reports show two
deaths of colored men from lightning,
and two colored women and baby
from Locust Land were drowned in
Lake Bruan, where they were carried
by the fury Of the elements
A wINDsToRM AT MADISON, WIS.
MADISON, Wis.,, Oct 30-A severe
windstorm struck this city last night,
doing much damage. A portion of the
roof of Fullers opera house was blown
off and carried across the street The
Eddie Foy company was playing in the
house. and one of the actresses was hit
in the face by flying brick. She was
not seriously hurt, however. Many
telegraph ana electric llght pores were
blown down. and communication by
wire with the surrounding country is
almost entirely cut off.
A MAN BLOWN $50 YARDS
SOUTH McALEsTER, !. T., Oct So.-A
cyclone struck Anderson Wednesday
night, which did considerable damage.
Several houses were blown down and
destroyed. One man was blown 1850
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.
UNION PACIFIC FLYER sNowBoUND.
DENVER Col, Oct. 30.-A special
from Cheyenne, Wyo., Yesterday said:
The overland flyer on the Union Paci-
fic westbound, due here at 955 p. m, is
reported stuck in the snow between
0.alalla and Big Springs, Neb. A
violent snowstorm is raging in Nebras-
ka and it is impossible to tell when