The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-11-06
FURIOUS STORMS.
Many Deaths from Wind and We
ter in Oklahoma
sEuch Damage IN Louisiana ana Several
Persons Are Blown iato Lake and
Observation-Disclosures in Es-
brssks and Kansas.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Oct s0-A terrible
rainstorm visited Oklahoma Wednes-
day night, being IN many places a veri-
table waterspout, and doing a great
amount of damage by washouts, car
Eying of crops, etc. Twenty miles
east of here, tornado devastated a
section Of country 100 yards wide aud
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
terrific crash, smashing the building
into splinters Postmaster NJ. 7, 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. It is rumored that
the same storm did great amount Of
damage and killed a number of people
farther northeast in Payne county,
but up to late hour last night no par
ticulars were obtainable. At WewoRa,
I. T., the same tornado destroyed Gov.
Browns store, a 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 Louisiana.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 3O.-About 1870
o'clock yesterday afternoon a cyclone
or twister struck this city and swept
over a distance of about IL miles. the
track of the storm being about 800
feet wide from the river to Anuuncia-
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 $4,000
A dispatch from NewelIton 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 Curtin, was practically
destroyed. The course of the storm
was from southwest to northeast,
striking BruaD 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.
A Man Blown $50 Yards.
SOUTH MCALEsTER, l. T., Oct. 8O.-A
cyclone struck Anderson Wednesday
night, which did considerable damage,
Several houses were blown down and
destroyed. One man was blown $50
yards and considerably bruised. Sew
ersl houses at mine No. 19and 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 &c. Western Me-
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 a
high wind accompanied the snow, as
suming 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 Fe west
OF here tell of the FIRST snowfall of the
season. The storm has reached as far
east as Nickerson, and is coming this
way. At LarBed the fall was consid-
cradle, but the snow melted as it fell.
1t is reported that there are several
inches of snovv at Ia Ju0ta Col