The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09

0uTuRiE, Okla, April 3.-The total
death list SO far ut Chandler from
Tuesdays tornado Is twelve and IL Is
nov believed that no more bodies will
be found In the ruins. The dead were
buried yesterday afternoon. The in
jured are generally doing we'll and II
Is possible that o n Of them will sue
cumb.
The only building In Chandler upon
which there was tornado insurance
was the court house, which was In
sured for 81, 900
There woulo have been great suffer-
ing nj Chandler had the weather been
inclement, al no definite plan Of relief
was enforced until yesterday after.
noon, IL seeming impossible for the
people TO thoroughly organize them
selves. The injured and dead were
cared for, but IL was the work Of q
few. There was no bureau Of infor-
nation and those trying to restore
order were scattered. A relief corps
Of Guthrie women reached Chandler
yesterday afternoon and did much to
systemic the nursing Of the injured.
Money Ii being sen from all parts
Of the territory and surrounding
states. The cash gifts from Guthrie
reached %, 900 this morning.
Men digging In the ruins Of the
Colburn building this morning found
the blackened bones Of what the sur
geons said was a GUILD. No one, how.
ever, had reported a child missing.
Nearly zoo business buildings and
residences were wrecked. Some of
the larger losses are: William Spill
berger, baker and confectioner, 81 900;
the court house, 3 $1,000; N. O. Colburn,
dry goods and clothing, $500; c. W.
Cobletz, building, g., 900; W. II. French,
Publicist printing outfit. law library,
5000; Masonic, /. o. .. +. and X. ofP.
lodges, all Of their paraphernalia, hall,
furniture, etc., estimated at 81, 900:
John Heffran, brick building. 81, 200;
Catholic church, 81, 900; Congregational
church, 81, 500; Methodist church, ST..
900; A. T. Mascher, building, 1880;
DR.. Samuel Ellis, druggist, stock and
building, 5000; Kansas and Okla.
homa Town and Investment company,
building, $4,000; James woodward,
5000; Chandler Bros, $4,000; A. d.
Wright, druggist, occupying q new
stone building just completed, $1,000;
Bishop 4 Co., groceries, boots and
shoes, $1,000; Chandler News,
$500; g. A. r. hall, $500; G. A..
Filtsch, hardware, %, 800. Hoffman,
Charles & Conklin, bankers. q, 500;
Lyman Mills, livery stable. $500;
dwelling, $500, and barn $500; Mrs. M.
M. Egbert, Marvel hotcl building and
contents, 81, 500; c. r. Owens, sawmill,
cotton gin and Touring mill. 81, 900;
Lincoln County bank, Office, fixtures
and vault, $4,000; Matt Reeves, saloon,
$1,000. Many others lost everything
and will DO unable to replace their
buildings. The Mitchell hotel was 80
badly shattered that II was considered
unsafe and was vacated to-day. It
was the only hotel left standing and
had been crowded since the tornado.
The question Of whether the town
shall be rebuilt upon Its present site Is
being discussed. There are absolutely
no facilities for the transaction of or
binary business, and everything Is at
standstill. Many persons fear to no.
build on the hill.
The tornado played strange freaks
with women's clothing. All of the
clothing Of one woman who was caught
on the street, except the underwear,
was stripped of. There were several
instances where every stitch Of cloth.
Ing was torn from the bodies Of