The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-04-01
WHEN THE NEWS FIRST CAME
Anxiety for Chandler Friends and fronps
Action for Relief.

Guthrie. o. T. March 3i-(Spec!ai-)-
The Capital thus describes the early ex-
element and the prompt aid rendered
unon receipt Of the ire, news last night
from Chandler;
A. o'clock last night the peace and
quie, o. the town was broken by tel
ephore that the little town OF chand-
Ter had been visited by cyclone. The
word spread Ike wild-nEe and In a short
time anxious friends and relatives crowd
ed Seaton's drug store and the walk In
front 10 earn something OF the storm
The sform struck the town ebou, O'Clock
but owing 20 the telephone wires being
donwn, no news vas received until
! o'clock. The wires one and a half miles
on. Of Chandler were run into a farm
house and r1e news sent here. The ark
lous friends and relatives sent many tel
ephone messages. bu; az .he 'pnone was
50 far from the scene Of the disaster many
could not be found ard nothing could be
learned of the. Mayor FaTquharson I'M
mediayeiy set 20 work getting aid 70 send
20 relieve the sufferers. ana by midnight
Drs. Buxton. Williams. ana r. V. smith.
Cotteral and ari<er had started for the
scene Win medicines ard n-cezsaries 20
relieve the inquired. Among those who
left last aight for the scene 90 disaster
wewre: l.. y. Nib,sck. Ralph Morrison.
r. W. Hoyt. D. W. Ulan. snd John wsg-
gane-, whose frieads and relatives we're
injured BY the storm. aceomparisd by
I'd. Pentecosi, y. =. Crawford and John
Golobie.
Early this morning the following per-
sons left % lend aid % the sufferers: Dr..
Olive Ford. Learned Ford, III Rinnan.
Wm. Furber. A. n Hons.or. Or. Mayer
ard Frank Richm0hd
The Ledies' Benevolent society sent
committee with0wo wagon loads q pro-
visions AID other necessities this morning.
TIE COMMITTEES WAS cbrnpo~d or Nrs.
r. X. Pro0ke. Mrs. Cora isseil. Mrs
Ruth Sas.don. Mrs, Csrdee. Ms~s Lillian
Lsux and Ma. L1css
Mayor Faraansrson. "a p Trottsr. r.
r. Jones Edgar Jones. Mf and Mrs. r.
TIighman, Ieft AZ noon today IN car
rlages 70 assls; lbe distressed
TIE GuthTis club hsia citizens meet
ing tai% morning and raised more than
$1,000 and Immediately purchased tents.
clothing, groez=iss. etc. and started them
Al noon Tor the stricken City.
The stats Capital cent cut Associats
Press reports % ne storm la- night.
w1ich appeared is every metropoii;an pa
per this morning. sai al day ;siexgsms
have poured IN asking sb0u; friends snd
relatives. Many ~ TIE townVs IN ne ter
ritory arranged 70 ssn8 al a; once %
Chandler The tsisgTsrns received were
sem 70 Chandler. arf many yFspl.er re-
csiTed. The pe0pe o; tais city yaYe nseh
excited and anxious. a. many % the ci--
izsns = Cha1t,er lived n MS city s-s
county before - Sac snd F1x country
was opene1 % zettiea1e-I Al ne teams
taat can 20 procirff are bsJng eispstchsf
a. tssf a. possible Rifz provisions and
o'her tai7gE recFssa~y Tor ths c0mnfort
a. tas Injured ard homeless. Al 80
ts1ls. beadlEE. stes thsst can bs procured
E.- sa hurried over - se1n A. oqsslble.
Mayor n l.. walker of sfiuxa,er. hss
raised 80 - ard r-on8i.es more p. -
~. sf.i savter dispatched txo psyz-
clans - ins scene AS nlEsht
WIN approach ~ sVrias tsks Ho-Ss
sareapariiis % psrlfy yoaf blood. riza
make yo1 s.ronz.