Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-31
CYCLONE AND FIRE
Work Frightful Havoc in an Okla.
homa Town.
PLACE Is BLOWN OFF THE EARTH
Ferty Of the Inhabitants Killed and
Probably One Hundred Injured
More or Less Seriously. u

flames BREAK Out In the Debris and MANY
Wounded Arc Burned Alive-Amons the
Hurt Number VIII Die-An the PLY.
sic1sas Bat Ono In the Town Fall Victims
60 the Fury ofthe Tornado-Awful Scenes
In the Wake Il the Destroyer.
Guthrie. o. T.. March 31.-A report
IL received here that twenty lives were
lost last evening in a cyclone that swept
over Chandler, a town Of $500 inhabi-
ants fifty miles east Of here. 1t 10 re-
ported that only two buildings were
left standing-the Mitchell hotel and
the Grand island grocery store. In ad-
dition to the twenty persons reported
killed rumors say that fully $50 were
badly injured. The following names are
given as among those killed: J. Wood
yard and wife, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs.
Thomas Smith and John Lawson. law
yer.
The cyclone struck at s o'clock last
evening. The court house. in which
Chief Justice Dale was holding court.
was taken of its foundation. All COM
munication with Chandler Is now cut
on. The telephone Office was destroyed.
was from a telephone connection made
a mile and a half out Of Chandler. That
has since been lost.
Dead May Reach Over Forty.
-Later.-At 1 o'clock this morning
twenty-one dead bodies had been taken
from the ruins at Chandler. Seventy
five to 100 persons are badly injured. and
a dozen or more Of these are reported
dying. In addition to those dead, dy-
ing and injured, 1t Is believed that there
are a score or more dead buried beneath
the wrecked buildings. Several Of the
wrecked buildings have taken fire and
the debris is burning fiercely. Many of
the injured have been burned to death
while pinned fast under the debris. In
one building. it is reported. five injured
people were burned to death, and at
another place the incinerated bodies of
three unknown children have been TAX
en- out.
All the physicians Of the town, save
one, met death in the storm. Nearly all
the physicians of Guthrie have gone to
the scene Of the disaster
Additional List of Casualties.
The following is the list Of the dead,
SO far as known at o'clock: Mr. and
Mrs. Woodman, Mrs. Henry Mitchell,
Mrs. Tom Smith. Attorney John Daw-
son. F. DeMoff. Emma Dressinger, d. c.
johnson and wife, Mrs. Philip johnson
and child. Mrs. DR.. Lee, A. w. Keller
and wife. unknown woman and babe,
five unknown children.
Among the fatally injured are: Ar
thur Jewett. Peggy Joneson, Mrs. Frank
Mccain. d. c. Gooding. Maggie Reaves,
Andrew Asbee and wife, Mrs. Cullum,
Jennie Wordsworth.
Among the injured are the following:
John McCartner. brother-in-law of
United States Marshal Maggie; F. NJ
Niblack and father. John Foster, Mrs.
Emma Foster. two daughters of Coun-
ty Treasurer Ulam. Samuel Winthrop,
and George McHenry.
SCcDe Of Indescrlbable Horror.
Chandler is a town Of 800 people. 1t
Il built on a hill in thick timber and
the mass Of torn trees and wrecked
houses made it impossible to reach the
injured in the dark. On every side could
be heard groans and cries for help and
the scene was indescribable.
STRUCK IN KANSAS AND TEXAS.
Much Damage to Property, but no Loss Of
Life Reported.
Kansas City. Mo-, March 31.-Reports
received here indicate that the cyclone
which destroyed the town of Chandler,
o. T.. last night. also passed across the
state Of Kansas. though in less destruc-
tive force. Florence. Kan. reports a
severe wind storm between S and 6
O'Clock that unroofed q portion Of the
Santa Fe round house. blew down sew
eral buildings and blew box cars from
the tracks. Great Bend reports a very
heavy wind, accompanied by hail and
rain.
Wichita reports the heaviest rain ev-
er experienced there. accompanied by
wind and hail. At Haven box cars were
blown from the railroad tracks. Barton
reports very heavy wind, which
wrecked several small buildings and
oiew cars from the tracks. Telegraph
service throughout the state is badly
crippled.
III, lex, Marcn Jl.-AnOther
cyclone passed over this city last night.
this time catching the south side. The
chimney OF the Mulkey Memorial church
was down down and falling on the
parsonage crushed in the roof. Several
houses were unroofed and the houses
OK ex-County Treasurer Thomas Brat.
ton and Mrs. Cline were blown from
.nelr supports. The lady is reported
injured. 1t is said small negro church
IN the extreme southeastern part Of
town was blown down. but the phones
are out OF order and it is SO remote that
no accurate details can be had.
Want tc See Dunlop In Prison.
Washington. March 31.-Protests are
coming in freely to the president
against the pardon or Communication OF
the sentence Of Joseph r.. Dunlop Of
chicago. for publishing and sending
obscene matter through the mails. II
Is intimated that nothing will be done
In the way OF clemency for the present
at least