The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
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Details oil the CatastrOpne
st. Louis, Mo-, April 2S. "A brief dis.
patch from Guthrie. Okla, says that at 9
O'Clock this morning mighty wave of
water six feet high and mile wide,
swept down Cottonwood Valley and
struck this city. A dcafening roar went
up as the water rushed along and drove
the people from their homes. AT the first
rush every bridge was swept away. All
\, sst Guthrie Is submerged and twenty OF
the business houses have ton feet of water
in them The river 30 feet above ordI-
nary level. Hun, reds OF people are In
trees and cannot be nelped. Several men
who were trying TO swim the current TO
reach four women and a baby in tree
were carried away. A woman wading
from house with "a baby In her arms,
was swept away aud lost. 1t is believed
that more than a score OF negroes were
drowned In the negro settlement and per
sons who escaped from the flood estimate
that fully 30 persons have been drowned.
Cyclone I'm Missouri
Kansas City, Mo-, April %. ---At 1875
a. M, today cyclone swept between
Abiline and Salina, doing immense dam
age. AL telegraph wires on the main
route into Denver were destroyed. The
cyclone is supposed To be a continuation
OF the frigntful storm which resulted In
such disaster in Oklahoma.
Many Killed. by Hsilstones.
Louisville, Ky, April 2s.-A special
dispatch from Mexico City says: The
Rio Verde Valley In this state has been
visited by terrific hailstorm which not
only ruined the growing crops, but
caused great loss Of life. Reports have
been received here Of the killing of Al
Cersons by hailstones. On one farm IL
hands were killed. Some OF the hailstones
weighed over three pounds.
Cioudburst In Oklahoma.
Guthrie. OK, April 2s.-The heaviest
rain in years fell throughout the territory
yesterday and last night There was n
continuous downpour keeping up for
seven hours and everything was flooded
All creeks are up TO the danger point and
some out of their banks. Southwest of
Waterloo, in this county, n water spout
occurred and half dozen farm, were in
undated. Near Clifton and Lionel scores
OF farms have been swept Of everything
and many cattle and horses drowned.
Near Cushing, Payne county, many people
have been driven from their homes by the
water. In the western part of Logan
county largo bridges on the Cimarron and
Cottonwood rivers have been abandoned
ana trains in every direction are delayed
by the washouts. The Rock Island bridge
over the North Canadian has been moved
several inches out of line the water
being up TO the rails At Reno the light
ming struck the Presby terian church
and the negro schoOlhouse, knocking
children right and left. No one was killed.
The total rainfall since Saturday noon
amounts to II. 9S inches. Ii is still raining
hard with prospects of a continued heavy
fail.
The Awful Work OF the Flood.
Wichita, Kan, April 2S "A special from
Guthrie, says: Nine people We're seen e
drown. Two women and "A child wer,
carried away on - bridge One man ana
two women were on house roof when il
went to pieces and they persisted AS thcr,
is no communication it was absolutely
impossible 10 get names. Scores arc miss
ing and many buildings arc st'll going
A girl in u tree for hours just gave NJ
and fell into the water. Hundreds Of mcI
arc building boats at the lumber yard
Gus Platt and George Willis swan TN,
main current, cut n flat boat from it
moorinPs and saved scvon people, makinI
n landing several miles hollow the city
1t il believed that many were caught IN
bed la small houses and drowned.
The big Cimarron bridge H. gone I'm
mcnsc damage has been done IN toe coun
thy. Skeleton Creek has washed ava,
scores ot farm houses and many people ar
drowned.
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