Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
TORNADO DEATHS.
Only Seventeen Persons Lost Thei,
Lives in Chandler and Vicinity.
A VILLAGE ALMOST BURNED OUT,

4 VILLAGE ALMOST BURNED OUT.
Thirty Business Houses and Dozen Resi-
dences Destroyed Desperate Fight with
Bandits-Four Men to BE Hanged
| Oscar Gardner Bests Frank Grant.
GUTHRIE, Ok, April At develops
that the fatality of the Chandler tor
nado was considerably less than has
been reported. In the confusion and
difficulty Of telephoning, the names
became mixed and the list Of dead was
made greater than it really was. Only
IA persons are known TO have met
death in the town, and three in the
country south Of here. Fully 300
people were more or less severely in
jured, so or 80 seriously, and four or
five more will surely die. United States
District Attorney Roy Hoffman arrived
from Chandler last night. He was in
the worst Of the tornado. Although
people were killed and injured all about
him, he escaped. He says that no
tongue or pen can describe the terror
of tine storm or the ewfulness of the
night that followed. The storm, which
had formed six miles southwest of
Chandler by the meeting of a cloud
from the south and one from the north
west, came with great rapidity, and
was within mile Of town when first
discovered by the people. 1t seemed
to stop there fully three minutes while
the people were given time to seek
places of shelter. Suddenly the great
cloud divided, part sweeping down
upon the city of Chandler, and part
J going up the valley east. People who
had remained out of caves or cellars
until this second start of the storm had
no time to get to shelter. In less time
than it can be told the whole town was
mass of ruins, and people were being
carried in the air or blown Mt the
mercy of the wind and rain and hail.
Houses were lifted high in the air and
hurled to the ground with force enough
to break every timber and demolish
everything within. Brick and stone
structures were wrecked until naught
save pile of rubbish remained Great
trees were torn from the ground and
used as monster clubs to break and
crush all about. Those who were in
houses came forth to look upon scene
of desolation, the like of which human
eye had never before looked upon--a
city wiped from the face of the earth
In moments time.
A VILLAGE ALMOST BURNED OUT.
MEADvlILE, Pa, April cambridge
Springs, health resort about Is miles
from here, was almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire yesterday, involving a
loss of one life, and property loss of
$780, 900. At about 1890 o'clock in the
morning fire was discovered in, the no
ton store of Mrs. Wellman. There Is
no fire department at the springs and
the flames spread with wonderful
rapidity, soon having the business
portion of the place at their mercy.
Assistance was requested from this
city, Cory and Union City. Engines
and reels were dispatched at once, but
before substantial relief could be given
80 business houses and dozen resi-
dences had succumbed to the flames.
The total property loss is 100000,
with very little insurance. Charles
Hayes, merchant, entered his place
Of business while it was in flames to
save some valuables and was crushed
by falling walls.
DESPERATE FIGHT WITH BANDITS.
ARDMoRE, /. t., April 2.-From
parties just in from Ravia 1t Is learned
that last Wednesday night q posse Of
deputy marshals, headed by Deputy
McLamore, ran on to band Of outlaws
near that place and a desperate fight
occurred. The desperadoes were seven
in number and three are known to
have been wounded in the engagement
None of the officers were injured. The
gang Is known as the Morris band of
outlaws.
FOUR MEN TO BE HANGED.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, April Gov.
Thornton received the following tele-
gram from Washington yesterday aft
ernoon. president will grant no fur
ther respite in the Borrego case. Jo-
seph Mckenna, encouragement"
Great precautions have been taken to
prevent any escape or rescue Of the
four condemned men. The militia has
been ordered under arms, and the Jail
is surrounded and the street leading
to the entrance is patrolled by the cav
airy.
OSCAR GARDNER BEsrs JACK GRANT.
New YoRK, April AT the Fifth
Avenue Athletic club last night Oscar
Gardner, of Kansas City, knocked out
Jack Grant, of New York, in the ninth
round Grant was weak in the ninth
round, and after 50 seconds Of fighting
Gardner swung his right on the jaw.
Grant went down and was counted out.
WIN Tell on Each Other.
CHICAGO, April 3.-The western roads
have determined to make it as warm