The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-02
TWENTY PERSONS REPORTED TO
HAVE BEEN KILLED.
ONE suspRzo AND Ffry INJURED
DETAILS MEAGRE, THE WIRES TO
THE TOWN GOING DOWN.
Rescae Work Almost Hopeless Until Day
light Partial I.Ist OF Killed and In-
jured-Kansas Is Also Visited.

Guthrie. O. T.. March 30-The report
Is received here that twenty lives We're
lost this evening in cyclone that swept
over Chandler. town of SO Inhabitants
filthy miles east OF here. 1t is reported
that only two buildings were left stand
ing, the Mitchell hotel and the Grand Is
land grocery store. In addition to the
twenty persons reported killed, ru-
NOR has it that fully $50 were badly in
jured.
The following names are given as
among those Killed:
j. WOODWARD. and wife.
MRS. MITCHELL.
MRS. THOMAS SMITH.
JOHN DAWSON. lawyer.
The following are reported as among
the injured:
John McCartner, brother-in-law of
Marshal Nagle.
F. N. Nfblack and father.
John Foster
Mr.. Emma Foster.
Two daughters of County Treasurer
Ulam.
Samual Winthrop.
George McHanry.
The cyclone struck at o'clock this
evening.
The court house in which Chief Justice
Dale was holding court was taken off
its foundation.
All communication with Chandler is
now cut off.
The telephone office was destroyed, and
the only information received here was
from telephone connection made a mile
and half out of Chandler.
That has since been lost.
FULLER DETAILS
Kansas City. NO.. March 3o.-A special
TO the journal from Guthrie. o. T., rys:
At o'clock this evening a terrific
tornado. followed by hail and flood.
swept the town Of Chandler. forty miles
east of here, completely devastating the
town. Three-fourths of the residences
and business houses of the town were
totally wrecked or badly damaged,
scores OF people injured. and many kill
ed
Darkness at once came on. and the
work OF rescue Is carried on under the
greatest difficulties. The telephone Of
flee was carried away, and at 10 O'Clock
tonight telephone was connected with
the wire two miles this way and a mes
sage sent here for assistance. Up to
that time, Mr. and Mrs. John Woodman.
Mrs. Henry Mitchell Mrs. Thomas Smith
Attorney John Dawson, and two un-
known persons had been found dead and
fully $50 people were known to be bad
~ injured. Mrs Emery Foster and ba-
by are thought to be fatally hurt.
Chandler is a town of 100 people. 1t
is built on hill in thick timber. and the
mass OF torn trees and wrecked houses
makes 1t impossible to reach near all
of the people in the dark. On every side
can be heard groans and cries for help.
and the scene Is indescribable. A large
number OF physicians and other citizens
have left here for the scene with surgi-
cal instruments. drugs and other sup
plies. A later message states that large
number OF people known to have been
in business buildings are missing and 1t
ls feared they are dead under the ruins.
The true state of affairs cannot be learn
ell until daylight.
KANSAS CAUGHT 1T. TOO.
Kansas City. No.. March 30.-Repor,s
received mere Indicate that the cyclone
WHICH destroyed the toWH VI SHaHuiei'
o. T.. tonight. also passed across the
state of Kansas. though in less destruct-
i've force.
Florence. Kansas. reports a severe
wind storm between and 6 o'clock. that
unroofed a portion Of the Santa Fe round
house. blew down several out-buildinga
and blew cars from the tracks.
Great Bend reports a very high wind.
accompanied by hail.
Wichita reports the heaviest rain ever
experienced there. accompanied by wind
ard hail.
At Haven. box cars were blown from
tho railroad tracks.
Barton reports very high winds. which
k-ecked several small buildings. and
blew cars from the tracks.
Telegraph service throughout the state
Is badly crippled.