The herald., 1897-04-02
Not All Recovered From
Chandler's Ruins
a THOUSAND HOMELESS MEN
cANPED IN THE STREETS BY
BLAZING FIRES
1sports Coming in From Other Places
Struck by the Cyclone and
Seriously Damaged
Associated Press Special Wire.

{ Associated Press Special wire
CHANDLER, o. T., April AL
though the tornado struck Chandler As
hours ago, very little search of the
ruins has yet been made, ard it is fear
ed that the death roll may be consid-
erably augmented. Scores of injured
are under the care of surgeons, who
have come here from all parts of Okla
homa None of the wounded had sue
cumbed today, though many suffer
greatly, and some of them cannot pos
sbly recover. Nearly all the men slept
in the streets last night, where fires
were kept blazing. The women were
cared for in hte few houses which were
not destroyed. or found shelter in the
tents sent from surrounding towns.
Fifty special policemen effectually pro-
tected the property of citizens.
thousand people are homeless, and half
as many are without thing in the
world. Help on large scale is needed.
Lawyer John Dawson and Edgar De-
moss, the barber, who are numbered
among the dead, were eating supper In
Wallace's restaurant when the storm
came and the building collapsed. Daw-
pon, who left wife and two chifoYen
at Alma, Neb., was instantly killed.
Demoss was pinioned by his right arm,
but was not injured. He cried for help,
but no one could reach him through the
fire. He begged, for some one to cut oft
his arms, but the horror-stricken crowd
was compelled to see him roasted TO
death.
The search in the ruins is necessarily
slow, and true list of the dead and In
dured cannot be made for several days.
MORE HOPEFUL.
KANSAS CITY, April IA special to
the Journal from Guthrie o. T., says:
s'It develops tonight that the loss of life
dn the Chandler cyclone has been greatly
overstated. In the confusion and diff
Guilty of getting news out over the long
distance telephone, names became mix
ed, and the list of dead was made greater
than 1t really was. Only fourteen per-
sons, it is now stated, are Known to have
met death in Chandler, and in addition
to these three were killed in the country
north of town Fully 200 persons were
injured, fifty or sixty of them being Sc
riously hurt and four or five of these will
surely die A corrected list of the dead
at Chandler as given out tonight by the
Chandler relief committee is as follows:
John Dawson.
Edgar S. Demoss.
James Woodward and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. johnson and little
son.
Mrs Philip Johnson and child.
Mrs. Tom Smith.
Mrs. DIR. Lee.
Miss Emma Rettensteln.
Emma Dressinger.
d. e. Johnson.
In the country north of Chandler Jonn
c.. Kyle and two children were killed.
STAR CITY STRUCK
LITTLE ROCK. Ark, April IA spe-
cial to the Gazette from Star iCty. Lin
coin county, says About o'clock yes
terday afternoon the people of Star City
were aroused by the terrific roaring of
a fill fiedged cyclone, and in less time
than it takes to tell it a terrible and
destructive cyclone was dealing devas-
tation to everything In its path. which
was from one-quarter to one-haf mile
in width. 1t passed south or star lCty
about half mile.
A spondent who started out on
horseback to get details of the work of
the cyclone found the roads so strewn
with trees and timbers that he had to
abandon the horse and pick his way on
foot The cyclone seems to have made
a complete circle around the town,
nearly every house within small radius
in every direction being totally demol-
ished, while large trees were uprooted
and twisted into fragments.
The home of Reed Dunlap, a negro,
was destroyed. The family escaped SER
ious injury. T. ]. McFalls, who lived
about a mile east of Star City, had his
dwelling and all outhouses entirely de-
stroyed, but his family escaped.
The next point heard from was on
Bayou Bartholomew on John c. Hen
bricks plantation, who lost all his main
buildings. including two storehouses. His
large plantation is almost total wreck
On this place three persons are known
to have been killed outright and large
number are reported seriously wounded.
Never in the history of this part of
the state has such cyclone been known.
At this time anything like a definite
account Of the damage done cannot be
made. News has just reached here of
the destruction of several large planta-
tions along the Bayou Bartholomew,
among them being those OF ALI Coghill,
w. c. Leet and Judge Owens The loss
is very great at each of these places.
STILL ANOTHER.
MEADVILLE, Pa, April Cam
bridge Springs, health resort about
fifteen miles from here, was almost en-
tirely destroyed by fire today, involv-
ing the loss of one life and property
loss of $200,0O0
At about 1:3c o'clock this morning fire
was discovered in the notion store of
Mrs. Wellman. on Main street. and as
there is no fire department a the springs
the flames were soon sweeping through
the whole business portion of the city.
Assistance was requested from this city,
Cory and Union City. Engines and
reels were dispatched at once, but be-
fore substantial relief could be given
thirteen business houses and a dozen
residences had succumbed to the flames
The total property loss is 100000, with
very little insurance.
Charles Hays, a merchant entered his
place of business while it was in flames
to save some valuables and was crushed
by the falling walls. His body has not
as yet been recovered. Among the heav-
lest losers are: Boyd & Blystone, cloth
iers. $40. 900; New Cambridge hotel, Hag-
gerty & White, proprietors. $4,000; j.
r. Case g. Co.. general store, $4,000
The village presents scene OF desc
lation tonight From the Erie tracks
to Spring street Is mass of smouldering
ruins. At 4 o'clock the flames We're un-
der control.
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