Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-31

twenty to atty, with the injured num-
bering from seventy.Hve to lwice that
number. Already twenty denu b dies
have been recovered.
The night was one OF Understandable
terror. With the better part OF the In.
habitauts dead or dying and the re.
nainder too badly injured or unable
from flight or because OF the darkness
to FENDER any assista nee, little bettar
order thnn beuIam prevailed. Rain
poured down upon the dioconsolate
inhabitants and added horror TO the
scene. Many injured lay in the wrecks
Of their homes TIL daylight made IT
possible for them TO help themselves
or aid from the surrounding towns al.
rived.
Many wrecks took ire and burned
themselves out and several were
smeulteting when morning broke
over the town. Itls believed many OF
the missing were burned to death.
The cyclone struck Chandler With
out warning at 6 O'clock last evening.
ahe work OF carnage began before
the inhabitants realized what was
upon them. Hardly any means
OF eecape wac lett. Stores weru
hurled right and left, lifted high into
the air aud tossed In every direction.
The court house In which Chief Jus.
tice Dale was holding court wss taken
oil Its foundation and the building
nearly crushed. Passing on through
the resiJenoe Districts the wind demon
rushed into the open country where
II finally spent Itself, leaving the trail
OF tho wreck and ruin most com plete.
Houses rested on their tops, streets
were piled high with debris. Over
turned stoves started tho fires and
nnhampered, the fire began lite part 10
tho work OF destruction. The dsluge
that came probably was the saving Of
the tow, Tor in many spots 1t quench-
I'D fires aud stayed col q sgArations
that ChandleT's citizens could never
hope to stay. The unipiured ami
nbie-bodied found themselves from
fright and confusion well nigh MS
helpless as their most unfortunate
neighbors. Finally when an effort to
send outside aid was made 1t was found
that all cimmunication with the out.
side world had been cut of.
1t was several hours before commuu.
ication with Guthrie was secured at
point mile anu half out OF Chan.
uIer. A train bearing physicians and
others lett Tor the SCENE. Later add
tionai retcuing parties were sent. BY
Midnight plan OF Systematic Ieicue
mad boil perfected and dead ami uy.
ing were being released from the
grimy PRISONS Into which their homes
mad been trans erred. lmproviseI
hospitals were erected anu unfor.un-
ates cared Tor.
DEAD AND INJURED,
The list OF dead anu badly Injured
as fGr as ascertaibeu at daylight tlis
morning ia as follows: john d .wson,
Lincoln, Neb, lawyer, burned to
death; James woodward and wife,
Eldorado, Kansas, visiting In Chan.
dler, instantly killed; Mrs. Henry
Mitchell; Mrs. II. Smith; +. ID. Emoii;
Emma DressingeT; ID. @. johnson anu
wiie; Mrs. Phillips Johnson and chilu;
Mre. DR.. Lee; A. W. Keller anu wiic;
unknown woman anu baby; and i've
unkuown children.
Fatally jpjured: Arthur Jewstt;
Peggy JuhnsoD; Mira. Frank Mccall;
DIR. q. Guiding; Msggie Rooves; a.
Shear and wilt; Irs. Cuilom; jennie
Woodtworth; young daughter OF Nr.
and Mira. James WooumaD; son OF
Jas. Woodyaru, badly hun; Mra.
Emery Foster anu baby, thought to
be fatally hurt.
The following are mora or Iess
seriously hur: John McCartner,
brolbeI.in.law OF U. 3. Marshal Ma.
gle; Il. N. Black; John Foster; Eam'i
Winthrop; Gsorae McHsnry; ana two
daughters OF County Treasurer Lamb.
The lists nre being augmented.
BUT Two BUILDINGS LEFT.
ChsLdler was Quilt ON bill In thick
timber, situated fifty miles southeast
OF Guthrie. Ii was one OF the most
prosperous boom towns but without
railroad facilities. But two buildings
Ia the business portions, It is reported,
are LETT standing. They are the
Gerry store.
KANSAS VISITED.
KANSAS CITY, March 8O.-Repor,s
received here Indicate that the cy clone
which destroyed the town OF Chand.
Ter tonight, also passed across the state
OF kansas, Though In less destructive
force.
Florence, Kan, reports severe
windstorm between anu q O'Clock
that unro0fed o portion OF the Santa Fe
rounuh0use, blew down several wooden
buildings and blew box cars from the
tracks.
Great Bend reports very heavy
wind, accompanied by hail anu rain,
Wichita reports the heaviest rain
ever experienced there, accompanied
by wind and hall.
At Haven box cara were blown from
tho railroad Tracks.
A PIERCE STORM.
PERRY, o. r., Match 3l,-This
country WAS visited by fierce storm,
rain, wind and hail last night. The
creeks are out OF their BANKS apo low
farming lands are under water. Some
houses were blown down. 1t Is not
known whether any one was Injured.
Dying Of Heart Trouble.
CHICAGO, March sl.-Osrlngtop
Lunt, aged so years, the founder OF
Evanston, is dying OF heart trouble at
his home IN that city. The attendi ng
physician hiss no hops OF prolonging
hts lie. He may pass away at any
moment.
Besides being the founder OF Evan
ston, Mr.. Luut Ia one OF the founders
OF North western University and its
theological department., the Jarrett
biblical institute, and holds high
place in the Methodist Episcopal
church.
He was born December "a, 1915, nj
Bowdoinhem, Maine. In November,
1g4J, ho came to Chicago, There WINS