The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-05-05
CYCLONES STRIKE CITIES.
Storms Swoop Down on the
Southwest and Northwest.

SouIt OallJ wrecked. NoTthNtSteFn 4
lava Towns Twisted and Blown Away.
Perry, Ok May At IL o'clock |
last night Duncan, 1. T, town of
1900 people, just over the Oklahom4
line, and located on the Rock Island |
Railroad, was struck by = terrible |
cyclone, which came near wiping the |
whole town out of existence The
news was brought here this evening
by q gentleman who was in Duncan
at the time, and he says that every
house in town was either blown
down or badly wrecked. Only one
death is reported, and that was a
little child of Herman Jones, which
was killed outright, and twenty or
more people are hurt. Several per-
sons are missing. and ii is thought
they are buried in the debris. John
Manning and wife were hit by fly
ing timber, and both, it is reported,
will die.
Large brick ard stone buildings
dashed to the ground and stacks of
general merchandise scattered for
many miles. More horror was added
to the destruction when the heaps of
wooden buildings took FIRE. Many
persons were pinned under the
heaps, ana their cries for help were
heart ding Word was sent to
neighboIing towns for assistance to
rescue the people, and all day to-day
people have been rescuing those
under the buildings. The telegraph
wires are fat, and communication
with Duncan is hard to get. The
informant says several people are
known to be absent and it is thought
they Will be found under the heaps
of brick and stone.
The approach Of the funnel shaped
cloud was made known by the ring,
ing of bells and pistol shots, and
hundreds of people escaped to caves
and other places OF safety. Had il
not been for this many more would
have met death.
: The first discovery Of the ap
preaching disaster was made by the
: lonely night watch, while patrolline
the streets, but the cyclone swoopet
down upon the little tewn before
, general alarm could be given.
The cyclone came from the south
west and passed direct to the norti
5 between Guthrie and Oklahoma City
: but nothing is known here of tn
4 extent of damage done beyon'
Y Duncan. The storm lasted TEL
: | minutes.
5 While the terrified inhabitant
: we're reecuipg the unfortunate one
= a second cyclone came from til
e northwest, but was of less violence
0 Several buildings which escaped til
5 first blow were leveled to the grount
z The property damage will foot u
many thousands.
Duncan is on the Rock Islam
Railway. and was thrifty territor
town, but to-day little is left Of tt
place, and reports received here ind
cate desslation and ruin.
Sapulps, 1. t, May IA cyclor
C struck this town to-day at 9 g. n
. resulting in considerable damage
Q property and the injury OF sever
20 people. Mrs. r Taylor and tW
babies have been removed from Il
, ruins Of their demolished houI
dangerously but, it is thought, N
fatally hurt. The residence
- Robert Howell, q merchant, vi
. turned upside down, while the fami
were ali inside, but all escaped j
Jury. Rev. Mr.. Ray and famil
As residing in the Methodist psrsonag
as narrowly escaped from their dive
&c ing, Just as the storm twisted
j. from Its foundation. Other dive
ne ings and storehouses were more
As less injured, and the town 10 food'
,e as a result of q cloud burst. Sspull
e is within three miles of the path
- the cyclone that swept away Chan
ne Ter, Okla, year ago.
e ElDorade, Kan, May 1t col