The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-03-26

tii It reached Eleventh street, where
a house owned by John Hayes was lev
eled to the ground. slSimmlng close
10 the earth the storm swept through
out small pine grove tearing the
trees up by the roots and hurling them
through the air like arrows.
Beyond the grove the storm cloud
swooped down upon a negro settlement
and the cabins were cruahed, not one
being left I'm its pathway.
Carrie Elan, negro woman, was
buried beneath the debris but most OF
the negroes escaped with slight injur
airs. F. G. shaffer and baby, slight
injuries.
Mrs Kates and daughter, slight In
juries.
Mr.. and Mrs Doerry, slightly injur-
cd.
w. w. Doerry. brick layer, bruised
and badly cut
W. II. Dickersons. scalp wound and
concussion. serious.
Mrs. Joel Giaccopazzi, badly bruis-
cd
Mrs. Jane Lane, injured about head.
Jim Wilson. colored. sick in bed at
time with pneumonia, was badly in
jured
Mrs. Galloway, colorsd, badly frac-
tured arm.
win Galloway, colored, scalp wounds.
Ned Thomas, colored, face cut slight
ly.
Lee Richardson, arm bruised ana
finger broken.
The storm struck the city In the ex-
treme southwestern corner and plowed
It's way eastward. leaving a path 100
feet wide throughout the entire south
ern section, extending from Green
Springs on the west TO Avondale on
the east, ana continued It's course un-
IN is fury was spent in the noun
tains beyond Irondaie, a small town
six miles cast of the city.
The morning dawned cloudy and syl-
try and grew more threatening as the
day advanced. Clouds began 20 gath
or and shortly after o'clock sharp
lightning flashed from the southwest
The air became heavy and stinlihg
The velocity Of the wind suddenly be-
gan to increase and out OF the over
les and after the storm had passed
gathered around the wreckage appar-
entity thankful that they had escaped
with their lives.
Eastward the storm swept cutting
It's way through another strip OF woods
striking the Second Presbyterian
church az Avenue IL and Fifteenth
street demolishing the structure The
pews We're piled on top OF the debris,
small table Of oak which was used
In the rostrum being deposited on the
topmost point OF the wreckage East
Of the church directly in the tornadoes
path. In another negro settlement,
much havoc was wrought among the
shogks. seven Of which were swept
away A number of small houses were
leveled hctween Sixteenth and Seven
tcenth streets.
In Alley H. between Seventeenth and
Eighteen streets small house oocu-
pied by negroes were destroyed and
Green Curry negro woman. was
caught beneath the timber and sus-
tanned serious injuries. Three other
houses we've blown down nearby
The storm then struck the more
thickly settled residence portion OF ths
city and its work OF destruction In
creased
A cottage occupied by Fred Schaef-
fer, az si4 South Eighteenth street and
small building a few doors north
occupied BY L. II. stewart, were badly
wrecked
Almost a clean sweep was made Of
the district lying between Eighteenth
and Twentieth streets and Avenue ~
and I. two blocks. Here the scene Is
one OF complete demolition. The frame
cottages were reduced 10 fattened piles
OF debris. every tree large or small
was either crushed or uprooted