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

upoh Nineteenth street. between Ave-
nues u AID /. were nattened out. The
occupants had no warnins and were
unable 10 cscepe from their houses and
were rescued Oy workers after the
Storm THE house on the corner OF
Nineteenth ana ] was occupied by w.
II. Merritt. member OF the IRE de-
partment and his family a wife and
two srihll children.
The Merritts were rescued wisr but
few bruises The second house was
occupied by the family OF Edward H.
Mann These were rescued badly bruis.
ed. The third house was occupied by
Roy Acculough and Charles r. Robin
son and their families. These escaped
serious injuries The fourth house was
occupied by Captain John ID. Johnston
and his daughter. They were caught
In one corHer OF the room, the only
part Of the house left standing and
after the storm made their way out
In the last row was the family OF ID.
AIcRae. Mr. McRae was caught be-
meath the wreck, but escaped unhurt
Mrs. Har dwiok who lived IN the
same house. was m and in bed. She
was buried under the ruins. but was
rescued without apparent serious in-
juries.
4 terrific rain storm followed tho wind
and greatly retarded Che work OF rc-
iies
yhc deld were removed To- the iudor-
takine .abnshmcutat while every avaii-
ahic ambulance in the city was PRESSED
into service IN removing the Injured 90
hoaoitals.
Tonight "a mass meeting of citizens wac
held az which relief fluid was started
aud temporary committee was organ
izod 10 take charge until ton. ,rrlw noon
when the mayor win iGeet the citizens o.
take up tho work at the hesi of ncw
committee.
Several Thousand doliors have already
boon subscribed and the necessary money
to relieve the situation viii be raised i'm
medlatiy
Fully 80 houses We're demolished anc
az late hour hene tonight the total
property loss Is estimated az S5O000.
From Nineteenth 10 Twentieth streets.
on Avenue j. every house but one little
shanty was destroyed Mntors grocery
store was literally picked up and tossed
into an adjoining yard, ulhng Dr. g. g.
CHAPMAN who had bought shelter IN the
store Mr. Dickson. a medical student.
who war with DR. Chapman was struck
IN the head by piece OF flying timber,
producing concusslon Of the brain. lie
cannot live.
J NIinter. proprietor OF the store. had
his arm broken and j. H. DeshrOw,
clerk was injured in the head.
The wind here seemed TO dart upward
and then strike the earth again at Twen
ty-second street. sparing the buildings be-
TWEEN Twentieth and pwenty-second
street lt struck again, destroying an
the small hulldinss In It's path for hair
a mile and kiilins and iniuring many
From Twenty-second street, the storm
plowed its way eastward through the
block between Avenue IA and Avenue ],
tearing away the roofs Of a number of
residences, smashing IN windows, blow
ing down trees and fences.
Crossing Thirteenth street It struck the
residence OF Robert J. Lowe, eat SIC South
Thirieth street. leveling Il TO the ground
weeks old child and fatally crushing Mrs.
Lowe, who died within fifteen minutes az
ter being relieved from the wreckage.
The cook was badly hurt and may die.
Mr.. Lowe and the nurse escaped with
Mrs Milan. mother OF Mrs. Fred
Grambs who resided with Mr.. and Mrs.
Grambs on South Thirtieth street, was
caught under falling timbers and sus-
tained severe injuries.
p. G. Bowan's residence near Avenue
H. and Twenty-nnth streets. WAS al
most TOTALLY demolished, but there was
no casualties.
The residence OF j. X. Worthlngtou,
east OF Thirtieth street was blown away
and one or two persans badly hurts
Continuing in an eastward direction,
the storm swept everything In its path
OF seventy-hve yards vide until Il pass
ed beyond the city limits and struch
l.nkcView hill. about Thirty-fourth street
There were no houses OF any description
in It's path after II passed the city linn
it's. and consequently there was no dam
age until Il reached Avondale.
On FaggOtt's Hill Just south OF Avon
dale. "a number of persons We're seriously
injured and many houses badly damaged
The residence nf Miller Hardin was blown
down. and Mr.. Harbin his wife, child and
father-in-loW were seVerly Injured Jer-
ME shelton and Mrs. j. j. IendeR were
also hurt and a number Of other persons
suffered slight bruises. Twelve houses
were demolished and trees, outhouses and
fences were leveled.
AT lrondale the tornado repeated its
work Of destruction. Houses ana fences
We're laYelcd TO the ground. and up 10 this
writing several bodies had been recover
ed. A number Of injured persons and
big property loss are reported.
Hessemer Pratt City, Ensley, North
Birmingham and other suburban towns
We're visited by the storm and IN
each much destruction was wrought, but
no loss Of life Is reported Many houses
were demolished az Pratt city, includ-
ing a number OF churches
AT Powderly there was also sauch de-
struction. AT Cleveland Mrs George HIATT
was struck by lightning and win probably
die.
RHEuMATlsM-cATARRH IN THE
BLOOD.