Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-27
BAD TORNADO
IN OKLAHOMA
Cities and Towns Torn Up and Many
People Killed in the South.
ern Territory.
IOWA AND KANSAS ALSO HIT
Much Destruction Wrought by Wind
and Lishtnins-Raiiway Traf-
fie Blocked and Crops Injured.

Guthrie, Okla, May 23.-Although
every effort has been made to secure
information from the town of Car
men, Okla, regarding the tornado that
visited that city last night, there have
as yet been but meagre reports. In
formation, via Kingfisher, says the
town was wiped Off the map. Tele-
phone communication from Enid says
there were three persons killed and
As wounded. The wires to Carmen
are all down. 1t is new town of 500
people on the Orient extension into
Oklahoma.
In some portions of the territory
there has been a tornado every day
this week, but the damage has not
been great until the Carmen storm.
Rain has fallen every day except two
for 20 days.
Unconfirmed reports say the town
of Marshall was destroyed by a tor
nado tonight.
Further Details.
Oklahoma City, Okla, May ga
special from Aline says:
About 1880 last night a tornado
struck Carmen, five miles north of
here, and destroyed about one-third
of the town. including the principal
business houses and the post office.
p. II. Brown. of Wichita, represent
ing machinery company, was in
stantly killed by flying timbers. his
brains being found 80 feet from the
body.
Mrs. Wismaller was fatally injur-
ed and died today.
Twenty people were more or less
injured.
Among the buildings destroyed were
the Merrill furniture store, Headlight
printing office and Wismaller's hard
ware store. The Methodist church
was set up on top of the parsonage,
where il remains, and can be seen for
miles.
Damage in Nebraska.
Sioux City, Iowa. May 29.-News
struck near Randolph. Neb., so miles
west of here. last night, and caused
heavy loss. The house of William
Fredericks was destroyed. Fredericks
and his wife were carried some dis
tance, but had a miraculous escape
from death. At John Vlack's farm
all the outbuildings were wrecked.
G.. w. Cottrell's barns and buildings
were destroyed. All the barns on w.
G. Biltown's place were destroyed
and the home of H. Helms is in ruins.
In Plymouth county, north of Sioux
City, a number of barns were blown
down and horses and other stock in
jured. Near Aurelia considerable
damage was done.
Destruction in Kansas.
Kansas City. May 23.-In a storm
today. which struck ten miles south
east of Dodge City. Kansas. a herder,
name unknown, was killed and Mrs.
Tibb Shane was fatally injured. Many
WtIt WTtthtu
scores of cattle were killed.
The tornado struck Eureka, Kas..
at midnight, destroying a score of
residences and causing other damage.
Mrs. ]: II. German ana Mrs. Frank
Semple were fatally hurt, and half
a dozen others were more or less SER
iously injured.
In the northwestern corner of Dick
inson county, Kansas. where eight
dwellings were wrecked. ex-State
Harvey and wife, and
Ellen Young were injured badly, but
all will recover.
In Dickinson county 1t Is estimated
that $4,000 damage was done to the
crops alone. The tornado passed over
Riley county, western Kansas. At
Bala two people were killed. IL injur-
ed. several perhaps fatally. Railroad
traffic was blocked for some distance
by debris on the track. Many dwell
ings and other building we're wrecked.
Destruction In Iowa.
Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 23.-Last
nights storm through southwestern
Iowa has proved much more disastrous
than was at first thought. In this city
the electric light wires were so badly
that the city was in darkness
the whole night. Many trees were
up-rooted and a number Of lighter
frame dwellings were moved from
their foundations and one or two were
demolished.
At Clarinda. John Cross was in
stantly killed by lightning. and HIS T.
year-old son was so badly injured that
he cannot live. while other members
Of the family were severely injured
At Persia, Mrs. p. +. Eims was
caught under the wrecksge OF barn
while she was going to a cave for
safety. and was SO badly injured that