Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29


A cyclone passed through White
head, Ok, a small station west of
Woodward, completely demolishing
the general store of N. Fillmore & Co.,
and several dwelling houses. No lives
were lost.
At Augusta, Kan. the roof was
blown off the school-house and the
Methodist church damaged. At Null
vane several small sbuildings were
blown down but damage was not ex-
tensive.
Oklahoma Did Not Escape.
Oklahoma City, Ok, May 25.-Okla-
homa City was visited Saturday night
and Sunday morning by the heaviest
rainfall ever known in this region.
Some feared a tornado and spent the
night in storm caves. All day yes
terday and last night more than half
the city was under water and in some
instances water was three feet deep
in houses. It required boats to trans
port the women and children through
the streets to higher and dryer land.
A special to the Oklahoman from
Foss, in western Oklahoma, says
three people were killed there Satur-
day night in a tornado. They are
F. NJ. Flagle, wife and daughter; r.
P. Hall seriously injured. Thirteen
houses were completely destroyed
and many light outhouses wrecked.
A report from Aline says: About
1880 Saturday night tornado struck
Carmen, five miles north, and de-
stroyed the principal business houses
and post office. P. F. Brown, of Wich-
tia, representing the Plano Machin-
cry company, was killed by flying
timber. Mrs. Wismiller was injured
and died yesterday. Twenty persons
were more or less injured. Among
the buildings destroyed were the
Merrill furniture store, Carmen drug
store, Halstead meat market, Head
light printing office and Wismiller's
hardware store. The M. E. church
was set on top of the parsonage,
where it can be seen for miles.
Young Baby Drowned.
Arkansas City, Kan, May "a
Kaw City, Ok, is under water.
Many farmers living in bottoms near
Ponca City and Newkirk were COM
PEELED to leave their homes. Fields
and crops are submerged. Numerous
bridges are washed away and traffic
is blocked.
The fve-months'-old baby of Ben
Cook, of Winfield, was drowned near
Atlanta. Mrs. Cook had been visiting
near there and was on her way to
the station. The buggy was over
turned in swollen creek. Her
brother, who was driving, succeeded
in saving Mrs. Cook, but the baby
was washed down the stream
cyclone visited the vicinity of
Watonga and Okeene, Ok, doing great
damage. The dwellings of DIR. J. P.
Atterbury was completely demolished,
Mrs. Atterbury being carried SO feet
by wind and the son and daughter re-
ceived serious injuries; residence of
Robert Payne also demolished
Orchards and crops of all kinds
greatly damaged.
In Iowa and Minnesota.
Minneapolis, Mimi. May 24.-At
ST. Charles, Mimi, a tornado
wrecked the race track build.
ings and killed five horses in training
there. Many windmills and barns
were blown down.
A heavy wind and rain storm visited
Luverne and vicinity. Reports indi-
cate heavy loss of buildings
throughout the county.
A severe wind and rain storm
passed over Estherville, Ia, doing
much damage to buildings, barns,
etc. Mrs. Hensinger, SO far as known,
was the only person injured.
At Clarinda, Ia, during an electrical
storm John Coons was struck by
lightning and instantly killed. His z
ming and instantly killed. His seven
year-old son was severely shocked
and it is feared will not recover
Several other occupants of the house
were rendered unconscious by the