The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-05-28
DEADLY TORNADOES
Cut a Frightfu|Iy Fatal Swath
Through Western States
OKLAHOMA A SUFFERER
Towns Almost Wiped Off the Map and
Damage Through Country Dis
tricts Will Reach Enor-
nous Figure.

A Kansas City special says: In the
storm that struck -en miles southeast
OF Dodge City, a herder, name un-
known, was killed and Mrs. Tibb
Shane was fatally injured. Many
small buildings were wrecked and
scores Of cattle killed. The report
that Mulyane, Kans, had been swept
away by a tornado proves to have oesn
exaggerated Moro or less damage
was caused at that place but as far as
can be learned there was no serious
loss and no casualties are reported.
In the Northwestern corner OF Dick
inson county eight dwellings were
blown down and several injured. but
all will ecoyer, the track of the storm
In his county was quarter of a mile
wide and twenty miles in length, and
It. is estimated that 100000 damages
was done to crops.
Hundreds Homeless.
Hundreds of persons were rendered
homeless and property damages to tho
extent of 100000 was done in the
Enid, Oklahoma, bottoms alone by r
cloutburst that struck west Of the city
at midnight Saturday night. The ag-
sregate damage probably will be much
higher on account ef losses sustained
between Enid and the seat of The
storm.
A bank of water three feet high and
200 feet wide, swept down through the
bottoms at midnight. carrying houses
and everything before it. It came
upon Enid without warning, while
most Of its inhabitants were asleep.
Within a few minutes hundred
houses were completely submerged.
Many persons lost everything they
possessed. The means for relieving
distress are Inadequate.
The rainfall for ten days was the
heaviest in the history OF Oklahoma
and indications are that more will fol-
low. Reports Of losses in the country
west of Enid are meager. but it Is be-
lieved that heavy damage was done.
Additional advices state that about
1850 O'Clock Saturday night the tor
nado struck Garden, Oklahoma, and de-
stroyed about one-.Lrd of the town.
including the principal business
houses and postoHcc. P. F. Brown, OF
! Wichita representa- machinery
company, was killed instantly by fly
ing timbers, his brains being found 80
feet from the body. Mrs. Wlsmiller
was fatally injured. Among the build
ings destroyed were the Merrill furni-
ture store, the Carmen drug store, the
Halstead meat market, The Headlight
printing office and N'ismiller's hard
ware store. The Methodist church
was set on top of the parsonage, where
1t remains and can lie seen for miles.
The tornado also struck Foss. a
town of 200 inhabitants on the Choc-
taw, Oklahoma and Gulf railway IN
western Oklahoma. early Sunday
morning, destroying thirteen resi-
denees and wrecking many outhouses.
Three persons were killed and mum.
Der injured, one r. P. Hall seriously
The dead are F. NJ. Slagel, his wife
and daughter.
Storm Sweeps Illinois.
A tornado swept Gcros/ central ILL.,
nois Sunday, causing much damage, al
though no ives were lost. The storm
was accompanied By torrents Of rain
and by lightning. Two grain elevators
were blown over at Carlock and many
barns and structures were destroyed.
Thousands Of shade tr ees were uproot-
ed sand electric wires were blown
down
Great Blow in Nebraska.
A tornado struck near Randolph,
Nebr., late Saturday night and caused
heavy loss.
The home Of William Fredericks
was demolished. Fredericks and his
wife were carried some distance, but
had a miraculous escape from death.
Many barns were blown down and
horses and other stock injured. The
home of II. Helms Is in ruins.