Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-05-27
A HEAVY RAINFALL.
More Thar One-Haif Of Oklahoma City
Is Under Water.

Oklahoma City. Okla. May 25.-Ok.
lahoma City was visited Saturday
night and Sunday morning by an ex
ceedingly heavy rainfall and damage
estimated at 100000 was done. Many
feared tornado and spent the night in
cellars and caves. Sunday and Sun
day night more than half of Oklahoma
City has been under water. and in
some instances water was three feet
deep In houses. II required boats u
transport women and children through
the streets to higher and dryer land
The Easements under many OF the big
wholesale houses were flooded. tho
water in some cases being 10 feet deep
The Alton-Dawson Grocery Co. sus-
tanned a damage to its stock Of $50 900
The damage to the Alexandria DRUG
Co.'S stock is $4,000. The Oklahoma
City mill and elevator lost 10 900 bush.
els of wheat. Sample cases stored IN
the basement OF the Hotel Lee were
/ damaged to the extent of several thou
sand dollars. Traffic on the electric
railway is suspended. the power-horse
being under water. All trains into
Oklahoma City. with the exception of
the Sante Fe, are waterbound. and
many washouts are reported west On
the Choctaw. The Choctaw. Oklahoma
and Gulf passenger train due from the
west this morning. is reported in a
washout at Yukon. The Canadian river
ut this point is more than a quac:e:
Of a mile wide with a fourfoot rise in
sight. People living in tents along the
river front were compelled to flee to
higher ground
All wagon bridges over the river are
under water. and the railroads have
big forces at work guarding their
bridges
Guthrie. Okla. May 25.-A tornado
at Foss. Okla. in Washita county.
wrecked is houses. killing Mr. and
Mrs. F. NJ. Slagel and daughter and
inJuring a number of others. Wires
in many directions are down.
Guthrie, Okla. May 25-Early Sun
day this vicinity was visited by an.
other deluge. making the 24th consec-
! utive day of rain. The Cimarron and
Cottonwood rivers are now at the dan
ger point.
Pittsburg. May ga terrific thur-
derstorm, accompanied by a nigh wilma
and besides killing two men did con.
siderable property damage.
Milton w. Robinson. a resident Of
West Pittsburg, drove to Schenlvy
park with n party of friends for an
afternoon enjoyment. When the storm
came up Robinson sought shelter from
the drenching rain under big ash tree
In Panther Hollow. He had been there
but moment when lightning struck
the tree. literally tearing it to pie..as
and killing Robinson instantly. RoL-
inson's four or five friends. who were
within 20 feet of him at the time. es-
capped without even a shock from the
bolt
John Wilson ran for shelter to a
stable about 900 yards distant from
where Robinson was killed. The stable
was partly destroyed Later Wilson
dead body was discovered
AT Braddock lightning struck
street car on the McKeesport braroh
OF the Pittsburg Railway Co and
caused panic cmong the passengers.
many of the men Jumping from the
car as it sped down the hill Three
of them were pretty badly bruised;
and Christopher O'Toole who fell on
bis head is perhaps fatally hurt. The
women passengers tried to jump al go
nut were prevented by some of tho
cooler-headed among the men. Much
damage was done to shade trees many
being blown down and several wetC
split in twain by lightning The rSit-
storm was followed by a hailstorm
Bloomington. H.. May ga tornado
swept across Central Illinois Sunday.
causing much damage. No lives were
lost. The storm moved from southwest
to northeast, accompanied by torrents
o. rain and lightning Two grain
elevators were blown over at Carlock.
! and many barns and structures were
destroyed Thousands of shade trees
were uprooted. This was the first
heavy rain this spring and proved of
value to crops.
Sioux City. Ia. May 25.-A cloud
burst above Merrill. added to the re-
| cent continuous rains. has caused
flood in the valley of the Floyd river.
which is mile wide at Hinton Great
damage TO farm property has resulted.
much stock drowning.
SIX PERSONS KILLED.