The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-10-05
TORNADO
Near St Paul, MINI.
q Causes Havoc.

St Paul, MINI, Oct IA tornado
struck ST. Charles. Mimi, at 2;lO p. m
TODAY and ruined the town Seven persons
are reported killed and large NUMBER
are reported injured The dead 50
far as known are;
JOHN EBENS ST.
WILLIAM EBENs.
WILL ADAMS.
OSCAR CRITTENDEN.
GEORGE JESSON.
ED MURPHY.
ED PETERS, Of Dover, MINI.
The following are the seriously inJuIev
-- Pike farmers boy. fatally injured
p. H. Hockaway, skull crushed, VIII
Jacob Helm. farmer. crushed. fatally
nI5 Daughter OF Paul Johnson farmer. fa-
Jacob Murphy. crushed about body will
p Chandler head cut
Agent Waite. of the Chicago Great
western bruised hy falling timbers
T. Sheridan back sprained.
Judge Edward Gould. legs broken.
g. w. Babcock leg fractured, feet
crushed and face laceratef
slessinger. farmer. BADLY bruised
William tSevens, bruised
Mrs DIT Rollins. shoulder dislocated
ankle sprained.
Baby Rollins face cut.
Family Of six. names not given. all slight
TWO elevators. the principal furniture
store In town and the big -four mill are
completely wrecked, wnte the telegraph
office and sawmil are partially wrecked.
From the information, obtained partl-
by telephone and partly by telegraph Il
Is learned that the bodies Of six children
have been found but only four names
were given. IL Is feared that there are
number Of other victims. One man was
killed IN the street by being struck by a
pow share hurled through the air by the
A.
All the telegraph and telephone wires
were demolished IN the path Of the storm.
and communication with other cities was
cut or II Is estimated that 100 houses
were demolished in the path Of the STORM
Communication was established between
this city and st Charles by telephone by
crew Of linemen Of the American Elec-
triCal company which happened TO be In
that vicinity and the foreman OF the crew
gave the first Information OF the four dead
persons named,
Utter confusion reigns IN the town. The
streets are filled with wreckage Of build
ings trees and farm imnlements which
We're blown through the air, The horrible
affairs has practically paralvzed action
on the part Of the citizens who stood bv
woe-stricken at the awful devn station hv
the elements. II was some time before
crews hegan to clear away the debris,
which it Is feared may cover many a
sickenng sight
St Charles IS village of 500 inhabi-
tants on the western boundary Of Winona
county. and Is one Of the Oldest settle
nnents III the state
The entire main street Of the town was
literally wiued out hardly q business place
being left standing. Forty-two residences
also We're destroyed. and the total prop
ertv damage is estimated at 800 600
Among the buildings demolished were
the Central high school building, the Chi
cagO Great Western depot the Catholic
church and PARROTS wagon works.
This being Saturday. people from the
surrounding country had gathered in large
numbers in the main street to do their
customary shopping. At 2:30 the storm
cloud was seen approaching frort the
southwest and there was an immediate
struck the town iTOm the southwest quar-
ter and made a clean sweep through it.
following almost entirely the line OF the
main street and devastating buildings on
either side Then the residences further
back We're struck and many os them
blown completely away. 1t seems almost
miraculous that there was not a greater
loss of life. Four Of those killed were in
John Ebens saloon when 1t collapsed and
they We're buried beneath the wreckage.
Two others We're in a dry goods store.
which was blown away and they We're
killed by the falling walls. I'd Peters Of
hotel The telephone exchange was de-
molished and two Of the girls were SER
iously injured, Their names are not OBJ
tainable tonight
Mr. Plankenberg was the proprietor Of
a large grain elevator and he was caught
IN the wreck when this was destroyed.
He was seriously injured
The storm which struck the
town with such disastrous results
swept a wide section OF country down the
river division Of the Twin Cities to the
Minnesota boundary, doing much damage
and crStug off telegraph communication
between the Twin Cities and Chicago for
short time.