The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-12
How the Storm
Caused Havoc

The Cushing Herald gives the fol
1owipg account OF disastrous storm
which visited thas city early Saturday
morning;
Saturday morning at about one
o'clocl. a terrific cyclone passed di
rectly over Gushing destroying much
property and endangerlng many lives
The Dad Turner building a two story
structure was struck AMI the lower
story blown out mailing one story
building out Of g. The Cushing Trad.
ing cos old building. which was oc-
cuplad by Fusen e Walters furniture
store. was utterly demolished and Fu
sor a Walter estimate their loss al
something near $500 This does not
include the building which was still
the property of tho Gushing Trading
Co. Ira Fuson and Lash Harrel were
sleeping in the building ct the time
it collapsed. Fortunately for them
they had made their bed between two
large piles of mattresses so that when
the building fell in they were com
paratiyely safe. Neither Of them got
hurt. The saddest occurrence as a
result Of the storm was the burning
to death Of Mrs Robinson, who lived
with her two boys in their new home
west OF the Santa Fe tracks. When
the storm struck them It overturned
their house and upset the stove set
ting the house on fire Frank and
Rolla Robinson were both in the
house and both injured by the flying
furniture Frank was severely bruis.
ed all over while Rolla hal his foot
smashed Mrs Robinson was knocked
insensihle The boys succeeded in
getting outside but neither knew
where the other was ana were unable
OF hear anytbing but the noise Of the
storm. Frank enterel the house
again by window in search of the
Others and found his mother lying in
sensible where she had fallen. Mrs
Robinson being a large woman. Is took
all hie strength to get her to the
window. but was unable to lift her
through In the meantime. Rolla had
found rock AMI had pounded a hole
in the floor of the builling Frank
who was utterly exhausted. was com
PEELED to drop his mother in order to
save himself The fall revived Mrs
Robinson and she heard her son Rolla
calling through the hole he had made
She crawled over to where he was an
Rolla tired drag her through the op.
ening. bur It was too small Then oc-
CURED one of the most heartrending
scenes Imaginable Pen cannot pic
tnre or tongue express the terrible
suffering OF those two sons who we're
compelled TO witness the burning Of
their beloved mother being utterly
powerlcss 30 render her any assist
ance. Lum Daugherty and Mr. Brad
ley were the first TO get 70 the fire.
having ran through the storm to help
the nnfortunates. They were too late.
however. but succeeded by means OF
a rope in dragging all that was NOR.
ial Of Mrs Robinson from the burn.
ine rims Life was entirely extinct,
her lower limbs being burned OF be.
low tae knees Apart from the IRE
parable loss OF their mother. Ae Rol
inson boys lost everything ,hey pos.
sessel. having Just succeeded IN pay.
Ing for their home The people here
made up purse Of $50 with which to
relieve their present needs. Mrs. Rob
5nson was buried on isst Sunday near
tiieir old home. IN c,l.etery one
mile north of Flyrh
Tho estimated damage to Gushing is
about $4,000 Sam Naples old red
barn was utterly destroyed For
tpnately ID was empty bu' ia faning
u caught pony belongine % one 81
the Bliss boys. which wos ron oa tNa
outside Of the barn and killed it. Al
bert Parkers house was on its foun-
dation and nearly everything in il
broken. though none of the family
were injured It novel both the
Methodist and Baptist churches aud
tore ne top of our winmIl on Main
street Some very queer experiences
occurfel during the storm Mrs win
l.aforee the painters wife pickles. up
her baby and started TO the cave.
They hai inst dug new wen ana in
her haste IN the dark she missed hoi
way ami both herself and baby ten
Ia the well which was nfteen feet