The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
WINDS VICTIMS I
ARE INFERRED
Bodies of Nearly One Hun
dred Persons Killed by Tor
nado Buried in Snyder
CARLOADS OF COFFINS
Heavy Rainstorm Adds to
Misery of Those Who Es-
capped Death in Big Storm

SNYDER, Okla, May 12.-Nearly one
hundred corpses were buried here last
night and to-day, removing the most
grewsome evidence of the tornado
which nearly destroyed the town We'd
nesday night None of the injured died
during the night. Some Of them have
been kept alive only by the skillful eff
forts of physicians and nurses work
ing in the Emergency Hospital. AS
soon as daylight came people were at
work getting ready to perform the last
rites for the dead.
Three carloads of coffins arrived dur
ing the night from Oklahoma City. to-
gether with a dozen undertakers from
the convention of undertakers in
session there. Workmen also came in
on a special train furnished by the
Frisco Railroad. and the work of burial
was carried on with the utmost dis
patch.
During the morning heavy rain
came up and rendered operations diff
ficult. The floor of the morgue was
covered with water. Most of the build
ings that remained standing admitted
streams of water through the roofs,
and the temporary hospital, where the
injured remained, leaked like a sieve,
wetting a number of the patients The
rain, which was accompanied by some
wind and hail, served to frighten the
residents, but those who were able kept
bravely at work through the water
and mud, caring for their suffering in
jured and burying their dead. Several
of the newly made graves were filled
with wafer
Two more injured were discovered
I1n6Ar dahric in "a
ing, but neither was Identified. They
were pinioned under a house beam.
One, a man, was delirious, and the
other, boy, was unconscious.
Owing to the failure to keep any
records at the outset, there has been
great difficulty in securing an accurate
list of the number of dead. In the list
furnished on Thursday afternoon but
few alterations have been made. The
two or three bodies that have been
found since have not been identified.
Responses of a generous nature have
been made by many cities and towns
in the Territory, several thousand dol
lars worth of food and clothing 1av-
ing been sent in and placed in charge
of the local committee for distribu-
ton.
During the day complaints were
made to the City Marshal that bodies
dals and he issued an order that
badges must be worn by every per-
son in town. The order was accom-
panied by a warning that those who
refused to wear the badges must go
to jail or leave on the first train
The engineering corps, a division of
the Oklahoma National Guard, arrived
from Lawton during the afternoon and
went into camp. It is presumed that
the mission Of "a ic 70
sist in preserving order and protect
ing property.
One of the most remarkable phases
of the disaster is the great percentage
of killed or seriously wounded There
were remarkably few minor injuries in
proportion to the dead, and the killed
exceed 10 per cent of the total popula-
tion of the town. The number of dead
as near as can be ascertained is nine
ty-five.
Tonight there are few unburied bod
les left, and interment will be COM
pleted in the morning. The citizens
Will then turn their attention to the
erection of suitable habitations for the
living, many of whom are now COM
PEELED to live practically with no shell
ter, while buildings that are habitable
are filled to overfiowing. A second APP
peal has been sent out by the local
committee stating that food and cloth
ing have been received in abundance,
but the necessity for materials to build
homes for the homeless is pressing. It
is thought that about twelve or fifteen
of the most seriously injured will die
GUTHRIE, o. T., May PA terrific
wind and hailstorm struck NARROW, In
dian Territory, to-day. Many business
houses were damaged Light structures
were demolished and great damage to
residence property is reported. The
Catholic church was lifted from it's
foundation. Two children were seri-
ously injured. It is estimated that the
property loss will amount to over
$50 ,000
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, May a.
A severe hail, wind and rainstorm
visited NARROW, Duncan Rush Springs
and Chickasha, Indian Territory this
morning. At NARROW about a dozen
small houses were blown down and q
few substantial structures were un-
rooted. One family was quite seriously
hurt by the collapse Of small house
No damage was done at Rush Springs
At Chickasha the. damage done by hail
and water was considerable.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, May IA
terrific storm Of wind and rain which
has prevailed for the past eighteen
hours created havoc throughout this
section. Rumors Of loss of life can
not yet be verified.