The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-13

| dred people are more or less dependent | on the good will of the generously in- | clined to tide them over the present distress. Money is urgently needed. | Property loss, including crops, stock, homes and other property, will reach | over half a million dollars with DOT | tion of the stricken district yet to be heard from. Almost continuous rains since the cyclone have rendered many | of the roads almost impossible The stricken people have helped the less fortunate to the extent of $500 in cash besides dividing food, provisions and | clothing with those who lost their all | "In view of the circumstances we | ask assistance from the American peo- | pie.
 "E. Dowden, chairman, c. Burnett, | secretary. G. J. Helena, treasurer, l Fred Switzer, William Allison. Keller 1 Committee"
 l Hammer and Saw.
 | If Snyder can ecsive aid to tide | over the immediate present, the town | will be rebuilt The sound Of the 1 hammer and the buzz of the saw were mingled this afternoon with the moans of the injured and the rumble of the | wheels of hearses. Already new | shingles are being placed on the roofs of houses that were only partially un- | rooted and gangs of volunteer workers | are engaged in clearing the streets. l The work of repairing the damage done by the storm has been thoroughly systematized and the efforts of the re- l lief committee are gauged entirely by | the amount of funds on hand and in l sight After a deluge of rain this | morning the sun came out this after l noon and tonight the weather is clear. l Only about five bodies remained to be disposed of today and these were buried this afternoon. There are about seventeen injured now here. the remainder having been sent to Lawton. | Oklahoma City and Mangum. None or l the injured now here will die. Abun- dant medical supplies have been receiv- ed from nearby towns. Some of the l stores are again open for business. TWO | of the grocery stores have made the l announcement that as quickly as stocks can be received they will reopen with | full lines and this information has had very cheering effect on the people. 1 A company of the Oklahoma National Guard, engineer corps, numbering twenty men arrived here from Oklaho- ma City and this company in addition to guarding property will also assist in rebuilding needed structures in the | town.
 A rumor was circulated this morn ing to the effect that footing was in | progress, but careful investigation fails | to substantiate the report.
 Calico Permits.
 As a reassuring measure however, | a member of the Relief Committee that has general charge of affairs, issued an order today that all persons moving about the streets after 6 o'clock to- night must have permit. These per mits consist of strips of colored calico l distributed by the committee. I have made a most careful investigation of the rumor that footing was being done here, but have been unable to locate a single instance where the law of the land or of humanity has been violated, said B. c. Burnett, member of the relief committee tonight.
 Grotesque costumes were seen in the | streets today. One man came in from the country dressed in a bed quit, table oil cloth and pillow slip for hat. Two commissary stores have been established which issue food and clothing only on orders from the relief committed This committee today en- gagged several men to bury the dead and agreed to pay them $1 each for the days work and board them. The men were soon reinforced by volunteers and the work continued all day. At noon the men engaged informed the com mittee that if they were furnished with food they would not ask for money. This is typical of the spirit that pre- vails here.
 Several persons who arrived here to- day from Altus report that tornado passed over that place Tuesday. caus- ing considerable damage tc propetty, ously hurt
 Some of the Losses.
 It is estimated that the total loss of life will be somewhat in excess of one hundred persons. Those who have investigated still maintain that the property loss will not. be less than half million dollars. A partial list of property losses is as follows:
 B. c. Burnett. cotton gin. $14, ,s4; carried tornado insurance for $S.0OV.
 Tom Wagner. cotton gin, $14,O0o.
 Twenty-Five dwellings on the north side of the Frisco track and west of Street, at an average value of $3OC each, are damaged, or demolished. Among the number were some fine res- idences which worth much more. The value given is taken to be a fair one.
 The Prichard building. $500
 stubblehcld building, $1,0On.
 | Restaurant, name of owner not known, $4E; loss oifNstock, $400; Dav- idson Grocery Company. loss on bGlld- ing, $20O: loss on stock. $500. Frank Cuppy, saloon, loss on building, $200; loss on stock. $200.
 Stoefer Bros. hardware store. loss on building and stock. S1,50o; on ware house, $500; one-story stone building. owned by T. B. Davis. loss, $h00; oc- cupied by Miller, Bailey and Company. dry goods, loss, $200; P. E. Griffin. loss on store building. $500; loss on stock. $500; H. p. Street and Company, Ok lahoma City, furniture, loss on build ing and stock. $500; Cornella build ing. damage, $150.
 Bank of Snyder. $1,O0O; grocery store of Joyce. $500; Judge Logan 8 office, $500; Miley grocery store, $5OO' Williams furniture store, $2.OOO; Odd Fellows nall, $2,06G: Shaw building damage. $500. occupied by Frceman and Mendenhan. who sustained loss of stock of $500; Cotton Weigher's office, $25O: Williams hardware build ing, $l,OOO; Frisco livery barn, S2.0O0; cotton compress, total loss, valued at about $l5,0OO. and owned by R. K. Wootten, of Chickasha, l. T.
 The damage to other buildings and residences is estimated to aggregate fully $1O0.O00. Estimates given above are the best obtainable. All agree that they are very conservative.
 Many of those who had been traV- cling all day long reached Snyder at lO:3O o'clock last night In numerous instances they found that those whom they came to aid has perished
 The Frisco railroad from the depot to the limits of the corporation in each direction IS strewn with tmbers, piles Of brick and stone and other things cast there by the storm. It re- ouired considerable work to get the