Evening journal., 1905-05-12
The Town in Oklahoma
Was Practically ObIit-
Grated by Awful Fury
Of the StOrm-PrOp-
erty Loss Reaches
$35O,OOO
Casualties Outside Of
Snyder Will Aggregate
Twenty-Five or More.
Debris Was in Some
Cases Carried for Many
Miles

Guthrie. Okla, May 12.-Latest re-
ports of the tornado that ruined sny-
der. Okla, say the list Of dead is now
o5 and may reach to more than 100.
The injured total nearly l5O. Some 2O0
houses were destroyed and many SUBJ
stanual business houses and factories
of stone were razed.
The debris was In some cases carried
many miles. OTHER towns suffered
losses. Reports indicate that tha
casualties outside Of Snyder win ag-
'gregate twenty-five or more. The H.
nancial loss is Ss5O.OOO
The most pressing need is money!
Organization was perfected among the
citizens last night and appeals wera
sent out TO leading cities Of the ter
rtories asking for immediate assists
ance.
During last night the bodies OF the
following were Identified:
Dewey Attawa, Mr.. simms. wife ana
daughter, Mrs. Orcutt, Mrs. C. p.
/ lStumeheld, William Stubbleheld En-
giles family, three persons, Mr.. Hughes,
wife and son.
The havoc wrought by the tornado is
astonishing. out Of a town that
housed 1000 persons not more than
score Of dwellings are intact whila
two-third OF the buildings are wrecks
led. The storm formed south Of Olus-
tee, near the Texas line. and took Il
lnortheasterly course through a wells
settled region. AT o'clock It was OBJ
served by the people Of Snyder, but the
usual ffunnel-shaped formation was
lacking. and though the roar was
plainly heard for sometime before tho
storm broke. many We're Of the opinion
that 1t was n haistorm.
Within a few minutes the sky sud-
denly became dark and a terrific down.
pour of rain began, lasting for several
minutes. Then the rain stopped all
most as suddenly as IL had started.
For a few moments an ominous calm
lffollowed, and then the tornado struck.
tearing buildings to pieces as though
they were made OF paper.
Many people who had thought to
take advantage Of the calm to seek
refuge in cellars were caught in the
lstreets and between buildings, where
some were lifted high in the air and
dashed to'the ground sthough hurled
from "a catapult while others wera
struck by flying debris and injured all
most beyond recognition. Those who
lremained in their houses i'm che path
Of the tornado Jared no better.
Ii swept across all excepting a few
blocks in the southeastern corner of
the town. Frame structures collapsed
like eggshells. burying occupants un =
der the debris. killing. crushing and
/ manning.
SIX HOTELS DESTROYED.
Six hotels and boarding houses were
torn to pieces burying many persons
IN the wreckage North OF the rail-
way track. where many cottages stood.
none is left. and even the wreckage IN
great part was carried away.
In n few minutes the tornado was
over and the air was filled with shrieks
of the injured. mingled with the starti-
ed cries Of those who had escaped and
were seeking lost ones. Within short
time messengers We're despatched to
Mountain Park. three miles away,
where the news was sent by telephone
from Hobart. Physicians and nurses
were called for. relief trains were made
up at Mangum. Hobart. Chickasha ana
I.awton. and hurried to the scene by
the st. Louis and San Francisco Rail-
road.