The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-05
STORM TORN.
Large Section Of Oklahoma
Swept by Tornado.
Many Buildings Destroyed and
Number of People Injured.
THE WIRES ARE DOWN.
Complete Information Is Not
Yet Obtainable.
Considerable Damage Reported
in City of Guthrie.

Oklahoma city, o. T., June b.
Meager details of a tornado which
struck the western part Of the terri
tory last evening at o'clock have been
received here 1t is reported that the
worst damage was done at Weather
ford. where a number of buildings
were destroyed and number of people
injured All wires, both telegraph ana
telephone. are down west Of Bridge
port. o. T., and an attempt to get
definite information from Weather
ford proved unsuccessful.
the train wires of the Rock Island
railroad went out at 5 o'clock west OF
bridgeport At 9 O'Clock they report
ed all telegraph poles down for one
mile west OF Bridgeport. Reports
brought in from the country surround
INK that city are Of. great damage done
to farm buildings and crops It is said
that acres Of wheat and other stand
ing crops are ruined by the wind and
rain.
-Anadarlxo. Chickasha. Geary and ANA
r5Ifo Ter that terrible wind storms
had passed in the neighborhood OF
these places. Advices from the latter
city is that no wires can be had east OF
Fons. o. T. which Is about thirty mics
company and telephone companies
have sent linemen out to learn the. ex-
tent of the damage done to the wires,
but have heard nothing definite OF the
damage done It will be Impossible 10
get wires through the stornsWept por-
tons for some hours.
IT is feared the damage at weather
ford is serious Because OF no means
If getting information. and the fact
that telegraph poles are known to nave
baau blown down for miles outside OF
the town, it is to be supposed the Wlnd
must have been strong enough to blow
over buildings. Bridgeport, the near
est Doint to Weatherford. is about thir-
tv miles from the latter city. and the
only means of reaching the place IS by
97audcar 1t will be morning before
any definite information can be obtain
cd as to the extent of damage done.
All wire communication from this
city to the southwest part of the terri
tory is impossible, all connections were
cut off suddenly about O'Clock last
evening and all attempts to get con-
nections with points in the stormsWept
portion are fruitless
Bad Blow at Guthrie.
Guthrie O. T.. June 81 storm
which assumed fierce proportions swept
over this part of the territory The
storm followed a gully which crosses
Division and Vine streets and did con-
siderable damage to property. At the
residence Of Charles H. Filson, terri
toriai secretary, chair was taken up
into the air and dropped through the
roof Of the house. An umbrella was
blown from the hands Of a negress and
driven into the gable Of Frank Greer's
residence. A portion of the roof Of the
Greer home was also torn away by the
storm The wind did much damage to
growing crops in this section. especial
" to wheat which in many places was
blown down. A large number of fruit
trees were blown down. The porches
were carried away from several resi-
dences. and two or three barns were
damaged.
Heavy Rain at Tulsa.
Tulsa. /. t. June 5.-A storm period
Of unusual violence has ragged here
One Of the hardest rains on record fell
the total so far this month being 222
inches. A heavy wind storm struck
Pawuska, doing slight damage. Streams
are ali swollen and several bridges are
washed out The rain broke a
serious drouth which had damaged
crops.