The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-24
Special to the Daily Leader.

Crescent, Okla, May "a Three
small cycioneS visited this section Of
the county between two and eight
o'clock Sunday afternoon, The first
storm. which loked like Il would dea-
toy everything ln sight, formed short
" after two o'clock southwest Of mere
across the Cimarron river 10 KING
fisher county. and went up and down,
striking only IN places, describing q
path from a quarter to q mile wide
n places. doing great damage to the
timber and orchards,
House Demolished
The first dwelling struck w3s on J.
s Leach farm, nine miles southwest
Of here which was completely de-
mullshed The house was occupied by
codnred family by the name Of Young
The family were away on visit and
escaped unlniured Pieces Of the
house. which Was three room frame
structure we're sirewn all over the
farm
The storm took northweslerly
cousse and took of chimneys aud
looaenel foundations OF dwellings
along lts path Several chlmneys In
Crescent were blown down and the
streets were obsiructed by trees up
rooted hy the storm.
Family Sought cyclone Cave
Tho large barn on the farm Of j..
Ii Cule, who resides five mllos west
oi here was completely aemolIshd
Three horses In the barn we're iniur'
ed and one animal was found several
hundred feet from the BARI, badly
crippled The roof OF the house on
the piece was taken Off outbulldlngs
carried away and the large orchard
baily damaged The family took ref.
uge IN the cyclone eve and escaped
uniniured,
The Second storm
The second storm oglglaate0 about
three O'Clock and lirspslruek a mile
and a half east OF here Il took Il
course nCrihward into Garfield eoun-
ty. The twleter took the roof off OF
The farm residepce Of DE Curtis. a
mile and abhaif atnst Of fohere. Two
miles n0rililiQf 1.-The CuFtls place the
roof Of hgrn and uutbmldlngs were
carried away. while on the ]. j Al.
mis- place. ascaile iram tho Curtis farm
the kitchen was torn from the house
and demolished and the chicken
house and other small buildings were
carried away.EdThe farm house Of Da
Yld Deffoubaugh was moved off H.
foundation but the family who were
IN the house, escaped unlniured. A
tensmens house. directly across the
road which was unoccnpiea. wAs
blown completely into fragments.
The Third Visitation
The third storm occurred Just norit
of here between seven aud eghi
o'clock and close 10 the town before
Il bad spent rs force In tearing duwf
telephone lines. uprootlng trees ami
ohstruetlng the Highways with wreck
age. Merry al Of the rural telephone
lines ase out OF commission. The
burn and outbuildines on Mrs Kelley
farm three mllen north Of here were
The ONLY ones reported to have beef
blown away by ,hN ihird twisier
This nl occurred before the hal
nnd wind stbrm ralne lllnAlthongh thi
mil was very heaNeiuHlila section no
much daTadke is FeponaH 20 tie cot
ton crop. II not ibslne sUht Of th
ground much
Heaviest Rainfall In History
kansae faty So hiRy q Portion
Of North weatktn tgiahofna AMI sauti
eastern khhHa kfIefIeHeed one 5
the heavRaa Ahehlalld agblul6Fy a.
night All av1Ah6 tAe Grand Five
and other strpama are swollen
food stage. causing much damage
railroad property and farms and a
ton. twelve miles east Of VinltaA
town Of fifteen hundred. Is partlfl
anbmerFed. Al Catale. fifteen mA
west q viuila, q portion If the tfs'
lie work Of 81. Louis ana san Ffal
elacn railway bridge has been carrie
awaY Other bridges are IN danat