Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-29
COMMUNICATION CUT OFF
OLSON INFANT FOUND ALIVE IN
DEAD MOTHERS ARMS
HOUSES PLANTHINGS.
PATH WAS 800 YARDS vide
Everything In Cyclones Path Suffers
VIII Aggregate $4,000.

Seven known dead and score or
more injured, one IitJlly. ia the M
toll taken by a rycl1ne tia. swept
through SkiatOut about $3.50 u.,l, ,k
Monday nigh, , swlth FIVE m.lea
long and 500 yards Wids was cut by
the twister that mo 'el from the
southeast 20 the northwest at o}l les3
train speed, - less tam The i"iak-
ling of An eye, q prrgprrp ~ 'gln.ing
country and one end Dl . PROGRESSIVE q
little town h1l bc,u u,.uHshrJ.
The known d"al are; Al'. aud
Mrs Olson tnl .Jrcn cNl llru; the
infant child II George NnNhcW' and
Mrs Dalton, moth ~ of Mrs MaNrrW
Among me hp"Wh injured are the
infant son of George Mlynew not
expected to live Mr ana tlrs 2la"-
hew, @, G., Adkins, :. y. johnson,
and the entire Reyers family ~ ,i'e
persons.
II Is feared this list # dead and
injured may be Increased.
Cut Ofs From World.
All communication with the cut
side world was cut off, ana nothing
definite concerning the cataatrlp lppo
was learned here until late yesterday
The people OF Skiatook are doing ev-
erything possible for the injured AMI
homeless but aid is needed from 9th.
or sources. The injured will prob'
ably be brought TO Tulsa,
The damage in Skiatook alone is
estimated at $4,000 while the ult
fields in that vicinity viii be damas.
ed about $4,000. The crops in the
path of the twister viii be "a tota'
loss.
II locked Omnous
During the early part OF the even
ing, a heavy black cloud hung over
the hills southwest OF the town, near
H0miny Falls. LIGHTNING played in
cessantly in the storm and an omi-
nous stiffness brought disquiet to ths
hearts Of many
suddenly the cloud seemed to dip
towards the earth and the character
istic funnel was formed. with in
credible speed the twister swelt
down Hominy creek, accompanied by
hard rain, terrific hail, and a win
of a velocity seldom equaled.
Mother Dead, Child Alive.
The first place struck was the Hen
derson farm. The house and barn
were totally demolished, but the in
mates escaped with severe bruises.
The next farm was that OF the Olsons
and here il was that the heaviest toD
was taken Olson. his wife and threa
children. were instantly killed. The
third child baby. was found in the
arms of its mother several hundred
feet from the house. The mother
was dead but the child was ur-
harmed.
sam ctaupor's house and barn.
with their contents were then usei
as nIavthings by the wind. and dc
stroved. Luther Fighters home was
carried three hundred feet from rs
foundation and badly twisted. The
big stone house of the Applebys was
smashed in two and the barn demOl-
ished. A splendid orchard was scat
tered over so acres of wheat. Tis
wheat was ruined.
Many Houses DESTROYED.
On tho 0,Rrien-Uouse Mace five
boueae and harms wore destrover.
one borse and mule we're a!s1
t,iiIod bare This was on tho edge OF
tbn town Of Sltiatook The Tupate.
TNo,,ntson Uishor Ste,,o,s pvnilr
Colliar and uarreI residences were
destroved tbe inmates barely oscar
tno, ,,,itb tboir lives The TYLER fam.
IL to,t raf,,go IN a collar ana heart
X synost,in@ of tinhers I'm thelr
hor,o ana horn The roof Iof the
school house was torn off John
,,1an,,,s,ttt ,ai,t lt'' = shon 40 v.as nJovn awav,
,rho roof 81 Feigbler's vareroom was