The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-29
Approximately Al Lives Lost and List of Injured
 Totals Over 100
FULLY 20 TOWNS IN
 STORM SWEPT AREA
Heavy Wind Accompanied By Down. pOur-Relief Parties |. Out. Rock Island Bfidgs X 'one.
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Oklahoud City, Apr O' o Approximate y fl lives were lost < 2 ie storm which yesterday afternoo 2 sept northward from childress, T Q 2 into Oklahoma. and over portie Q the southwestern and central part le state. according to reliable reports. There are reports Of other fatalities. but these cannot be verified. The list of injured totals more in the storm-swept area. Up to an early hour Sunday night no word had come from the towns of El- dorado, Warren, Martha and Blair. all four of which Sunday were reported to have suffered severely.
 It was not known Saturday night that the towns of Butler, Foss, Korn, Sentinel. Colony and Hinton had been struck. News to this effect was received from Arapa- hoe early Sunday afternoon.
 Relief Parties Sent Out Relief parties were sent out from Ara- pahoe in automobiles early today and 1t is reported that the towns of Butler and Foss were literally wiped out.
 The heavy wind was accompanied by a terrific downpour of rain and in many instances hail The fall of rain amount. ed to from one to five inches As a result all of the smaller streams in western Oklahoma are on a rampage. The Rock Island bridge oven the Cimmerron river, 3p miles south of Enid. was washed out. All trains are being detoured. The two branches of Elk creek west of Hobart have Joined and the stream is over a mile wide. A farmers family of four, living west of Hobart, names unknown, are said to have been killed. High water prevented the county. All rural telephone lines the country. All rural telephone lines are down.
 All of central Oklahoma seems demoral- ized and it will be several days before anything like an accurate estimate of the property loss or list of the dead and injured can De secured IA call for aid was sent out today by | the town officials of Lugert, who say there are 30 destitute families there.
 What the Storm Did Following is a summary of the damage to life and property in the storm swept territory:
 Floss. Okla, 10 persons reported killed; 25 or 30 injured; town badly torn up. Butler, Okla, nine reported killed, many injured, several buildings blown down.
 Sentinel, Okla, two persons reported killed. Fifty houses blown down. Hinton. okla. one person killed, many injured, score of buildings blown down.
 Hobart. Okla, country west of this point visited by terrific winds. Two known dead. four others reported dead. several injured, great damage to prop erty.
 Lugert. Okla, two killed five fatally in- jured and scores less seriously hurt. One store building left standing.
 Rocky, Okla, one killed, half of town blown away. Upward of dozen injured.
 Calumet, Okla, three killed; six or eight injured. Heavy property loss.
 Eldorado. Okla. No news since Sat urday afternoon when it was reported four killed and many injured.
 Martha, Warren and Blair, still cut off from communication and nothing heard from them since Saturdays report that they were blown away.
 Korn, Okla, town torn up, but no loss of life reported.
 Colony. okla. Indian agency building wrecked, no loss of life or injuries re- ported.
 Reports of numerous smaller cyclones received from Minco, Yukon. Mulhall asl points in Garfield county. south of Enid In the vicinity of Kirkland, Dex.. near Childress, seven killed and % houses wrecked.
 Partial Death List
 Following are the names of the dead so far obtainabe from the various points At Lugert' Mrs. Lee Standard, Miss Eva Standard.
 At Butler: William Mckenzie, three Smith children, five others, names un- known.
 Al Hinton: -Vanvalkenburg, small boy.
 At Calumet: F. B. Thompson. Mrs P. l B. Thompson, Griffith, infant. 1 At Cordell: Mrs. Frank Parman l Al Sentinel: Mrs. -- Ash widow. Five