The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1912-07-04

Sprung as Dark Horse.
Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian
the Y. w. c. A.. the new public Ii
brary. and several smaller buildings
are practically destroyed.
The c. p. r. railway yards are
fiat eXpanse of ruined shops and
trains Hardly car remains whole
Several We're picked up bodily and
carried distances in the air and one
was hurled through the freight sheds
The whole north side Of the city is
practically wiped out.
No one knows how many are dead
on this side of the city.
A canoe was carried from Wascana
lake, distance of three quarters of a
mile. to Victoria park. and dropped
there. Others together with Dinghies
and even small sailing vessels, lie
strewn over the southern section of
the city at distances varying up to
half mile from the lake.
The cupola Of the Baptist church
was dropped in the middle of street
three blocks away.
The electricians have been wander
ing through the devasted section cut
ting live wires. Power came on about
o'clock, after being off since the
| storm.
Husbands are hunting for wives,
mothers for their children, men stop
from time to time in their work of
rescue to ask acquaintances passing
for news of friends and relatives
| Many families we're separated at the
time Of the storm, as the day was a
hot one, and some sought comfort in
the parks, while others remained at
home.
Numbers were out on the waters of
Wascana lake. Five aaa known to be
drowned, faiHng to reach the shores in
time. Every house in the city that is
standing has been thrown open to
the homeless
One of the large grain elevators was
picked up and thrown distance of so
feet from it's foundation. falling on
freight train of goods and cattle cars.
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INJURED.
The Dead.
The following is a partial list of the
killed so far taken from the ruins and
identified:
]. Scoot.
J.J Bryan. manager Of Tudhope and
Anderson Co.
Mrs. w. T. Mcdonald.
George Craven.
Mrs. Guthrie.
Mrs. Logic and child (doubtful.)
Three others not identified.
Mrs. Paul McElmcyde, Fourteenth
avenue near Smith street.
Two Cinnamon.
Mrs. j. D. Mckay and two children
Mr.. Fred Hindson.
James Hindson.
house not identified.
Mrs. Shaw. Fifteenth avenue.
John Ferguson. butcher
Laurence Hodeman, 10 years old,
Smith street.
Arthur Donaldson.
The Injured.
The following is list of injured
so far reported:
Grey Nuns .ospital-William Nc.
Murdo, William Crabb, Charles Lynn,
E. Frempton, A. B. B. McKillipp, Mrs.
Dougal and three girls. w. J. Wilson,
Mr.. Restadd, Mrs. H. Ayre; immigra-
tion hall--two Slightly injured uniden-
tilted. Others injured-Mrs. P. II. Cor
don. slightly; Miss Robertson. Dona-
hue Block, seriously
General hospital-Elen Mykins, Mrs.
Holmes, Mrs. Susan Holmes, Mrs. Gra-
ham, Jessie Graham. James Loupicks,
Yrs. A. Bruce, Alex Robertson. Mr..
McKegnick, Lois Bates, e. Blonkhorn.
Frank Garston, Carl Keister. j. r. Hod.
son. James Moldony, Andrew Bayden,
Mr.. Leach, Bunch I.ongton, Novo Bull
lock, Martin Kocknidt. Robert Donald,
A. l.. Ferguson, Hazel Bullock, 2010
Torn street, Margaret Shaw, 1920 Fifth
Smith, Ella Bowes, Reggie Hodson, D..
avenue, Mrs. j. Mccarthy, 1920 Torn
street. Kenneth Reid, 1920 Torn street.
r. P. Falt, doubtful, T. w. Feather
stone. 1919 Oster street. T. Shilling,
271O Torn street, F. w. Knight, 1920
Torn street, John Lee. Walter Martin,
Laura Skilding. VIM. Frizel, Arthur
II. Hermon. Mrs. Jack, Andrew Evans,
John Horebetz, Ernie Langton. Mrs.
Guthrie. Kenneth Gordon, Mrs. Cor
don, Mrs. Dunn, James Dunn, Vera
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