Emery County Progress | 1909-05-29 | Page 2 | Floods in Oklahoma Cause Death of Five

OF FIVE unprecedented pans for loss of life and destruct on of property along waterways oklahoma city 01 la five people are dead at least ten seriously in aured several thousand acres of crops are inundated and every stream in the northern and eastern parts of fie state as a result of almost un rains during the baat twenty four hours in oklahoma A number ot houses have been washed away the dead are mrs W W brown and three ch 1 dren of foraker mrs attle jones mis biohn and the children were drowned in salt creek while attempt ing to es ape h gh waters mrs jones dropped dead of aright when the waters 0 boggy creek near d surrounded her home railroad trac s near beav nee hoi denville tulsa pawnee muskogee vinita and oklahoma city are in bad condition and section of track are washed out bridges are unsafe along the arkansas cimmaron maron and canad ian r vers and traffic is generally delayed the flood Is the worst since 1872 and the loss of crops will reach many thousands