Emery County Progress | 1906-06-30 | Page 2 | Disastrous Windstorm Strikes Oklahoma

MIMES I 1 ItES RU MR several people are killed by light ning and great damage Is done to home homes and the growing crops guthrie okla two billed killed exten elve damage done crops houses demolished moli shed and a heavy loss among livestock constitute the sacrifice demand ed by one of the worst general wind storms in years that swept over ok and indian territory monday afternoon thomas graham who lived near roosevelt okia okla was struck by light ning and instantly killed and the scorched body of mrs tobin near perry okia okla wais was found in a barn dur ing the electrical storm in and near lawton the damage by wind was un usually heavy one family left t the he house and saw the structure sucked over at snyder the loss was heavy wheat did not suffer stiffer as much as corn in the two territories