The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-12
Hundred Men Sent 10 Dig
Graves for Those Killed
by Tornado
MIDNIGHT LIST HAS
NEARLY HUNDRED NAMES
Woman Is Pinloned to the Ground BY
Scantinq Which Passed En-
tirely Through Her
Head.

Guthrie, Okla, May 1.-THE latest Of
fetal reports from the tornado-stricken
town of Snyder Okla. place the list Of
dead at ninety-hve Other rumors advance
this figure to one hundred. 1t is highly
probable that the death list when ae-
curately tabulated will reach 100
OF those injured there are various re-
ports. reaching from 100 to 150
The storm formed near the Texas line
and its path extends In a northeasterly
direction for over forty miles, causing
damage at Altus olustee and other small
towns, and i'm the country as well as at
Snyder. Reports Indicate that the casual
ties outside of Snyder will aggregate over
twenty-five and may go higher
Governor Asks Help.
Governor II. B. Ferguson today issued
request upon the mayors of various
Oklahoma towns. the heads of charitable
organizations and the pastors of churches
to collect funds for the assistance of the
sufferers, there being no statutory means
for the appropriation of money Tor calam-
tiles similar to the one at Snyder. Num-
bers of cities have responded and assist
ance is being rendered as fast as praeti-
cal.
Governor Ferguson has ordered the sig
nal corps of the National Guard to pro-
coed TO Snyder from Lawton to aid in the
rescue work
o. b. Regal, lawyer. says when the
storm struck the town, he opened the
door Of his office in one of the business
houses. which was the last thing he knew.
When he came to, he was scrambling in
the wreckage of residence almost two
hundred yards away.
Paul Crump, the boy whose head and
arms were cut off, was making some pur-
chases in the Mize store lie was being
attended to by Miss Mary Mize when the
tornado struck the building. Miss Mize
gathered the boy In her arms and started
out of the front door, and almost at the
same instant a sharp timber struck the
boy, cutting off his head and arms. and
bruising Miss Mlze about the face, but
not otherwise injuring her
Fire Broke Out
TO add to the general confusion and
distress after the tornado had passed,
fire broke out and burned up all that
remained of the buildings In the business
blocks. So far 1t has not been possible
to find out whether or not any bodies were
cremated, but 1t is highly possible that
such was the case
An unidentified woman was picked up
dead, having been pinioned to the ground
by a scantling which entered her left
eye and came out through the back of
her head. Clarence DonaVan railroad
engineer, and Miss Nina Fessenden were
to have been married last night but S.d
postponed the nuptials until this MORN
ing Both were instantly killed.
Frederick Crump, boy. had started for
a cellar, when a flying timber struck
him and severed his head from his body
Debris was carried to the northeast as
far as Copperton twelve miles. and 1t Is
reported that there are more fragments
OF homes at that town. and in that vi
cinity than are In the tornado path at
Snyder.
Horses Killed.
About seventy-dve head of horses and
cattle were killed on the town site A COIN
mittee was set to work today To remove
carcasses.
he mayor of Snyder is having much
trouble arranging for the burial of the
the fact that there remain number OF
unidentified Dodies at the morgues. There
is much suffering owing to lack of pro-
visions and places to stay. Wha. houses
remain In the town, are In bad condition
and unsafe for habitation. Besides there
Is not room enough TO care for the home
less. Bedding and wearing apparel are
both lacking. and despite the efforts TO
succor the unforunates, they are still in
a pitiable condition. Many of the wound-
ed could not be cared for or given med-
cal aid until 3 o'clock this morning, and
by that time their wounds were aggra-
waited. DR.. York OF Hobart, who was ac-
tive In relieving the suffering says that
20 per cent of the wounded will die.
AS soon as daylight came, and people
could comprehend the possible extent OF
the damage done, a mass meeting was
held and relief organization formed, the
officers of which are T.. +. Dunn, presi-
dent; j. G. Burnett secretary, and j. A.
Helena treasurer the latter to whom all
relief supplies and funds should be sent.
Approximately one hundred people were
killed I'm the tornado which visited Snyder
and vicinity last night, and as many
were injured.
The bodies of seventy-three persons
have been recovered. The following is
the list:
Dewey Attaway wife and two children;
Mrs e. Z. Beekwlth. aged "a. c. W. Bee-
man; Earl Beeman; w. II. Busser and
wife; Russell Busser. aged IS: C. L.
Barnes: George W. ssailey. aged 40:
Alvan Buskirh, aged %: Florence
Baker: Mrs. Mary 3ggs. aged %:
Mr. Crook and two children; Frederick
Crump. 10; Mrs. Loren Coleman and three
children; George Davis. wife and child
c. G. Donovan IS; Miss Lulu Edwards:
S. s. Fessenden. wife and four children:
H. II. Fessenden; Miss Fessenden, 90;
Mrs NJ A. Fast. 3S: Harold Gorton, II.
son of territorial Inspector; Hrs. Hudson.
3s. and three children. late OF Alabama;
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