Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-13
TORNADO WAS AWFUL
Velocity Of the Wind Was of Most
Frightful Kind.
DEATH LIST Is LARGE
About One Hundred buildings Laid
Low and the shrieks Of The In.
Jured Persons Are PiteOrs
10 the Extreme.

Snyder Okla. May l2.-Aii estimates
Of the number OF persons killed by the
tornado exceed 100 and $50 persons
were injured. more than forty serious
ly. Ninety-five persons are known to
be dead. several are missing and a
number Of the injured are In a critical
condition. The wounded found shell
ter In an improyised hospital until
Thursday night. when they were taken
10 hospitals IN Guthrie and oklahoma
City. The financial loss Is estimated
az t550.0oO The havoc wrought by the
tornado n complete. Out OF a town Of
1000 people not more than a score Of
houses are intact. while two-thirds of
the buildings were wrecked. The storm
formed south of Olustee. near the
Texas line. and took n northeasterly
course through a well-settied section.
At o'clock Il was observed by the
people OF Snyder but the usual funnel
shaped formation was lacking and
though the roar was plainly heard for
some time before the storm broke many
were of the opinion that II was hall
storm.
Within a few minutes the sky be-
came suddenly dark and terrific
downpour % rain began, lasting several
minutes. when II stopped almost as
suddenly as IL had begun. A few mo-
pents after an omlnous calm followed
and then the tornado. tearing buildings
90 pieces AZ though they were made %
paper
Many people who had thought 20 take
advantage ~ the calm % seek refuge
IN cellars were caught In the streets
and hetween buildings. while some
were lifted high IN the air and dashed
20 the ground az though hurled from
a catapuli. while others were struck by
flying debris and beaten beyond recog-
milton Those who remained IN their
houses Jared no better In the path OF
the tornado which swept across all ex-
cepting a few blocks IN the southeast
ern corner OF the town. The frame
structures collapsed like egg shells.
burying occupants under the debris
killing. crushing and maiming.
Six OF the eight hotels were torn %
pieces. burying many In the wreckage
North OF the railroad track. where
many cottages stood none Is left. and
there the wreckage L. mostly carried
away
In a few moments II was all over and
the air was filled with shrieks OF In
jured mingled with the cries Of those
who had escaped and we're seeking lost
ones Within short time messengers
were dispatched TO Mountain Park two /
and one-half miles away where the /
news was sent by telephone 20 Hobart I
Physicians and nurses were called f0f
and relief trains were made up az Man
gum Hobart Chicakashn and Lawton
and hurried 20 the scene by the Frisco. /
Meanwhile the able bodied worked he I
roicnily ali through the night. A build /
INK was utilized as temporary hos
pitaI and another as a morgue. The I
latter. "a dry goods store. presented a.
gruesome appearance when day
dawned with the corpses lying tier /
above tier on the shelves The search |
for bodies continued during the day.
Al 6 o'clock eighty had been recovered. |
Others are being searched for which /
with the casualties reported from the
country win probably raise the death
list TO 100. Several of the injured will
be added 20 the list o. fatalities.
The most pressing need Is financial
citizens and appeals were sent out
citizens today and appeals were sent out
20 the leading cities OF the territories
asking for immediate assistance. In
addition TO the seriously wounded who
are being cared for az the hospital
many sustained lesser injuries and are
incapacitated for the work OF caring l
for those who are IN need of assistance /
Ths property loss Il variously esti-
mated al from 5000 TO ttoo. 600. Two
hundred residences are demolished and
about half the business buildings are
practically a total loss. The remainder
are more or ess damaged. The Hilton
the largest hotel In town. remains In
tact.
The storm formed near the Texas
line and It's path extends IN north.
easterly direction for over forty miles
causing damage nt Lustee and Other
small towns and IN the country as vel
as AZ Snyder. Reports indicate that
the casualties outside OF Snyder VII
aggregate over twenty-five and may 80
higher.
Paul Crump. a boy whose head and
arms were cut on. was making some
purchases In the Mike store. He was
being attended by Miss Mary MiEe
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 time a sharp tim
Der struck the boy, cutting on his head
and bruising Miss Mize about the face
but not otherwise injuring her.