The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-10
NORTHERN Texas
swept BY Tornado
SEVERAL TOWNS ARE WIPED
OUT OF EXISTENCE BY
GREAT STORM.
Loss of Life Is SmaIi-Many Persons
Suffer Severe lnjuries-Wires Are
Blown Down and Details Are
Scanty.

Fort Worth, Tex, May IA storm
of wind and rain which was general
throughout a considerable area in
northern Texas Monday and which at
some places assumed the proportions
of tornado, according to meager re-
ports received here, resulted in the
loss of at least three lives, the injury
Of many other persons and great DAM
age to property and crops.
Several villages were wiped out, but
because of the prostration of both tel
egraph and telephone wires, details
are almost impossible to obtain.
At Deport, one of the largest vii
lagos in Lamar county. 20 miles from
Paris, the storm passed northeast, cut
ting a path about 100 yards wide. The
business part of the town was not
touched, the damage being in the
resident district. The Baptist par
sonage was blown to pieces, it's tim
bers and the furniture scattered over
the ground. r. H. Bryson's residence
was demolished AS far as can be as
certained no one was hurt at this
place. Crops are badly damaged.
1t is reported that at Halesboro, in
Red River county, the wife and child
of Andrew Bell were hurt.
Develops. Into Tornado.
A terrific wind passed over Sulphur
Springs about two o'clock, travelling
from the southwest to the northeast.
West of Sulphur Springs the wind as
sumed the proportions of tornado,
carrying death and great property
damage in it's wake. A passenger
train on the Cotton Belt was held up
by the train crew until the storm
passed The engineer could see the
twisting cloud as it swept across the
tracks and cut swath through the
country AS soon as the storm passed
hurt.
At the village of Antioch, or Pleas
ant Grove, as it is also called, the
whole village was practically des-
troyed Antioch is about seven miles
north of Sulphur Springs. This is in
the tornado belt and most of the
houses are provided with storm eel
lars To this fact is due the escape
of a number of those who were caught
almost in the path of the storm. The
home of VIM. Lemons was destroy
ed, entailing a loss of about $4,000.
Three barns on the place were also
destroyed and many head of live stock
killed
Man Crushed by Debris.
The renter of the place named Bar
I'll, whose family consisted of himself
and seven children, saw the storm
coming and made run for the cellar
at the Lemons home. Barzil was
caught by the wind before he could
reach shelter and crushed by flying
debris. Five of the children reached
the cellar in safety, but Mrs. Barzil
and two of the children were fear
fully injured and fears are entertained
for their recovery.
The home of James Ferguson was
destroyed and Mrs. Ferguson was
dangerously hurt by flying debris.
Ben Pogue and his wife were badly
hurt when their home was blown
down, but it is thought they may re-
cover. Mrs. Sid Lackey was hurt and
will probably. die.
There were others injured at An
tioch, but it is impossible at this time
to learn their names. Crops in the
path of the storm, which was unusual
ly wide, were completely destroyed.
The village of Birthwright was des-
troyed and it was known that at least
one death occurred there and it is
said one person was fatally hurt.
Crawford Martin and j. P. Conner
were seriously hurt and may die.
Birthwright is a village of between
800 and 400 persons.