Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-01
SO KILLED IN
TEXAS TORNADO
FIFTY SAID TO BE FATALLY IN
JuRED IN TOWN OF ZEPHYR;
OKLAHOMA HIT.

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Brentwood, Tex, May 31.-A tor
nado of great fury struck the village
Of Zephyr, in the eastern portion OF
Brown county, at 1 o'clock YESTERDAY
rorning, and left path of death and
destruction.
The death list has reached total of
thirty-two and the number Of serious
ly and fatally wounded will reach
fifty.
A score of others are more or less
injured The partial list of the dead
is as follows
CABLER, C. A. and wife.
CABLER, THAD, wife, and two chill
dren.
CARTER, G. M, wife and child.
HOUSTON, GERTRUDE.
WARE, OSCAR, wife and three
children.
SIMMONS, NJ. G.. wife and three
children
RAMSAY, MRS. w. A., and child.
BROWN, B. F.. and wife.
HART, MRS. TOM and child
GLOVES, GIBSON.
! The storm formed half mile south
west of Zephyr and swept down up:l
the village, cutting wide swath III
rectly through the residence and bust
ness districts.
Fire Adds Terror to Situation.
Nearly fifty houses were entirely de-
molished. Lightning struck lum-
Der gard and caused blaze which de-
stroyed one business block. No effort
was made to fight the fire as the care
Of the dead and wounded victims de-
manded all attention,
| A section hand rode on a handca.'
to Brentwood and told of the disaster.
The Santa Fe railroad company sent Il
special train to the scene of the storm
with nine surgeons and score OF
Brentwood citizens.
See Awful Scene Of Desolaton.
]. l. Clingman. E. E. Kirkpatrick
and nine surgeons, who formed the
first party out of Brentwood, found a
desolate scene awaiting them. The
hill sides at Zephyr we're covered with
debris of all kinds and bodies of dead
animals and human beings.
| The ruins were dimly lighted by the
burning buildings and the cries of the
wounded rose above the sound OF the
elements which threatened a second
storm A hog roaming through tn!
debris strewn streets was killed willis
attempting to devour the body of ar
infant.
Some of the bodies were found
twisted about trees. Some Of the sur
vivors were walking in the street al
most naked, crying for their loved
ones. Residences which escaped dc
struction were turned into hospitals
where were carried the bodies of the
dead and wounded.
One house collapsed on family OIL
nine,. but all of the inmates escapel
unhurt.
Many escaped death by taking ref
uge in storm cellars.
Fifteen Dead in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City, Okla, May 31.-A
least fifteen people were killed las
night by tornado that devastated thu
Oklahoma towns of Key West and De
pew, and forty or more are injured
At least ten are killed in Key Yves
and five at Depew. The wires ar
, down and many rumors of death ant
, destruction at isolated points coult
, not be confirmed last night.
, Following the wind came delug
, of rain and the foods added to tn
terrors of the situation PRACTICALLY
: nothing was left of Key West, tow
, of 200 inhabitants.
Depew was destroyed by doubl
I twister formed from that striking ke
. West and travelled in northeastern
' direction and another coming fror
! the east The tornado wiped out D.
! pew, then pushed northeast, spendin
! it's force presumably a few mile
! further on. 1t is impossible to get tn
a details, as every wire is down and tn
roads are impossible.
g Dead In Minnesota.
st. Paul Mimi, May 3l.-The r.
r ports late last night state that seve
y persons are known to be dead, man
s dying and over score are seriousl
e injured as the result of a tornado
J. which swept northwestern North D;
:. kota yesterday afternoon. The res
l. dence section Of Langdon is practica
i ly wiped out and four people are xii
t ed and twenty injured.
L The dead are: Mrs Joseph B. Boy
Joseph Powers, aged IL; Mrs.
Blakley, and the infant son of JOSEF
Balm.
Casselton, DEVILS Lake and othe
towns have been completely cut o
+. from communication and it is feare
: the death list will be greatly increa
ed by later reports.
Cyclone in North Dakota.
r. Jamestown, N D., May 31.-Th
# city and Ypsilanti were visited by
a cyclone Saturday afternoon. The far
d house of George Graves, near Ypsila
II ii was blown into the James river ar
IS Mrs. Graves and two young daughte
!. were killed The cyclone demolishe
: $4,000 worth of buildings of Il
! jamestown Fair association al
n wrecked part Of the Russell Mill
h -four mill and destroyed large pa
d of the Northern Pacific round hous
d burying number of locomotives II
n der the debris and injuring sever
q men who sought safety from the stor
st in the round house. Many farm bull
lie ings were wrecked
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