St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
TERRIBLE STORM.
Town Of Zephyr Entirely
Destroyed and Many
Lives Lost
Account of the Storm us
Given i'm the Daily
Papers.

reacn HILy. "A score are more or les
injured.
The dead:
| 7. T. Cabler, County Attorney, o1
Brownwood.
Mrs. T. T. Cabler and two children
of Brownwood.
Mrs. Artichart and son, Robert,
years old, of Zephyr.
Mrs. Gertie Huston, Is, Zephyr.
Gibbs Cloyce, 2-year-old son oi
Prof. Cloyce, Zephyr.
Oscar Ware, As, Zephyr. and two
sons, Harry and Frank.
Miss Jessie Ware, Is, Zephyr.
w. G. Simmons and wife and two
children, Zephyr.
Miss BERTHE, "a, and Yves, IL years
old.
B. F. Brown and wife, Zephyr.
w. A. Ramsay, so, and son, Ollie,
IA, Zephyr,
C. N. Carter, 40, and wife, 35, a
son, Glover, IL, and 3-year-old infant,
Zephyr.
Captain Collins, 80, Zephyr.
Ruby Campbell, 8, Zephyr.
Rodney Campbell, infant, Zephyr.
These latter two children were
those of Mrs. Bob Campbell.
The injured:
Prof. Skinner, cuts bruises and in
injured internally.
Mrs. Skinner and four children,
painfully cut about head and body;
Lucille has splintered thigh, Fred B.,
internal.
Mrs. Captain Collins, painful cuts.
serious, and abrasions.
Mrs. Prof. Cloyce, crushed about
body, may recover.
Herbert Keating and wife, painful
cuts and bruises.
Mrs. D. Cabler, serious cuts about
neck, limb broken, shock.
Mrs. Oscar Ware, bruised about
head and body, internal injuries.
Infant child of Mrs. Oscar Ware,
badly crushed by flying timber; will
die.
w. H. Hicks, cut about body, shock.
Mrs. w. H. Hicks, ribs broken,
badly injured internally.
Miss Virgie Hicks, slightly cut and
bruised by flying timbers.
Gunder Hicks, jagged cut in neck,
from flying timbers.
DR.. D. S. Wrenn, limbs broken and
ribs crushed, very serious.
Mrs. Wrenn, cut and bruised.
Mrs. Bob Campbell, badly cut
about head.
Bette and Bertha Campbell, q
year-old children of Mrs. Bob Camp
bell, seriously bruised and injured
internally.
= Ramsey, crushed under house.
Will Ramsey, slightly cut and
bruised.
T. J. Hanks and wife, cuts and
bruises.
Hanks 2-year-old daughter, one
leg off at thigh, probably fatal.
Mrs. Cloyce, wife ,of teacher in
Zephyr school, limb broken, internal
injuries.
The above comprises the list of
those most seriously injured.
The storm formed half a mile
southwest of Zephyr and swept down
upon the village, cutting wide swath
directly through the residence and
business district.
Nearly fifty houses were entirely
demolished. Lightning struck lum-
ber yard and started a confagration,
which destroyed one entire business
block. No effort was made to fight
the fire as the care of the dead and
wounded victims demanded all atten-
ton.
A section hand rode hand car to
Brownwood and spread the alarm. In
two hours the Santa Fe Railroad was
speeding special train to the scene
of the storm with nine surgeons and
score of Brownwood physicians
aboard.
Hundreds of persons directly IN
the storms path saved themselves by
taking refuge in storm cellars. More
than a dozen bodies were horribly
multilated.
County Clerk Thad Cabler and wife
and two children, who had gone to
Zephyr to spend the night, were kill
ed. The big stone school building
and two churches were swept from
the face of the earth. By daylight
sixteen surgeons were working on
the wounded.
Brownwood hurried her second re-
lief train at noon to-day, loaded with
provisions, clothing and necessary