Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-01
50 DEAD, 80 HURT,
IN TEXAS TORNADO
Village of Zephyr, in Eastern
Portion of Brown County, is
Swept By Terrific Storm Sun
day Morning.

two persons were killed and fifty serious
ly and fatally wounded as the result OF a
tornado which struck the little village OF
Zephyr, in the eastern portion OF Brown
county, at I O'Clock Sunday morning.
THE DEAD.
The fst OF dead follows;
T. T. CABLER, county attorney OF
MRS. T. T. CABLER. and two children
Is years old and infant daughter one year
old. OF Brentwood
MRS. ,ARTIE HART. 81 years. and son
Robert. years old. of Zephyr.
MISS GERTIE HUSTON. Is years old'
OF Zephyr
GIBBS CLOYCE. 2-year-old con of Pro-
fessor lCoyce. Zephyr.
OSCAR WARE. Is. Zephyr, and two
sons. Harry and Frank.
MISS JESSIE WARE, Is. Zephyr
w. @. SIMMONS AND WIFE. Zephyr:
and two children. Miss BERTHE. "A. and
B.. F. BROWN AND WIFE. Zephyr.
W. 4. RAMSEY. 80. and son. Ollie. H.
a N. CARTER. 40. and wife. $; son.
clever. ~. and s-year-old infant. Zephyr.
Captain COLLINS. 80. Zephyr.
RUBY CAMPBELL. 3, Zephyr.
RODNEY CAMPBELL. infant. Zephyr.
These latter the children OF Mrs. BOD
Campbell
=
Professor Skinner, cut, bruised ana m
jured internally.
Mrs.. Skinner and four children, pain
fully cut about head and body.
Lucille has splintered thigh; Fred b.
Mrs.. Captain Collins. painful cuts. Sc
rious. and abrasions- -.
TIs.A--, GrsstInQ and wife. painful cuts
and bruises.
Ms %. CabIer. serious cuts about
neck, limb broken, shock
Mrs. oscar Ware. bruised about head
and body. internal injuries
Infant child OF Mrs Oscar Ware, oaoiy
crushed by flying timoers' VIII ale.
" n Hicks. cut about body, shock
Ms w II. Hicks, ribs broken, bad
IL injured internally
Miss Virzfe Hicks. slightly cut ana
bruised BY flying timbers-
Gunder Hicks. jagged cut in neck rom
flying timbers-
DR. W. S. Wrenn. limbs broken ana
ribs crushed. very serious
Mrs. Wrenn. cut and bruised
Ms Bob Campbell. badly cut about
baas nv tfuabers. crushed under house
PessIe and Bertha Campbell. 2-year-old
,-husran Of Mrs Bob Campbell, seriously
bruised and injured internally.
carl Reason. legs broken. internally IN
jured.
-. Ramsey. crushed under house.
VIII Ramsey. slightly cut and bruised
TT Hanks and wife. cuts and bruises.
Hanks s-year-Old daughter, one leg
cut off at thigh. probably fatal
Mrs. CIovce wife OF teached in zephyr
SCHOOL. limb broken. internal injuries
The above comprise the list Of those
most seriously injured
Many others. to a total Of sixty-seven'
have minor hurts
The storm formed half a mile south
vest Of Zephyr. and swept down upon
the village cutting a wide swath direct
" through the residence and business
districts.
Nearly fifty houses were entirely de-
u,oIfShed- Lightning struck a lumoei
ward and started a confederation whicr
DESTROYED one entire business block. nc
effort was made TO fight the fire. as th'
care Of the dead and wounded victims de-
nanded all attention
section hand rode a handcar Il
Brownwood and spread the alarm II
two hours the Santa Fe railroad wal
speeding a special train to the scene OF
the storm. with nine surgeons and a score
OF BrownwOOd physicians
SAVED By STORM CELLARS
Hundreds Of persons directly in the
storms path saved themselves by taking
refuge in storm cellars More than
doxan bodies were horribly mutilated-
County Clerk Thad Cabler and wife and
two children. who had gone to Zephyr tC
spend the night. were killed. The bis
stone school building and two churches
were swept from the face OF the earth
BY daylight sixteen surgeons were work
ing on the wounded
Brownwood hurried her second relic
train at noon Sunday. loaded with pro
visions. clothing and necessary articles
and forty nurses
Sunday night three persons are still un
accounted for. Two children were found
dead late Sunday afternoon, two mileI
from the town. having been blown tina
distance
A special train left Zephyr Sunday nigh
for Temple. carrying the more seriousl,
injured TO the hospital
The storm was 800 yards wide. ant
swept the earth for only a short distance
probably less than a mile Its fury Il
considered the most terrific Of any tor
nadO ever experienced In this section.
J. /. Clingman. C z. kirkpatrick an'
nine surgeons. who formed the first party
out OF Brentwood. found a desolat
scene awaiting them
The hillSides at Zephyr were covered
with debris Of all kinds and bodies o
dead animals and human beings. Tn
ruins were dimly lighted by the burninl
buildings. and the cries Of the woundes
rose above the sound of the elements
which threatened a second storm.
HOG KILLED WHILE EATING BABY
A hog. roaming through the debris
strewn streets. was killed while attempt
ing 10 devour the body OF an infant.
Bodies were found twisted about tree
and in every conceivable shape. Peopl
walked the streets almost naked, cryin
for their loved ones. Residences whic
escaped the storm were turned into hos
pitfalls. where were carried the bodies o
the dead and wounded.
one storm house collapsed on a famil
OF nine without serious injury to any.
Brentwood. with splendidly organize
relief work. has the situation well I
hand