The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-08-24
SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED AND MANY
INJURED IN TERRIBLE CYCLONE

as hurled against building and Sc
We. ely bruised perhaps. Others SUI
fered cuts, bruises and broken bones.
Stories Of miraculous escapes from
death come from all sections Of the
storm stricken country. At farm
near Antler, the buildings were de-
molished, eight horses killed and the
family escaped practically unhuri. Az
Ant'er heavy farm machinery was
carried away. A relief train was sent
rom here at 1926 this morning but
| went on to Souris, and it was learned
the injured have been cared for, and
| doctors and nurses from here would
| rot be needed.
The first report was that the town
Of Ant}er had been wiped off the map,
Eut later it was learned the torn cen
ter missed the town by only 40 rods.
Westhope, N. D., Aug 21.-Be-
tween and z o'clock SUNDAY evening
there were five cyclone clouds seen
from Westhope. The day had been
extremely sultry, and in the late after.
noon the sky was Da'lkei with heavy
black clouds. The first cloud was
seen in the southwest, moving toward
the city rapidly, but Eroke up before
reaching here. At tho home If R.
D. Hoskns several outbu;ldings weie
demolished. Mr.. Hoskins little boy
and one Of the men were in the barn
The storm overturned binder in the
barn upon the boy, injuring him Sc
rously though not fatally The sec.
ond storm appeared farther to the
west and passing in mr. teasterly
direction demolished the buildings
upon the farm of Neil McDougalI,
four miles west Of town. The ten
ants christensen and Jensen, who
were entertaining some friends, see.
ing the storm approaching, put the
stock in the barn, and then got Into
the cellar of the house just as ths
storm struck The immense barn
was completely destroyed, but no
! stick injured. The house is also
complete wreck. The occupants of
| the cellar had to chop their way out
through the debris.
| Two miles north of Westhipe Chas.
Anderson's place, suffered severely,
and M. Andersin's nephew was prob.
ably fatally injured, being carried
about 60 feet in the air, his ribs
broken, and some internal injuries In.
aicted. An immense threshing engine
| was moved sidewise about six fee:,
but the separator, standing near was
| not molested, in fact half bushel
| measure remained on top if the ma
chine throughout the storm.
| A granary containing thousaLd
| bushels if wheat and an immense barn
have disappeared completely; several
| head of stock were carried complete
i ly tut of the pasture and some STOCK
/ killed. The house was badly injured
| windows and doors carried away. Mr..
and Mrs. Anderson sought refuge In
a grove Of young trees and escaped
injury.
Two hired men were badly shaken
up. The buildings on the Griff Bib.
son place, unoccupded, have disap-
peared.
John Cook and family got into their
cellar just as the storm arrived.
Their, buildings were torn completely
4 to pieces and the cellar filled with
] falling wreckage, but they escaped I'm
/ injured. Seveal head Of stock were
killed, and large area Of his farm
was swept clean of the crops which
had just been harvested.
A storm at Antler approached with.
in three hundred yards Of the town,
then yeered on and went two miles
north to the park on Antler creek,
where large number Of people spend
their holidays among the trees. They
had little warning Of the appoach
] Of the storm, and would have had no
refuge had they known Of it. The
pavilion was completely destroyed,
trees stripped and uprooted and the
air filled with flying debris. Twenty.
1 two people were seriously injured. sui.
fering broken arms, legs and severe
bruises. The entire Hutchins family,
seven in number received injuries the
baby suffering broken skull. passed
away at midnight. The father also
suffered fractured skull, AID u moi
expected olive. The Doctors Uurnt1
! were summoned from Wssthops Win