Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-14

Woodall. Woodall showed rare judg-
ment In leading the crowd to the only
stone building In the little burg.
There are only two cyclone caves In
Bigheart, and had not the crowd ga
thered In tho school house at the
instigation NJ Woodall, scores would
probably have been killed,
BiSheart citizens proved them
selves 10 te what the name OF their
town implies, at the scene OF the dis
ester yesterday. They proved them
selves to be men OF big hearts and
took their losses manfully
William NARROW was one Of the
hardest hit OF Bigheart citizens. and
when It came time for him to come
10 Tulsa. no funds we're available.
The storm had wiped out his every
earthly possession. A Jackpot" OF
S25 was raised to send MARROW to
Tulsa from among the more FORUM
ate residents.
w. p, McGarvis, the Bigheart man
who was held In Tulsa Wednesday
night after the storm had ruined Big
heart. and who was without news Of
his family, found tho m@Abers un-
injured when he arrived in Bigheart
yesterday morning, However, all that
was left OF McGaryie;s houi7e and
furnishings was the stove, his wife's
ring and an alarm clock. Other than
these things which were in the house
hasn't been able to identify a single
thing as his.
A cyclone wouldn't be cyclone
without unbelievable freaks. Nc
Garyie's alarm clock was carried sew
eral hundred feet In the storm. II
was running today.
The destruction of Bighoart Is Just
one year later than a previous natur-
al disturbance OF that character.
In a cyclone year ago. about $500
in property damage was suffered
there. and several were injured. The
town has been In existence for four
years
At the scene of the disaster yes-
terday could be seen several full
blooded blanket Osages. AS these
stolcs moved slowly to and fro. their
atti)atte was of the "I-told,Sou-so|
! kind.
There are four valleys in the Usage
Nation itno which, according TO the
| Indian tradition garbled by white
man. the red men will never ven.
ture in particular seasons OF the yeai
II the moon is at certain stage.
| 'h.Ir Ia O.,
disturbances Of nature and the super,
stition has lasted Tho Bigheart sit,
is In one OF these valleys.
II Hes in a pocket in the hills, ant
the very nature OF tho surrounding
country Is such that cyclones ar,
prevalent. The surrounding countr!
Is hill after hill. and tho wind whis
ties over these, and, instead of "go
Ing far away" as the old adage gives
they have a liking for the height
and twist about in the hills-and cy
clones occur.
Large numbers OF sightseers wer,
n Bigheart yesterday, At least fift.
more from Pawhuska. and dozen
from Avant and other smaller town
and the country around about.
The curious crowds surged up anC
down the streets, and over the pile
CT debris left In the track OF tn
storm. One sightseer was mistlkei
for an injured man. He had beel
up the whole night previous and wa
sleepy. In waiting for the train h
placed himself on the lower rung o
. ladder which was leaning agains
what was left Of building. He en-
tered into the land of "snookums.
Four damsels who had came from
Pawhuska In an automobile locke,
On and saw the oleeper bumped ur
Poor fellow, he must be hurt baG
feel sorry for him." and kindred re
marks pervaded the atmosphere.
Only one report OF vandalism ha
been disseminated from Bigheart. G
c, Little, who was proprietor OF
general merchandise store in tn,
west end OF the village, reports tha
he remains of his stock left by tn
angry storm were pilfered during tn
night.
Never did anything gather so quick
ly as did the storm which destroye
practically the whole of Bigheart o
; Wednesday afternoon, according L
the stories told by inhabitants OF tn
place who were sorrowfully wander
ing around amid the ruins yesterday
The storm started as merely ralr
The wind was high and blowing fror
the west. There Is n tall hill just I
the west OF Bigheart and 1t SCENE
that a high wind came towards tn
town from either side OF this hill Tn
winds met in the heart OF the villag,
and the cyclone was formed With
ten minutes, what was once tho thriy
ing little village of Bigheart was viii
ed off the face of the map.
Ochclata Suffered. Too.
Ramona Okla, April 13.--lt wa
learned late last night that n tores
do had passed Through Ochelati
about seven miles north OF here lat
yesterday afternoon II was first no
iced west OF Ramona and travele
, in a northeastern direction.
On lease No. 81 pumper, Erne
Rhen. who wes sitting In his hous
unconscious OF the storm, was II
0 jured severely by breaking glass an
timbers, sustaining a broken flnge