Iron County register., 1911-04-20


had left the house and taken refuge
in the barn which was to one side
of the path of the twister, but this
afforded no protection for the barn
was blown down. Luckily none
OF them was hurt beyond some
bruises. The next place in line of
the storm was the Warrens, who
are new corners here and are clear
ing up farm. They had built a
two-story dwelling which went
down as though built of straw.
They had taken refuge in a cellar
but it was not strongly built and a
cook stove and some other heavy
furniture struck the top of it and
crashed through upon them, but
luckily none of them were hurt be-
yond being bruised considerably.
Below the Warrens lived VIM. and
Jim Gober, two aged men, whose
house was in the path of the storm
and of course it went down. In
this house was VIM. Gober and
the two little girls of Sam Parks,
who was working for the Gobers,
and who had accompanied their
father down there that day. Here
the first serious injury was done,
one of the little girls sustaining a
broken thigh and VIM. Gober be-
ing injured in the back. The
school house which stood near by
was blown away also, but the old
log school house which stood near
by was not harmed. From here ii
swept across the hill and barely
missed the Hampton sawmill and
passed on to John Bowles' farm
where it blew down a hay barn
and blew away about six tons oi
loose hay. Now we come to where
the storm did its very worst and
the injury and affliction was the
greatest-it was the home of Avery
Tate, our brother-in-law. Here
the storm swept across broad
valley and struck the Tate home
squarely. The family had seen
the storm coming and had left the
house and started to run out of its
track if possible when they were
Joined by Anley Tate and Henry
Buchanan. They had gone but g
short way when they saw the
storm was upon them. They lay
down on the ground and tried tt
hold together but the wind caugh
them and handled them as i
lpleased. Meta, the grown daugh.
ter, was thrown fifty or sixty fee
and dangerously injured, receiv.
ing double fracture of the lowe,
jaw on the left side and the lef
leg was punctured by limb o
snag, inflicting a bad wound
George, the youngest, had his nos
torn loose, except for the skin ol
one side, Allie, the wife AM
mother, had the small bone of tn
left leg above the ankle broker
and was other wise badly bruised
Avery Tate and the other tw,
children, Willie and Earl, escape
with only bruises. Anley Tat
was badly skinned about the face
Henry Buchanan escaped injury
The dwelling house, barn, crib
and all other out houses, togethe
with Anley Tate's barn and cri
were blown away. Avery los
practically everything. His bes
horse was killed instantly, anothe
was injured until he will most like
ly have to be killed, the chicken
and geese, about 100, were killed
! in many instances the feathers be
ing blownsoff of them and severa
goats were killed and crippled
E He also lost about 100 bushels {
corn. Anley lost about 100 bushel
of corn, one wagon which wa
blown clear away, one horse an
COW we're badly crippled, his hous
, was moved off it's foundation an
his smoke house blown away. Th
timber loss in the county is esti
mated to be about 100000 t
5000, 900 feet. CenterUille OutIoob.