Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-13
JOHN KERNS.
FRED HAMMOND.
WILL MARROW.
WILLIAM NARROW.


Every wire with which 10 establish
communication had practically been
leyeled to the ground
shortly before o'clock this morn
ing forty persons, among them some
of whom We're thought would not sur
vive the night. We're brought to Tul-
sa and taken to the different hospi-
tails, the Tulsa, Physicians and Sur
geons and the Grosshart.
The entire medical staff of Tulsa,
es well as every nurse was pressed
into the service OF caring for the In
jured. A arge crowd OF Tulsans
went without sleep waiting the arri-
val Of the relief train to ascertain If
relatives had been hurt In the storm.
The tornado struck Bigheart "a few
minutes after o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon. The day had been sultry and
Norm clouds came and went as they
gathered in the skies over Eastern
Oklahoma. 1t was an ideal tempera-
lure, and many who had experienced
the horrors OF cyclones gaZed into the
skies and ferred that the weather was
Inischievous
The first news to the effect that
the little town of Bigheart had been
completely demoralized came to the
World by a special correspondent and
was sent broadcast from here. Be-
fore o'clock it was impossible to es-
tablish a direct communication with
any Of the surrounding towns.
The tornado was accompanied by
a driving rain and swept everything
before It. Houses We're blown from
their foundations and the town of
Bigheart was utterly demolished.
As soon as communication could be
established with nearby towns, a re-
lief trains was started from Avant.
This consisted Of work train. stand
ing on a sidetrack. Into this piled
fifty persons ready to assist, and five
physicians had their rendered services
readily accepted.
Six Of the less seriously injured,
but who were not able TO walk, were
placed on gasoline car and taken TO
AVant.
Blgheart has a population OF be-
tween four and five hundred and 1,
is estmtaed that fully one-third OF
the entire population was physically
injured in one way or another. The oil
refinery located there was blown down
The new S25, 900 school house was
wrecked and It's timbers strewn over
the surrounding country but n few
minutes after the teachers had turn
ed the keys in the doors at the close
of their days task and before many
of the four score pupils had reached
their homes. 1t Is thought that each
of these would have met death had
they been In the structure at the time
the wind struck It, as the scool build
ing lay directly In the heart Of the
storm.
Practically every building lying tC
the south side Of the Midland Valley
tracks was either leveled or twisted
and wrecked. This section Of the vii
lage was that in which the residences
were located.
The amount OF damage done tC
property Mt this time Is but a matter
of conjecture, but from the reports o.
eye witnesses It will be heavy.
That there was no loss on accoun
or flre was due 10 tne TACT tnht
drenchlng rain soaked into the dilapi
dated dwellings The afternoon hav
ing been warm, many stoves were no
burning
Little damage was done to property
In Tulsa county, although high wine
prevailed during the greater part o
the day Numerous clouds whioi
omennd m for humanity hoVereC
about the city of Tulsa but little o
violence was felt There was but
slight trace Of rain early during las
evening
AZ Least Five Killed.
Topeka, Kan. April 12,--At leas
fve persons killed one probably ia
tally injured. half a hundred NOR
or less seriously injured and propert
loss amounting to many hundre