The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-04-20
TORNADO DESTROYS
MENA PROPERTY
Continued Prom First paee. !

A two-room vacant house just
southeast of the First ward school
house was completely demolished.
IL was owned by JEFF Brasier, who
at present lives in Muskogee. The
loss was estimated at $500.
5. H. Cunningham Loses Heavily.
The only property belonging to
S. M Cunningham which was not
damaged was the house in which
he lived. his blacksmith shop was
damaged TO the extent of $50. A
new three-room house at 1909
Fourth street, recently built by
him, was damaged so badly that it
probably will be torn down; another
house at 1905 Mena street was bad
ty twisted. He estimates the loss to
these two buildings at $500.
DIR. r. C. Mccoy lost his barn and
outhouses and fences. He placed his
loss at 500.
A storage shed on South Mena
street, owned by J. G. Jackson, was
blown from its supporting blocks.
The residence of G. l.. Clement at
ii04 Mena street, was careened bad
ly and his chicken house was de-
stroyed. The loss will reach proba-
bly, $l00.
The dining room and kitchen Of
the j. A. Dickson home was taken
from its foundation and can prob
ably be repaired for $40 or $50.
The house at iiii Fourth street,
owned by s. |. Wood and occupied
by Josh Cross. lost a flue and sew
eral windows. All the damage will
probably not overrun S25.
Henry Milham's home on Fourth
port and small one-room house
adjoining was turned over.
Much Hay Was Soaked.
A storage house on Fourth street
and Martin avenue, which was
owned by the Cox Wholesale Gro
Gerry Company, was torn down. It
was used by Thacker Bros. to store
hay in and the $500 worth of hay
which was in it was completely
soaked by the rain which fell after
the wind storm had passed.
The rear OF the building over the
o. X. Wagon Yard was blown sew
eral feet out OF plumb. ID. S. Comp
ton, who runs the yard, notified the
owner ]. O. Gates at Hatfield, and
he said he would be in Mena on the
first train TO get the building re-
paired. The loss will probably
reach $500. Several teams which
we're in the yard at the time were
uninjured.
$50 Telephones Out Of Commission.
Tie damage to the Southern Tele-
phone Company was quite heavy.
Manager Johnston stated this morn
ing that there were at least 1850
telephones out OF commission from
the storm. This. together with the
damage TO the lines, will make The
loss probably 800. Linemen were
put to work early in order to have
the system back in order as soon
as possible.
Home Turned Over With Inmates.
The building owned by Mrs. Irene
Simpson at the rear of the Roach
Wholesale house on Fourth street,
was totally wrecked. IL was turned
completely upon end and set up
against the Roach warehouse. The
building was occupied by Mrs. Nj. A..
Ferguson and her daughter, Mrs.
Rosa Huddleston. Mrs. Ferguson
who is an elderly woman, was pain
fully, but it is thought not
dangerously hurt from the shake
up. Mrs. Huddleston was uninjured
They Immediately went to the home
OF Postmaster Wimberly, across
The street, where they are being
cared for. The damage to the prop
crty is about $500.
Dunman Bros. Store Total Wreck.
The building on Pickering ave-
nue. owned and occupied by Dun
man Bros grocery store, together
with the stock, is complete
wreck. They place their damage
at near $1,000. Bernard Dunman.
the junior member of the firm. has
been rooming in the rear of the
building, and was there in company
with Harrison Bates when the
storm came. 1t was first reported
that he was killed, but later inves-
LEGATIONS proved the rumor false.
Neither of the young men was in
iured.
One of the plate glass windows in
The building occupied by Copelin 4
Dickens was broken out. Their
warehouse was badly damaged, but
as II was cheap structure, the loss
will perhaps not exceed $75.
Injury New Bank Building.
The new Planters State Bank |
which is now under course of con-
struction, was slightly damaged
knight says the loss will
TO about $40.
The plate glass front in the
building occupied by Crawford 4 |
was blown out. This, |
with the damage to the roof. will |
amount to probably 500.
The building next door to the
Dickson hotel on Mena street |
owned by Sheriff j. A. Thornton
and which was completely over |
hauled and rebuilt short time |
ago, was lifted from its foundation
and badly wrecked IAa nea..-
moved his stock OF new and second |