Arizona republican., 1911-08-18
TERR0RS IF THE ELEMENTS
 - ar 7 Tale of Two Cities, WinkeE-
 man and Hayden HUNDREDS ARE HOMELESS
Responding to an Appeal for Help the Raising of a Re lief Fund Was Under taken by the Phoenix Board of Trade.

In contrast with most stories of sen- sational disaster. the later reports from Winkelman and Hayden. magnify the terrors of the cyclone which razed those places Wednesday evening and recite in growing number. incidents of death, damage and personal injury. There were at least two deaths and an unknown number of persons injuried. their hurts ranging from trivial bruises to broken limbs and battered faces. The property loss is roughly estimated at s250,0O0 and the worst feature of it lis that while a large part of the loss falls on the Ray Consolidated and the business firms. the rest of it repre- sents the entire earthly possessions of many poor families and it is estimated that a hundred familie are homeless save for the temporary shelter provided for them.
 An appeal for aid was received here yesterday forenoon by Mayor Christy and referred to the board of trade which immediately appointed W. C.
 Foster and J. A. Moore as a committee to take charge of a relief fund. The need of aid was also referred to the
 governor who said that the territory
 would render any possible assistance
 within it's power if application were made to him and the needs of the
 stricken towns were recited. No other
 message was received by him howev- Ter. during the day.
 One fact is pretty well established. and that is that the storm was a gen. uine cyclone, a meteorological pffenOm-
 on that has rarely if ever been seen in
 Arizona before though there have been many hurricane winds accompanied by
 cloudbursts In this instance there was a terrific downpOur of water amount
 ing practically to a cloudburst, though
 the water was not in volume that alone especially endangered life. The dam iage was mostly done by the wind, that by water being the general soaking of everything the wind had left exposed. For the benefit of those who Nave not been in Winkelman a little topographi- cal description may be enlingtenlnS. The Gila river at that point comes down from the east or northeast through the San Carlos canyon and the San Pedro river flows into it from the south or southeast. its mouth being only a fraction of a mile west of the town of Winkelman. Winkelman Is on the north bank of the Gila. just above the function of the two rivers. The | town runs generally east and west along the river with the "re1 light district at the eastern end of its prin- cipal street which boasts of the post office. a number of saloons, shops, stores etc. Across the railroad tracks lon little ridge of hills stood what was known as the residence section of ap- lproximately two hundred houses. rang ing from tents to the best the town at- foried. though there was also busl-
 nes treet where tOod the Commercial
 hotel and several stores.
 | It would appear from most Of the
 stories that one storm came from the Catalina mountains to the south, down
 the San Pedro valley and crossed the Gila river just above the town of Win kelman. where it met another storm looming down the Gila canyon. The
 two developed into a twisting cyclone which swept Jne iiuSS ehiAii'0N
 land scattered the redlight district at the eastern extremity of the lower street to the four winds. The lower part
 of the business street of the city was somewhat protected by the ridge and the cyclone turned west toward Hay lden. it's lower currents lifting the roor tof the postoffice and few other lbuildings in the lower town, as lt lwhirled away Hayden Is between one land two miles west of Winkelman and a little farther from the river. The Mexican settlement on an elevations near the town was destroyed and great havoc was worked in Hayden itself put Ithere were fewer flimsy structures TOT the wind to assail and the big steel (Continued on Page 8