The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-05-25
Disastrous Tornado Near
Hooker.

saturday night the country around
Hooker was visited by the worst tor
aado IL has had In good many years.
Monday morning the writer took trip
over the storm-swept portion and here
is what We saw;
At Louie Schaapfcld's farm, two and
half miles south OF town the dwell
ing house was blown on its foundation
and all barns and out buildings were
reduced 10 kindliBg In about two sec
onds by the clock. lie had Just erect
ed brand new windmill n few days
before. the anchor posts had not had
time 20 get firmly settled aud were
rooted up by the wind, both mill and
tower will be total loss. One horse
was badly injured BY the barn falling
down on Il and will probably have to
be killed 10 end its misery. About two
miles west Of Schaapveld 10 A. y.
Harder's place. Here the dwelling
house was blown about 30 feet from
its foundation and 10 aud contents
were crushed like an egg shell. The
barn was tipped 10 one side and the
implements stored thecein were dam
aged beyond repair. Na Iirs stock was
hurt a. Il was all running loose in the
pasture at that time. IL vas very for
tunate for Mr.. Harder and family THAT
they were not nj home as they would
undoubtedly have lOst their lives had
they been in the house when the storm
struck. Near the Buffalo school house
the Rouse OF J. II. Mason was CON-
pletely wrecked and house and con-
tents strewn all over a quarter section
Of land. Mr.. Mason and family were
inside when the storm struck. The
house turned over once and when 10
turned the second time it left them
and the roof sitting out on the open
prairie. Mrs. Mason bad a kree.cap
Sislocated. Mr.. Mason had his right
shoulder severely hurt and the child
rem more or less bruised but not srn-
ously. They are now staying at the
home Of their neighbOr. r. J. Duna-
way. who lives near them but was miss
I'd hyi the 8tormss
T1P J. Jseqg4's barn was blown over
I couple of times and the woven wire
fence around his hog pen wEs torn
down. J. A. Strains house was twist
cd on its foundation. The wind must
have attained a tremendous velocity
here as It turned the house about three
fourths around. II alsO turned over q
header barge which was on the yard
and turned heavy farm wagon wrong
eide up H.C. MAxWell's house was
blown OF lie foundation and ieis stand
ing In a leaning position. q. q. Groves
barn was lifted over 4 fodder stack
which happened 10 be near Il but the
horses tied In the barn were left stand
ing unhArmed. lie had recently puF-
chased a new buggy which was entirely
demolished BY the storm. The vacant
house owned BY bis brother was turned
over several times and the roof was
torn on.
some damage Was done 10 @. Hide
brant's windmill aud Roy Hill's mill
was tipped over. We found pieces OF
debris as far a. a mile and half from
the scene Of destruction, showing that
the force OF the wind must have been
extraordinarily strong. Some OF the
property destroyed Was covered by tor
Bado insurance but good bic Of Il was
not. This is the worst storm this coun-
try has had since NE came here but we
heard some one say the other day that
a country never annotated 10 any thing
until Il started 10 having cyclones.
such being the ease We have made q
good move In the right direction only
we don't care for another:ons real soon.
No damage was done ~ town, the storm
having been spent before reaching
here or going around us.--Il0oker Adj
vance.