Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-18
TWO DEAD At CLAREMORE
PREACHER INJURED AT NELOG-
ANY SUNDAY, WILL DIE
AS RESULT.
COLLINSVILLE Is HARD HIT
Three Persons Were Injured aud Moro
Than Score of Houses De-
mOlished by the Wind.

with the establishment Of telephone
and telegraphic communication with
towns comes the delayed
news Of serious storms ana even cy-
clones in several towns in northeastern
Oklahoma. Claremore, CollusNllo
and other towns were hit by these
Wlsters and reports received yestur-
day show that several persons were
Killed, scores were injured and dozons
Of houses were destroyed by wind,
, ightning and fire.
Near Claremore Saturday night, two
people were killed and several houses
badly damaged by the cyclone which
seems 10 have been general over this
part OF oklahoma. The dead are Rob-
ert Lemon of Verdlgris, killed by the
lightning, and Barney Green, of
Tiewah, who was killed when his barn
was blown In on top OF him. Many
trees and outbulldings We're blown
down in Claremore and the streets and
many easements in the business dis
tricts We're flooded.
Communication established last
night for the first time since the ter
rifle storm swept this section of tho
state Saturday evening brought the
graphic story of a destructive cyclone
that paralyzed Collinsvlle Saturday
night. twister descended suddenly
out Of an apparently clear sky, serl-
ously injurlng three people, COM
pletely destroying seV"u houses ana
partially wrecking twenty-seven 9TH
ers.
The residents OF the town, accord
ing to City Clerk William NJ. Gresham,
had a few minutes warning before the
sWister swooped down on the town
and nearly the entire population took
refuge in the "frald holes" This
alone accounts for the few injuries
and lack of fatalities, says Mr.
Gresham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Kershaw, n
newly married couple. suffered worse
than the other thirty odd families
whose homes were destroyed by the
cyclone. Mrs. Kershaw was blown
several hundred feet onto red hot
stove and received perhaps fatal
burns. Her husband was also pain
fully IL not seriously injured. Mrs. NJ
.C. Smith was slightly injured.
The greatest damage was done in
that section OF the town surrounding
the Middleton addition, although all
parts of the city were damaged. The
homes of Joe Valentine, Jesse Ker-
shaw, Mr.. Deverns, Il. Derlnger and
II. C. Allen We're reduced to kindling
wood.
Several of the wrecked homes
caught fire and 1t was only through
the heroic efforts OF the male popu-
lation of the town who braved the
storm to fight the flames, that the en-
tire town was not swept by a destruc-
tive fire.
At least thirty other houses in the
town were moved a few inches off or
their foundations.
The brick plant in the north part
of the city was badly damaged. The
roof OF the dry kiln was removed and
thrown in a heap into the continuous
kiln The roofs OF three new kilns
were wrecked and thrown into the
burning kilns, creating a spectacular
but not dangerous conflagration
Several railroad cars OF brick were de-
rallied and thrown into ditch.
The building Of the Ice plant was
removed several inches off its foun-
datlon and the steam pipes were
broken.
Much damage was done to the Elm
wood school house in the southeast
part Of town and several houses there
were affected by the wind.
Thomas Latin, the Presbyterian
minister, who was seriously injured In
the Nelogany cyclone Saturday night.
as taken to Muskogee yesterday and
$ not expected to recover. He has
been unconscious since early yester-
! day.
| Ed Tinker. prominent business man
or Pawhuska, spent yesterday In Tulsa
on business. He says the damage
done at Nelogany was worse than the
reports would indicate. However the
people are not wholly discouraged and
are making preparations to rebuild
their town bigger and better than II
was before the storm.
Tinker says five cars of merchan-
disc, three belonging to the Midland
Valley and two to the Katy railroad
were destroyed and the contents scat
tered all over the country. The raj
roads are already arranging to rebuild
the depot and other improvements a.
Nelogany.
i According TO Mr. Tinker, Nelogany
came near being swept off the map.
"a strong wind which came up sud.
denlv. iust as the cyclone passed Paw
huska. shifted the course OF the storm
sufficient 10 prevent serious damage
at Pawhuska." said Mr.. Tinker.