The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-04-18
A TORNADO STRIKES
NORTH PART OF TOWN

the flue and 0Lher wreokage The
child was practically unhurt. The
house was blown northeast.
One hundred yards to the north was
the home OF J. r. Martin The family
consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin and
two children, were in bed. The house
was lifted from the foundation, carried
rs yards and dashed into heap, and
this morning presented the appear.
ance Of pile of scrap lumber. There
was no resemblance of a house in the
wreckage. MI. Martin. hearing a roar
ing, crashing sound, leaped from the
bed and ran to the window. He could
see nothing and started to return to
his bed, when the house left the foun.
dation. scared through the air and
crashed into a tangled heap. The en-
tire family We're found in the midst Of
the wreckage. among brick from the
flpe twisted timbers Of the house,
broken furniture, a demolished organ,
etc Their injuries, however, are
niEor, considering the completeness
Of the wreckage. Mrs. Martins injur-
les are the most serious.
The home Of II A White was wiped
of the earth. but Mr.. and Mrs. White,
having been previously alarmed had
gene to the storm cave and were not
injured Other houses we're moved
flom their foundations
Tom Fergnsons house waf lifted
from the foundation and placed in
the street, but no damage was done
otherwise. The residence Of Charlie
Bounds was shifted some 10 feet to
The north where Il settled to the
ground and was again picked up and
moved back south about four feet. 1t
was not damaged A number Of other
dwellings, we're twisted from their
DIR. L. e. Emanuel was the first
Iis sician on the scene and was joined
shortly BY pr AZ - Leeds. They ad-
70 The needs of the injured
rati ? O'Clock this morning. The
wounded ones were assembled in the
house OF w II. McWhorter which res
idence was transformed into an impro-
yised hospital The storm was accom-
Iapied by terrific downpour Of rain
ard practically the entire addition was
The destruction OF six of the
houses was complete and every article
Of value therein was totally destroyed.
A subscription list was started this
and cos ,nbutions made to aid
the sufferers.
The immense stone seed house of
the Apache Cotton Oil min is total
wreck and a portion of the roof Of the
lull house is blown away The dwell
ings destroyed were all frame struc-
tares. but mute evidence that dle
storm was no respector Of structures.
is the tangled mass Of sheet iron,
heavy timbers and stone, the wreck
age Of the seed house. Most Of the
debris from this structure is blown to
the east and north, the roof is twisted
irto many grotesQue shapes, the tim,
berg are riddled and only small sec
tions Of the stone walls are left stand
ing When this wreckage is viewed.
enc sudders to think of the possibili-
ties. had the storm visited the busi-
ness section OF Chickasha. The mill
proper, though located between the
seed and hull houses, was not damag-
ed, neither was the frame structure Of
the office, only a few yards south Of
the totally destroyed seed house
About 9 o'clock fire alarm was turn
ed in from the Apache mill. which
alarm proved to be false. The sparks
ard flame from an electric wire that
was down was the answer for the
alGrm.
Much damage was done to farms
vest and northwest of Chickasha.
Tom Moore's barn. one mile west OF
the city, and outbuildings, were wreck
ed killing several head of hogs. Elnes
were blown from the house and all
tie window lights wrecked
The barn OF T. w Mayo on the AT
klnson place, Immediately west of the
city. was completely demolished kill
ing one horse and one COW and ser
icusly iniuring another horse. A
windmill was literally twisted to
pieces
Probably the heaviest loser was G.
sullivan. northwest Of the city. His
barn and silos We're torn completely 10
sreds and scattered over a wheat
field mile to the east Several horses
ana cattle are missing from his sta
bles.
The wind was accompanied by
heavy rain and some hail.
AT 3 o'clock this afternoon Mrs As
lcr was still alive and 1t was stated