The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24
TORNADO DAMAGE
PERHAPS $4,000
One Woman Seriously Hurt Near
Highmore

Revised reports of last weeks
tornado, which originated near
Blunt, give the possible loss of one
life, a lady, a couple of miles
south of Hlghmore. and perhaps
$4,000 loss of property.
The Tornado cloud was first form
ed lust west of Blunt about 4 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. 1t passed across
the northern part of that town. de-.
stroying about SIS, 900 worth of pro-
perty. No lives We're lost but two
or three citizens were injured.
The twister broke and reformed a
couple of times in passing the towns
Of Harold, Highmore and Rec
Heights, %paralelling the North
Western railroad for some forty
miles. 1t was in plain sight to most
of the citizens of Hyde and Hand
counties. Its course was through
the farming district near the towns
above mentioned. south of the rail-
road. and destroyed from a dozen to
fifteen farm homes.
Miss Clara Wright. a lady who
lived on the Lowe farm Just south
of Highmore, was struck by a piece
of timber and injured so severely
that she may die.
Mrs Hulda Owens, of Bunt, was
found in the wreck of her home,
with a broken shoulder and collar
bone.
As stated in last weeks Press,
the tornado cloud came whirling in
to Hand county, striking the Louzon
farm southwest of Rec Heights,
where the buildings we're smashed
into kinoling wood. 1t raised in the
air past two or three farms and
came down again on the Forrest
farm, the Wren place. on top of the
Rec Hills, south of Rec Heights. to
the Johnson and Henderson farms.
The Ree Heights Review gives these
details:
The storm was scarcely past,
when many of the people of this
place drove out to see if anyone
needed assistance. The scene at the
Forrest place was desolation indeed.
The house and contents was COM
pIetely demolished, also the large
barn, and all that is left standing is
one small granary and part of the
larger one. About half of their
hogs were killed. a couple Of Young
cattle, and all the chickens. The
family took refuge in the cave.
Pieces of board, woven wire and
parts of machinery are scattered
profusely along the right, of-way."
Frank forest had just come in from
the field and left his team in the
yard. When the tornado had passed
the team was located nearly d mile
southeast near the Richmond place.
n of them badly hurt. Charlie
Melvin says he saw the team twenty
feet ia the air, just coming down.
About 5000 insurance was carried
on the buildings at Forests.
Quite a number went out to see
the wreck at the Louzon place.
Everything was swept clean. Mr.
Louzon was in Rec Heights, and
Mrs Lauzon and the boys we're in
Highmore. The hired men took ref
uge in the cellar under the house.
Ed. Nicholas and C. B. Hendricks
we're making fence for the latter.
and when the storm hove in sight.
Ed. started to hot-foot it for home
while Mr. Hendricks drove for town.
Ed. hadn't time to get home, but
made for the John Wren place.
diving into the cave about the time
the buildings we're carried away, a
complete loss.
1t is said the buildings on Alfred
Nicholas old place were completely
DESTROYED. and then the funnel
shaped cloud seemed to lift up and
scatter"
Thirty Years AFRO