The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23
THREE ARE KILLED IN TERRIFIC STORM WHICH SWEPT CAMPS . .0N TOP OF MOUNTAIN Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Zuber and Two Small Children Crushed to Death When Their House Collapses
 HUSBAND AND LITTLE BABY ESCAPE IN AN
 ADJOINING ROOM 1shkooda, Bedding and Other Camps on Red Mountain Besides No. II Suffer in Wind and RainstOrm

Bessemer, May 22-(SpeciaL)- )-Mrs.
 Annie Elizabeth Zuber, wife of J. N.
 Zuber and two of her children, Mary Frances zuber, aged years, and
 Charles David Wilbur zuber, aged 3 years, were instantly killed, and several people were injured, while number of houses were totally or partially de- stroyed this morning between 12 and 1 storm passed over part of Red noun tain near Mines No. Il of the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany.
 The storm began its work of de- struction shortly before 1 o'clock, sew eral houses being totally destroyed, the roofs of number being blown off, ] trees uprooted and everything in it's path suffering from the terrific wind. ] Within a few minutes after the passing of the cyclone great commotion pre-
 vailed in the neighborhood of No. Il mines, where the fatality hyd occurred, and for time nothing could be heard above the terrible rainstorm but the
 screams of the terrified women and chill ! dren.
 \ The house occupied by J. N. Zuber and his family was completely demol- ished, the entire frame building falling
 in on the occupants. killing the mother and two children, while MT. Zuber and SJ. N. Zuber, Jr,, baby months of Sage, who were sleeping in another room, fwere only slightly injured. Their es x cape from death is considered miracu- \ lous. Mrs. o. A. Stone, her daughter,
 Miss Mamie Stone and Nora May stone, her 1-year-old baby, were injured.
 Mrs Zuber and her two children were ftaken out of the wreck as soon as pos \ sible, but all three were dead. They l were removed to the undertaking estab- E Elishment of Huey & Mcconnell in Besse- mer, where the bodies were prepared for burial, and will be sent Tuesday \ morning at o'clock over the Louis ' vile and Nashville railroad to Auburn, ' where interment will be made The de- N fceased is survived by her mother and ,Sfather, MT. and Mrs. J. D. Harris, Of lBMesquite, Tex, as we'll as number of Ef other relatives.
 M The mining camps of Bedding and \ other camps on Red mountain near kIshkoodo, as well as the camp of the
 Woodward Iron company at Songo were
 7also visited by the storm, but so far
 Emo one has been reported as killed or V tseriously injured, although the homes
 1of the employees suffered greatly from INthe wind, which fortunately swept over Ma small area, confining its damage to a lAsection of Red mountain.
 M The heavy rains that continued kithroughout the night made the suffer Ming more intense. Families in the vicin- gAity whose homes were not destroyed l3soon had the injured removed to their I3homes and medical aid was immediate sfly summoned
 N According to number of people liv- fling in the district visited by the cyclone tSthe scene following the cyclone was a i5eruesome sight with women and chil- Adren screaming and excited men run Aning about everywhere, while DOT sHtion of the camp was a mass of debris MI The telephones of this city also sui Aferedl from the cyclone as did number
 4ef trees in the city which were up
 jrooted, but no one was injured.