The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
THE TORNADO NEAR FloRIs.

time nave u~tD hOic 70 KY uthsist1
,ceount from J. 2. Shore and S L.
Long, Who were here last week eircu-
iating . subscription TO raise funds for
the stricken Saith and Cullip fami-
Lies. Beaver people donated liberaliy
80 they always do 70 every good cause 4.
The account Of the storm ss given 10
by Me-sr. Shore and Long is about as
follows:
The storm came about 30 10 the
evening and Travelled in . general
-outhwes. TO northeast direction al
though at different places the diree-
lion in which the building. and other
debris we're scattered, showed that the
course vss shifted ss the storm pro-
ceeded. II fret struck the farm home
OF q Mr.. Smith, Bew resident OF that
section. destroying their home and
blowing Mrs. Smith and the three chill.
dren out in the yard. Mrs. Smith was
rendered unconscious. When she re-
gained consciousness che was lying
scross her twelve year old con. The
m ther wss badly dszed and
bruised and unable TO search for the
other children but the boy was
only slightly injured and Was able 10
get about. He soon found the baby. .
child OF three years. some distance
away sitting in . pond OF water but
Unhurt. Bringing the baby to it's
mother, he went to look for his older
brother, a boy OF sixteen, and found
him lying in the top OF trunk. The
father WAS away from home at the
time the storm struck. Having gotten
the family all together, the brave little
lad of twelve started out for help, 60
ing TO George Nichols farm about
IL mile away. Mr.. Nichols FASTENED
TO their relief and the family were
cared for In his home. None were
critically injured. From Smiths the
storm struck Il. Duvall's farm destroy
ing barn and windmill. then raised
over the Walter Finley farm dropping
down again at Walter Childress' place
where the gransry and stable were
torn into shreds and about 90 bushels
Of corn in the granary was scattered
broadcast. A half mile north at Al
bert Stsnford's. a garage and outbuild-
ings were destroyed. Acroes the road,
twenty rods west. at T.. A. Bepnett's
q big new grsnary which was boltcd
fast to cement foundation, was torn
loose and turned half way round. The
foundation was destroyed as was also
a milk house and the stables. A freak
of the storm here was evidenced by
the balls o: the top Of the lightning
rods being torn of. The house was
only slightly damaged, . chimney
being blown down. Att. b. Billings'
the granary. garage and windmill were
destroyed. The Cullins home, which
was in half dug-out, was demolished.
The roof was blown oh and one side OF
the building blown in. Mrs. Cullins
and FIVE children were caught under
the side OF the building when 1t fell
and Mr.. Cullins, in the strength OF his
fright. lifted the weight and released
them. The next day two men could
not bulge the weight. None OF the
family were seriously injured. q. NJ.
Kern's farm home was stripped OF all
its outbuildings but the house was not
damaged except for chimney which
was blown down. X. ID. Patterson had
a new barn and windmill destroyed.
Peter Leopp's windmill was also blown
down. The storm seemed TO have a
mania for windmills. About fifteen
we're torn down in the track OF the
tornado.
This 10 the extent Of the storm as
reported to The Herald, which is in
deed quite sufficient. There was no
doubt, consid-ra BILE damage in the way
OF injury To stock, vehicles and other
/ pron.rtv u bich has mt been noted.