The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08
Devastating NindsiOTm
Sweeps Grady County
- Icontinued from Page one.J

and has q crew OF men remedylng the
trouble this morning Eighty-one
poles are said to be on the ground a
few miles this side OF that place and
the wires are broken so that messages
from that quarter could not be receiv-
cd early today. BY the telephone com.
panys finder, the wires are probably
broken about nine miles north OF the
city and six south.
Severe Losses at Amber.
Farmers in from Amber and vicinity
this morning report geat loss from
wind and hail in that locality. Corn
Fkafir corn and in fact all the crops in
Ethe storms path are literally beaten
to the ground. Houses and out build
ings were moved on the foundations
and six smashed to pieces by a wind
the equal OF which has not been seen
there in many years. E. H. Davis who
was in this morning says practically
an food stuffs are ruined from the
devastating hail which fell there about
8 o'clock. Corn that was waist high
and in its prime at Z o'clock last night
is a complete loss now and is lying
on the ground. but down even with the
face Of the earth by the hail which
! fell in slicing sheets last night said
Mr. Davis this morning and further
reports the total wiping out Of all field
products there. The nouses of George
Morris and Roscoe Bloodworth, far
mes living east Of Amber were moved
off their foundations and the residence
and outbuildings Of Willis Smith were
blown into yeritable lumber scraps.
The farmers who suffered such prop
erty losses In the wind and hail belt
win replant as soon as possible with
quick growth but are on the whole,
very discouraged over the prospects.
"A farmer doesn't have 10 be patri-
otic to want to go to war after a loss
like that" said one Of the losers today
when asked about the outlook for
crop in his vicinity
Friend District Visited
Another section that seemed a spe-
cial victim Of the wind and halls wrath
was the Friend district, three miles
east Of Chickasha. There the storm
swept clear scope Of territory about
three miles wide, leaving practically
no growing crops in it's path. The
house and barn OF f. A. Forbes were
totally wrecked and the contents as
wen as his crops ruined by the terrific
flood of ice and water The buildings
OF r. S. Lucy were blown away and
the residence OF DR.. J. D. Ramsey NOV
ed several feet on its foundation The
school building there IS scattered sew
eral rods around, which in itself speaks
Of the wholesale destruction there.
The church was also a complete loss.
Cotton, corn and oats are beaten into
mere stubble and according to state
meuts from men in from that place to-
day. very little can be raised where
the storm struck
Some Curious capers.
AT home in the Friend district the
wind took a window pane out of the
west end of the building and, deserib-
ing a semi-circle, dropped it on the
front steps on the east side of the
house where it was shattered into
many pieces.
Curious capers were cut by the twis-
ter in that locality. On one farm
SOW and two pigs occupied one pen
and calf and two hogs were in a sep
arate enclosure. This morning two Of
the hogs and the calf had been trans.
ferred to the pen with the sucking
pigs.
]. c. Bradford, who brought in the
news, was a heavy sufferer. Fully
one half OF his corn crop was cut to
pieces and the cotton badly beaten to
the ground. The cotton may be brought
out, however.
Rain at Rush Springs.
Oscar Dryden came in from Rush
Springs this morning and reported a
heavy rain but no damage to crops or
buildings in that vicinity.
No Lives Lost.
The miraculous happened. however.
in the fact that in all this loss Of crops
and property, no one was injured and
as far as can be learned at noon today,
no stock was killed The residents of
the storm.swept territory were on the
alert to the approaching danger and
aside from few minor injuries, no one
suffered loss Of life or stock.
FoRETHoueHT N