The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-17

Texarkana, Texas. April l6.-With 16
known dead, three score or more injured.
ten probably fatally, in the terrific
storm which glrdled Miller county late
yesterday and swept To the north and
east. reports of casualties early today
were regarded as still incomplete Tele-
rhonic communication with the devas-
tated territory is entirely cut off in
instances the wires forming impossible
entanglements across the roads, litter.
ed with uprootei trunks Of trees and
wreckage.
Every available doctor and nurse
from this city, supplemented with will
ing citizen workers. hoy scouts and
corps OF ambulances answered emer-
gency calls for help which gradually
began filtering through when at the
storms height calls for help reached
here shortly before the wires failed
The path &C the storm is one of desc
lation today and narrowing tales OF
the devastation wrought brought by re-
lief workers who spent the entire night
in the wrecked districts, promises to
exceed first reports.
Skirting Texarkana BY narrow mar
gin, the fun hrunt OF the storm APP
parently struck the Trigenta commun.
ity, three miles northeast OF here,
which was practically razed by the
,wister and where the first toll OF death
In Arkansas was expected shiloh seven
miles northeast.is q heap u wreckage
the hurricane crossing the Potter, Sims
and Boyce plantations where farm
buildings ANA negro tenant houses We're
sucked from their moorings and de.
posted In fragments over u wide sur
rounding territory.
Darkness hampered the work OF re-
lief workers during the night many Of
the injured only being located by their
cries Of suffering
Charles Jones, his wife. his wifc's
mother and two little girls were killed
by flying timbers on the Potter plan.
tation, near Lost Prairie, six year
old girl seriously injured, being the
only survivor.
Along the ninth street road, leading
east from TeXarkana the denscly
wooded areas today bear the semblance
OF a battle field after heavy artillery
fire. Massive oaks and pines were
. twisted off or uprooted and acre after
acre Of tall trees was moved down as
effectively as though by a huge cut
ting machine, The trunks branches.
itmbers and tangled wire olu,tered the
roads.
Relief parties could not progress only
after citizens AMI boy scout workers
in further ques, OF the dead and injured
spent hours IN removing the wreck.
age. Numbers OF wounded found In
places too remote 60 be transported to
the highways were being cared for
this morning In outbuildings and make.
shift shelters.
\ travelling man, three children and
one woman. unidentified until a check
up can be completed. are reported miss
ing.
Several freaks Of the tornado are re.
rortcd, a letter bearing the cancella.
iion of Mckinney Texas. and addressed
TO Chicago mail order house. probab
IL relic OF the twister which visited
Melissa two days ago apparently was
enatched from It's refuge by yesterdays
4 storm. II was found in the front Nart
Of Mrs. J. j. Vaughn. ON the Eylau
Read.
When Charles Mathis. a farmer. sal
Gown to dinner. he hung his watch or
a nail. The home was completely de
streyed. Mrs. Mathis being seriously In
jured. This morning. the watch. still
running ami showing the correct time
was found by a neighbor nearly a hal
mile distant