The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21
CYCLONE SWEEPS
 HEMPSTSAD co.
TEN KNOWN DEAD-MANY IN JURED IN WORST STORM
 IN HISTORY.

The most destructive cyclone that ever visited Hampstead county struck yesterday afternoon at 5;20 in the neighborhood southewest of Blevins. leaving death and destruction in it's trail
 The storm travelled in a northeasterly direction. and laid waste to everything in it's path Going from Prescott on tn pike the first evidence of the terrific force of the cyclone was the mass of ruins where A J. Brooks and family lived.
 There were thirteen persons in the Brooks home when the storm struck. and their secape from instant death was miraculous. The house was liter ally crushed to the earth but the occu- pants huddled together in one room were able to lift themselves from the wreckage uninjured, with the excep- ton of little Miss Laura Brooks slight ly hit on the head by falling plank.
 
 damaged as was the widow Bolls. Dr. Williams old home was destroyed. F. B. Woods home destroyed, but no one killed. At Roy Bonds the storm de stroyed his home. severely injured his sister, Miss Eva, who was cut in the throat by broken glass. Roy himself was painfully injured as was also MT. l.. II. Thomas, the tomato man, who happened to be at Bonds. MT. Thomas suffered several cuts and bruises, and his big new automobile was destroyed MT. Bonds auto was torn up by tn ter rible wind Roy's mother received broken arm. It was more than remark able how so many escaped death
 Grover Smiths home was swept away. but all escaped serious injury. Zack Smith suffering a broken trm and two broken ribs.
 Bells Chapel church was swept off the earth The fury of the cyclone in- creased near old Wallaceburg, 12 miles north of this city, when it hit the home of Henry Griffin. Mr Griffin. his wife and two children were watching the clouds as they approached in whirl' wind of death He and his little fam ily were pinioned down by the falling walls, but in some unexplainable man ner escaped death or even injury. The hous was torn into kindling wood and trees were twisted up by the roots and smashed off at the tops.
 At Tom Bolts everything was de stroyed, but no one killed. Mrs. Bolt was very seriously injured and has been brought to the Park Sanitarium.
 Leaving Mir Griffin's house a pil" of wreckage the cyclone whipped over to Tom Shackelford and In d waste to that home. seriously injuring Mrs. Shackelford A splinter was driven deep into her chest. and for time her life hung in the balance at the Parf Sapitarium, this afternoon. however. she is reported getting along nicely Although the house was completely de molished. Mir. Shackelford and others of the family were permitted te escape uninjured.
 To the northeast q little farther the cyclone struck Thedc Shackelford' = home. l'fting il from .tS foundation and hurling it through the air dis tance of 100 wards, crushing the life ont of Mir. and Mrs Thede Shaekeiiotd. their two children and Mr, Julian Iiar= ITS. who had stopped in for shelter when the storm approached.
 The scene of destruction at 'his home was heartrend ng The house laid right in the path of the awful whifl wind that took it's toll of deaths in the twink ling of an eye.
 The suction of the wind moved con crete block weighing 6 o00 pounds distance of some feet and leff ght chicken coop untouched sitting near by. It lifted the heavy closefittins eurbhg from well. but did not move il light keg that stood by rhe well. In the trail of the storm. we saw in the midst of the splintered ruins the spot where tho manpled victims fell in their quick and horrible death BloodspotS on nieces of furniture, and finally part of the bra ms we saw clinging to warp ed and twisted blanks It is impossible to describe the havoc wrought in this territory.
 AtS.H. Battles the cloud dipped and struck this magnificent home full in the face. tearing it apart and fell'ng the walls as if they were made Of Shayings The family retreated to rear room and fortunately escaped with their lives One negro is reported dead and three
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