Phillips County herald., 1922-11-09
EASTERN PORTION OF
PHILLIPS COUNTY
hit BY TORNADO
LOTS OF PROPERTY DESTROYED,
BUILDINGS TORN DOWN.
MAN BADLY INJURED
First Place Visited was Jayeox Farm
Southeast Of HoIyoke-Took
Northeasterniy Direction

A destructive tornado struck the
eastern part of Phillips county eleven
miles east and three miles south of
Holyoke last Saturday about 1000
O'Clock, tearing dawn buildings. wind
mills. fences and hay and straw stacks
and grain. The damage will run into
the thousands of dollars. The first
place hit by the twister was the farm
of Jaycox. where the new dwelling;
barns and other buildings and wind.
mill were totally destroyed and scat.
tered over the ground for an eighth
of a mile. MIR. Jaycox and two sons.
who were at the barn at work, saw
the storm in time to get out. the boys
getting under a straw stack and the
father lay fiat ON the ground and held
to a fence post, escaped unhurt. The
mother and three little children who
were in the house were blown some
distance and bruised and hurt but not
seriously. The house was blown com.
pletely from the foundation and torn
to pieces. A steel thresher was turn.
ed over by the force Of the wind.
Dead chickens and wheat were scatter.
ed over the ground. About the only
thing that withstood the vengeance Of
the storm was their cement watering
tank Next place visited was the
house Of vern Echard where the win
dows were burst outward and Mrs.
Echard and babe flyedsys-old were
covered with stSAv and rubbish hut
auhurt. They Wpgq hter removed to
(he home Qf her psrphts The small
church bNil1in6 ~ NJ place was
blown froa ~ 1pdet(sa and badly
wrecked but seijl slendius. Next
place was Goodeps where Il took
windmill. some Of tho put buildings Of
ir. Martin were taken. then the Carl
iiddlbrook farm was the next where
Il the barn. garage. windmill and
ther out buildi4ss were completely
recked. leaving The house and small
rash house with some damage but
pin standing on the foundation. A
Feak Of the storm left here was a
iece of hoard which was driven
trough the wall % clean as nall
fuld be driven with several feet OF
e board unbroken sticking outside.
he last buildings struck o. the storm
ent on It's way northwest was the
hool house. out buildings and small
sidence of Mr.. Bishop, the teacher.
hese buildings were lifted up and
oxen into pieces Mr.. Bishop. who
ls in one Of the buildings was car
d seve',l hundred feet and later
S / led up unconscious and never
gain. consciousness and on Tues
:, he died. II will never be known
what happened to him or where
storm found him but the fury OF
storm was sufficient to break
|rything In pieces and scatter them
r the grounds. II Is a wonder that
others were killed.
he tornado entered this country at
extreme southeast corner q quar-.
OF mile from Cliff Hnrte's home,
Feled north only destroying fences
at the Jaycox place. From the
dollhouse wreck II went north sev-
miles then jumped over to the
lines whore some damage was
T, then Travelled northwest Into
gowick county where some dam.
was reported. II wns doubtless
same cyclone that passed through
southeast part OF the state where
damage resulted than IN this
~ Tho family Of Mr.. Jaycox
taken In by the nelghbors.
70 they arc being cared for until
use can be built for them by
dS In Holyokc and vicinity II they
70 to stny. Everything they had
way OF clothing and household
was blown away leaving them
friblc circumstances for the time
Kind friends nrc at work and
NE viii be built next week II
NJ plans work out. Those losing
nsS and property have tho AIN
'smpathy OF tho people over the
y who will do all IN their power
vi IN maldng tham comfortable
wintor.