The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-09
WIND 0VERTURNS
ONE RESIDENCE:
Seven Living in a Small
House Had a Narrow
Escape From Death
TWO KILLED BY STORM
Farmer Near PonCa City and
Woman in Greer County
Victims Of Wind

W. r. Reynolds, his wife and two
Of their children wore reported 10
he recovering at tho Tulsa hospital
Monday evening from injuries rc-
celyed during tho wind and ruin
storm about l o'clock Monday
morning whom their two-room
home in Pcrshlng addition, IN tho
northwest part of the city, was
overturned and carried upside down
about 40 fcct from its original
foundation. Other homes nearby
were damaged by the violent storm
which seemed 60 have been Mt its
height as It swept through this
addition.
Reynolds left arm was injured
aud he suffered other bruises about
the body His wife was at first
thought by attending physicians to
have bcon internally injured. This
WIS later found untrue when an
examination showed she suffered
only from severe bruises. Everett.
l5-month-Old child Of the family.
was seriously hurt about tho head
az was also Ruby, Cight-year- old
daughter. Enos. Earnest and We'll
don. the other three children rang
ing In ages from 6 TO II years of
age were not injured.
Home Just PurChnNcb.
The two-room house had Just
been purchased. Reynolds said.
They had moved 10 Tulsa from
Buckvlle. Ark, about week ago
and he had traded n team OF horses
for the house. II was their first
night in their now home. no said,
and he still owed about 500 on II.
Tho house had been set up on some
bricks as = temporary foundation,
he said. II was not until about an
hour or more after the house had
been blown over that an ambulance
for the Injured persons could he
called. Two nelehbors walked over
n mile into town before n phone
could be reached to call an ambh-
lance. II was not until after three
o'clock Monday morning that po-
lice authorities were notified OF the
accident.
Another small residence near tho
Reynolds home was also overturned
but Its occupants escaped without
Injury and were given shelter In
nearby homes, Several homes in
tho negro district nearby were So
Nerely damaged by the miniature
tornado. Small outhouses, trees
and fences In tho district were lev
eled by the violent storm.
NIsitS Bcucrut Drive.
Tho storm took n vicious interest
In n stretch of dwellings along
Federal drive. II neatly lifted the
little house OF Lewis Cummings,
Tulsa aviator, which is located five
miles out on Federal drive, from its
foundation and set It back about IL
feet. Mrs. "Wing" Cummings eaid
that n sound like a mighty slap ac
companied this move by tho ele
ments. A ship riding Mt anchor II
its hanger back of the house was
however, undisturbed. Next door
Mrs. Il. T. Baker, Starting dowr
stairs to see that doors and Window
were tight-fastened, was struck tC
the floor by the violence of the at.
tack upon that section but no on,
else in the house and none of tn,
furniture was otherwise affected.
Nearer to Tulsa, small, nev
garage belonging TO Mrs. A. A. Gil
lespie was flattened. The roof q
one house and the front porch wa
pulled bodily from the structut,
and carried distance OF SO feet
Hall OF tho roof of another hous
was also severed.
Other Storm Damage.
Other damage from the storm ii
different parts OF the city was don,
was telephone cable across tn
Arkansas river which was put on
of commission. according 10 th
telephone company. Several "llve
wires were broken by fallln
limbs and the heavy winds o
North Rosedale avenue and else
where in the northwestern sectio
endangered the lives OF early morn
ing pedestrians until they could b
repaired.
The northwest section of the cit
was plunged into darkness durln
the early minutes of the storm whe
the roof of barn at Roseda
avenue and the Katy tracks WI
blown against the service line. TT
police station was also in darkne
sometime, on account of this brea
Electric light service on the sout
side was cut off during the ear
morning hours by the storm. Ire
tn different sections OF the city we
blown down and great hav,
wrought to sheds and small ou
buildings.
Long Distance Crippled.
1ynnp AiQfannn 90 4.