Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-11
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Vile. Hospitals in both towns re-
ported they had long since been
filled with injured, who were
brought in from Guion and SWlf-
ton and the communities Of Sneed
and Postum Trot late last night
and early today.
Caskets On Way
Thirty-tWo caskets were sent by
train from Little Rock early today
together with stretchers and first
aid supplies and physicians and
nurses.
Physicians and nurses hurriedly
organized from cities near the
stricken areas who had labored un-
tiringly throughout the night con-
tinued to their tasks at daybreak.
Red Cross officials at Batesville
reported early today that OF IS in
iured in hospitals there from
Guion, several were so seriously in
jured that little hope was held for
their recovery.
At Newport many seriously IN
jured were in hospitals.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Lucas were
crushed to death in the collapse
Of their home five miles south OF
Wynne. Their two small children,
asleep in the house, were believed
to have persisted also but their
bodies had not been located today.
Familis Crushed
All the dead and injured in the
SWifton section were farmers and
their families. Several large fam
lilies were crushed to death, un-
der the debris of their homes.
The tornado disturbances affect
ed an area within a radius Of so
miles of Swifton rising out of the
southwest about two miles from
there. It moved slowly along a
path some 800 yards wide for about
eight miles.
The worst destruction was along
the possum Trot-Sneed road lead
ing to Alicia six miles north Of
Swifton.
For a distance Of two miles the
giant cloud roared its way in a
straight line along the highway,
crumbling in its path some 35
dwellings situated on either side Of
the road. Hardly a family along
the way escaped without the loss
of M or more lives. AS the tor
nado neared the SneedS commun-
ity it turned to the east for a quar-
ter Of a mile and then followed a
northWesterly course through
Sneeds for several miles toward
Alicia where it crossed the railroad
tracks and gradually disappeared.
Hens without Feathers
Trees were uprooted and tossed
about like splinters along with
parts of barns and dwellings and
fowl. A trail Of dead live stock was
left. Hens and geese were found
without a feather.
T. G. Billiard, his wife and
daughter, Lena, 10, were found
dead in the ruins of their home
in the middle of a village creek a
quarter Of a mile from their farm.
A 1~4-year-cld son said the house
was blown over tree tops and
into the creek. His brother sur
vived but was injured.
Warned by the roar of the tor
nado, Carl Wagster rushed his fam
lily out of their house and clasped
his wife and three children in a
tight embrace, escaping injury
while their home was crumbling.
IL Negroes Killed
Not a house was left standing at
Postum Trot, and in Sneeds the
only building to escape was the
school house.
The twelve negro victims at Pos
sum Trot met death when their
homes were RACED. Three we're
employees of the Northern Ohio
Lumber company. A large main
mill building and several tenant
houses belonging to that company
were demolished. The damage was
estimated at $4,000 by company
officials.
Nine Of the negroes we're killed
at their homes several miles from
Parkin. Two families are said to
have been wiped out.
A heavy downpour Of rain fol-
lowed the storm.
THREE GOLD PLATES tn SKILL