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FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1922 THE AUSTIN STATESMAN PAGE THREE Scenes at Woodward Plant We Photograph ICC Any Thing Any Where Any Time Correct Styles IN STRAWS and PANAMAS Jordan's Gift Shop There is no item of apparel that so quickly emphasizes a discordant note in your grooming as the selection of a hat unbecoming in shape. That you may evade such incongruities, we have the correct styles, a big variety, and a willingness to guide you correctly in your choice. $3.50 to $12 Photo by Jordan Austin Stebbins Sl James Hart Schaffner Marx clothes A. D. BOONE PHONE 7472 ST- ELMO WIPED OUT; NUMBER OF PERSONS SLM INJURED Little Community On the Post Road Feels Full Fury of Great Blow.

The St. Elmo community, located four miles south of Austin, on the Post Road, was practically wiped out by the tornado, according to a report brought to Austin by R. Holden, farmer of that community, who lost everything he had In the storm. Mr. Hnlden said he had been in Austin during the afternoon with his wife and a daughter of Mr.

Arnold, a friend living near by, Seeing the storm cloud forming, he hastened home und arrived therrj" just before the cyclone bit his place and took everything with it, leaving the ground as clear as the top of a tubW- Mrs. Holden and nine children sought refuge in a barn, while Mr. Holden stood outside watching the course nt the storm. Seeing that the wind would pass through the center of the barn, he told his family to come out. They tht'n ran to a garden near by and with older members of the family holding down the smaller children on the ground, they escaped the fury of the blast, When they arose a few moments Inter, they found their four-room house, all barns, feed, farming tools und supplies had been swept away, and only Ihe posts on which the house stood remained.

As a result of the storm's work. Mr. Holden was this morning without money, clothing, home or food. He appealed at noon today to the Red Cross, Who will take care of his case, Mr. Holden said that aside from bruises suffered by several members of his family, none were injured seriously.

Mr. Holden was struck by pieces of curbing from a well near by, while some of the same debris hit Mrs. Holden In the back, cut a gash on the head of his son William and hie his daughter Ellon In the back. Mr. Holden also reported that he lost two horses, one calf, one pig, two cats, two dogs and a number of chickens, tho chickens being stripped of all feathers.

A number of pigs were badly crippled. Mr. Holden and his family stayed with a neighbor Thursday night, after being rendered homeless. STORM BREAKS UP BASEBALL GAME; FANS SCRAMBLE FOR COVER "I was at Clark Field, umpiring the ball game between the Ionghorns and tho Austin College Kangaroos wnen the storm cloud came up," said Umpire West, Friday morning. "All of a sudden it grew dark und spectators rushed from the grandstand onto tho playing field to watch the formation of the cioud.

This interrupted the game, and the storm came along ft few minutes later, thus making it Impossible to continue the contest." Less than half an inning of the game was played. Morehart had filed out to Runaway in left field and I.ain struck out. Hollis at bat when Umpire West called the game. Coach Disch started Rube Leissner against the visitors while Morgan, who lost a 2 to 1 contest to the Southwestern Pirates Tuesday, was slated to pitch for the Kangaroos. ALFRED ELLISON 615 CONGRESS r.

OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE NOT NEEDED; RED CROSS OFFICIAL TENDERS AID James L. Fieser, manager of tho Southwestern division of tho American Red Cross at HI. LouiH this morning wired Dr. Joe H. Women, chairman of the local Red Cross branch, tendering any assistance needed in providing relief for those in distress as the result of Thursday's tornado.

The telegram from Mr. Fieser read as follows: "Newspaper reports indicate ten killed thirty eight injured in tornado in Travis County. Your Chapter authorized to extend its funds to meet emergency need if necessary. Please wire report covering extent damages, houss demolished and destroyed action taken by Red Cross and other agencies and whether outside assistance is needed." In reply the local Red Cross wired the St. Jouis office that it was able to take care of the situation und that for the present outside help will not be needed in caring for those in distresf.

Mrs. E. B. llaynie, field executive of the Red Cross for Travis County, expressed tho appreciation of the local chapter in this tender of' assistance. SPEEDING TO SUMMONS AID FOR INJURED STUDENT WRECKS BUICK ROADSTER Among those Buffering damage as the result of Thursday's storm was U.

M. Tllley. who lost his Iftiick roadster in a collision with a Ford touring car driven by F. Wilkins. Tllley, who is a University student residing In Austin, accompanied by U.

MeCutcheons, local automobile ino- chanic, shortly after the hail, drove out to Fenn Field to render any assistance needed In bringing Injured persons Iff the city. On the Post Road near La I'rclle Place, Ham Sparks and C. Parrlsh of the Texas Hunk Trust Company, riding In a car In front of Mr, Tilley'g car, slopped the two young men and asked thrni to rush back to the city for physician and call far umbulances. Tllley returned to the city, and with Congress avenue entirely clear, drove across the Congress avenue bridge about fcrty miles an hour responding to the emergency calL He had just come out of the bridge when a Ford car driven by Wilkins, who resides In South AiiKtin, drey out of First street and blocked passage for Tllley' car. Not being able to stop, Tllley's car crashed Into the Ford and both cars were torn to pieces in the Impact.

Following the collision, Tllley and his companion summoned the ambulances and physicians and returned with the ambulances to render aid. Tllley this morning filed suit for $500 damages to his car against Wilkins. ECKLUND HOME WRECKED; FAMILY ESCAPES INJURY Mrs. diaries Ecklund and a woman visiting her at the time the cyclone struck the Ecklund home in Travis Heights escaped tinacratched. Tho Ecklund home, which was situated on a bluff, was lifted by the wind an! completely demolished.

Mrs. Ecklund and her visitor were seated In the front room at the time, and although the house was totally destroyed, both were unhurt. Mr. Ecklund, employed at stebbins James clothing store, told employes of the firm during tho heavy hall and rain Thursday afternoon that his home had been insured against tornadoes and hall storms. L-l-J.

M-M TORNADO LEAVES TRAIN OF WRECKAGE; DEAD. AND DYING (Continued From Page One.) workman, who sustained several broken ribs, a broken arm, a broken collar bone and possibly internal injuries. Others more or less seriously hurt were H. V. Kelley, office manager, bruises; W.

S. Calhoun, mill foreman, bruises; Ed Ezerkus, Workman, bruises; Durward Childrie, workman, bruises and broken hand; Mrs. Edna Mdeock, bruises; Mose Adcock, bruises; Evert Adcoek, bruises; Howard Adcock, bruises; Mrs. J. R.

Padgett, bruises; Miss Leona Gault, bruises Dan Roberts, bruises; Thomas Jones, mill man, gash on forehead; Grady Ashley, a dumb youth and workman in the plant, broken hand and gash in back; W. J. Krueger, bruises; Cullom Burleson, bruises; Miss Noma Johnson, stenographer at the plant office, bruises; Mus- sett, bruises; Mannie Gault, bruises; Mrs. Bill Grizzard, cuts and bruises: D. C.

Payne, bruises and cuts; and H. L. Tohmpson, bruises and cuts. Most of those who were injured at the Woodward plant were either in the living quarters or in the planing mill near by. Many of the workmen were out in the open, having heard the alarm sounded by others who saw the tornado tearing its way across the fields from Travis Heights, where it had previously struck.

A number of these men were hit by flying timbers or glass and bricks, but none were seriously Dave Woodward, purchasing agent of the company, escaped injury by making his way to the southeast corner of the planing mill, the only corner of the building which remained standing after the tornado's passage. Plant Superintendent Nichols left for town fifteen minutes before the tornado struck and thereby escaped possible injury. The tornado skipped the pnint shop at the east end of the row of buildings at the plant and reverse winds damaged only the roof of that structure. The next building, where the truck bodies were assembled, was struck with full force, however, and practically completely demolished, as were" the remaining three brick building. and two wooden structures.

A tall steel water tank standing a hundred feet in the air near the planing mill was levelled and smashed in the fall. Automobiles parked near the office building were picked up by the wind, whirled in the air and then dashed to the ground to become tangled wrecks. Officials of the Woodward company Thursday morning estimated the loss to the plant at $300,000. The value of the plant was set at $400,000, and salvage from the wreck was estimated to value Approximately $100,000. Route of the Tornado.

Before hitting at the Woodward plant, the tornado struck first in lower East Austin, then in Travis Heights and again at St. Edward's College. One student at St. Edward's College, Andrew F. McGrory, of Port Arthur, was killed.

The hurricane lifted him high and threw him into a clump of bushes west of the college grounds. His body was not found until 10:45 Friday morning. Four other students were injured. They were Fred Werner, Laredo, slight cuts; Stafford Fritter. Erackettville, cuts about the head: Francisco Cnrneio, Mexico Citv RUINS OF THE ASSEMBLING ROOM CHAS.

E. BAUGHMAN The disturbance which entered the City of Austin and meandered in a southern direction through the west side and which was responsible for the damage at Deep Eddy was in every sence a Cyclone. The formation, if one should speak of It as hanging in the heavens swung with its head to the northeast, at an angk) the mujor portion the time. about fifteen degrees, and the tail to the southwest at about the same angle. On two different occasions, the head dropped considerably backward and downward and tlie tail straightened out almost horizontal with the earth.

This position was only momentary however und as ihe bead would again resume its seemingly natural swing the tail would drop in a per-pindicular fashion for a few moments then a whipping circular movement would be noticed. This circling or whipping motion could best be illustrated by taking an eel just below its head. Its body would be giving two quite distinct movements, whipping and circling with its tail and the entire body somwhat resembling a common "cork On several occasions the formation seemed to almost divide about two thirds the way from the top, except that a spiral formation was left connecting these two bodies, and around this spiral formation clouds were circling with much rapidity, and almost instantly the mass became a solid formation once more. The outline more resembled a cow's horn, having several twists and turns, and close observation revealed three distinct movements, as could be easily seen from the position from which we viewed the disturbance. The tail, as it swung around, sweep ihg occasionally forward in a straight path, was dark at its lower end but rapidly faded Into a light smoky color, which finally became a mass with a circling movement.

The action of a vacuum cleaner is very similar to the action of this cloud or formation. There was a suction through the tail and clouds, or perhap3 it may have been sand, or merely air currents could be seen leaping upward through the tail, and when up some one the way this vacuum action seemed to change and a whirling movement was seen to take place and might be likened to a mass of cotton being wound on a reel. I have viewed formations of the elements before. I witnessed the formation and travel of the disturbance that wiped out half the little village of Zephyr in Brown county but this cloud, or disturbance seen in Austin yesterday was different. There was a likeness, distinct, in the circling movement.

The Zephyr disturbance was dark and swung straight and moved at a terrific rate of speed, at times leaving in its wake a pathway narrow, and again leaving a much wider pathway. The disturbance here moved slowly and swung high until just before it reached the vicinity of Deep Eddy, and the indications are that the tail only momentarily leaped earthward like ghastly flames leap upward from burning buildings. In my opinion, had this disturbance hung low, as did the disturbance which wrecked Pcnn Field, the City of Austin could not begin to care for the dfad and injured left in its wake. As viewed from the third floor of th Land Office Building, the disturbance which entered Austin from the northeast, after passing to the west, came in contact with the disturbance jTornado or Cyclone cuts; and Osmond Caples, El Paso, slight cuts and bruises. Three other students were reported missing Thursday night, but had later been located, uninjured.

Tt St Edward's College, the storm demolished Holy Cross Hall, the boys' dormitory; the power house and the building housing the gymnasium and natatorium. Frank Amyett, engineer at the power plant, sustained bruises and cuts from flying timber and glas3. Officials of the college estimated the loss there at between $200,000 and $250,000, with only $5000 recoverable I in tornado insurance. As a result T5 I the destruction of the dormitory, stu dents were being housed in the main building, which escaped damage. Students enrolled in the school number 132.

Friday morning classes were under' way. In Travis Heights. In Travis Heights, the tornado wrecked three residences and damaged four other structures. The most serious loss was sustained by A. C.

Estill, Associated Press operator for The Austin Statesman, 1106 Travis Heights Boulevard, whose home was completely wrecked, the loss, all covered by tornado insurance, amounting to over $2500; Charles Ecklund, 1302 Travia Heights Boulevard, house destroyed, loss of $2500, covered by tornado insurance; and Fred Penick, Travis Heights Boulevard, whose home, under construction, was levelled, the loss being between $500 and $1000, without tornado insurance to cover. Other houses damaged were those owned by Biff Simmons, 1110 Travis Heights i Boulevard, roof torn off; Ewell Nalle, i Travis Heights Boulevard, roof torn off; Cecil Crockett, roof damaged; and. W. W. Williams, chimney demolished.

Mrs. A. C. Estill, ifttle Jane Estill and Mrs. Benedict, Mrs.

Estill's mother, were all three in the nous when the storm struck, but escaped i without injury. Mrs. Ecklund and Mrs. Lemmon were in the Ecklund home i when the storm struck there, and also escaped without injury, in spite of the almost total destruction of the house. At the Nalle home, a negro maid and two little children in her charge were on the second floor of the house when the tornado lifted off the roof.

They also escaped without injury. After the tornado struck here, fire broke out in the house from an electric short circuit, but the maid extinguished the i fire, exhibiting great presence of mind under the stress of accident. Light Tower Blown Down. In Tenth Ward the tornado's first damage was to the light tower in front of the Tenth Ward Fire Hall. The big tower was twisted double and fell upon the roof of the Tenth Ward Fire Hall.

The storm then struck three houses on Taylor street, Just below the fire hall. Here the home of C. W. Chris-tensen. 1012 Taylor street, was most seriously damaged.

The wind lifted off the roof and the ensuing rain damaged the furniture in the Mrs. I Christensen and her baby were In thj house, but escaped without injury. I The Christensens estimate their loss to be over $1000. Just west of the Chris tensen home, the tornado struck the house owned by C. Linden, did several hundred dollars' worth of damage to the roof and levelled a windmill.

East of the Chrlstensen home, the hoiife and barn" owned by George Donnelly, 1014 Taylor, were damaged. The barn was levelled, while the roof of the house was badly damaged. Mrs. Donnelly and her two daughters were in the house, but escaped injury. Their loss- is estimated at $1000.

The tornado then passed over the Colorado River valley and struck in Travis Heights. Fatality at Manchaea. 0 After passing the Woodward plant, Makes direct connections with all fast noon-day trains in St. Louis for North and East. PLANING MILL Photo by Jordan Austin AND PAINT SHOP that did havoc at Penn Field, Travis Heights and St.

Edwards, and it was these two, mingled us one, or perhaps one was broken up, that wrought further havoc south of the city. AVhlle we wer prayerfully mindful of the almost certain havoc, yet we could not overlook the iimjostic splendor of the disturbance that passed to the west and south. Mightily uid powerful, it crept, visiblo at the sky line and reaching thousands of feet into the heavens, swinging like a bal-oon with a parachute swinging below, reclining, curling and sweeping, and in it all one could but recall the handiwork of man availeth naught when nature and seeks to show its power and might. I went to the scene of the Zephyr cyclone a few hours after th great havoc had been wrought, and one never having witnessed such a sinht could hardly be expected to believe the things I might truthfully relate. Beasts, pinioned to the earth by flying timber, chickens as clear of feat hot a a one would possibley pick them, the spoke from a wagon wheel driven through the wagon tongue Just as if it had been morticed in, weeds, stems, and straws driven into the -stumps of tree-s, heads of men, killed by the storm, left as bald as one's palm, Hundreds of oth all portraying sorrow, suffering, death, dis-truction and woe From the depths of our heart we send a prayer for th.j sorrowing and unfortunate ve the ones who viewed the whole thing, those whoso 1'ivtd ones wre untouched, those whose homes are yet standing with gracious hearts shall recall tha deeds of Iho past of those who took a leap inio tho great eternity, whc.ro storms will come no more.

Vil'ethor is was a cyclone or a tornado Is a question of no import, but this we JVtvos and ruin and sorrow, grief and woi have followed in its wake. FIVE STUDENTS BOUND FOR SAN ANTONIO HAVE CLOSE CALL IN STORM Five University students traveling toward 8a Antonio on the Post road barely missed the path of the cyclone. According to the story told by James Efband, driver of tho Ford oar in which the students were riding, the party whs forced to stop at an oil station located on the curve of the Post road Just east of La Prello Place because of the heavy huil and rain which was falling. "We were rounding the capitol wlten we saw what appeared to be the first cyclone sweeping over the northwest part of the city. Thinking that it had missed Austin, we continued our journey southward, but when we reached the oil station on the Post road we stopped for shelter from the rain and hail.

It was then we noticed the second tornado sweeping over the Travis Heights district about half a mile from where we were. Had not jthe rain and hail stopped us. we might have been caught In the path of tho twister." The five students In the ear were Mr. Eiband, II. W.

Green, Cecil Tips, J. H. Schleyer and r. student named Harrison. They wpre on their way to New Braunfels and Pan Antonio to spend the week end with their parents when stopped by the etorm.

Their Ford car was immediately pressed into relief service, the students being amori the first to arrive at the Penn Field scene of destruction. TTpavv ralna and hall Thursday af ternoon damaged the University tennis courts to such an extent that it was Impossible to conduct the Interscho- lnstic League tennis matches, at trie University. Instead the high school net stars will make use" of five improvised courts constructed cn the bitu- Hthlc navement on Colorado street between Eleventh and Thirteenth street. Just west of the capitol. These streets were closed to traffic all day Friday.

Permission to construct the emer gency courts was obtained from tbe city commission following the cyclone and rain storm Thursday afternoon by a committee consisting of Dr. D. A. Penick, Varsity tennis coach: Curtis Alderson, member of the Ixinghorn squad; ErccI King, "Varsity tennis manager, and Joe Dunlap, assistant te-OJila manager. L-UU II I LLLLI the tornado tore Us way across fields to Manchaea, where it struck a negro's home and killed S.

S. Scales, rfbgro, and Laura Russell, negress, and destroyed the house. Further damage wrought by the tornado has not been ascertained, and it is thought possible that it may have destroyed farm houses in its path. No definite information to this effect has been obtained, however. So much for this tornado.

Drawing a course practically parallel to the first tornado, a second one, which took a greater toll of life, but did less property damage, whirled its way over the State School for Negro Deaf, Dumb and Blind, struck at Deep Eddy, ground its way through the hills south of the Colorado River and then tore up things at Oak Hill, where seven persons were killed. The dead are John Thompson, "26; Mrs. Alta Thompson, 21; Mrs. Joe Thompson, mother of John Thompson; Miss Ada Bargsley, 46; Mrs. John Bargsley 89; Aunt Maria Kitchen, negress; and Harper, negro girl, aged 10 years, of St.

Elmo, a suburb south of Austin. This twister struck first at the negro eleemosynary institution, three miles northwest of the city, where the industrial building, the laundry building and one dormitory structure were destroyed. Five persons were injured at this school. They were A. M.

Storey, principal, scalp wound from flying glass; Jim Black, engineer at the laundry, wrenched back and scalp wounds; Bennie Gales, cook, bruises and cuts; and George Berry, student, hand cut by flying glass. Clarence Lopgfns. a little deaf negro boy, -was caught by tbe tornado ns he ran to the big campus bell tp ring it and sound the alarm. He was rolled over and over for a distance over 300 feet, regained his fet and ran plucks ily back toward the bell which he finally reached. Another student, Ar-detta Centers, was lifted into the air, whirled about for several minutes; among the debris and bricks carried by the twister and then set down within a dozen feet of where she had been lifted from the ground.

She was unhurt and'Fr'day morning was telling her chums about her narrow escape. Diamond, another small negro girl and totally blind, was in the laundry building when the cyclone struck. She was unable to get out and made for a corner of the building for safety. Onlv the corner chosen by her remains standing today, the remainder of the building a total wreck. Machinery in the laundry building was lifted into the air by the twister and carried for over a quarter of a mile from the building and deposited near the Bull Creek Road which passes the school.

A queer freak of the etorm was that it left unbroken a big white glass globe which surmounted a lamp post stationed directly in the path of the cyclone. Damage at the negro 1 school was Friday morning estimated at $25,000 by L. W. Tittle of the state board of control who inspected the with J. D.

Martin, siperin- tendent of the institution. After dealing misery at the negro school, the tornado whirled its way to Deep Eddy where it struck a row of camps and did considerable property) damage and injured two persons, Mrs. Hardy Johnson and E. C. Grlssom.

The tornado struck first at Grissom's honra and wrecked it completely, cans- ing a loss of approximately $2500. Mm. Grissom and one of the Grissom children h.l just boarded a streefcar and' had been carried out of the storm's path. Mr. Grissom and young Ed Oris- som, were caught in the whirl, Mr.

Grissom lying down with his body protecting that of his son. As theyj lay in this position, a chicken coop struck them, injuring Mr. Grissom slightly. The boy escaped unhurt. The tornado then tore its way through a mass of camps below, striking the Y.

W. C. A. camp and Hardy Johnson camp simultaneously. Mrs.

Johnson was in her camp at the time the tornado struck, and was lifted with the building which was carried to the edge of th river and struck a tree. Mrs. Johnson was painfully bruised and I the camp was battered to kindling, Tom Gildart dairy barn was also struck and practically demolished. Other camps destroyed were those be longing to E. K.

Watson, loss $2000; Martin T. Conroy, loss $500; E. W.I Harper, loss $100; and H. E. Webb, slight loss as only a corner of his camp was The twister then struck the Deep Eddy dance pavilion and tore off a corner causing about $500 damages.

Over a score of persons about the camps escaped unhurt by going to cover under the high river bank and remaining there until the storm had passed over. Leaping the river, the tornado then made it way to On Hill where it took its heavy toll of lite. California Town Burned. TRUCKEE, May 5 This little town, the scene of most of the winter seems which have appeared in motion pictures for many years past, had a large part of its business section destroyed by fire last night, and for a time it was thought the whole town would be burned. The damage was t-Ktimated at $75,000.

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