McCARTY DEVASTATED BY FIERCE CYCLONE ~ GARVIN COUNTY EXPERIENCES THE FIRST GENUINE DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE.
The storm gathered slowly and all persons in the vicinity swept by it, had ample time and warning to get into their storm cellars, with which every one in that part of the county is provided. The Editor was on the scene early Saturday morning and witnessed a sight which he is unable to describe. Houses were utterly ground into kindling and scattered for miles, fragments of wearing apparel and bed clothing could be seen hanging on broken twigs or lodged on fences for miles. Barb wires were blown from the posts and stung out across fields, even fence posts were broken off or pulled out of the ground.The following account by our Brady correspondent who was a witness to the storm, given some idea of the destructiveness.
Below is a list of killed and injured in the cyclone which wiped McCarty off the map May 20th, 1910. Mrs. Martin DEWBERRY, dead, Skull crushed, lived about five hours, buried at Klondike.
(Mellie J. Dewberry, died at age 17 yrs., 3 mos., 7days)
Mrs. J.W.McCARTY, cut and bruised, not serious.
Miss Etta McCARTY cut and bruised, not serious.
Miss Ollie McCARTY cut and bruised, not serious.
Mrs. Bill McCARTY cut and bruised, not serious.
Number of families who were homeless were 14 as follows: Houses totally destroyed: Mr. J.W.McCARTY, store and residence. Mr.SHUTTE, Mr. SPARKMAN, Widow BRUIER, Widow BAGWELL, Mr. DEWBERRY, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GIROD, Mr. HIGGS, Mr. Jim DUNN, Mr. McCLELLEN, Mr. RANKIN, Mr. Bill McCARTY, McCARTY School House, BADY School House, Mr. BADY'S residence. Partially destroyed: Amos JUSTICE barn and out buildings. Mr. RUTHLEDGE house set off of blocks. Mr. DRISCOLL house unroofed. Mr. WHITE one house and outbuildings. Mr. KELLEY sheds unroofed. Mrs. CLAYTON sheds and out buildings, unroofed house moved off foundation. Number of live stock killed unknown. Found to date 10 head of cattle, one jack and six head of horses, 16 heads of hogs and chickens that reached up to 400 head.The scene at the center of the cyclone cannot be described, because it is impossible to sit and imagine a more complete scene of destruction. Of the houses that were blown away there remains not a piece of them that is large enough to rebuild a chicken coop. Trees 1 1-2 ft. through were twisted off and the bark peeled off them. Of the Big school house that the district felt proud, nothing remains on the ground but the bell and wood pile. The People in the track of the cyclone had plenty of warning in time to get to the dugouts accounts for the fact that more hurt. All that were hurt were on the outside. The people here are in hard circumstances. They will have to have everything that it takes to live on and to farm with, fixed up for them again.
Wynnewood was the first to be on the ground with assistance. They landed Sunday morning with a lot of supplies which were needed. They have made up $450.00 up to date of money and supplies. Mr. W.W. KEILY, Will TURNER and Will WARD took charge of the supplies and supplied all who needed help as far as they could. The citizens of Brady met Sunday night and appointed C.O. MINOR to the Valley and J.W. ADAMS to Wynnewood to attend to the wants of the suffers and see about getting the supplies on the ground. John ROADY was appointed treasurer and will make his report later. Among the many freaks of the storm were where it picked up a hay bailer and a binder and carried them about 30 feet and set them down again upside down. Several wagons among them two new ones in which every wheel was destroyed axles broken and twisted off. Irons twisted in two and broke. Two new buggies all they have found of them are part of a single tree and piece of dashboard. Plows and cultivators were bent and twisted out of shape so that they can never be used again. At Mr. DEWBERRY'S place there were two rolls of new hog wire that he had never opened. The storm unrolled it and tied it up in knots. Two of Mr. SHUTTES cows were picked up and carried 1-2 mile and one of them had barb wire enough wound around her neck to reach 100 yards.We sent to Wynnewood by Mr. GLOVER a chicken to have a photo taken of it, it had a tablespoon run through its neck twice and wrapped around it. Mrs. Bill McCARTY and her little baby were picked up in the yard and dropped in the door of the dugout without serious injury to either of them except nearly stripping them of their clothes. Martin DEWBERRY, whose wife was killed, was practically unhurt. He and his wife and Miss Etta McCARTY were out in the yard laying on the ground locked in each others arms. The wind took the two women up, killed Mrs. DEWBERRY and bruised Miss McCARTY but left him unhurt.. The people in that district need tents to shelter them until they can get up buildings again, fences rebuilt, and crops replanted. The next day and night after the cyclone was followed by a heavy rain and hail and has been raining and cloudy ever since.
Donations to Cyclone Sufferers: First National Bank, L.E. SHAWBELL, M.D.MILLER, F.K. LOW, W.B. MITCHELL, National Bank Commerce, J.E. BIFFLE, GOODPASTURE & SANDERS, CARTER & SON, J.F. AMONETTA, T.W. GILES, Judge R. McMILLAN, W.J. HARRIS, Milton LASATER, WILLIAMSON BROS., J.E. BURCH Sr., T.J.AUSTIN, J.A. OEHLER, ęęChickasaw Furniture Co., W.C. VanHOOZER, L.H. SPENCER, DENNIS & BUSH, O.D. DICKEY, J.F. HUGHES, HENDERSON-LOW Co., Lee AGNEW, C.P. BRUCE, W.J. LONG, Tom GRANT, A.D. BURCH, Duffy NEWTON Lumber Co., BLANTON & ANDREWS, ęPauls Valley Natl Bank, Joe McNEAL, J.D. MITCHELL, R.A. DENNY & son, SHUMATE & sons, Palace Drug Store, Froman GRANT, PERRY Bros. & RICE, J.F. TRIMMER, Valley Hdw. Co., Carey LOMBARD Lumber Co., WORLEY Bros., R.A. CARTER, C.F. WORLEY, A.H. STEPHENS, R.T. JONES, Paul ROUSELL, Alba SUGGS, J.T. JONES, W.C. COLIETT, E. P. and Mattie BAKER, M?NNETONKA Lumber Co., E.C. GAGE, H.C. RANDOLPH, Albert CROSSFIELD, S.B. WELLS, E.B. NELSON, TERRY & CARTER, Chickasaw Bottling Co., H.B. HILL, G.I. JORDON?, W.F. STRABLE, W.T. ALEXANDER, C.A. BELVIN, J.S.P. SIMPSON, Jno. MAUPIN, Mrs. Mary HAMM, Chickasaw Cotton Oil Co., B.A. AGNEW, J.B. ALEXANDER, Hon. Bill MURRAY, R.H. MINES, W.F. STEWART, C.P. WITTEN, BARNES & RENDER, O.W. JONES, F.O. RINGER, J.A. YOUNG, W.I. SEYMOUR, R.E. BRADEN, A.A. WRIGHT, J.E. PARE, W.P. WADE, E.N. NESBITT, J.A. RAVBURNE, Miss Flossy STALDER, J.H. LEEDY, E.L. GRUMBLES, H.E. HAYDEN, J.K. ROBERTS, R.H. LANKFORD, Geo. WELCH, D.S. CROMER, Hall PARHAM, J.T. GUDGER, T.L. KENDALL, Rev. J.D. CANADAY, R.L. MITCHELL, Ed. R. CRAIG, G.W. BLACK, Compress Co., Dixon COLBERT, Mrs. T.J. AUSTIN, H.M. CARR, Mrs. R.H. BRANTLY, GRAY Bros., Tom MILLER, J.T. HORNE, Albert CAMPBELL, E. COCHRAN, C.S.BRUNN, Edgar FRENCH, J.G. JENSON, Rev. HENDERSON, M.C.QUINNEL, R.N. COFFEY, Jerry MARTIN, Dr. A.H. HENDERSON, THOMPSON & McCONNAHEY, Geo. POWEL, Tom MARTIN, W.W. WADLINGTON, DOWLIN & Son, J.R. MARTIN, Hon. Lee CRUCE, GIBSON Bros., C.E. PITTS, M.H. COURIN, Jim LANKFORD, Duffy BURNS Hdw. Co., T.S. COFFMAN, Mrs.S.J. GARVIN, L.J. FIELDS, J.M. LOOKBY, D. McRUER, O.H. QUEST, CALLAWAY & LINDSAY, C.L. SHIREMAN, Jno. M. STANLEY, J.L. GREEN, R.E. BYERS, W.T. BOLEMAN, W.M. ERWIN, A.F. PYESTT, R.P. McGAUGH, D.B. HULL, Jno. DEERE PlowęCo.(by Valley Hardware Co.), L.W. WETTERMARK, Democrate Pub. Co., Valley Gro. Co., Little Gem Restaurant, Joe SANDERS, P.H. TORREY, E.T. ROGERS & Son, C.W. EDWARDS, J.R. McCHESNEY, F.H. RICE & Co., GUBIN D.G. Co., J.D. HILL, J.M. BRIDWELL, Jno. STOKES, AGNEW & BAKER, J.D. HAYDEN, A.J. HALLUM, W.D. AUSTIN, SAXON & WOFFORD, Jno. SPARKS, Dr. A.J. ROBINSON, J.J. KING, Albert PLASTER, O.W. PATCHELL, Ben WOFFORD, Calvin AGNEW, J.M. BORCHESTER, Tom WOFFORD, Lee PERKINS. Total donated $2158.80.