Tucumcari area, New Mexico Tornado
October 20, 1908
Several Persons Killed and Many Injured by
a Tornado.
EL PASO, Tex., Oct. 21. – One person was
killed and eighteen injured and much property
was destroyed by a tornado at Tucumcari, N. M.,
last night. J. S. Owens’ residence was blown
over and his eight-year-old son seriously
injured. Many residences, houses and wind mills
were blown down.
At Hartford, forty miles south of Tucumcari
on the plains, a number of houses were wrecked.
THOMAS JONES and MRS. J. C. HANKINS, living in
claim shanties were killed, their bodies being
blown a considerable distance with ruins of
their shacks.
In Quay Valley, T. C. WILLIAMS was killed by the
wrecking of his shanty.
An area sixty miles wide was swept bare by the
storm.
The Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, NE 22
Oct 1908
Transcribed by
Jenni Lanham. Thank you, Jenni!
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