Arthur City, Texas Tornado
April 19, 1927
One Killed, Twelve Hurt In Tornado
PARIS, Texas, April 19 (Sp.) -
Robert Craven
was killed, and twelve other persons were
injured and considerable property damage was
caused by a tornado that swept Arthur City,
fifteen miles north of Paris, on Red River, at
12:30 o'clock this (Tuesday) morning.
Wire communications with that part of the county
was interrupted by the storm and it is
impossible to determine the full extent of the
storm. So far as is known at this time, the
damage was confined to the immediate vicinity of
Arthur City.
Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 19 Apr
1927
One Killed as Tornado Razes Arthur City
Score of Buildings Destroyed in Lamar County
Town.
PARIS, Texas, April 19 (Sp.) - A score or
more of buildings, nearly every one in Arthur
City, on Red River north of here, were razed by
a tornado which struck the town at 12:30 o'clock
Tuesday morning, yet only on person was killed
and two badly injured. All the other citizens of
this place had narrow escapes as the twister
swept through the heart of the little river town
of some 250 persons.
J. T. Craven,
65 years old, was found dead after the
storm, but his death is attributed to heart
failure, as there were no wounds on his body.
Mrs. E. W. Record was badly bruised
and cut, but not seriously hurt, when her home
was demolished. Charlie
Ghio also was injured when his home
collapsed; Lee Fisher,
who lives near Arthur City, also was badly hurt.
The storm cut a swath about 200 yards wide
across the town, then raised on the very
outskirts and dipped again a mile and a half
east of Fort Towson, Ok., where a family was
reported killed.
Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 20 Apr
1927
Articles transcribed by Lori.
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