GREER'S CYCLONE

Submitted by: Patti O'Bannon

1892 Tornado in Old Greer County at Aaron, Present Day Jackson County, Oklahoma May 17, 1892 - Dallas Daily Times Herald, Page 4, Column 2. - Dallas Public Library Archives Collection.

GREER'S CYCLONE

Full List of the Killed and Wounded

Southern Afternoon Press

QUANAH, Texas - May 17 - Further details have just been received of the tornado or cyclone that visited Greer on Saturday night last. On Sunday morning, a committee of citizens consisting of C. H. Harwell, Charles Goldberg, J. R. Sanders and P. L. Callahan left for the scene of disaster, taking with them three wagon-loads of flour, meat and other provisions, which our merchants and citizens willingly donated to their relief. Dr. Grace and Dr. Radford also started later in the day, so as to be able to render any medical services needed.

The following is a list received from the committee so far of those killed and wounded and the damage done:

Monroe HONEA, house totally destroyed.
P. BRYANT, house total wreck
R. E. GOWING (This is probably supposed to be GOEN/GOIN.) killed, together with a little five weeks old babe. Wife and three other children seriously injured.
R. E. SATERFIELD, house a perfect wreck, but no one injured.
George NORTH, a portion of residence destroyed.
Lee LANDERS, house blown away.
J. D. WILLIAMS, house torn to atoms.
W. W. LEE, house blown several feet off foundation, granary and storehouse totally destroyed.
T. J. WILSON, granary blown away, fine stallion killed and eight other horses badly injured.
T. S. TIGER, house destroyed and family of six all injured, the eldest boy not expected to live.
R. G. LAWSON, house destroyed.
J. H. LEE, house destroyed and Mrs. Lee injured, not seriously.
Mr. PARKER, house moved 100 yards off foundation.
Walter HONEA, house blown down.
W. E. CANTEL, house and granary a perfect wreck.
W. F. DODSON, house a perfect wreck.
H. B. CARTLET, house totally destroyed.
J. E. LAWSON, house blown away and Mrs. Lawson slightly injured.
G. L. PARSONS, house destroyed.
Dr. FORD and son, both dead, and house a total wreck.

Two young men by the name of GOSLIN were in a half dugout when the wind struck them. The dugout and its entire contents were blown out of existence, leaving nothing but a hole in the ground. Remarkable to say, neither of the occupants was hurt seriously. All this occurred in the neighborhood of Aaron.

In the Frazier neighborhood, not so much damage was done. The schoolhouse was blown from its foundation and the residence of Mr. WRIGHT, the blacksmith, destroyed, and several of the family seriously injured. The people in the neighborhood say it is the first storm of the kind that ever visited this section. They say the tornado, cyclone, or whatever it was, had a forked appearance and took everything in its path."