The Snyder Tornado.
HOTEL AS AI HOSPITAL BODIES LAIU ON SHOP SHELVES -^ (Keccived May 14. 4.9 p.m.) NEW, YORK, May 18. Details of the tornado that struct Snyder from the southwest show tfcat i» cleared a track half a mile w*k» northeastward. No building in ita oouwe .was left standing. Boiler fittings and an iron door were carried two miles, Books and docuinonti wsr* flying about ia all directions. *he facade of a sum building beside the track was ripped away, leaving a gambling kail and its paraphernalia exposed to view. A targe draper's shoo was utilised as a morgue, the bodies being UV4 on the shelves. Man}' corpses a»o----without shoes or clothing, the, hair being torn away (rou* The largest hoteJ was twtf&mb into on hospital. A fresh tornado a wffentoUna. eastward killed WI*.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7822, 15 May 1905, Page 2
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135The Snyder Tornado. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7822, 15 May 1905, Page 2
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