LITTLE TORNADO STRIKES CULVER

April 12, 1912

The "twister" which swept over this section Sunday night about 8 o'clock as an accompaniment to a heavy thunder storm left considerable wreckage in its wake.

Window lights were smashed in Lem Crabb's store, the Citizen office, Saine's store, Listenberger's poolroom, Harry Medbourn's house and Poore's building formerlyoccupied by Mary Butler.

A kitchen, 19x19, on N. W. Rector's house was blown off its foundations and smashed to fragments, ruining all its contents.

The gable end of Burt Ralston's new cottage was blown down.

Dr. Wiseman's woodshed Was moved from its foundations and the chicken house was tipped over.

Small outhouses were overturned by the dozen.

The barn and corn crib on Ed Hatton's place southwest of town were blown to pieces. A freight car on Ferrier's switch was unroofed.

Several runaways were caused. The horse driven by Alfred Cromley and Lloyd Keller ran into the lake near the south gravel pit, throwing the boys into the water. Lon Patesel had one of Pontius' rigs standing outside of a barn at Delong. A runaway horse making for the barn ran into it, smashing the top.

Pastor Michael's horse, tied at the Reformed church, broke loose and ran up the alley, breaking the buggy shafts.

Four of the eight heavy cement columns of L. O. Luckenbill's porch at Leiter's Ford were torn out, without damaging the roof.