Salt Lake Herald | 1907-06-27 | Page 1 | Indians Territory Oil Fields Swept by Tornado-Three Workmen Killed

INDIAN TERRITORY OIL FIELDS SWEPT I BY TORNADO THREE WORKMEN KILLED Tulsa Tula I 1 T June Juo b A tornado with t rath EIt miles mills long swept through l 1 Indian territory oil fields this morn ft I f j killing three thre men and causing prop I rt loss of OO The dead ead rank Frank l Tt Ropo P 1 6 I Two iwo unknown j Ml AU hi were oil field workmen and were killed by bv falling rigs rl The storm came cal from foin the th north I It traveled due south until It struck a 1 nill nm just north of or Tulsa It struck off southeast through west wet Tulsa Tulpa and Red Fork from Red Fork shooting south through the heart hearl at or Glenn oil field The Tho loss of oC life oc occurred In the Glenn Ue d re also IO was J the greatest property destruction Huge steel tanks were blown down one hun bun hundred hundred bundred dred derricks were demolished rigs and tanks tank wore were destroyed by b lightning the camp of or the Gulf Pipe Line company compan was ruined and the village of Kiefer adjoining the Glenn field suffered great destruction Red ned Fork Forli and the Red Fork oil field and Jenks at the tho north limit of or Glenn oil kid field are scenes of or wreck and ruin reports large property loss and several people Injured Several houses were demolished in The Bird Creek and Skiatook oil fields were wore riddled In Tulsa several buildings were unroofed and blown from their foun Coun foundations