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Belle Zora WARREN b. 19 Aug 1887 Batesville, Independence Co. AR
d. 7 Jan 1968 Wichita, Sedgwick Co KS. m. Arthur L HORN. Her husband Arthur Horn, was killed when he was just 35 years old, by an explosion at the Osage Torpedo Factory where he worked. According to family knowledge, Belle and her husband Arthur Horn were divorced shortly after the birth of their 2nd son in 1912.However, they were in the process of planning to ‘remarry’at the time he was killed. The following newspaper article of the account of his death (from which newspaper is unknown) was found in the personal effects of Belle Horn after her death:
Arthur.L. Horn was the Victim of The Explosion
Head was Partly Blown Off and practically every bone in his body was said to have been broken Fire....Cause
Fire in the Wash Room of the Factory Was the Cause of the Explosion Which Destroyed Entire Plant
The explosion yesterday afternoon at the Osage Torpedo Factory eight miles southeast of here was felt throughout the entire city with the rattling of windows and doors very distinct. The entire plant, which was the most modern and up-to-date plant of it's kind in the state was completely destroyed with an estimated damage of $25,000. A.L.Horn, age thirty five years who leaves two small sons besides a widow of this city was killed instantly, the top of his head having been blown away, and practically every bone in his body broken.
W.F. Long, helper, was slightly injured and the third man employed at the plant H.S. Hinkle escaped the tragedy without receiving the slightest injury.The factory was located on a side of a hill which probably account for the comparatively small damages to the neighboring towns, however trees, and bushes within a radius of fifty yards were stripped and several window lights are reported to have been shattered in Pershing and Wynona. The explosion tore a hole in the ground large enough to bury a large sized building. It has been reported that the cause of the explosion was the result of a spontaneous fire which the three men were tying to put out with water which they were carrying from a nearby water tank. The fire gained headway on the men and it was decided by the three that it was time to abandon their efforts and flee from the building. All three of the employees ran from the building, but Mr. Horn who stopped out side the frame structure to turn off a faucet to a water line which they had also been using to combat the flames and at the same time that the explosion occurred which caused the death of one person and the injury of another. However it was stated that if Horn had not waited to cut off the water, he too would have escaped with slight injuries.
Debris from the wrecked buildings were strewn in every direction with fragments being picked up by individuals two miles away from the scene of the tragedy and a car a mile and a half away is said to have been hit by fragments of the building. It was stated this afternoon at the Osage Torpedo Company's offices in this city that the plant will immediately be rebuilt near the same location. The funeral arrangements of Mr. Horn have not been announced.
Following Arthur’s death, Belle (Warren) Horn worked as a live-in housekeeper in the homes of various well-to-do families in Kansas City. In later years, she lived off and on with her younger sister Mamie (Warren) Kleweno and her husband. She passed away at age 80 on 7 Jan 1968 in the Sedgwick County Hospital, Wichita, KS. Her obituary read: “ Mrs. Belle Horn, 80, died Sunday at the Sedgwick County Hospital at Wichita after a long illness. Born Aug 17, 1887 at Batesville, AR, she had been a Hutchinson resident since 1934. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Hutchinson. (Reno Co. KS). Survivors are a son, Warren Horn of Paradise, California; a sister, Mrs. Mamie Kleweno. Funeral will be Wednday at 11 a.m. at Center Mulvane Mortuary Chapel, Mulvane. Graveside service at 2:30 pm at Eastside Cemetery in Hutchinson. Belle (Warren) Horn is buried in Eastside Cem , Hutchinson, Reno Co. KS Belle and Arthur Horn had two boys:
Arthur Harold HORN b.ca. 1910. Referred to as an ‘expert camera man who has come here from St. Louis, MO in a newspaper article about the Tulsa Litho Company where Harold was then working. He died 23 Oct 1955 at Miami, Dade Co. FL. Arthur Harold Horn is buried in Dade County Cemetery, grave #456, Miami Dade Co FL.
Warren Leslie HORN b.ca. 1912 m. Louise___. Warren L. Horn served in the U.S. submarine service during WWII. Between 1960-68 he lived in Paradise, CA.
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