The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-01

STORY, costing tour, 1ve and eight hundred
dollars. Dc, Steagalps house was turned
completely around; originally facing east, it
now faces west The roof was torn off.
AFTER THE CYCLONE PAssEp,
hundreds os terror. stricken, bewildered men
and women rushed TO and fro through the
streets looking for the missing ones. The ter
| rible agony and suspense of that night will
mover be known Many were covered under
the ruins of the buildings, and were not dis
covered until the next morning. The most
painful incident of that dreadful night was the
death of Il. L. Andruss and his babe, When
the cyclone reached the town, be grasped the
baby in his arms and started to escape from
the dwelling, but in the twinklng of an eve
he was swept away and found dead some dis
lance, tho child nesting at his breast--dead.
| Ills wife and five other members of the fami-
| ~ were in the house at the time and escaped
without any serious injury; a little girl was
| bruised 90 ne face and bead
THE WOUNDED.
The names of the wounded are
Ro6t. Galhhan bruised on the face and
body. Mrs. Gallihan and two children bad
| ly injured Miss Alpine Scottipjurcd on the
back of the head. Miss Leah Holland, side
and head hurt. Mrs, Hern, thigh broken and
left side seriously injured. Mrs Suddeth,
breast and head injured. Mrs. Same Me.
kee, head badly hurt and LETT harm broken.
Mrs. Robert Mckee, hurt about the head
and face, Miss Edna Mckee, left side of head
| fractured and arm broken. Master Robert
Mckee, arm broken, Sam Mckee, head
bruised. Dr. Mckee, badly bruised Zach
Mckee, injured and will probably die. Mr..
William johnson, wife and baby iniur-
| ed, Aggle Johnson, aged six years, head
hurt. ). j. Mcknight, ribs broken. Win
Mcknight, badly hurt. Mrs. Mcknight and
baby, seriously injured.
The acnool building at the head of
Main street was converted into hospital.
The following were taken there Friday morn
ing: Olland Horn, skull crushed in and will
die; Rilla Kerns, left arm broeen and head
cut: Erassus Andruss, two year old child,
hurt; Miss Mary Kerns, ribs broken; Josey
kerns, a child, badly injured; Mrs. Kerns,
injured in The head; Era Horn, right arm
broken and head bruised The above list in
eludes nearly all who were injured.
FIFTEEN DEAD.
Fifteen persons had died, and it is expected
that the death role will beover twenty. The
names Of tho dead are: Sam Gill, Il. L..
Andruss and child, Il. p Bert'e child, Miss
Pantry johnson, w liam Suddeth, II. j.
Cox, ---- Kenner and child and several
others.
Sam Lee was struck on the head by n
sosntlirg and tho brains scattered out. 1t
was sickcning sight. Miss Pantry johnson
was found dead with tho skull broken in.
| When the news of the disaster spread
abroad, hundreds of people living in the sur
rounding country flocked to tho CITY on horse
backan on foot. Bonham responded noby,
sending nurses, provisions, ice, clothing, etc.
} AT l2;3O , special train arrived from Sher-
man, containing several physicians and about
Two hundred citizens. Some mattresses and
clothing were also brought on the train. The
churches, school buildings and the few pri-
waite residences that escaped the cyclone
were pl col at the disposal of tho wounded.
The sgeno IN the hospital moved many to
tears The terrible suilerings of the wounded
and Their excamations of pain we're heart
rending. y
THE LOSS.
II s estimated that the destruction of prop
erty will aggregate over $4,000 Some
fifty buildings were destroyed About forty
families are left homeless. A residence was
destroyed about two miles north of Savoy,
and one person killed.
HELP WANTED.
The wants of the peop of Savoy cannot
be told. Imagine, reader, your own house
and store and contents lifted up and utterly
destroyed not vestige of your former
possessions left; even to the very clothing on
your person blows of, aud you have faint
idea of wha. is needed by the people OF
Savoy
AS you sit this morning eating your warm
breakfast und slipping your luxurious coffee,
think that not less than forty families are
in
DESTITUTE
condition. The wounded, bruised, bleeding,
and the Injured are al temporarily cared for,
but only temporarily. Their immediate
wants are supplied as far us can be reached
by medi al aid. But it will take days and
weeks for the wounds to heal, ard during
three weeks food and medicines and hospital
supplies must be furnished, so that not one
injured person may suffer.
RELIEF
| As soon as the news of the dreadful disas-
ter was received in this city two subscrip-
ton lists were at once started for the benefit
of the sufferers one in the city and one among
the railroad men. The sum raised among
the citizens amounted TO nearly $500, while
the railroad men, who are always ready to
respond to an appe for charity or to relieve
distress in any form, contributed $3.50 In
addition to the cash subscriptions about $500
worth of provisions, clothing, ETC., were do
mated by our merchants and Others, making
the aggregate amount upward of $500,
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Special 10 the Herald
Sherman, May 3l.--About noon, on Sat-
urday last we arrived at Savoy, and looked
for the first time on the ruins Of the whirl.
wind. II would be difficult to imagine q
scene ofgreater desolation. Not bushes:
house was standing, hardly a fragment tc
show what thetown had been, for the storm
had literally ground everything to powder
Great beams were twisted and shattered
trees uprooted and torn to pieces, and the
ground was covered as far MS the eye could
reach with splinters and small fragments
The only wonder is that any one
could have escaped from such a
ruin with bis life. II was pitiable
10 see the strong men rs with utter hopeless
ness they stood and looked upon their for
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