The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-04
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approaching, but as II moved rather
slowly he supposed ii was rain storm
when it struck the boat, he discovered
that its immense force came from its
rotary motion. lie aud several others
were thrown through a hole to the
lower deck and all the upper works
were swept away like chail. The
confusion among the passengers
was indescribable and many of them
jumped into the river, but Mr.. Warner
believes that all were rescued. While
the cyclone was upon the vessel, the
sky was as dark as the darkest night.
Sofas were broken to splinters and
carpets torn to threads in the cabin, as
if they had been paper. The cyclone,
he thinks, lasted about minute and
after il passed, the vessel was in Il
irighttul condition.
The storm then passed over to the
Jersey side, striking John Dialogues
ship yards below kaighn's Point, and
destroying the buildings OF the esta b.
lislment. II then took a
course along the New Jersey
river, demolishing all buildings
in its path up to Bridge avenue, Cam
den At this point the cyclone took
an eastcrly course, along Fifth street,
Camden, embracing in its path all
that section of the city botpeee Sec ond
and Fifth streets to the Delaware river
which washes the northern section of
the city.
In its ravages in Camden, scores of
dwelling houses were unroofed and
some of them even thrown down.
The damage to business and property
along the river front is enormous.
| Thousands were rendered homeless
aud one victim. Charles Dorshoim was
killed-at the company's wharf.
Harry Stevens had leg cut of by a
flying piece timber and will probably
die nam -. ne s.o,m through
Richmond is marked by death and
destruction. The track was almost
due north from the Port Richmond
coal wharv.s. About l5O dwellings
were wrecked, or so badly d mayed
that they are unfit for habitation, and
200 families are driven from their
houses to be cared for the neighbors.
The cy clone is described by those
who saw its progress upon the river
as All immense. black, cone shaped
cloud with its apex resting upon
water-qnd its base mingling with the
rain clouds which hung in masses
| from the sky.
II is impossible as yet 10 estimate
the damage done. The following are
the names of the killed and injured so
| far rs known:
THE KILLED.
Emery Townsend.
Charles Dorsey.
Lizzie McNeigh.
THE INJURED.
On steamboat: Major Reynolds
Morris Doyle, slightly; Captain Rcy
mold, seriously; WEIGH, a deck-hand
severely; W. Gcssner, temple artery
severed.
Injured at Camden: Harvey Stew
ems, probably iatally;Stewart johnson
seriously; John Wctchcr, seriously
about the head; Ben. Smitl
right arm broken; Alonzo Max
well, injured by falling
walls; Charles Thompson, manager o
the Tool works, injured by falling
walls; Jacob Miller, leg broken; Ere,
Peak, head cut John Silk, head cut; III
mer Locke, bruised about the body
Mrs. Josephine Mckinley, cut abou
the face and body; John Brown In
iured in Philadelphia; Annie MclycI
badly.cut about the body; Annie Mo
. Ivey, aged ID years, cut about the fac,
= Francis Golden, badly injured; Nj
chael Kent, back broken; W.N. Har
struck by falling bricks; it is though
he will die.
,, The following employees at Shol
I and Harris also were injured: Ann
: Rotts, arm broken; Annie Powe
$ Emma Thomas, Emma Mclliner HI
c John Thornton.