Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-23
ILLINOIS CYCLONE.
a Conc eted L let of the Desd-GSsphie Tale
of the Head of RamiIys

a Come eted L ist of the Desd-Gss PHO Tale
of the Head of FamiIys
MT. VERNON, ILL, Feb. 22.-J. V.
Msxey, one of the heaviest losers by the
cyclone, thus graphically describes his
experience: 81 knew there WAS q high
wind, but felt no fear, when suddenly
everything began to move. Falling bricks
struck me, and ell was dark. Several
minutes elapsed, when l partially recoV-
cred, and found my wife and two children
lying under me. The roof and the sides
Of the house held Us down, and getting
my hands on the floor made an effort to
rise and found it gave way. This enabled
me to back out and soon was free. All
was still as death without, not human
being in sight. Then 8 moan from under
my feet told where another son lay COW
cred with beams and bricks. l beard the
faint call: Father, am smotherlng.'
That was encouraging, for there was one
alive. 1 went to his rescue and found the
IRE from the stove was setting the build
ing on fire. This was soon stamped out
and as raised the stove up released my
two-year. old baby, whose head was
ahmed against the hot stove and was
badly burned. laid it on door near by
and started for another boy, whose head
l could see projecting from pile Of de-
bris apparently dead. released him and
found him alive. At the same time saw
the babe sitting up. My wife and two
children called to me and happy relief
came. Ny whole family were yet alive.
then heard cries Of agony around me.
In residence to the west Mrs. Gormsn
was pinioned with her ankle crushed. To
the last seven Of the Cooper family pite-
ously called for help and across the
street the dying means Of Mrs Cooper
came. Assistance then came and 1 got
NY family out. All of them are still
alive. have lost everything had, for
am not Insured against storms. My store
is in ruins. To-day see all NY family
about me alive, it is true, badly injured,
and perhaps two Of them fatally, but
have great deal to be thankful for and
am happy that it is no more horrible"
There we're several funerals Yesterday,
but they were attended by but few people.
Around the little cottage Of David Year
wood, the dead constable, had collected 8
group of relatives. A few words of con-
dolence were spoken by minister and the
remains were borne away in q farm
wagon to the family burial ground two
miles from the city. Mesgre prepare
lions were made with all the horrible de-
struction around the house. The dying
wife in hospital is ignorant of her hus-
bands death, and the attempt to recon
struct the place presents q picture OF
more than one SD event of the Gay. The
Mayor closed all the rum shops started
among the ruins. The first really reliable
death list was made to-day, and it hap
PLY shows fewer deaths than previously
reported. 1t is as follows:
DAVID YEARwooD,
J. c. MURRAY,
MRS. RUSSELL DEWEY,
MRS. JOHN S. WATERS and babe,
HENRY S. WATERS,
MARY WEsTBRooK,
Charles CUMBINGs,a
MRS. CALVIN COOPER,
MRS. WILLIAM JONES,
FRANK CLIGHTMAN,
GEORGE PARSONS,
STEVE WELLS.
JOSEPH SHEw.
MRS. JOHN SHELDON.
JOSIE SUTTON.
ADA HARPER.
Mrs. MARTIN.
JESSIE PIERCE.
MRS CHARLES HUTcHINs and an ur-
known man.