Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-21

vernon Register;
FRANK CnGRTMAN, blacksmith, Albion,
Ill.
DAVID YRARwooD, ard wife.
Constable ]. g. MURRAY,
MRS RUSSELL DEWEY and daughter,
MARY WEsTBROoK,
| HENRY WATERS,
MRS. J. T. WATERS and baby, |
| CHARLES CUMMINGS, engineer
| MRS. COLONEL HOOPER,
MRS WILLIAM JOINS,
JAMES PIERsON, telegraph operators
| GEORGE Parsons and son,
Colured is itor OF 8 school-house, body |
still in ruiLs;
| JOHN SHEw,
MRS L. e. LEGo.
The citiz rs as soon ss the injured bad
been released from their perilous situa-
ton did ell in their power for their 1e-
lief.
AN APPEAL FOR AID.
MT. VERNON, ILL, Fec. 20 The City
Council seized promptly and appropriated
$500 fer the immediate relief. TIE cltt-
z,ns held meeting and organized
permanently. Committees on finance,
and on information have been appointed,
also relief Committee for the east ward
in the city and the work OF rid and repair
has begun. The secretary OF the finance
committee has been in Communication all
day with the lsTge cities Of the country
and formal systematic appeal is mace
TO oil persons to assist the demoraiizec
, CITY in it's affection which Is
indeed beyond parallel in this
country in the devastation Of cyclones,
those Of Western Missouri, Jamestown
and Washington Courthouse, Ohlo, not
; equaling in total destruction the loss OF
this place. The morning trains brought
a host OF excursi0nists who came to see,
render aid and to comfort stricken
; friends. Marty 1000 strangers tread the
; streets smazsd a. Whist they see and hear.
The town is full of reporters, and the
story is repeated time and sgain. Artists
, are on the scene
} sKETCHING THE RUINS,
and pencils rom hundred towns are
iottipg down facts md stories from q
thousand tongues. The telegraph opera
tors have been industriousiy st the tiCkers
all night and day. The force at this
. place has been greatly reduced by the
death OF two of their number in the de-
stroyed city.
Mount Vernon is a beautiful city
of 1000 inhabitants, the coun-
I ty sest If Jefferson county.
J 1t is. considered one OF
the most thriving and beautiful towns IN
S southern Illinois. Its streets are lined
with shade trees and residences while the
= surrounding country is rolling, anG Is
y partly prairie and partly woodland. o.
g clones or heavy storms have never before
visited this region, snd /: was considered
safe from any sucn destructive element
Toe following is partial list Of losses;
rOnTt huildinp. narrated.
County curt house, destroyed.
= Methodist church, torn TO fragments.
is Commercial hotel, uBroofec.
4 Baptist church, demolish' d.
- B W Yost's store blown In.
~ Porter & Bl lnd's drug store, destroyed
Maisr James Hnrcncock's residence
- and pnotogrs phi este iishment, destroyed
- Je nv TayloT's It sideDce, ruined.
Mem - restaurant and bakery Wipec
"a out.
- chsndise and machinery, blown away
- $40 coo damages.
W E jackson, harness store, roof OF
70 and mashed
% Joratn Morgan, jsHel T, completed.
o destroyed, some STOCK saved.
Jacob L. SRsid's building, occupied b.
:, Polishon's Furniture Company, entr'
4, loss, both building and OF K.
Is Crows block, owned by E. C Murrsy
q occupied oy Robert Ryar, dry goods, eE
n tire stock loss.
Il AID. Cox, grocery and dry goods, los
entire.
G W. Evsns, bank destroyed.
10 Stratton johnson, three-story build
no ing wrt cked, occupied oy johnson, drui
=. store, also by ReBchlers, Waters & Co
~ Hrx, Ynfal alsl
"A G. B. Gordrige, machinery shops, uppe
y. rooms occupied by theater and NasoBl
M hail.
~ Central hotel and saloon connecting
~ botc ends blown out
~ Cooks frame Orpg store, totsl loss.
TWo-story brick occupied BY Gothen
Ellis, saloon.
Snas Downing's two-story brick resi-
Ia deuce, ruined.
Wsrren's two-story frame store, baker
u 81 confectioners, otal loss.
~ Thomas W.lsh's residence, two-stor
a. brick
g GEM. Wards residence, dsmsge
oaiIy.
=, M Vernon milling Company, three
=. story brick mill DIT stroyed, loss $50, 600.
~ Wooden factory badly II iured. 90
Lewis D-aI'S hou-e, Inc first hops
ST. uck, building literal y torn TO pieces.
SgrsrtoD hardware store demohshst
los 200
EN- Howard Bros 6 Co, grocery, Rholt
~ ssls and retail. III lhe Watson ouaaiGe
IL stock loss $1,000, building ruined.
Hudspetb, drv g" de, ree-siory ouli1
ing, total luss $40 O00 4
David Wise, Clio, nier, loss slS, 0Olx
YJst & c.. dry goods and grocsris
oI stock loss SIS 600
get Crowder's oaI Der shop, demolished.
n John Gr.v,s saloon. stock and bulldir
Diuted.
William Roberts, dealer in tobacco 81
cigars, partial loss.