Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-01
THE GAZE
CYCLONE hFTEI
Total Killed in Louisville MI fofthrss--of the
$50 Seriously Injured nv will Die
Details from Othe4 Points.

being broken and he rePeived internal
injuries. 1t Is feared r. B. Bar
ton OF Calesburg is de hd in the RUNS
His friends are inquiring Rnd he cannot
be found. So far $50 bad ~ injured have
been discovered. The majority of the
worst hurt are at the val rious hospitals,
several of whom are not g Expected TO live.
Among those who peris he'd by fire are
John Emerich and his chi Id.
At Eighteenth and Maple streets was
Fritz Depp. Although DPpp had father +,
mother and sisters, and b is remains were
dug out Friday, yet the first public an
nouncement of his death was made yes
terday. In the published lists since the
accident, aud bearing ne bar resem blance
TO that of the dead man, was James Mo
Outline and under this name his re-
mains were viewed by Coroner Miller.
Depp was going that night to theater,
and had stepped into Emerich IS grocery
to get cigar when the storm
struck the edifice and he was thrown
into the cellar. When the timbers were
taken away the charred remains were
found in an inverted position. The body
was upright, the head resting upon rub
bish at the bottom OF the cellar and feet
supported by timbers. Depp was 20
years of age and married
The residence of John El. Green, son of
DR.. Norman Green, on tn 70 old McTeTrell
stock farm, was unroofed and property
destroyed. Mr.. Green and his family
were in the house when the tornado swept
down on them, but all escaped unhurt.
When the cyclone approached Thurs
day the steam ferry Hits was in mid
river, crossing to Jeffersonville.
Superintendent Dorsey, of the ferry COM
pany, Pilot Muller and Capt. Henry
Dugan were in the pilot house. They
saw the storm approaching from the
southwest, but feared no danger, as it
rarely comes from that Quarter, but to
be prepared the boat was run up the
stream. Suddenly they were envelOped
in a solid sheet of water. horrible
rushing noise drowned every other sound,
the boat careened until her staTboard
sides were three feet under water, and
they gave themselves up for lost.
In the cabin thirty-Efve passen-
gers were running Ito and fro
panic stricken. Some of the crew tried
to hold the doors shut. Ali was over in
a trice and the boat hah tecn lifted
bodily and had been turned round. The
boat finally landed in JeffGrsonviIle.
A special from Henderson says the total
killed in Webster county is forty, and
the wounded eighty, nearly all IN the
section known as Black Nord.
A boat was found nehr Henderson
which contained papers showing had
been blown from Paduchh, 100 miles.
Another case Is the finding of a check
supposed to be blown here from Cincin-
natl. The check was for 1862, and IN
favor of the Louisville tobacco company.
G. w. Metcalf of EddYtille arrived in
Hopkinvslle Sunday. He says there are
two killed and twelve wounded ;, instead
of nine killed as originally reported.
It is believed the waterw orks will be in
operation in time to prevent any incon-
venience.
There were many funerals yesterday.
The most impressive was that of Rev. S.
E. Barnwell and his little son. Bishop
Dudley conducted the services.
The board OF trade relief committed $
work of canvass in the devastated sec
ton has been supplemented by COM
merclal committee appointed by the Com
meTcial club. This is 10 Insure help to
ali and to guard against imposition when
an application for relief is made. A man
is sent out to accompany the destitute and
investigate If he needs Immediate relief.
The inspector has money Orithe Purpose of
buying provisions, and if 1he household
effects need moving he doeb it. BY this
means residents of the devak stated portion
are furnished with their needs in half an
hour. The Courier ournalf to- day prints
the following: fMain str eet was fully
as active yesterday as at AMY time during
two, weeks previous to the Cyclone. Bank
olearings are nearly 20 per dent. in excess
of those of last Monday and there was a
fair feeling.''
LIBERAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMING IN.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 4 THE needs
of the tornado s victims in this city are
being met very satisfactorily. Contribu-
tions continue to come in with gratifying
and these are being systemat-
cally applied. Notwithstah hiding the I'M
favorable weather, conside liable is being
done toward restoring order in the de- |
vastated district, and on Main street few |
Of the firms are about ready TO resume |
business. The work of removing the |
debris from the Fall City hall has been |
There are lbrobably no |
other bodies in the ruins.
The first reports did not e8aggerate the |
number of people who werel in the hall |
when it fell, but no corr@ct estimate |
could be given of the put nber killed, |
because great many escaped who were |,
supposed to have d let death be-'
meath the ruins. 1t has be4n advertised
Tor the past few days that all survivors |
Ire requested to report at thu office of thesL
chief of police. If no inquiries come in
for the missing no further work win be
needed.
One of the greatest dangers in the pres
INT situation is that of w4ter famine.
Water in the reservoir is LOW, and even
It reduced consumption THERE is lot more
han three days supply, ahd no imms-
hate prospect of pumping lin any more.
The pumping station is crippled, the
tand pipe is wrecked and tho water
company is pararyzed.
REPORTS FROM ANOTHER SECTION.
GLASGOW, KY, April 1. t-Ngws just
eoeived from the lower partl of this and
allen counties, is that the tornado of
night did immend e damage n
hat section. For ten miles beyond the
iver and FIVE miles on this side, total
z fiftean rniIes the storm svyeDt everv- |