Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-29
SOME OF THE DEATH SCENES

Noble O. r., April 2s -CSpccial) -
The second cyclone arose in the south
west also, aud sped to the northeast and
passed az the same time as the Noble
cyclone
1 have traced q from the Canadian
river eight miles west 10 Fairview
Chapel, eight miles east II crossed the
Santa Fc i've miles from Norman aud
three miles from here
The trail Of ruin viii average nearly
two mile in width aud ON that whole
scope of country not a house stands
though 60 was as fair as garden Of
the Lord but yesterday.
] saw thirteen dead bodies aud they
were all fcarfully manglcd; saw one lit
Gle boy
SO far there are forty three dead. and
about Fifty wounded reported, with fifty
three homes blown away.
The dead are:
John oConncr, ST., wife aud seven
children
Miss Icddcns, young lady teacher.
who boarded with the O'Conncrs,
Mr. Roma
Mrs MoOney and two children.
Mr. Banks, wife and Is, children.
II G. plcmmons.
Oliver Shannon Batcm8n.
Mr. Peavey and two children.
Elmer Chichester
Rev. j. NJ. Corn.
And about twenty more whose names
could not boz learned
The following are badly injured and
win die.
Pat q. Alnlcy.
Mr. Maroncy aud two children.
Others wounded are;
Charles Haswcll
Mrs. hittudgc and baby.
j. H. Holiday aud child
Mrs. Schneider and baby.
Thomas Weaver
John Doyle.
George Conner.
Mrs. John O'Connor, Jr.
Mr., Mnroncy ard three children.
Albert Seincox
Mr. and Mrs. Gilmef.
-Four children of the Peavey family
5. n. Wilkerson and wife,
George Hughe. and grandcEild.
Marsh Colbert and six more Peavey
children.
The following homes were blown "a
flinders and the majority were very neat
country residences, some Of them very
expensive; Mcssr. Winters, Anderson,
Cheatham, Widow Goode, Robinson,
Lane Flournoy, Daniels, Widow Ben
nett, Oscar Black, Marsh Colbert, r. A.
Club, w. Young, Felix Hughes, Geo.
Hughes, Mr.. Arnold s. II. Wilkerson,
MIR Colbert. ST., Mr. Peavey j. III.
Craig, Mr. Peterson, Mrs, IL Kimbal,
l.. r. Carlton, j. NJ. Corn, Miser, Geo.
Miser J.. f. Ilellar, Mr. Daniels, Mr..
Arnbreastcr, Mann, jenkins, Maroney,
John O'Conncr, ST.. John O'Conner, Jrt
Robt. Hnughey j. IT, Holiday VIII
Taylor, A. j. Hasweh, Calvin Haswell,
j. IL. liittridge, John Doyle, Albert
Sencox, Mr. Briscoe, W. Bntt, Hoe
marks, Roma, and one unknown,
These homes are complete wrecks and
the prackage IL scattered far and wide
over the face of che country.
Two and one half miles southwest Of
here / saw the dead body Of little Oliver
Bateman Ills papa, joel Bateman, saw
the cyclone approaching, ana sFasping
two Of his little boys under his arms
started 20 che southeast for safety, when
10 his Joy be saw the monster would
miss his home aud back he sped 70 his
own house by this time the great
chunks Of ice began 10 fall and one huge
chunk smashed little Oliver IN the lead
while ia his papas arms. The sweet
boy lay in his coffin ready for the tomb
when / saw him and BIS heart-brokeu
mother refused 20 be comforted.
ln a small house one mile luther lay
the dead bodies 0f Mr. and Mrs, John
OCOnner. Sr, together with their little
grandchd Francis and their sons, Jim
mic and Charles, five in all, wrapped in
rude sheets with their devoted facea
frightfully manged and thcar poor bodies
horribly bruised They bore every con-
cryable kind Of wounds.
One mile and a half further lay the
ruins Of the OCOnnOr home, or rather
the place where Il used 10 be The
O'lOnnOr home was q beautiful one.
Surrounded by fine orchards and lovely
gardens, II was an ideal home, and the
house alone cost $3.50. over hundred
dead hogs aud chickens, cows and
calves were scattered around. Cribs,
barps. outh0uses. Wagons, Duggles, ploWs.
harrOtTs fence posts. rails, uarped wire,
bed clothing. wearing appArel and every