The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-30
MANY PEOPLE KILLED
Terrible Patilitiss Attending Z Cyelons
In Eistern TeXlIs
THE LIST OF THE DEAD
More Than One Hundred Wounded
"A Town Entirely Destroyed
Hundreds Homeless
A.d Sent.

DALLAS, Texas, April "a Nsrs coz.
respondent learned from the passengers
on the east hound train this morning that
the destruction by the cyclone at Cisco
was simply appalling. There are not
more than 3 or 10 houses standing and.
up TO the time the train passed, about 2
o'clock this afternoon, q bodies had been
recovered from tho ruins and there we're
10 or II more persons missing. A
strong one story building with walls two
feet thick was lcvelled to the ground.
A heavy freight engine and . whole
train of cars was blown from tho track
and demolished, and several hundred feet
Of side track of the railroad were torn up.
The number Of the injured runs up to 100.
ID. q. Cleman and other citizens from
Wcatherford went out this morning to
render any assistance possible. Tho
building which Frank Hickman occupied
was blown down and five children wcre
killed.
Late this evening Mayor Levy received
tho following from Bell and Coleman:
"Thc town is nearly all demolished; %
arc killed and l2S injured. Hundreds are
without food or shelter. Raise all the re-
lief possible and send To John +. Patter-
son. chairman Of the relief committee"
The following telegram was also rc-
ceived by Mayor Levy from Cisco:
''Cisco has been destroyed by the most
destructive cyclone that ever visited
Texas. Moro than four.iifths 0f the peo-
pie are without houses. There arc many
killed and wounded. Help Is needed to
bury the dead, take care OF the wounded
and relieve those dependent who have lost
everything. w. q. DAVENPORT,
'County Judge.
"G. W. GRAVES,
Mayor Levy called meeting OF the citi-
zens Of Weatherford TO take measures for
the relief Of the sufferers.
A Gainesville special to the Necs says:
Mayor Rollins received . message this
afternoon from County Judge Davenport
Of Eastland county, and Mayor Graves of
Cisco. appealing for aid for the storm suf-
ferers at Cisco. Mayor Rollins at once
issued an appeal 10 the citizens Of Gaines
vile for contributions.
A message from Valley View statos that
q severe storm passed over the town mt
no D. M, blowing down several houses
and doing much damage to property. No
euewas hurt.
SAVED nv A CELLAR.
Al Rinagold, Montague county. tho
storm unroofcd the house OF Mrs. Birge,
blew several freight cars of o side track
and caused the terr0rised people 10 take
refuge In large collar where they suf-
fercd greatly from confinement and sui.
location. No one Was seriously injured.
THE LAST REPORT.
A Nsws special from Cisco confirms the
worst features OF the cyclone. Less than
60 houses remain standing. the storm hav-
ing wrecked everything in its path. three.
quarters of mile wide through Enstlantl
county. Not church or . school house ID
standing and but Quo business house Is
intact. Ii is impossible to detail the dam.
age done to life and properly.
A partial list Of the dead includes the
| following:
Mrs. JONES AND BABY,
DAVID CAMERON,
CAPTAIN WHITEsIDEs,
FIVE CHILDREN ~ w. A. HICKMAN,
CnILD or w. OWENS.
n. BIEpsoE,
MRs. J. THOMAS,
Mrs. HORTON,
| MRs. KNIGHT.
| The list Of injured includes not loss thar
$50. Among those whose names are al
ready known tho following arc probabl,
fatally hurt:
| FRANK VERNON.
| Mrs. DAVIS.
jim HAYES.
| DAUGHTER or MRS. STEVENS.
| Mrs. BOWERS AND DAUGHTER.
| MKs. X. W. JONES.
| GEORGE HARRIS.
Mrs. KESSARD.
A section boss, name unknown, an,
wife.
n. l.. BiDwELL.
Everything 10 In such confusion that
Is more difficult to get the names Of tn
injured than Of tho dead. Seven mile
northeast Of Cisco, Mrs. L. d. LADD wa
killed.