The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-04
THE CALAMITY AT CTS 20.
SAD HAVOC OF THE CYCLONE AS
VIEWED BY a STRANGER.
Business Center Almost Total Wreck and
Many Happy Homes Destroyed-List
Of Dead and Wounded Up to Date
Help From Other Cities
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
EAsTLAND, Tex, april 30 IT
wild, weird and gloomy vision evel
appeared ~ mortal man where peace
conientmeut and prosperity reigneC
three days ago, snnh was the dreary
and devastated sight that broke upOT
the awe stricken correspondent wheL
he arrived at midnight in Cisco. The
night WAS calm ana still, like an en-
ragged beast that had satisfied it:
bloodthirsty desire for human life
Scarcely breeZe was blowing, a:
though il had exhausted itself ia I'M
limited vengeance Friday night. Had
that ruined scene burst to ones face
he would be horror-stricken, but as il
was he is alarmed.
For fully three miles before be ar.
rived where Cisco was ne sees the un-
mistaka BILE evidences OF the furious
wind. Looking out one moment
through the rain and the next bright
starlighG he can see The trees and
tWigs bent and twisted, and ever and
anon cow would be seen dead o.
badly crippled This continues in
varied and yet similar aspect until
the Texas and Pacific passenger depot
is reached This is the regulation
size similar in build and construction
to nearly all along that line. The
storm in its madness had overlooked
the tact that the company had located
the building where they wished il,
30 it licked it up in its fearful EN-.
brace and without iDjuring it very
badly placed it halt way across the
railroad track.
Proceeding with the investigation
your correspondent under guideship OF
some of the hOspitable citizens, began
general survey OF the destroyed
city. The sight beggars description,
for man was born TO nave to do with
things ordinary, and this was far be-
You'd ordinary. Going up Avenue d,
OH either side, buildings that once
would have been the pride and boast
of any place were lev9led fiat to the
earth. Beginning at the north end OF
thai avenue on the west
side there is not building.
The City hotel is badly demolished
but is not entirely down. w. j.
Walkers barber shop is only slightly
injured; u. Il. MaxwelPs drug store is
unrOoied; Mr.. Hartman, grocer, only
slightly damaged; E. Kline, dry
goods, damaged; @. H. Fee, feed store,
slightly damaged; j. +. Patterson,
groceries, unroofed; w. j. Martin,
drug store, unroofed. These are all OF
the business houses that are standing
at all out of the sixty odd when the
cyclone visited them. In the resi-
dence portion OF the city all the
Central railway track ale gOne-not
one is left as silent monument of the
destruction.
Scattering in all parts of the former
city there are in all about dozen resi-
dences left standing that are at all
suitable for occupancy. Those that
can he used in this emergency are the
residences of j j. Martin, Wiley
Daniel, E f. Cane, John Winston,
George Wernberger, Jules Kasklites,
Tom Worthington, Doc Stouts, the
Baptist parsonage, j. H. Rogers,
Il. w. Jones, G. J, Daniels,
David Redfield, w. l.. Eggles.
ton, Mrs. l.. H. Rivers, DR.. G.
s Vance, J. II, Holeolms and Dick
Davis. some of these are damaged a
great DEAL, in fact they are IN all
stages and present every phase of
ruin, but the Others are entirely
ruined.
AS to the educational advantage
be it said that Cisco was right in b =
front ranks hut now, only one school
building, public school building,
is left at all and it is greatly in need
OF repairs.
Not satisfied with destroying tn 9
tenants goods and chattels and the
wealthy mans property, the wind
demon must clog the wheels of educa-
tional advancement as we'll as relig.
ions institutions. Every church in
the place is gone and we know not
where. The Methodist, Baptist,
Christian and Presbyterian are all
gone. This city, once fair in progress
and prosperity, in the line of industry
had many jewels il her crown, but
now jewels, crown and all have van
ished. The ice factory is destroyed,
the mill unroofed, but the mill stands,
the proud victor of all, and came out
of the pandemonium unscathed.
The dead are:
Mrs. Charles Jones and child.
Capt. r. w. Whiteside.
Five children of w. H. Hickman.
Mrs. J. Il. Thomas.
Will Simmons.
Mrs. Wharton.
Mrs. B. Knight.
Wade Bledsoe.
Dave Cameron.
Two children of b. Owens.
Nine of the wounded cannot live.
prominent railroad superintendent living
in Savannah, one suffering for years fIom NAL
aria and general Geblity, says on having re-
covered his health by the use of p ?. p, thinks
that he will live forever, if he can ALWAYS get
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This PERSONS name will be given on applica-
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