The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-05-02
A CYCLONE.
Cisco, Texas, Devastated BY 4
Wind Storm.
The List Of Dead Numbers Seventeen,
and Many Injured.
sevrrat Of whrm WIN ne Relieved of Their
salfrrsngr y, ileath The Homeless and
Destitute Recefsc Aid Frnm Towns
~ All PARTS OF the state.

ARuRSR. TcN.. May II Reports from
the terrible cyclone al Cisco are coming
in The number IL killed Is now plnccd
II eventts,n seriously injured, eight
cen. wounded, condition unknown,
thirty Outside 81 cisro county old
man Human WAS killed. His was the
first house destroyed ami IL WINS The
FIRST man killed. Charles Icniins. SRI.
snsly injured; Johnny Townsend. In
inrca. Mrs. II Townsend. slightly In
iure,t; liill Dooian. seriously injured:
T. J. Davis ankle broken; u A. lsndd,
arm broken and otherwise injured;
Mrs l.asd. reported killed outright
mot authenticated; Widow Latham. kr-
riously injured, q n Davidson. iniuresl
Mrs Fcnna house ghne entifrlys her
and husband injured Verified reports
reectvcd SUNDAY show the cyclone 81
saturday night - hc much wdrNc than
Was III lifst supposed Each hour r9iiA
mp The drath liat Jill We'll rs those
wounded, and enough II lnavn e. state
positively That the fotpwpsne Hist Il not
complete outside of tises, Tho phyni
clans on the rfeund etatc that out Of
the lao now wounded Ia the city ii
Cisco alone ulnny itnre ARE sumo ~ die.
From the hrsl reports and authorities
IL can Nj positively stated that the
cyclone camc into Cisco from the
northwest. and after completely
the entire city. went
ont ii tho junction ~ tho
Texas and Pacific md Texas Central
railroad trackaand there divided. fol-
lowing each trick. continuing ~ leave
only death and destruction III IL wake.
To nsia 70 the horrors Of the thousands
~ homeless 1T so who were without
the shelter 4 rsy The home 81 another
Saturday night and with dead dying
and wounded On every hand n hcgnn
u storm and the night promised ~
prove d repetition Of tho ono before. so
horrible IN It's results. pandelnoninm
rciRnca supreme on every lapd and
people we're wild with fi'cnxy. The
thunder poalcd forth md the rnin Ne
seconded hi torrents accompanied with
vivid flashes ~ lightning.
All groceries or provisions on hand,
which were fcw, were rninods After u
short time THE light storm ccaSed and
the work 81 rescuing was nRnin com.
|mcnced ~ hands TINT never tired. al.
though having boon doing service for
thirty hours
Sunday siRhtsscerS poured y, 81 ffcry
train by the hundred lfom efYl here.
no HRS tliau flyr hnndfoa o0mi0If |1ot,
Abilene alone saturday dIl WIS AIS.
aster and confusion. but sunday morn
ing ii nm eirly hour efforts were made
AZ establishing system f0r tho general
good and for prompt dispatch ~ an
matters Five men were appointed Of,
each Of the following committees: 70.
lief, commissarY, bufying dead.
wounded. sick. making collins. trnnss
portation and general relief. Relief
commenced 10 arrive last night az i
late hour. Abilene. Baird. Enatlnnd.
Wcnthcrford md 1T. Worth sent trains
loaded with cooked provisions. tents.
tarpaniins and blankets 4. s. Thorne.
general superintendent Of tho Texas
and Pacific. placed thescntire system BY
wire IL tho disposal Of tho mayor 81
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