The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-30
WENT SOUTH INTO TEXAS
Terrible Ravages Of the Cyclone Are
Visited Upon the Lone
Star State.
The Town of Cisco the Worst Suf-
ferer From the Storm
Kings Wrath.
Nearly All Demolished, Twenty Killed
1@6 Injured, and Several Others Miss
ing-Some Victims Identified

DALLAB, Tex, April ga News corre-
spondent learned from passengers ON the
sast-bound train this evening that the de-
struction by the cyclone at Cisco was simply
appalling. There are not more than
twenty-five or thirty houses standing and
up to tho time the train passed. about two
O'Clock this afternoon. twenty-one bodies
hnd been recovered from the ruins, and
there were ten or twelve persona missing.
A strong one-story building with walls two
feet thick was levelled to the ground. A
heavy freight engine and a whole train of
cars were blown from the track and de-
molished and several hundred feet of side
track of railroad torn up. The number in
jured runs up to 100.
Late this evening Mayor Levy received
the following from Cisco: "Town
nearly all demolished. twenty killed. 1876 in
jured. Hundreds without food or shelter.
Raise all relief possible and send to John
f. Patterson, chairman relief committee" !"
The following telegram was also received
by Mayor Levy from Cisco: Cisco has
been destroyed by the most destructive
cyclone that ever visited Texas More than
four-fifths of tho people are without houses.
Thete are many dead and wounded. Help
ie needed TO bury the dead, take care of the
wounded and relieve those dependent who
lost everything" This was signed by W.
G. Davenport, county judge, and G. W.
Graves mayor.
A message from Valley View states that q
severe storm passed over the town at $3.50
p. M. blowing down several houses and
doing much damage to property. No one
was hurt.
At Ringgold, Montague county, the storm
unroofed the house of Mrs. Birge. blew sew.
eral freight cars off the side track, and
caused the terrorized people to take refuge
in largo cellar. where they suffered eatly
from confinement and suffocation. No one
was seriously injured.
X. F. Willie. who arrived at Dallas to-
night. was at Cisco an hour and half. He
says twenty-one dead persons were found
and over 100 wounded were counted.
worst features of the cyclone. Less than
fifty houses remain Standing the storm
having wrecked everything in its path,
three quarters of a mile through Eastland
county. Not church or school house is
standing, and but one business block is in
tact. 1t is impossible to detail the damage
done to life und property. A partial list OF
Jones und baby. David Cameron. Capt.
Whitesidcs, five children of w. A. Hick-
man. one child of NJ. b. Owens, N. Bledso,
Ms. J. 4. Thomas. Mrs. Horton, Mrs.
knight.
The list Of injured includes not less than
150. Among those whose names are al
ready known the following are fatally hurt,
Frank Vernon. Mrs. Davis. Jim HAYES, a
daughter of Mrs. Stevens. Mrs. Powers and
daughter Mrs. X. W. Jones. George Harris.
Mrs. Jennard. a section boss. name un-
known, and wife, P. l.. Bidwell.
Everything is in such confusion that it ia
more difficult to get the names of injur ed
than of the dead. Seven miles northeast
OF Cisco Ms. Il. l.. Ladd was killed. Three
miles further on Mr.. Ferguson was killed.
After the cyclone passed much OF the
wreckaee burned, having caught fire from
overturned stoves. 1t is therefore probable
that most of the missing, about score,
were burned to death and their dead bodi es
c'emated. Many streets are impassable on
foot. Physicians estimate that not less
than 200 are injured. of whom forty will
die. The property loss will be $1,000 900.