The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-11

The others injured are:
Tom Terrell, conductor, cash over
left eye and injured about the legs;
not serious.
J. 7. Byrnes, assistant train master,
of this city, cut over left eye and arm
and shoulder injured.
w. A. Taylor, conductor, of Gal
weston, cut over the eye and shoulder
badly hurt.
The ill fated train was an extra
freight pulled by engine No. 266, in
charge of Engineer Shannon. 1t con-
sisted of 16 cars, IL, of which were
heavily loaded. The tram left here
at $3.50 in a binding rain storm &C.
companied by stiff wind. When it
reached the foot of the hill just this
sid of Fair Plains the wind had
attained such velocity that the en-
CINE was stopped, but by opening the
throttle the engine was just able to
reach the summit of the hill just in
time to meet terrific cyclone, whose
sweep nothing could withstand.
81 was on the engine" said Brake.
man Pryor to reporter, ION the way
down, and the big machine fairly
quivered. Scarcely had 1 noticed the
trimbe, when looking back, l saw the
whole train flying down the west
side of the embankment. The
engine was at a standstill
and unable to move in the gale. 1
started back. 1 had stepped off
the east side of the engine when the
wind took me up. 1 caught Oh rod,
however, and chung on until the
worst passed over. went back and
saw what you see before you"
Sixteen cars we're in the ditch.
Lying about twenty feet from the
track was the caboose, the cupalo off.
In the cupalo was sitting Gum when
the wind swept it off. The caboose
turned over t4ree times, and beneath
it fell Gum. crushed in the temple.
Death must have been instaneous.
Those in the caboose besides Gum,
were Byrnes, Taylor and Terrell, who
were injured as stated above. Not
one in the caboose escaped. All the
injured, and Gums body, were
brought up late this evening. Gums
remains are now being prepared for
burial and will be shipped to Gle
burne where his mother lives. All
the others who were injured, except
Byrne, live at Cleburne.
Mayes is most seriously hurt, his
injuries being internal. Byrne is not
seriously hurt, neither is Terrell.
AS stated before, everyone
of the cars was blown
from the track and landed in every
way from Is to 20 feet down the ditch,
Only two trucks were left on the track.
The engine was in some way broken
loose and got out of the way.
Three miles south of here the Gwo-
story house of L. Black burn was de.
molished. Mr.. Blackburn fell amid
the debris, receiving injuries from
which he will die. His wife was also
badly injured.
A house belonging to John knight,
near by, was alsD demolished, but no
one was injured.
A late report from Clear Creek, this
county, says fully dozen houses were
ruined. Doubtless many were in
iured, some possibly fatally, but it
will be impossible to learn particulars
before tomorrow.
In this city the greatest damage was
to Buckeyes Planning mill, which was
destroyed.
AT BoNHAM.
BoNHAM, Tex, May Ga cyclone
struck South Bonham this evening at
) O'Clock, and blew two residences off
of its blocks. This house be-
longed to j. r. Erwin, in which re-
sided Jno. Travis and family, Mrs
Travis being considerably bruised
about the head and arms. Mr.. Travis
was also considerably bruised.
A Mr.. John Bottom had his back
sprained Miss Katy Wheeler was
hurt about the head by being struck
with flying missile, cutting a cash
entirely across her face. The other
houses were vacant. A good many
trees were blown down
The chimney to the public school
building in the western part of the
city was blown over, also chimney
to A. l.. Reeds house.
The wind came from the northwest
md seemed to bs severe to the west
of town. 10 to this time no deaths
are reported. The wind was accom-
panied by considerable rain.
AT TIoGA.
TIoGA, Tex, May 6.-The most ter
rife wind storms ever known here
struck US at 4:45 p m. A deluge of
rain and some hail accompanied it.
Nobody hurt, but considerable dam
age done to some good buildings. A