Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-30
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Eastlaud Tex, April % Specially
What yesterday constituted the city "
Cisco, prosperous city Of some 1000
souls, h today almost completely wiped
ont Of eltcncc.
Last night at OBS p. M, without al
most the least warning whatever. the
most terrible cyclone recorded In the ait
nails Of history swoopcd down upon the
city carrying death and devastation IN
les path. IL lasted only two minutes, but
that was ample time ia which TO destroy
all Of Cisco and her every interest. Tho
scene that Is here presented the duman
eye is beyond an power Of conception
by the human mind, and Il il doubtful
If the famous Johnstowu disaster cx-
ceedod it, horrors. OF the forty bush
ness houses nv the city, today only one
that Of G. II. Zee u Co.. rcmuus iu-
tact while out of about 100 residences
only one stands uuuiurcd. that being
the residence of ! n Epplor. the city
marshal Trees were entirely upruuied
and hurled through thc air for miles
Houses were lifted from their fouuda.
uous in Que portion OF town and put
down outside Of the corporate limits in
the shape of hudlng wood. their con.
tents bciug scattered to the four points
of the compass.
freight train ON tho Texas Central
railway while whiting ut the depot for
orders, consisting OF fourteen cars, which
were heavily loulod with freight was
lurI4I ,s,fupI.t.t,. fr..t. tI... t....f. ......
being carried for distance of eighty
feet being completely shyprcd into spliut.
crs. The engine of the train. weighing
over 20 tons. was drrailrl. The brake
man was killed outright ou the spot aud
the conductor received wounds. from
which hc died this afternoon. Tho most
conservative place The loss 90 nearly
S2,OOO.OOO. When the cyclone had pass
ed people rushed ont OF their HOUSES
praying aud rhrickiue with frenzy.
To add 10 the horror NJ this terrible
scene, flames were discovered to be- Issue
Ing from some business houses aus well
us residences.
Tho volunteer fire department rendered
heroic service Zoo rescuing the dead aud
dying ns well as iu cxllugushing the
ilnmrs Their efforts seemed 20 be more
than human, while they rushed into
imminent danger mmmdnl Of its no.
suits.
The cyclone was
EIGHT MILES GN WIDTH
ot This place, its path rztcndiug for 70
distance of five miles ou the west. aud
three on the east Not telegraph pole
was loft standing m al Of this breadth.
Trees and fences were RACED 10 the
ground
On arrival here Of your special cor.
respondent from Abilene. dis.
tancc ON the west of forly-slN
miles, the streets were found
20 be so fun Of debris Ia some parts OF
the city. as TO make il Impossible for a
wagon TO pass. The death list foots up
fifteen, while fully 40 are more or less
| Injured, The physicians say that the
( death list will aggregate nearly, II not
ALL OF FORTY
| by morning
Immediately after the catastrophe last
night, runners We're started 10 Eastland.
where Geographic communication could
he had with The outside world. The
| Texas ana Pacific railway ran special
| train from Baird at am early hour this
morning loaded with physicians aud eN-
perienced nurses. AN Of thc physicians
from the towns Of Cisco, Ranger, Baird
and Albany are ON tho ground, caring
for the wounded and dying.
FIFTEEN NEW GRAVES
were dug Ia tho cemetery today by the
hands OF sorroNlng friends IN which {,
b,ry the dead
The streets this afternoon are crowded
with people who talk nothing but NJ the
horrors of last night Relief must soon
be had as the supply OF groceries that
was not destroyed will be exhausted be-
! fore morning Those citizons Who hay,
! enough Of thor reside ices left intact
| are keeping them open 90 AN. sharing
with them their shelter aud last ,estige of
food.
WEATHERFORD
has rendered great aid ia this hour of
need Her wealthy cidzens arrived ON
tho noon train and have opened their
purses to an In need
IL is learned thar relief train
viii arrive here tonight from that
point looded with groceries, For dis.
lance of two miles east of the town the
prairios are literally covered with debris
IN the shape OF tImbcrs, household goods
personal eleets and fragments of Tin
roofs The rock and brick business
houses are by far the most complete
wrecks and carried 10y far more death
aud devastation IN their ruins.
u Is impossible oven az this late hour
60 secure list Of those who are wound
ed and Il Is doubtful # even the follow.
ing constitutes the total list OF the dead,
Captain Il, NJ Whitrsides, merchant.
| Five children Of W A. Hickman, Il
being his entire family except his wife.