Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-01
WITH FATAL FURY
The Rotary Terror Visits a
Texas Town.
TWENTY-FIVE MEET SUDDEN DOOM

Town Reported Swept Avay-Six LodE-
ers Cremated at Darlington, fn.-Agon-
izing Fate of Little Girl at Pittsburg-
other Fatalities.
WACO. Tex, May 1.-"Wiped out OF ex-
istence," is the news which comes from
Cisco, Easterland county. A cyclone which
is said to have no parallel in the state of
Texas swept down on that town at 10
o'clock at night and left death. destruc-
tion and desolation in its wake. The force
of the wind was terrific and everything
went down before it as grass before the
scythe. 1t levelled houses and scattered
them in every direction. Trees were
snapped like pipe-stems Nothing could
Withstand the force of the storm. In few
moments what had been thriving town
was a complete wreck. The telegraph
wires were blown down and it was impos
sible 20 receive word from the scene of dis
aste-
The Havoc OF The Tornado.
Cisco is a town of 5000 inhabitants
and the wind has left very little of the
town behind it. The entire business por
Jon was demolished and all the residence
except in the southern part of. the city
completely swept away. Those lett stand
ing are badly damaged. 1t is impossible
TO describe the mass of ruins which Cisco
presents. For some time after the disaster
communication was impossibie, but fnal-
| " wire was got in working order and
details have come in. There were about
$50 houses in the town and but fifty are
| standing. Many people We're crushed be-
| tween fallen timbers, struck by flying
| debris and others were buried beneath the
! ruins of the buildings which fell upon
| them with scarcely a moments warning.
| Panic and terror prevailed. :-e--
| Twenty-Five Corpses Left in the Wake.
The correct list of dead is as follows:
Mrs. Ladd, Captain Whiteside, Mrs. :. E
| Knight, Dave Cameron, Mrs. Beaman,
| Mrs j. T. Thomas, w. A. Hickman's five
| children, NJ. B. Owens child, Conductor
| Bibles (of H. and T. CO, brakeman of H.
and T. c., Mrs. Jones and child, Mrs. Bled-
soc, a railroad man, William Sims (section
| hand), a traveller at Commercial hotel an
unknown, Mrs Wharton, Ruby Owens
Names of the Seriously Injured.
| The names of those badly injured are
as follows Mr.. Lsdd. Frank Vernon, Ed
Roundup, p. X. Stickley, Q L. Rogers and
| wife, James Hayes, w. p. Sebastian, Mrs.
Davenport, Rev. jolly and child, Mrs Van
Mrs. G. A. Wolff, Mrs. Robert Wolff,
| Clure, J. H. Hindman, Mrs.
Smith and son, Mrs Rial, Mrs. Broghen.
| Miss Mamie Lewis, Mr.. Mouiton, wife and
| child, Mrs. Whiteside and child of Mrs.
Thomas, NJ. Matlock and wife and two
| children, Miss Eplarl daughter of Colonel
Eplar), w. D. Walker and son, j. J. Col
Inns, Mr. Young and wife and Mrs. Davis,
| Frank Fisher, j. E. Luce NJ b Owens
Miss Sparks, Miss T. l.. Taylor, Mr.. and
Mrs Hickman, Miss Swartz; T. Jones,
wife and five children; Mrs Frank Vernon,
M B. Owen, Mart Owen, John Collins,
1 l. II II
dler Miss May Chandler, Miss Elsie Noel
ler, Mrs Moeller, Tom Standiford, Johnnie
| Whiteside, Matt Matiock, VIII Jones, Mrs
Doris - Rogers, Miss Epiar daughter of
H. Eplar), George Foreman, H. L. Biewell.
A large number of others are injured, but
not seriously.
| The Five Little Victims.
The saddest feature, probably, of the dis
aster was the deaths of the five Hickman
children Hickman occupied stone build
ing. The children had gone to bed, but
the father and mother were yet up and
heard the storm approaching. The father
went to the back door, opened it, and at
the same instant the front part of the
building was blown in. The father and
| mother were blown out at the back door
and carried by the force of the wind several
yards and then also came the crash of pom
| derous stone upon the children, some OF
whom We're mashed beyond recognition
More Than a Hundred Wounded.
The wounded number more than 100
Ten of these will certainly die. Over 70(
people are homeless. All along the line o
the Texas Central and Texas Pacific rail
ways the repairing and section hands have
been ordered to the scene to clear up the
wreck A relief train left Fort Worth
and was soon at the scene of the disaster
giving aid and assistance. Much suffering
has ensued to the homeless and assistance
is asked for them.
Waco Promptly Sends Assistance.
| A public meeting was held at the city
hall and 81 800 was subscribed, clothing
furnished, and all has been sent to Cisco
together with nurses, help and provisions
Assistance has been sent from Fort Worth
Dallas and other points. Reports show
that serious damage and injury resulted il
Taylor, near Cisco, and additional loss O
life is feared. The remoteness of many O
the points from telegraphic and railroad
facilities delays reports.
Oklahoma suffers Again.
GUTHRIE, May IA cyclone has swep
over the Ponca reservation, doing immens
damage. Communication is difficult, Th
streams are all up and many bridges gone
The death list as far as reported is: j. ]
Keathey, wife, and two children, five mem
bers of the little family. About dozer
Indians and many others were injured, ant
nunQreQS Oh cattle perlShed.
Town in Mississippi Destroyed.
MEMPHIS, May lit is reported her
thatIBogue Chitto, Miss. was destroyed by
cyclone this morning. All wires are:down
and it is impossible to secure particulars.
HOLOCAUST AT BURLINGTON.
Six Persons Burned in Their Sleep-Ap
pearance of Arson.
BURLINGTON, Ia. May 1.-Fire has beer