Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-30
THE SAD STORY


Eastlaud. Tex, April 20 CSpedaD-j
The pity Of &c.. last night Cisco. one og
the most prosperous cities Zoe western
Texas was entirely destroyed and
number of people are killed It came
alwust without warning about half
past nine o'clock when but few people
had gone 10 bed. bad It occurred three
hours later the death list would have
reached MP into the hundreds A. IL Is
10 will hr impossible 60 determine the
oAuct loss of life for several days. IL
was well built little city aud but one
The scene from the depot to what was
once the business portion of town beg
ours description. The streets are covered
with debris and the living are hunting
through thc ruins for the bodies of their
friends aud relatives.
a train upon the Texas and Pacific
track consisting VI am engine and sixteen
freight curs WIS blown from the track
aud turned upside down 600 the ditch.
When the storm first came mp men
and women npd in terror 10 the streets
or bid beneath beds Ia some instances
the roofs of the house were blown on,
iu other eases tho houses were lifted clear
FROM their foundations aud nothing re-
mains to show that iLcy existed except
Pile Of stone, bricks aud timbcrs.
A LOG HOUSE
au old landmark, vus blown away SO
entirely that no trace of Go can bee found
Ia one case % woman was killed, while
o babe She held Ia her arms escaped
uuhurt rimbcrs were blown through
frame buildings and bricks aud boards
can Doe found near ON the praircs.
There were several social parties Of
young people and one place a table turned
upside down WAS seen, while the deck
of cards was an together, not having been
scattered boy the winds
one man took refuge under bed,
his house blew away from him. when the
storm pusstd Doe was sin under the bed.
but bad uo roof over him.
Early Ibis morning the news was srut
ont and = Texas and Pacific railroad
ram % num6cr of special trains, carrying
surgeons, newspapers correspondents. aud
Jhr friends and relatives OF the dead aud
injured
Thousands of people from outside towns
came boo 90 visit the ruins today
They came ON horse back, In buggics
on th" imius, on foot aud any way to
get there.
Seven miles of wircs are down ON the
roXas and Pacific railroad.
Women are crying for their fathers.
their husbands, their sons, their brothers
aud their lovers aud walk up and down
the streets, wrInringdhcia hands aud look
Ing through the crowd as II they hopel
that they would lind their loved ones.
Strong mon
WEEP LIKE CHILDREN.
and when another body is found there
are renewed tears and hcaurcnding
emotions aud sohs
Cisco was one Of the most wealthy.
beautiful and prosperous cities of lbs
size boo the state, aud growing rapidly.
one man who was walking along the
street when the cyclone struck the town.
and who dii not have time 10 find shell.
ter, reports that it seemed lint minute
from the time the cloud came TO the
earth until the air was Gucd with hy.
Ing timhers. bricks, stones, aud articles
of merchandise taken from the store.
when the buildings fell and scattered
over the streets
The special from Fort Worth corrying
surgeons ana newspaper corre,popda,ts
arrived TOO late TO get ull particulars
as amid the din aud confusion the crowd
Of spectators aud anxious seacbers for
the dead, but little information could be
obtained.
Surrounding towns were called upon
for assistance as hundreds of people are
not only homeless. but pennness. ana
there Is no provisions IN tue town 10 be-
bought
The governor OF the state was also cali.
ed upon for assistance ANA pronpt p.
sponscs ere being received.
One woman was seen who retired
and who had escaped In her might clo,bos
without a stitch of clothing or 4 pair ~
shoes 10 protect her. so great was ma
scarcity Of covering for human Kind tbat
it was some time before She conla bs
provided with anything whatever Tb.ro
were a number Of similar cases. tboneb
not SO eNtreme, but hatless and shoel.ss
people are to be met everywhere.
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