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

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The little city Of Cisco and almost COM
plotcly unuihiluted g. Eye.wtuesses Of
the storm say its approach was hcrulded
10y dull roaring sound, as of the rush
ing of many waters. and almost stimuli
tunoously came the crash of falling build
ings II lasted Il half or three.ouartcrs
Of % minute and passed 90 the northwest
The majority OF the people Of the town
which has population of about 1000.
had retired aud the awful storm Of de-
gtwctiOu aud death came upon the with
ont an instunts warming and fifteen PEG.
pie were hurled into eternity without
moments warning The storm was eyi.
dcutly q twistrr, for trees were snapped
like pipe stems and huge stone buildings
melted before the blast like sugar before
stream of water Frame buildings were
twisted torn 10 pieces, and the shattered
fragments, scattered all along the path
Of the storm.
Nothing can exceed the violence Of
those whirling winds. before which mas
siyc buildings yield as easily rs the more
frail ones of frame They come swift as
the lightuiug's fash and depart as sudden
ly lu this ease q storm Of rain and hail
followed, the hail falling IKE storm VI
bullets upon the unprotected survivors
who were striving TO rescue the dead and
wounded. Tho plight of the survivors
Is us ptiful as can we'll be- imagined.
Food is scarce aud no means Of preparing
e remain of which the bulk of the sur.
yiyors cau avail themselves The most
pressing need Is for medical attendance,
there being over one hundred people IN.
iurol, many Of whom will die II not
given proper surgical attention
Passengers ON the cast-bound Tcxps
and Pacific train last night were ques.
toned as 10 the effects of the cyclone.
One gentleman cn route TO Dallas pass.
ed through the cyclone lie had been
IN for some time at the City hotel
In Cisco aud was In his room ut the
time the storm struck The west end
Of the building was RACED TO the ground
and the COON In which he was sitting
escaped destruction, but the windows
were shattered, his light extinguished
aud the doors wcdged so firmly that Il
was some time before lac could get out.
When be- finally did so scene of hor
ror met his gaze Women We're frantic
and men were dazcd, but soon rallied
and set TO work in the effort 10 rescue
the wounded and cNtricate the dead
When the train left at G:13 yesterday
afternoon fifteen dead bodies had been
recovered. Six were dying and over
hundred We're more or less injured
Two-thirds If not three-fourths of the
town was leyolcd 10y the storm, and 10
remaining buildings We're more or lesy
shattered and In many instances roof
loss
Trainmeu say the scene presents Il
picture Of as complete desolation as can
well be imagined, Cisco lies IN a basin
between the hills The storm struck the
high, prociIitous hill west of the
city first, dipped down into the valley,
enough 10 wipe ont the town, and after
travelling a few miles to the northeast,
apparently raised into the upper atmos-
pherc again. Relief trains are being run |
from various points near. The farmers |
In the surrounding country are not well |
to do and though they are bringing IN
supplies as rapidly as possible, the
amount will soon be- exhausted
Mayor Paddock wired the mayor Of |
Cisco TO draw for $780, also arranged
with the Pacific Express company to
transport any supplies that were sent TO |
that Office Quite number Of the Iner-
chants responded 20 his call for aid and
sent supplies for the needy by this morn.
mg's train, An effort was made to send |
relief train and twenty-five men vol
unteerod TO 80 and render such assist
ance as was needed, but the inability TO
reach Mr. Thope and secure a train
precluded the mayor from carrying this
purpose into effect
Contributions sent to any Of the banks,
TO The Gazette business office or 10 the \
mayors office win be promptly forward
ed and acknowledged through the press
of the city.
CALL ON GALVESTON.