The morning call., 1894-03-20
TRAILS OF DEATH.
Fury of the Cyclone in
Texas.
LEFT SCORES OF VICTIMS.
Twenty Instantly Killed and
Scores Wounded.
LEFT SCORES OF VICTIMS.
STOCK KILLED IN THE ICY BLAST
Branches of the Great Gulf Storm
Also Spread Through Several
Southern States.

DALLAS, Tex, March 19.-The storms
which swept over Northern Texas on Sat-
urday, yesterday and last night and pre-
vailed to-day are unparalleled in severity.
The death list will reach twenty, and the
list of wounded over 100.
At Emery. the capital of Rain County,
the cyclone knocked the town nearly out
OF existence. There were maDy other
towns visited and handled roughly.
The identified dead were: George Walk
or, Miss Esther Alexander. B. Henry and
the four-year-Old-child of Henry Murray.
Three unidentified bodies were found
north of Emory.
The storm came from the southwest and
swept the earth of everything in the ira k
for fifty miles in length and one hundred
yards viue. Hailstones of an extra ordi-
nary size fell in many places.
NAGoDoCBEs. Tex, March TO- - Yes
terday cyclone passed through this
county, and yesterday another tornado
traversed a wide scope of country. Rain
has been falling in sheets, so that no
communication with the stricken district
has beer had, and only meager details are
obtainable. Every house in the Whitaker
negro colony was blown away and q num-
Der severely hurt
In the Grimes neighborhood. eight miles
from here, there is not fence or house
lett Dan Grimes was killed, and his
wife received fatal injuries.
This morning cy lone began opera
tions two miles east of here, ruinir all
the houses in the McGuiston Mill settle
ment. The corpse Of young lady who
died last night was mangled beyond
recogni ion. Many inmates of the house
were fatally injured. Jake Baganier, an
o.d man. was killed. Rel eff parties have
been nrganiz-d 10 go from here. 1t is re-
ported that HiIland, in Bell County, and
Bartlett. in Williamson County, were
wiped out, but no authentic news was ob-
tainabIe from those places, as the wires
are down.
LUFKIN. Tex, March 19.-Yesterday,
about O'Clock. a destructive cyclone
struck this section and laid bare evary-
ching in its path. About a dozen farm
houses within three miles of this place
were demolished. and number of people
narrowly escaped death. Every tree,
fence and other obstacle in the path of
the storm was torn Up, and the roads in
various directions are obstruc ed and it is
almost impossible to travel on horseback
II ObUl y u C4tCA buld a CVPlOnc
struck the edge of the town, and three
structures were wrecked and their con-
tents scattered over the country distance
OF mile or two. Several persons were
seriously injured, but none fatally. The
people in the points the storm touched are
in a terrible, condition. The damage to
property and stock will reach thousands
of dollars.
GAINESVILLE, Tex. March 19-The re-
port that the most violent electrical and
hail storm ever known has been prevailing
here during the past three days causing the
streams to overflow their banks is true.
Much damage will be Done to crops and
cattle. The Missouri. Kansas and Texas,
and Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe trains
are delayed on account of the water
At Bartlett the Methodist and Baptist
churches were wrecked and the school
house was blown from its foundation. No
one was seriously hurt. The wind blew a
regular tornado at Saratoga, thirty miles
north. and FIVE persons were killed. Sara
toga is several miles from a railroad and
the telegraph line and it is at present i'm
possible to verify The reports.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, March 19-Yester-
days cyclone reached well into the Chick
asaw Nation and much damage is re-
ported. Twenty miles north of here the
home Of J. B. Putnam was blown down,
his 14-year-old daughter was killed and
bis wife fatally hurt. Other members
Of the family were badly hurt. Nearly all
the stock on the lace was killed
LoNGvIEw. Tex, March 19-Near here
yesterday the wind tore up trees and de-
molished an old house in which there were
many negroes living. scarcely one of whom
escaped unhurt. Several were killed and
pinned under the falling oaks, in the
midst of which the building was standing.
Following is revised list of the dead
and wounded al Lansings Switch, the CEN
ter of Sunday mornings cyclone, six miles
east of here.
The dead number eight, as follows:
Alexander Lester, Sarah Lester, Alexan-
der Jr., Robert A. Lester. Jasper Collins,
Sissy Lester, Dock Simmons. Arthur Les
ter.
The fatally injured are: Mollis Collins,
Frank Disor, Odessa Lester (all colored).
There are ten or fifteen others seriously
injured. both white and cOlored.
MEMPHIS. March 19.-The storm con-
hnues IN all its intensity and the down.
pour of rain has been ince~sant, causing
damage to roads and buildings and over
moving branches and bayous. In the city
water fllied the streets and cutters and for
lime stopped ira ffic The rainfall up to
lo o'clock to-day was 55 inches, which is
second 10 the largest fall th at has occurred
mere since 1871. The largest fall was in
1887, which was 81 inches.
The downpOur ha- been general over
west lrnnessee North Louisiana, Arkan-
sas. Mississippi and Yves ern Kentucky.
and was caused by gulf storm. which was
central at Z o'clock this morning over
Texas.
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