Huntsville gazette., 1894-03-24
TORNArOES IN TEXAS.

Inc state swept by q succession OF ts0-
lent Sterms-A Negro village Blown
Quite Away-Heavy Loss of Life and De-
struction of Property-The Victims suf-
fering for actual Neccessaries-The
Heaviest Rainfall Ever Witnessed.
LUFKIN, Tex, March yesterday
about o'clock a destructive tornado
struck this section and laid bare every
thing in its path, and about dozen
farmhouses within three miles of this
place were completely demolished and
number of -eople narrowly escaped
with their lives. Every tree, fence
and other obstacle in the path of the
storm was torn up, and the roads in
various directions are blocked, and it
is almost impossible to travel on horse
back.
The path of yesterdays storm at this
place was nearly mile wide.
Again this morning about $50 o'clock
the tornado struck the edge of town
and three houses were wrecked and
their contents scattered over the coun.
try distance of mile or two. Sew
eral persons were seriously injured,
but none fatally.
1t is reported here that a house was
blown down and a man killed at EN-
poria, ten miles below here, but infor
nation is very meagre.
The people in the storms path are
in a deplorable condition, and their
household goods either scattered out
of reach or entirely destroyed, and
they have no shelter from the down
pour of rain which has been falling all
day. To-day it is impossible to get
anywhere near the wrecked houses
with team. Huge pines, some OF
them several feet in circumference,
were broken and twisted as if they
were straws.
The actual damage to property and
stock in this immediate vicinity will
reach several thousand dollars. No
washouts are reported on the railroa Dis,
although the rainfall is the heaviest
ever witnessed here.
Negro COLONY Blown Away and Other
Casualties.
NACOGDoCHEs, Tex, March 19.-Yes-
terday evening cyclone passed
through this county, and this morning
tornado traversed a wide scope of
country. Rain has been falling in
sheets, so that communication with
the stricken section has been suspend
ed, and only meagre details are OBJ
tainable. M
Every house in the Whitaker negro
colony was blown away and several
occupants badly hurt. In the Grimes
neigh borhood, nine miles north of
here, there is not house or fence left
intact. DR.. Grimes was killed, and his
wife, who was confined to her bed, re-
ceived fatal in juries Her babe, few
days old, escaped injury.
This morning tornado began opera.
tions two miles east of here, wrecking
all the houses in the McGuiston mill
settlement. The corpse of a young
lady who died last night, was mangled
beyond recognition. Several inmates
of the house were fatally injured.
Jake Ballinger, an old blind man, was
killed by flying timbers. Relief com
mittees have been organized to 60 from
here
1t is reported that. Hilland, in Bell
county, and Bartlett, in Williamson
Guilty. NClC WlDOo Outs OuO NJ uu
thentic news is yet obtainabi from
these places, as the wires are down.
Storms OF Unparalleled Severity.
DALLAS, Tex, March 19.-The storms
which swept over northern Texas to-
night, yesterday and last night, and
which are prevailing to-day are un-
paralleled in severity. The death-roll
will reach twenty, and the list Of in
jured over 100. At Emory, the county
seat of Raines county, the tornado
knocked the town nearly out of exist
ence There were many other towns
visited and badly damaged.
Mayor Berry has called on Dallas
citizens for contributions to relieve
the sufferers, many of whom have been
ruined and mourn the loss of members
of their families.
Last night anelectric storm followed
by miniature deluge of rain to-day,
fell upon Dallas and all the counties
around us. No breaks in any of the
railroads have as vet been reported,