The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-03-23
TEXAS TORNADO.
The Lone Star State Secures the
First Visitation.
A Number OF Persons Killed and Injured
Destruction Of Property Murder and
Suicide In an Oakland, Cal,
Church.
Storm In Texas.

clone which swept over this place at 1
o'clock yesterday morning, accompanied
by hailstones of immense size, did much
damage, breaking over 800 hundred
windows 1t greatest fury was expert
enced six miles east of here, where it
struck and demolished the large coun-
try house of John Cain, occupied by a
large family of negroes. The house
was in an ancient grove of oaks, twen-
ty in number, everyone of which was
uprooted, and all were scattered about
in great profusion.
Among the trees were found the
bodies of five dead negroes and eight
others who were badly injured, besides
dead fowls, cows, dogs and other ami
mails.
Old Alexander Testers dead body
was found fifty yards away entirely
nude. His old wife, Sarah, was pinned
under tree, mangled and dead Alex
ander Lester, Jr., was found among
torn mattresses and debris dead Rob-
ert Lester, 9 years old, was found near
tree without any mark of violence on
his person. Jasper Collins was dead,
pinned under large oak, snugly COW
cred in a bed, with his head crushed
and limits broken. From beside him
crawled painfully out his young wife,
Mollie Collins. with an ugly hole in
the center of her forhead She will re-
cover. Sissy" Lester, an infant, was
found dead in a fallen tree-top with her
legs and arms crushed. Silas John
son, who was visiting at the
house, was bruised from head to foot,
but no bones were broken. He will re-
cover. Frank Dizer. also a visitor, had
his leg broken below the knee, and
NAV recover. Dock Simmons who
was in bed with Alex. Lester, Jr., had
his head bruised, and will die. Odessa
Lester. years old. had his leg and
both arms broken, and will die. He
was found many yards away in a field.
Arthur Lester, 6 years old, had his leg
broken in two places below and above
the knee, and otherwise badly injured.
At the little town of Emory, 80 miles
south of Greenville, Saturday evening
the western part of the place was
wrecked. A relief train with doctors,
reporters and medical stores was sent
from Greenville. The recognized dead
are: George Walker, Miss Easter Alex
ander, Henry Bross and a four-year-old
child of Henry Murray.
Three unidentified dead bodies were
found north of Emory and brought to
town. About fifty persons are wound
ed, some of them quite seriously. The
storm came from the southwest, struck
the ground just north of the railroad
depot and swept the earth of every
thing in its track for about five miles
in length and a hundred yards wide.
Killed at Prayer.
OAKLAND, Cal, March 20. John
Brady shot and killed Mary Brady, his
wife. and then committed suicide yes
terday morning in the church of I'm
maculate Conception in this city.
Brady and his wife had been separated
about two years He was much dissi-
pated and appears to have harassed
her great deal Yesterday morning
Mrs. Brady went to mass, arriving
after the services. She entered the
church and knelt down to pray near
the altar. Brady entered and took a
seat behind her. She appears to have
been unaware of his presence. No
others were in the church.
Suddenly Brady drew a pistol and
placing the weapon at the back of his
wife's head, drew the trigger. The
woman was killed instantly. Then
Brady pointed the pistol toward his
own body and fired. the ball going
through his right lung. Meanwhile
the noise of the shots had attracted
back to the church many of the mass
celebrants. and they rushed forward
to overpower Brady. He brandished
his pistol wildly and threatened to
shoot anyone who advanced. The
crowd hesitated. Then Brady placed
the pistol to his forehead and blew out
his brains.
Brady was about IS years old, his
wife the same They were once well
to do. Since their domestic troubles
Brady has been out of work much OF
the time. He was probably deranged.
TROOPS WITHDRAWN.