The evening world., 1894-03-20
SWEPT BY CYCLONES.
Fierce Tornadoes Ravags Towns
in Texas and Arkansas.
Lives We're Lost in kacadoches
and Other Places.
Railroads Washed Out and High.
ways Rendered impossible.


NACADoCHES. Ten. March an-A
tornado passed over this county SUNDAY
night, and yesterday another tornado
traversed n wide scope ot country. Every
house In tho Whitaker negro colony was
blown away. and a number Of persons
were severely hurt. In the Grimes neigh.
horhood, eight miles from here. there is
not a fence or house left Dan Grimes Was
Killed and his wife received fatal in
turies The wind yesterday weakened
all the houses in the McGuston Mills
settlement. The corpse Of young lady
who died sunday night was manE.ei be.
yond recognition. Many inmates Of the
houses were fatally injured
Jake Ballinger. an old blind man. was
killed by flying timhe-s Relief parties
have been organized to GO from here
1t is reported that Hllani. in Bell
County, and Bartlett, In Williamson
| County, were washed out hu, no au.
thent!c news is vet obtalnable from those
places. as the wires are down.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March 2o.-The
day night has. from all reports. been
very severe throughout the State. The
Arkansas River is rising rapidly. and
VII, It is expected, reach the danger
point by Thursday morning. Owing to
washouts on the Iron Mountain road no
, trains have arrived from TeSarkana
for several days
tive tornado struck this section Sunday
afternoon, and laid bare everything in
Us VS. path; About a dozen farm
we're completely demolished. and num-
her Of people narrowly escaped with
their lives. Every tree, fence and other
obstacle in the path of the storm was
"a nd hn do In, in,,g
directions are obstructed. and II is al
most impossible to travel even on horse
back. The path OF yesterdays storm at
this place was nearly a mile wide.
Yesterday morning another tornado
struck the edge Of the town and three
houses were wrecked Several persons
were seriously injured. but none fatally
4 house was blown down and a man
killed at Emporia. ten miles below here
| me peopi" In the storm path are in a
deplorable condition, all their. household
entirely destroyed and they have no
shelter from the hsaries; rainfall ever
ST, LOUIS, March 2n.-Reports from
different points In Texas and Arkansas
indicate that the tornado in portions OF
. those states were very severe and have
destruction 0: property. From Gaines.
vile Tex" comes the report that the
most violent electric and hail storm ever
know known has been prevailing there dur;
streams to overflow their banks.
r, The wind blew a regular tornado Mt
Saratoga. Ark, and 1t is reported that
fiye persons were killed there.
The storm struck Bartlett. a town
about twenty five miles south of Belton
Tex, and the Methodist and Baptist
churches were blown down and com
pletely wrecked. All the schoolhouses
were blown from their foundations For
tunately no one was eriously hurt.
hALl.AS. Tex. March 2O.--The storms
which have prevailed in Northern Texas
since saturday night are unparalleled In
severity. The death roll will reach
twenty. and the list OF wounded over
one hundred At Emery. capital OF
lSaine County. the tornado knocked the
town nearly out Of existence. There
were many other towns visited and
handled roughly. Mayor Barry has
called upon our citizens for contributions
to relieve the sufferers many Of whom
have been ruined and mourn the loss Of
members Of their families Sunday night
an electric storm. followed by deilge
OF rain, fell upon Dallas and vicinity