Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-22
THIRTEEN KILLED BY A CYCLONE.
Part of a Texas Town Wiped Out
by a Fearful Storm.

a Terrific Cyclone, Accompanied by Hail
--Thirteen Killed and Scores Wounded
Live Stock aud Poultry slaughtered by
the Lumps OF lee.
CiRnEyvlLLE, TEX, March 1s.---A terrific
cyclone passed over Emory, the county
sent of Rains county, 30 miles south of
Greenyilla, about 80 o'clock this morn
ing, totally destroying the western part Of
the town.
The news reached this city about 8
o'clock and special train bearing num-
Der of physicians was sent to the stricken
town.
A dozen unfortunates were lying on
stretchers in a. drug store. OF these four
were dead.
Miss Caster Alexander.
Bras Henry,
George Walker.
Four.years-old son of Henry Murray,
coiored.
Three unidentified dead bodies were
found north Of the city.
The wounded number about so, and
some are seriously hurt.
ROTARY CLOUD OF DEATH.
The cloud came from the southwest. and
as described by an eyewitness the bottom
was forked, and 1t was one continual blaze
of electricity. 1t had rotary motion and
seemed about 30 or 40 feet wide. II struck
the ground north Of the Missouri, Kansas
g. Texas depot.
It's track extends four or five miles north
and is about 100 yards wide. Everything
in the way of the storm is complies
wreck.
ICE STORM WITH A CYCLONE.
LoNGyIEw, Tx, March 1S.--A destruc-
tive ice storm and cyclone passed over this
place at ] o'clock, this morning. Great
Jumps Of ice fell. breaking over 800 panes
Of glass. Many pieces of ice weighed Ia TO
is ounces, while others, which must have
been much larger, were found this morn
ing after Q heavy warm rain, with the
mercury above 40.
Chickens and turkeys roosting in trees
were killed, while ducks, geese and hogs
were pelted to death. One COW belonging
TO Frank Lawson was killed, the skin
being knocked off in several places.
The house of C. Il. Thornton had two
holes Knocked in the roof, The roof OF
Conductor Cables house was pierced. and
&, A. Miller's house was damaged, having
over 40 panes Of glass broken, while
shingles suffered all over town. The
Texas ard Pacific roundhouse windows
were shattered.
AT Lansing Switch, six miles east, the
cyclone struck the graveyard, tearing up
large forest trees by the roots and taking
staunch old house of John Gains, occu-
pied by II family of negroes, and standing
i'll grove of ancient oaks. Every tree
was uprooted and mingled with the tim
beers of the house.
SIX KILLED IN ONE HOUSE.
Six of the negro occupants were killed,
three MORALLY wounded and five seriously
and painfully hurt. Alexander Lester, an
old man, was found a naked cort,se so
yards from the house. Alexander Lester,
Jr., Is years old, was found terribly man.
gled in bed.
The mother, Sarah Lester was found
against a tree several yards away dead.
Robert Lester and Jasper Collins were
corpses amid the debris; the latter's head
was smashed nearly of, and many bones
were broken. His wife, Mollie Collins, has
hole in her head and many bruises, but
will recover.
Silas johnson, q visitor. and Doc Sim
mons, relative, were badly hurt and will
die.
Sissy Lester aged two years, was found
in a tree top dead. Her legs and arms were
broken in several places. Odessa Lester,
four years. lay in the field with a leg
broken. Arthur Lester, another child, will
die Willie Lester was only scratched. He
said he was asleep and woke up in the field
long way from home.
The house of John Buffitt, south of the
Lester residence, was dashed to splinters,
leaving the family unhurt, except from
bruises. 3 #
HOUSES AND BARNS WRECKED.
Two miles east the large barn of Nick
Harris was unroofed, and one mile fur
tller the house of Sallie James. colored,
was destroyed. A. b. Davis had his house
demolished. He and his two children
were badly bruised.
The storm swept on towards Marshall,
and fruit trees and fences were demolished
for many miles around. A Texas Pacific
pnsseuupr train WAS DnggiuO Mt the tinin
and barely escaped the funnel-shaped
cloud