Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-16

/ --,-, EOrty 10 SlAtyi ddN' OAA~
- Likely to Reach far
49, These Figures-The Work
|e..s.rug the Dead Barely Be
gun
-.- v--s Tex May ia special
..c- from sherman. Tex,
-.. disastrous cyclone struck
4so o'clock this afternoon,
a, entire western end Of
s.. Of life is appalling. Tbs
mated at between thirty
This is a very conservative
Amy more are fatally or Sc
We-
.s..o.k this evening twelve bod
,r.-r cold in death in the county
t,..s and as many more are
-t about across the desola,ed
end O.. the city.
X, accurate estimate can as yet %
,, .-. loss of life and property.
e.. r--s of rescue and search for the
sog goes ON.
m. business part of the town is de-
/ ,-..f and -hs greatest eNCitement pre-
The Western Union office is
.s-r-f with anxious ones sending
-~agss and inQuiring the fate o. 9TH
8Cs
-v available wagon. buggy and
tn use by ssarchers and work
81. M ..a field of death. As time goes
n-s- reports of greater loss OF life
-iu.9ery arrive.
v-r stories of miraculous escapes
- sherman courthouse is insult
hold .he dead and wounded. The
Moore building on the south
r Was utilized a, O'Clock, fifteen
sl people. dead or dying. being
i there
Express drays. baggage wagons and
kinds of vehicles continue to come
NTH dead bodies Around the Moore
,r- he highest excitement pre-
and the greatest difficulty is eX-
-c-d in getting the names or the
ms and accurate reports.
-ls storm struck sherman without
11g ON the southwest corner Of the
and cleared a path 100 yards wide
-g The west end of the town. Houses.
s fances-s sverything went before
Tible force Of the cyclone.
--s Negro part OF the Gown suffered
-)st severely. There are probably
negroes killed. Ten bodies have
picked up in Post Oak creek.
food of rain which attended the
-r Was severe. The town IS a mass
aud and floating debris. There is
1 difficulty in finding the dead and
-l
lr.. r. r. Ely's house was demOlish-
-i his wife and two children had
--I'o1s escapes.
.r- %. Berger'S residence was .alsc
I -o ,ha grOund. but. fortunately
family was away from home.
Frank Ryan. manager of the Sher-
base BAN team. had his house
F1 or IFS foundation and complete
Dsi about His wife and two
. t1l e.sQed serious injury.
.r7 lis. of killed as far as reported
la l.l0ricies az 10 p. m. is as fol-
Mrs OC0 Bald-ner and two chill
A-s. l. L. Burns ana two chill
John Am5s and wife and TWO chill
n. Rev. j. s. Shearer: Mrs. Luke
'g-mery and two children, another
missing, VIM. Hamilton, farmer;
Geo-gs Anderson and infant
S1fr. Nary Belle jenkins; ID. H..
and s7a Tom. aged "A; Mrs. Dave
rS and two small children. An
a17O lady and Two little white chill
about four and six years Of age
nor been Identified and are being
or Identification.
100 ls. OF colOred people killed so
s learned up 20 10 p. IN. is as fol-
'& James Walker. Mrs. Nora Mich
' and Two children. Lucy Ballin-
a-l daughter Charley Cox, son Of
-- toN Mary Lake and three chill
-e.-3 JChn and Fatus.
A Incomplete list OF the wounded is
Tom Jenkins. wife and five
s- AIR. and Mrs. Henry Miller
ESQ children. a heavy silver of
was driven through the thigh
'-rtle Jenkins. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
land little SON with r. +. Wood
we're in the cellar at the formers
e and were covered with de-
Nr ana Mrs Halsell were both
bruised about the thighs sun
20 have been blown tbronrb n
H Biz. 0o, colo,ed bu,. Am tho
-[. ia-rs- Lake c,lored cu- and
a. The he,I. Rem Cenbns
t. his wife and som Cl,rsDce All
n1 broken and a~o IN D~ec9r-
"-Iurr.. ret,t, ~,a r,,,-,io
sry brr,. NJ ','~ ans NJ. -, Ios y
5en a..,. - -'i5. ANU 1, ", I,' ;, - >
broken re.Si..... ,..'. =. VI : D' = " y, u N .