The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-17
TWO COUNTIES pEsoLArEp.


the cyclone.
Deriison. Tex. May ls.-Ae the sarna
hour Of the tornado at Sherman yes.er-
day evening a tornado swept over the
northeastern portion Of Grayson county.
ten miles from Dcnison. and great DAM
age was done. The best Information ob
tainabie 10 that there were three storms.
al travelling in the same general di,ec-
ton and all Of terrific fury Seven miles
east OF Densson the Tariey home was
wrecked and the family all hurt. An the
members Of Louis Duyars family were
injured. some dangerously. The tornado
crossed the Red river and moved In a
northeriy direction toward the Chickasaw
srnale academy. The country is thiekly
populated. and apprehensions are fel, for
the safety of the people.
Further east n Grayson county another
storm swept down Choctaw bayou ard
dssosated the country. Everything -
gone, and searching parties are locking
for the dead and wounded
Within twenty minutes After the sher-
man catastrophe four special trains
loaded with all the physicians and assist
ance procurabie were en- route from this
city Then came a call for surgical as
s!stanca from the ne.ghhorhood east OF
Denison. and five or SIX surgeons left for
that country. leaving Denison with only
one physician.
Reports from isolated Indian territory
points In the trail OF the storm are
beginning to arrive On Reynolds prairie.
twelve miles east OF Den!son. dozen
houses were wrecked. and many people in
tured. Reports from Joel. Indian Terri
tory. say much property was destroyed.
The storehoasss. gin ard home of Joe
Kemp are IN ruins. and several Of the
emp family hurt.
Denton, Tex, May is.-The cyclone,
which cut out the heart OF this county
and Grsyson county. just to the north
east. started within mile OF Justine. IN
this county a terrific wind was expert
enced here. Steepics were blown down.
houses aemcl.slea. aaa farm buildings
completely removed. ReDorts from the
country districts indicate that i've people
were killed. most Of whom were traders
In Denton. but whose names cannot be as
certaiDed at this tme. The roads are
ifnpassabl.. ami the snail streams os thu
ports from Justine. Sherman and Gribble
are to the effect that 500 40 worth OK
property has been DESTROYED !n the two
counties.
Sherman. Tex. May is.-when the FIRST
blast o. the cyclone vas felt at Justine.
Denton county. more than 100 niles from
Sherman. the men. women and children
were wholly a1prerared FOR II The cy-
clone went northeast through Gerald and
Denton. thence 20 Mirro. Grfesle Springs
and or 20 Mustard A hundred miles was
Travelled in az ffour The small settlements
along the Missouri. Kansas a Texas north
Of Denton. all suffered. Ei-nvgew was
iash~i theE the village OF Howe. TITO
southwest er3 Of Sherman received the
fuii force Of the storm. which. while
sweeping over Denton county and part os
GrArSon. seemed 70 have gathered new
fury and wreakesf the worst OF Its ruin on
this city.
Jas;iae Tex. Nay i6-At this town ".
J. EEaEs was ktlled by the eycsone ard sew
enissn ssonsed TIE mos, severely
wounded a,~ Mr.. Wilson. sife and two
chtidren, and Eazarsi Reynolds. AZ CRIB
bi. Springs. ne,rt1 - here. three persons
wers killed ard several izyar~a The dad
are Mrs Tanner and her snAu child ard
M. HiM A eary. watch was thought TO
have becr killed BY the storm. vas found
20 have d!@t Just before and been blown
axay. Mr. HErx. and family we're So
ve-siy injured /; "a expected thai AZ. least
two Of them wsil die. one ch3d vas found
<ifa a large s2i.Etsr stuck Through ia
head. but zzfB living Keller. xEsA5s toxa
20 the narfh of aere. was almost entirely
wrecked ky the cycioae- and x Is reported
thz; Only ore sozss In the haraJst IL nov
stA7alng Al tsat section Of the country
Immediately 5orsh was lefs naxe By fhe
s-errn. Further reports from csy85eas
Springs s&y me tnjgre6 n that place xsA
nznbs- thirty.