New-York tribune., 1896-05-16
ONE HUNDRED KILLED.
A TORNADOS AWFUL WORK.
SHERMAN. TEX. VISITED BY DEATH
DEALING STORM
BESIDES A HUNDRED PEOPLE KILLED HUN
DRED MORE ARE MANNED AND BRUISED
DEVASTATION ~ THE PATH OF THE
WIND - HOUSES THAT ARE
LEFT STANDING TURNED
INTO HOSPITALS

INTO HOSPITALS.
visited by the worst tornado in the history of
North Texas about ; o'clock this evening The
path OF the destroyer 80 yards wide. 1t
struck the city at the west end Of Post Oak Creek
and swept in westerly direction for several
blocks. and then spread and spent its force. The
track of the storm d grewsome sight. the devas-
taton being complete-houses, trees fences-in
fact. everything in its pathway destroyed. The
loss OF life will probably reach hundred. with
az many more bruised and wounded.
The City Hall and the storeroom formerly occu-
pied by 6. C. Holmes have been turned into tempo
rary hospitals. and eighteen bruised. mangled
and mutated bodies awaiting identification.
Nearly every house In Farvlew Addition has
been turned into a hospital
Following ie the list OF dead far known
r. i. Burns. wife and two children; Mrs. Otto
Paulding and two children; James Nicholson
wife and two children; T. r. Montgomery, wife
and two children; John Ames wife ard two chill
dren; the Rev. Mr.. Shearer; eight members Of the
Pearcc and Richardson families at the Wake
field farm: child Of Mrs Craighead, Mrs. James
Davis Mrs. John Fields Lucinda Lake. colored;
Charles Cox coored; Eliza Cox. colored; Rosina
Lake colored; Sloan Banger colored; Katie
Balllnger colored: William Nickersons four
children. colored: Wright Clark and three MEM
bers Of his family colored; Mrs. Athens.
Eighteen unidentified dead are at the City
Hall.
The seriously injured are Professor and Mrs.
Kohler six children Of J. b. Irwin. and Edward
| True.
The unidentified dead are being taken to the
| courthouse.
Gray's Hill and Farview both were badly
| damaged. and the tornado passed directly west
Of the North Texas Female College, barely
missing ii.
B. y. sayles. delivery man, drove down
| Houston-ave directly after the storm. He said
| that he saw at least seven men. women and
children lying along the avenue dead and many
wounded The devastation in spots where the
| storm was the worst is complete. Trees were
| stripped Of their foliage in some places
! while in others they were uprooted. Houses
| once the pride Of the city are in some in
| stances entirely gone. and in others only pile
| Of rubbish marks the place where they stood
Captain EIy's fine dwelling was blown to
| pieces His wife and two children were at home,
but fortunately escaped without serious In
| Jury Not thing remains to mark the spot
where only few hours before stood the fine
home Of Captain Burgess. His family was an
| s.n, from the house at the time.
| Mayor Tone. OF Denson, who was In Sher-
| man during the storm. gives the following
| account OF II. II was on the courthouse square
| about ; o'clock and heard a roaring wind com
| ing from the south. The next thing knew the
| air was thick with mud and small specks re-
sembllng asres The storm did not strike the
| courthouse or fail but followed up Post Oak
| Creek The roaring did not continue over TWO
| cr three minutes During all this time 1t rained
| hard In about five minutes rumors began 10
| spread that many lives had been lost. and the
| reports grew worse and worse as time passed.
| nv . o'clock fifty dad bodies had been brought
into the public buildings. and searching parties
are out for more. The dead children have peeh
found I'm trees under levelled houses and on
| Post oak Creek. An iron bridge over Post oak
| Creek was twisted into scrap IRON
| Professor and Mrs. Kohler were both badly
| injured The six children Of ]. b. Irwin are all
| hadlv hurt DR. Michael was caught In the
storm and badly hurt. ,
| DR. Sader started for the south part Oh Town
| inst before the s.orm and nothing has oeen
| hoard from him Il Is feared that he was killed
| Mrs James Davis and Mrs. John fleldS' "no
| lived south OF town, were both Killed
| IL is feared that the DESTRUCTION III that pal
| OF the country is serious. A.,
| A mass meeting was hello Tonight at the
| courthouse In Sherman 20 devise ,ineanS 10 re-
| ueve the distressed. Hundreds or homes are
| blown away.