New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
TWO HUNDRED KILLED.
TWO SCORE MORE ARE DYING.
APPALLING WORK OF THE TORNADO
IN TEXAS.

DOLLARS-GATHERING THE DEAD AND CAR
ING FOR THE WOUNDED AT SHERMAN
MANY HAMLETs STRICKEN BY THE
DESTROYING sToRM-A BLACK
FRIDAY FOR TEXAS.
Sherman. Tex, May 1G.-The horror-strioken
people of Grayson and Denton counties have been
engaged for the last twenty-four hours In the
grewsome work of recovering and counting the
dead victims OF yesterdays tornado and allevat-
ing the sufferngs OF the injured. The story of the
terrible disaster to life and property cannot be
fully told tonight.
Two hundred corpses, by a conservative esti-
mate from all points stricken by the fury Of the
elements may cover the fatalities. Another hum
dred men, women and children have already been
reported seriously injured, but two of these
sufferers not expected to live The wounded
in the neighborhood OF Sherman are scattered
over territory ten miles in length being cared for
by friends and strangers, which renders the task
of gathering names slow and difficult in the midst
of the accompanying food and wreck.
A million dollars will not cover the property
loss.
A HUNDRED MILES OF RUIN.
The storm of wind, rain. thunder and lightning
began Justin. in the southeast corner Of
through Grayson County. until the Red River,
on the Indian Territory border. was reached
when it scattered and ceased its deadly work
The town OF JOEL Chickasaw Nation, the
| most northerly point stricken. The tornado
! travelled 100 miles, but its width confined
| to 100 yards
| The death list at this place is growing rapid
| ly and tonight over seventy-five bodies have
| been found twenty-five physicians from Sher-
man, Denison, Whitewright. Howe and Van
| Alstyne are attending the wounded and hundreds
| Of women helping The colored people, hav-
ing recovered from their first fright, are working
| like Trojans. The excitement cannot be abated
| as long as reports come in as they do. II Is re-
| ported that twelve dead bodies have been found
in pile north OF town and there are no means or
| bringing them here Many persons are missing.
and in some Instances traces Of entire families
| can be found. 1t is believed many negroes Will
| be found In Post Oak Creek. Bodies are still be-
| Ing brought in II all reports to be credited
| the number OF dead will reach nearly 200.
| The storm passed two miles from Denison and Is
thought to have broken up beyond there Tele-
| graph and telephone wires between here and
! Denlson are down and many other towns have no
connection 1t is feared that the restoration of
telegraphlc communication will bring Information
| or the loss OF Ire IipP''tS ~
| towns greater than already estimated
| The following is list OF the seriously injured
In this city 30 far as ascertaned: Professor and
Mrs Kohler. six children Of J. b. Irwin, Dr.
Michael. Mrs Craighead. Mrs Atkins. - Clark
a horse trainer. head wounds may die; Mrs
! Chisholm. badly bruised r1a- die; Anderson
| Brody. James Heron. head wounds. leg broken
two sons OF the Rev. J. b. Stere. body wounds;
| two children Of John Amos, Otto Ballinger head
| wounds: Jane Tuckett. Herbert Tuckett, May
| Patty. Mr. Patrick, wife and child; Ben Ce-
| phallus wife and two children; Charles Puckett.
Merdy Patrick. Vlna Hogan Cox. Matte Jefferson
Lucy Balllnger. Jane Muffin. John Lake. Georgie
| Nickerson. James English. Thomas jenkins. wife
and five children Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Miller
and two children.
Long LIST OF SUFFERERS.
! \ heavy silver Of wood was driven through the
| thigh cf Granville Jenkins. Mr.. and Mrs Ed
ward Halsell and little son, with B. f. Wood
ward were in the cellar of the formers house
| and were covered with wreokage; all are injured
| more or less Others wounded are Eliza Cox.
colored seriously: Harriet Lake. coored. cut ana
bruised about head; Lottie and Jimmie Burns
| badly hurt: Mrs and Miss Josie Brown. badly
| bruised: Mrs. Brown. arm broken Isaac Shearer'
| son OF the Rev. Mr.. Shearer. badly bruised; Mrs
| J. r. King and two children, seriously injured;
| phup Nichols. hurt about the head; Mrs. John
Irylncs and four children, all more or less in
| Iured: w 3 BoutwIck cut seriously.
| lanes Hester and Nancy Nicholson colored
| ~ a family OF which six were killed. serious
| ~ and Internally hurt. David Herring and Mrs
d. l.. Pierce are perhaps fatally hurt Mary
| Patrick colored. and three children. all fatally
| hurt internally Matte Johnson. colored. head
| hurt and hurt internally. Will die; John and
Alice Newhouse. colored. and four children. bad
| " hurt: Harriet Hendricks, colored. both legs
broken; Miss Eva Pierce. daughter Of d. L.
| Pierce left leg and right arm broken; Mr.. and
| Mrs Wright Clark painfully hurt.
| ORGANIZING PROMPT RELIEF.
| permanent Relief Committee, consisting of
| C. H. Smith. c. B Randell. ID. s. Dorchester and
| Colonel George Murphy. has been organized,
| and will take contributions FOR the relief OF the
| sufferers 1t Is distinctly stated that gifts from
| points outside of Grayson County VIII not be
received. Denison has responded nobly and
| nurses and physicians from that city are here
| rendering great assistance. All railroads run
ming into the city placed special trains at the
| DISPOSAL Of the local authorities, and brought
| help from all neighborng cities.
| Penorts are that the storm killed many per-
| GONG in the county west of Howe 1t is inn
possible to get a correct list of all the missing
| Nearly every family Ia the district has some
| member that they cannot account for, and 1t is
| believed that most of the missing are dead
| yaterspout accompanied the tornado, and
| ,ba creeks are all out of their banks. Several
| objects thought to be human bodies were seen
In the water but could not be reached The ofli-
GERS are making every preparation possible to
dredre all the creeks in the vicinity at an early
| hour
| II Is a remarkable incident that in every case
| where there were deaths the bodies from the
houses destroyed were found 40 to 200 yards
from the buildings in a direction opposite TO
| that from which the storm was moving The
storm was moving northward,, and In every
| .ho found To the SOllth-