The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21

the dead, of fresh horrors ana more SICK
ening details.
At the hospital all has been done and
is being done for victims. Guards are
around the hospital buildings and none
except nurses, physicians, newspaper cor
respondents and relatives are admitted.
Eight deaths occurred last night and
four today. 1t is estimated from i've
to ten will die tonight Many sickening
details have been added to the list.
The lost child of Luke Montgomery
was found this morning with his head
nearly severed from his body, brains all
out as if scooped out with spoon. This
completes the determination of the fam
lily. Montgomery himself is insane with
grief and the doctors say he may never
again have his reason.
Henry Cepheus, colored boy, was
found fatally wounded near the site of
the destroyed Houston street bridge full
of nails from the bridge.
Two colored girls, unidentified, were
found in the creek bed, one dead, the
other nearly so.
Mrs. j. d. Shearer, wife of the late
Rev. j. d. Shearer, died last night.
Jim English, colored, was found in
great agony early this morning. Sew
eral other colored people died today.
The present list of dead numbers sew
enty-five. The body of white man, still
alive. was picked up on Gray's hill this
morning, unconscious, but not dead. He
has not yet been identified. If he does
not die it will be Il miracle.
Mrs. Alice Pierce is expected to die
Her death will make the Pierce family
record of deaths from the storm, eight
One or two who were at first thought
to be seriously wounded are getting bet
ter and will be able to be out in few
days.
An eye witness of the storm describes
it as follows:
"As the storm approached near the
city the noise became greater and more
unmistakable; mighty sound, not loud
and shrill, but deeper and vaster than
words can paint. People became wild
with alarm. Some of them left their
stores and ran in all directions. Others
were so overcome with terror and their
own helplessness that they stood still
Many men hurried to their homes, fear.
ing the worst. The storm passed the
city in two or three minutes; the rain
ceased and the skies frightened"
1t was apparent that the cyclone had
passed near the city, but no one knew
how near. A reporter went over the
path of the storm today and a terrible
sight indeed met his gaze. Many fine
houses were destroyed, many promising
fields, hundreds of cattle and horses
Loss of property estimated between $3.50,
600 and 100000, but it is impossible t.
give an accurate estimate of the damage
to property.
The cyclone swept everything before i
south of Houston street. The residenc,
of e. s. Jones was almost demolished
Mrs. Fannie Rice's residence, on Yves
Houston street, was blown off its foun
dation. George Longs residence, occu
pied by Professor Kohler, was blown
down and totally destroyed. The negr,
cabins and stores near the Houston stree
bridge were literally demolished. Thu
Houston street bridge is a total wreck
The cyclone, continuing it's course de
molished Montgomery Ames,' Ely's an,
Captain Woods residences. L. Halsell'
house was carried away. All residence
on Houston street north of the bridg
were blown away, except the Nattingl
place and w. j. Dumas places. J. Z
Owens handsome residence was total
demolished and the small houses mort
of this were blown away. The old rae
track buildings were taken up by the cy
clone. All houses for mile north o
Irwin street are down.
Two thousand people from Deniso
came over to view the desolation ant
waste. The Houston and Texas Cen
trail railroad ran free train from DEM
all the physicians in the city. The nigh
trains brought people from all directions
and the streets were crowded all night
The physicians worked all night, as di,
many of the ladies who volunteered a
nurses. Citizens of Sherman raise,
$1,000 for the relief of the distressed, an,
Denison people raised $4,000. The nun
Der of dead and wounded is so mucl
greater than at first estimated that thu
citizens relief committee decided to is
sue the following call to Texas cities:
''To Texas Cities-The loss of life an,
property by the cyclone is much create
than was supposed last night and thu
number of injured is much larger. Thu
dead and wounded extend to 100. and tn,
loss of property to S250OOO. Sherman
is taking good care of the wounded. bu
many families have lost their all an,
are left destitute. All contributions will
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