The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17
CORPSES OF THE CYCLONE.
THE NUMBER or LIVES LOST NOW
ESTIMATED AT zoo.

Hundred Persons Injured and Two
score of the Sufferers Expected TO
Die-The Property Loss More Than
1000. .OOO-The Cyclone Travels
100 Miles, hut It's width Only $50
Yards-Namcs of Some OF the Dead.
Sherman, Tex, Nay 16.-The horror
stricken people OF Grayson and Denton
Counties have been engaged for the last
,w5uty-four hours in the grewsome work
Of recovering and Identifying the dead
victims of yesterdays cyclone, and allie
Waiting the suferings of the injured. The
story Of the terrible disaster TO life and
property cannot be fully told tonight.
Two hundred corpses, by a conservative
estimate, from all points stricken by the
fury of the elements, may cover the IA
tauties. Another hundred men, women
and children have already been reported
seriously injured, but two score Of these
sufferers are not expected TO live.
The wounded in the neghborhood of
sherman are scattered over a territory of
ten miles, being cared for by friends and
strangers, which renders the task Of gath
erIng names slow and difficult in the midst
of the accompanying flood and debris.
A million dollars will not cover the prop
erty loss.
The storm of wind, rain, thunder and
lightning began near Justin, in the south
east corner of Denton county, and pass
ed easterly and north through Grayson
county, until Red river on the Indian
Territory border was reached, when it
scattered and ceased its deadly work.
Tie town of JOEL in the Chickasaw ma
ton, was the most northerly point strick-
en- The cyclone travelled 100 miles, but
IT'S width was confined to 150 yards. The
list of the dead, as far as recovered and
identified, is as follows:
st Sherman, between Post Oak creek
and Grays Hill:
Mrs. L. II. Montgomery and two chill
dren; a third one missing, and undoubt-
Otto BaIdinger and two children.
John Ames, wife and one child
Airs. j. l.. Burns and two children.
Elder J. D. Sherrer and wife.
William Hamilton, a farmer.
Mary Bell Jenkins.
Mrs George Anderson and her infant
Mrs Dave Herring and two children.
j. 7. Pierce and his son, Thomas.
John Fields.
r. ii. Pierce and three children.
d. Herring.
Mrs. Elijah Germs.
Miss Herne, infant
white man and two children were re-
covered this afternoon, and not identified.
All the above are white, and thirty-six
negroes were killed in addition.
At Denton were five killed and twenty
injured.
At Justin three were killed.
AL Howes and its vicinity twelve were
killed, including Mrs. James Davis and
her three little girls.
Near Valans tyne, Johnston county, Mrs.
GraysOn was killed.
Five miles southwest of Sherman one
was killed and five wounded, one fatally.
Al Gibbs Springs, four were Killed and
thrtV-fiVe injured.
AT Mound Ridge six were injured, one
AT Red River, John Davant and three
members of the family We're fatally in
Jured.
injured, some fatally and thirteen houses
We're destroyed.
The village of Kellar was destroyed and
several persons were injured.
The following are among the seriously
injured at Sherman: Prof. and Mrs kon-
Ter, ]. b. Irwin and six children, DR..
Michael, Mrs. Craighead. Mrs. Atkins,
''HandWound' Clark, a horse trainer; Mrs.
Chisholm, James NerOn, leg broken, head
wounded; John Ames, two children.
The relief committee made the follow
ing announcement tonight to the press:
The loss of life and property by the cy-
clone is much greater than was supposed
last night, and the number of injured is
much larger. The dead and wounded eX-
ceed 200, and the loss of property will eX-
Ceed $250,00. Sherman is taking good care
of all the wounded, but many families
have lost their all and are left destitute.
All contributions viii be thankfully re-
ceived, as they will help us to give to
those who must commence life anew
p.naou Tex, May 16.-The town of
Joel, Chickasaw nation, was blown away
by a cyclone last night, Twelve houses
We're destroyed, and a number of people
wounded, some of them fatally.
Howe, Tex, May 16.-Ye sterday's terrible
cyclone struck this town, leaving death
i and destruction in its walk. The path of
4 the cyclone at this point was quarter of
a mide wide. Ten farm houses and as
4 many barns were wrecked. Eight persons
4 We're killed outright and many injured.
The bark was ripped from trees and
much stock was killed.