The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-28
CYCLONE VICTIMS IN MICHIGAN
Reached ~ and the List Is Still
Growng-A vast Number Were
Injurcd-AlOre Will Die.


extent of damage but it is believed TO be
very great. The storm struck this To-
caity ut $50 n. IN. There was a terrific
rain and wind storm. The opera house
and union depot were unroOfed. Num-
bors of trees were destroyed and signs
blown down, but no houses were destroy
ed nor lives lost in the city. The ferry
boat Katherine was capsiZed ut the
mouth of the Ohio, drowning all on board
but the captain, engineer and clerk.
The following are the killed:
Charles Gilhofler, Cairo.
Daniel Hayes, Cairo.
4 cOlorcd woman, Cairo.
Ward Rittcnhousc, Cairo.
Mrs. Stanley and Miss Stanley, Wick
life, Ky
Richard Thurman, a printer, Cairo.
William Shannon and baby, Birds
point.
Mrs. Mary Jones, Jackson, Tenn.
Lewis Hall, cOlOrcd, Cairo.
Asbury Alexander, colored, Wickliffe,
Kentucky.
George Davis. colOred, Cairo.
Miss Orr. Birdspoint.
The saved were:
Joe Curry, captain John Hacker,
clerk; X. Il. Pcavy. engineer; - McGee,
all of Cairo; Mr. Richardson, an unknown
man.
At Birdspoint, opposite this city a
church and ten other buildings were
moved from their foundations, trees
blown asross the tracks and the running
Of trains intcrfercd with. Only six
bodies those of Thurman and Miss Orr
and a deck hand have been recovered. A
tug is searching for the others. The
storm came up very suddenly from the
northwest. The ferry boat had just
started from Cairo and was very heavy
and the people were all in the cabin with
the doors shut. There was no warning,
The boat turned over when the first
squat struck her. The captain and the
clerk were blown out of the pilot house
into the water, and the boat turned over
on them. They happened to be so far
away that as she came over they caught
the guard and pulled out from beneath
her. or those in the cabin only DIR. Orr
and James Curry got out, and they were
badly hurt.
MICHIGAN CYCLONE VICTIMS.
The Number Of Deaths SO Far Reported
Number Over Forty-Many Injured.
Detroit. Mich, May 2G.-Thc total
number of deaths resulting from last
nights cyclone in Michigan reaches
forty-two with reports from some re-
mote districts yet to come. Besides
these, several of the injured can not re-
cover.
Following is the revised list of killed
and injured reported up. to midnight:
Dead ut Ortonvilc:
Mrs. William Mitchell and two small
children.
Abraham Quick and three small chill
drcn.
Mrs. Henry Quick.
Z. +. wilkins.
Mrs. J. Johnson.
John &. fcrritt.
Mrs John pcrrtt.
Mrs. Louis Pcrritt.
John Wilkcy.
Abraham Kitchen.
Mrs. William Kitchen
Mrs. II. c. Eaton.
Edward Fiiicld.
At Oakwood
Mrs. Susan Stewart
Mrs. Wovcrton.
Mrs Emily Eaton.
Mrs. William Davidson.
Miss Ida Davidson.
Miss Jessie May Fiheld.
Charles Fihcld.
Eddie Howe. aged Il.
Nellie Howe.
At Northford:
Andrew Pettibonc.
Mrs. Oscar Slate
Mrs. Crane and child.
Thomas Bishop.
Infant son of Frank l.aidlaw.
At Thomas:
Charles Hicks.
Eloroy Hicks.
At Thornvillc:
Mack Smiley,
Joseph Smiley.
Mrs. Thomas Bennett.
At Motamora:
Thomas Bishop.
- Drama, Il man who was visiting
there.
At Fairgrovc:
Joseph Maplehurg.
Iona Edwards
List of injured;
At Ortonvillc: Joseph Pcrritt. rib
fractured and internally injured; Oscar
Maringcr cash on head. dislocatcd
shoulder and chest badly injured, will
die; Mrs. Abraham Quick, badly injured.
recovery doubtful; Henry Quick; Will
liam Mitchell. skull fractured, recovery
doubtful; Henry c. La Flamboy. inter-
nally injured; Elmer Flamboy, William
Kitchen, Sylvester Wells. Louis Perritt,
II G. Eaton. Arthur Woodruff, Il. Kents,
Mrs Horace Crosley, Archie Woodruff.
Many others are injured, but not fatally.
At lakewood: George Fitield, scalp
badly torn, condition critical: Kate Da-
wilson, Mrs. Nelson Copeland, Harvey
Francis.
At North Oxford: Oscar Slate. Mrs.
Pettibone, Mrs. Frank Laidlaw, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rusie. Mrs. Arnold, Mr.. G. Mat
thewson.
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