The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-16
PROBABLY 100 KILLED.
A TEXAS CYCLONE CdRRiES DEATH
And DESTRUCTION IN IFS P1TH.
sixtv-Eight Known to be Dead, Many
Seriously Injured and Searching
Parties Are stili Out.

pENIsON, TEX May 1.-THE city
of sherman was visited by the worst
cyclone In the history Of North Ie-as
shout ) o'clock this evening. The track
OF the cyclone was nifty yards wide: IL
struck Inc city at west-en oL lo0f
oak creek and swept in a westerly dlreS-
ton for several blocks and theh sprea"
and spent its force. The uacK OF tho
cvcIons is a gruesome sight the deyasta-
ton being complete. houses, trees, fences
iu fact everything in its pathway de-
stroycd. The loss OF life VIII prODaDiy
reach one hundred with as many more
biuissi and wounded. The CITY Han anu
the store-room, formerly occupied 2. D
g.. Holmes. have been turned into tenn
Iorary hospitals; and eighteen Druiseu'
mingled. and mutilated bodies are await
ing Identification ut these two plcaes, az
this writing. Nearly every house III alr-
view addition has been turned into
hospital.
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
The unidentified dead are being taken
TO the urt-house. Gray's Hi ana talr-
view both were badly damaged, and the
cyclone passed directly west of the North
Texas Female College. barely missing Ii
5. S. Sales, delveryman, arrived alter
the cyclone. lie stated that he saw at
living along the avenue dead and many
wounded The devastation in spots wheIe
the cvclone was the worst is complete.
Trees were stripped in some places
while in others were uprooted. Many
houses were demolished.
Captain Elly's fine residence was blown
TO pieces. His wife and two children
were az home. but fortunately escaped
without serious injury
Noin ming remains TO mark the spot
where only a few hours before stood the
magnificent residence of Captain Bur
CESS. His family were absent from the
house at the time.
Mayor Tone. of Denison. who was IN
Sherman during the storm, gives the
following account Of the cyclones:
II was on the courthouse square about
5 o'clock. and heard Il roaring wind COM
ing from the south.
The air was thick with mud and small
specks resembling ashes. The cyclone dld
not strike the court house or jail but
followed up Post oak Creek.
The roaring did not continue over two
or four minutes. During all this time
it rained nard. In about five minutes
rumors began TO spread that many lives
had been lost, and the reports grew worse
and worse as time passed BY o'clock
Hffy dead boVicS hti betu hIoUSHN ltt'
the buildings. and searching parties are
out for more.
Dead children have been found in trees.
under leyeled hocses. and in Post OAK
creek An iron bridge over Post OAK
creek was twisted into scrap iron.
Professor and Mrs. kOhler were both
badly and It is feared seriously injured
The six children OF J. y. Irwin are all
badly hurt.
. Or. Michael was caught in the storm and
badly hurt.
Dr. Sadior left for the south part Of
the town just before the storm and mas
not vet been heard from. II is feared
that be WAS killed.
Mrs. James Davis and Mrs. Denofield.
who lived south Of town, were both
killed. IL Is feared that the destruction
in that part Of the country is serious.
A mass meeting was held tonight AT the
courthouse in Sherman 20 devise means
10 relieve the distressed.
sixty-eight bodies had been found at
the time the report closed.