Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-16

James Falls nlsO succumbed. The loss
will reach ut least s150,OOO, and but little
II any of It was covered BY cycloue ipsur-
anee.
The list Of killed, white, a. far a. re-
ported ~ the authorities at this writing is
as follows: Mrs. Otto Baldineer and tsso
children; Mr.. l. l.. Burns and two chill
drcn, Johnnie, aged 3. and Grover, aged
10; John Ames and wife and two children;
Rev. J. s. Sh@rcr; Mrs. Luke Mont
gosnert and two children-anothcr is also
missing; William Hamilton, farmse; Mrs.
George Anderson and an infant daughter:
Mary Belle jenkins; d. L. Pierce and son
Tom. aged "A; Mrs. Dave Herring and two
cbildren; m unknown woman and two
little white children, about 4 and Q years
Tbe list Of colored peotae Killed so far
as learned n as follows: James Walker;
Mrs. Nora Nicholson and two children;
Lucy Balnnger and daughter; Charley
Cox; Mary Lake and three children; Jim
Enghsh, John Taylor and Eaty King
The victims are horribly rnanglesi almost
In every instance. The most miraculous
escape so Mr learned Of by the reporter
was the case Of the family Of Captain Ely.
The residence, quite a roomy brick struc-
ture, was RACED TO the ground, and but for
the opportune presence Of some heavy TIM
bcrs standing upright in the debris, and
which sheltered them from the avalanche
Of brick and stone, they would have all
pcrished. But as it was only one member,
little girl, was scratched and bruised.
Last night az the court house "a public
meeting raised about 5000 for the imme-
dntc relief Of the sufferers.
T-ha OerlAnpcaf rali..f cnOrrpffoaa Con.
sisting Il c. II. Smith, c. B. Randall. c.
Is. Dorchester and Colonel George Muir
ply, VIII take donations. 1t is distinctly
stotcd chat donations from points outside
of Grayson county viii not be received.
Denison has responded nobly and nurses
aud physicians from that city are here
rendering great assistance. All the rail-
roads running into thc city placed special
trains at the dispos,h of the authorities
and brought help from all neighboring
cities. Reports are that ths storm killed
many persons In the county west Of Howe
A large number Of police and searching
parties arc looking for missing people.
About the most graphic description
given by any II the injured was that Of
W. ). BoStwick, VINO said: II was at
Ms. John lrvinc's houec when 1 heard the
n2ise N the approaching storm. just as
booked out / saw CaSta.n Berge's house
blown into the air and then Mr.. Shearcr's S
house. The air was filed with great
trees and timbcrs and every conceivable
kirsl Of article> I was fascinated, petri.
I'd. for sow Y was ooning directly upon
us and that II otold not be long In, reach
ing us. 1t was o black, serpcntine cloud,
twisting, writhing In the Nentre, but at
the bottom IL seemed to be moving sfosd-
lily.
II woke up non. my stupor and chilled
out to the family who were In the house
and asked them not to run out. ! feared
thnt up would all be struck by dying tim
f,r. Then came an awful crash. a sense
- suffocation, and when il was over the
house was gone and myself and family
were snttcr-l Sbmit the ynri and under
thc dcthris. " WIS over in svch n short
| tirc cannot give you an idea Of hOnS
long II WIS
NRwroS PGN, NAY ls.-Gx ersons
wcrc intursl. one OF them fatally, by a
| cyclone which passed near Mound Ridge.
| n station on the Missouri Pacific twelve
| miles north II here. A stretch Of country
| abeut eight ii,les IN lrngjh and I0 hun
drcd yards IN width was devastated. sam
| ucl Bass. n farmer. was fatally injured and
| his house demolished. Five others whose
| names are unknown, were more or less
seriously injured.
| HOWE, Tex, May l8.-Ycstcrday terri
bic cyrlonc struck this town. leaving death
and ruin in It's wake. The path of the cy.
clone - this point was quarter of u mil,
wide Ten farm houses and as many barns
were wrecked. Eight persons were killed
outright and many injured. Bark was
y.ppcd from trees and much stock wa.
killed.