The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-22
APPALLING FATALITY
OVER l4O LIVES LOST IN
TEXAS.
One Hundred OF the Victims citizens OF
herman Many Persons still Missing
The Awful Tornado Left Complete Ruin
II Its Path.

n Sherman, Texas. Eighty. one
dead, twenty missing, over 0 Oiniured.
About Sherman, Texas. - Twelve
killed, about fifty injured.
In Gribblc Springs, Tcxas.-Threc
killed, thirty injured.
In Justin, Texas. Ono killed. sew.
entecn injured.
About Denton, Texas. Five killed,
many injured.
In Howe, Tcxas-Eiyht killed,
many injured.
SHERMAN, Texas, May is-A lorna.
DO swept over this section yesterday
afternoon, causing probably 40
deaths, injuring hundreds of others
and doing damage estimated at sa5O.-
ooo. In this city eighty.one persons
were killed and twenty are missing
ana probably dead. while over 100
were injured. North of here at least
twelve were killed, and at other
points there were thirty or more
deaths.
The tornado made its first appear
ance at Justin, in Denton county,
more than "a hundred miles from here.
Inc work OF ruin was quickly accom-.
plished there. From there the storm
swept northeast through Gerald.
thence to Mingo, to Gribble Springs
and on to Mustard. A hundred miles
was travelled in an hour. The small
settlements along the line of the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas and Texas railroad
north of Denton all suffered. Elm.
view was laid waste and then the viii
lage OF Howe, southwest of sherman,
received the fun force of the storm.
winch, while sweeping over Denton
county and a part of Grayson, seemed
to have gathered new fury. In this
city the storm swept through a see.
ton two blocks wido in the western
half OF the city, travelling almost di-
rectly north.
When the tornado first appeared
here, the dark storm clouds parted at
the lower side and convcrged into n
perfect fundcl.shape. while a mass of
vaporous clouds rapidly revolyeti in
the rift. Then came a de-p rum.
bling and then the air wa filled with
trees and twigS ana the dowupour Of
rain brought with it IA delugc of mud.
From the point where the storm
first descended in this city 10 where il
arose from the ground just north of
town, not a house in it's pathway e,-
capped, not u tree or shrub was left
standing, fences were wrecked and
the iron bridge on Houston street wa,
completely blown away notwi,h-
standing its hundreds OF thousands OF
pounds of steel and material.
Another storm OF a similar nature
passed about six miles west of the
city at about the same hour. Several
houses were blown down and many
persons injured. Their names cannot
be obtained. At Carpenters Bluff the
dwelling OF John Devant was wrecked
aud six persons were hurt, five seri-
ously. Buildings and other structures
in the way were demolished.
At Howe the path Of the term was
a quarter of a mile wide. Ten farm
houses and Us many barns were
wrecked and eight persons were
killed outright aud many injured.
Bark was ripped from trees and much
stock was killed.
At Justin W. J. Evans was killed
and seventeen wounded. the most
severely being Mr.. Wilson, wife and
child and Il. Reynolds.
AT Gribble Springs three persons
were killed and thirty injured.
At Denton people were blown down,
houses demolished and farm buildings
completely removed REPORTS fion
the country districts are that tive peo-
Pile were killed, most of whom were
traders in Denton. but whose names
cannot be ascertaincd yet. The roads
are impossible, and the small ,treams
swollen beyond their banks. Denton
is in darkness, half under water and
searching p%artic, are slow in report
ing,
Keller, u small town TO the north Of
Justin, was almost entirely wrecked.
All the section Of country immediately
north was left in ruins by the storm.