The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-18
DEAD .iAD DYING
Details of the Awful Storm
Which Passed Through Sher-
man. Texas,
Grow More Horrible Hourly.
The List of Dead Will Be
Over a Hundred,
And the Wounded as Many More.
About Eighty Bodies AL
ready Identified.

SHERMAN, Tex, May 1S.-The list OF
identified dead from the terrible cyclone
foots up 50 persons, the greater portion
of whom were white. There is still
much surrounding territory from which
no reports have been received.
Following is the list of white persons
dead:
Mrs Otto Billinger and three children.
Mrs. Burns and three children.
John Ames and wife, two children.
Mrs. L. III. Montgomery and three chill
dren.
Three children Of Rev. J. ID. Ackers.
Alex Pierce and wife and five children.
Miss Jenkins.
Lige Ceron, wife and child.
Mrs. George Anderson baby.
Rev. j. ID. Spearer and wife.
William Hamilton, farmer.
Mrs. William Martin
Mrs. J. j. Johnson.
Wife and two children of Blank Davis.
Mrs. Dave Herring and two children.
Charles Weddelof Fairview.
George Grey and son.
Mrs. Wright Clark and two children.
Three unidentified.
A Dozen More VIII Die.
At least a dozen more are expected to
die before night.
1t is estimated 20 or 80 bodies are yet
uncovered, but several hundred men
are searching the fields, digging up the
debris and dragging the creeks.
The missing child of Luke Montgom-
cry was found 90 yards north of Wash
ington bridge, 200 yards from its home.
The little ones skull was crushed in,
and the brains are gone as If scooped
out. This completes the destruction Of
Mr. Montgomery family, his dead wife
and two babes being found during the
night. A negro child, unidentified, was
picked up in the city cemetery. Two
bodies were found in the creek dead. 1t
is reported that IL bodies of dead whites
are being brought from the north Of
Sherman. The streets are filed with
grief stricken people. Hundreds Of
farmers are in town, and it seems as
though half the population of Denison
is here.
Details Grow More Horrible.
The details of the storm grow more
horrible as they are made fully known.
Bodies have been decapitated, limbs
torn off, eyes gouged out and lying OH
cheeks, fingers and toes cut off clean as
with a knife, hair pulled ont, great
slivers of wood sticking through limbs.
noses fiattened in, skulls crushed and
brains scooped out.
Some of the victims are lying in the
morgue with necks broken, others are
mutilated horribly. Some are not broken
or bruised at all, but apparently lie
peacefully and serene in death. Many
private homes are used as hospitals
Ladies of the city are doing all in their
power to save and succOr the wounded,
caring for and dressing the dead.
The people are greatly excited. They
view the dark skies and threatening
clouds with apprehension. The work
of caring for the wounded still con.
tinues. Many bodies are being brought
in hourly. The total of dead will reach
12O, and the wounded will aggregate
100.
The people of the city are responding
generously to calls for help for the des
titute and homeless people. Over sc, ,OO(
has been raised so far. Relief commit
tees were appointed at a mass meeting
of the citizens, and will take charge o.
the funds raised for the unfortunates.
Reports from the north indicate tha
the direction of the main cyclone, which
passed through Sherman went between
Denison and Sottsborough. The Width
or strength Of the storm has not varied
Il stiu mai1tains brcaCt,. OF atout IL