The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-17


JOHN AMES and wife and two children.
MRS. l. II. MONTGOMERY and three
THE CHILDREN OF REV. ]. d. AKERs.
ALEX PIERCE and wife and five chill
MISS JENKINS.
LICE CDRON. wife and child.
MRS. GEORGE ANDERSoN'S baby.
MRS. BILLIE MARTIN.
MRS j. j. JOHNSON.
WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN OF =
Mrs. DAVID HERRING and two chill
CHARLES wEDDEI.L. of Fairview.
GEORGE GREY and son.
MRS. WRIGHT CLARKE and two chill
THREE UNIDENTIFIED WHITE BOD
les
NORA NICHOLSON and three children.
LUCIUS BALIINGER and SLOAN BAL
= KATIE ss;rI KING.
MARY JOHN. LETITIA. FADIs and
LIZZIE LAKE
ELIZ and CHARLES cox.
CAMELIA PATTY.
JAMES ENGLISH.
TWO CHILDREN OF WESLEY PATTY.
THREE CHILDREN OF BELLE BACH
MRS BEN songsoX and two CHILDREN.
TWO UNIDENTIFIED BABIES.
THE WOUNDED.
Among the wounded white people are the
following: Mrs. Able Sherry. right shoulder
broken, head crushed and internal injuries:
will die. Her youngest child is also expect
ed to die; the other child will live. A
son of John Ames, head crushed, body hurt:
expected to die. Another son Is hurt. but
will live; three daughters of Mrs. Jenkins,
one fatally wounded. other two seriously:
Mrs. Jenkins painfully wounded in the back,
but will not die; several children of Wright
Clark; - Kelly, head crushed, other possi-
bly, fatal injuries; unknown boy. said to
be named Richards. probably fatally injured;
Mrs. Alex. Pierce, fatal wounds on body and
head: John and Hiram Pierce both badly
hurt; rest Of the family are dead; Mrs. CHS
hold, badly wounded on head, but may re-
from wounds on the head; Mrs. George An
derson terribly wounded; Mrs. Maud Craig
head and grandmother: seriously Otto
are dead, slight injuries; ten or twelve un-
identified white persons: Isam Burns and
dren, slightly hurt; Henry Mixer, not dan
gerously wounded; two sons Of Rev. J. D.
'Shearer. who was killed. slightly injured;
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Brown, bones broken
and bodies crushed: Mrs. j. b. King and
her two children, slightly injured; w. 8.
Bostwick, painfully wounded; Mrs. w. s.
Bostwick, head wounded and may die.
Among the wounded colored people are: Ben
Chephus, fatally, Vinia Hogan, very serious
~ hurt. Jane Maupin. legs broken, head and
IS expected to die with innumerablel head and
body bruises: Harriet Lane. head wounded;
Jim Nitric, SON and daughter; Mrs. Bridget
Patrick. Charles Pauckett, Bertha Patrick.
Mrs. John Latse, George Nickerson, Many
Patrick, May Patrick. Jane Lucket and five
unidentified
SOME sIcKENING SCENES.
At least dozen of the injured are expect
e to die. 1t is estimated twenty or thirty
bodies are yet unrecovered. but several hum
dred men are searching the fields. digging
up the debris and dragging the creeks. Six
more bodies. four dead. two alive, were re-
covered this morning. The missing child of
Lake Montgomery was found fifty yards
north OF Washington bridge, two hundred
yards from its home. The little ones skull
was crushed in and the brains are gone as
scooped out This completes the destruc-
ton OF Mr.. Montgomery's family, his dead
wife and two dead babies being found last
up In the city cemetery. Two bodies were
found In the creek 1t is reported that
Twelve twelve bodies Of dead whites are being
brought from the north OF Sherman Search
Ing parties are still I'm quest OF bodies. The
streets are tilled with grief-stricken people.
dunoreos or farmers are in town, and IL
seems as II half the population OF Denison is
The details of the storm grow more hor-
xioie as they are made fuller. Bodies have
oeen decapitated. limbs torn of. eyes gouged
out and lying on cheeks. fingers and toes
cut on clean as with knife, hair pulled
Out: great slivers OF wood stricxing through
an os, noses hattened, skulls crushed and
orfins scooped out Some of the victims
en-: othere are snutilated horribly. Some are
not Sroken or bruised at all, but apparent-
Iy lie peacefully and serene in death. Many
private homes are used as hospitals and the
ladies OF the city are doing all in their pow
er TO save and succor the wounded, caring
for and dressing the dead Undertaker's Ns-
L80II&lmRnf< rx~ffh rrl
city Is crowded with newspaper men. Every
paper that comes to the place containing
on and the contents are deyoured. The
total or dead Will reach 40 and the wounded
will aggregate one hundred.
WHAT ONE NAN SAW.
One OF the first men to go over the track Of
the storm was Mr.. c. q. Sale. He told a re-
porter OF the scenes along the track imme-
diately after the blow was over. "I drove
hastily to the west part of town, where my
sister lived. to see II they were injured. or
all the horrible sights / ever saw, they were
along my route. My mind cannot conceive
Of all the horrible things witnessed. neither
can tongue describe its awfulness Along
West Houston street were strewn the bodies
OF the injured. from their lips ascending
prayers for pity and help. Passing a wound
cd woman. shrieking with pain and fright,
my. gaze fell on the stiffening corpse os her
rent Il limb from limb. Across the road the
corpse or loved minister OF the gospel Law
cold In DEATH Further was the body OF
woman. all cut and bruised and bleeding,
the last gasp OF life going out OF her body
The gruesomeness OF this weird woe was
seen. felt and endured as man only feels
some horrible n.gtituare."
H. r. Durham, Of this city, was at the
home or lscm Coleman. one mile beyond the
choctaw bridge east OF the city. He stated
10 the reporter this morning that he stood
on the roof OF Mr.. Coieman's house and
could see for miles around. He saw one
section or the storm come from the south
east and another from the southwest When
about In the vicinity Of Choctaw bridge the
two sections met with q roar. He described
the storms as appearing TO be about quar-
Ter OF mile wide and my yards long TIE
Clouds were black and resembled heavy
smokf from a burning building. Those
watching from the roof could see the effects
or the storm along its path. Trees were
blown down and the path swept clean OF ali
oDssrucsions.
Ore Of the freaks Of the storm was at Z.
- Haizelis place. The family went into
the cellar Of the house and were unharmeA
except few bruises The house and out
buildings were blown away and the family
nTr1oxe Was wfeckeo. 4ne easeis 49,