The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-21
A. TEXAS CYCLONE. =
Over q Hundred Persons Lose
~. Their Lives.
Denton and Grayson Counties Swept by
the Awful Storm - Partial List
Of the Viotlms-Hesvy Prop
-. orty Loss.


Of the Victims-Heavy Prop
- erty Loss.
Sherman, Tex, May 16.-Bodfcs of
dead children are hanging on the
branches of the ash, oak and orange
trees Of Denton and Grayson counties
to-day A cyclone, the most terrible
northeastern Texas has ever expert
eiced, dashed out lives and wrecked
homes in the village of Justin and the
cities Of Denton and Sherman Friday.
Almost hundred persons are dead. A.
many more are missing. To-day was
to have been observed by the ex-confed-
crates of Sherman as Decorat ion day,
but instead of this IS new graves will
be prepared in the city cemetery for
victims Of terrible and appalling ca
aamity..s
The Victims.
Following is list of the known dead
In this city:
Mrs. otto Paulding and two children;
James Nicholson. wife and two children:
II. Fl. Montgomery. wife and two children:
John Ames. wife and two children; rev:
Mr.. Shearer: eight members Of Pearce and.
Richardson families at Wakefield farm:
child of Mrs. Craighead. Mrs. Burns and
two children, Mrs. James Davis, MRS. John
Fields, Lucinda Lake, colored; Charles
Cox, colored; Eliza Cox, colored: Roslna
Lake, colored: Sloan Ballinger. coloreG:
Katie Ballinger. colorcd; William Neteker-
sons four children, colored: Wright Clark
and three members Of his family. colorec:
Mrs. Athens: eighteen unidentified dead at
the city hall: DR.. Sadler, who has not been
seen since storm. believed to have been
killed.
At Justin w. J. Evans was killed. At
.Gribble Springs a list of II deaths isre-
ported.
Many Buildings Demolished.
At least so houses are totally wrecked.
Most of them are small cottages, except
in Fairyiew and Washington avenues.
where the handsome residences of l.. +.
Ely, Capt. ]. C. Stalter, Mrs. Pat Mat
tin9ly and James Falls also sucoumbed.
The loss will reach at least $3.50, 900 and
but little, if any, Of it was covered by
cyclone insurance.
The devastation in spots where the
cyclone was the worst is complete.
Trees were stripped Of their foliage
In some places;'wbile in others they were
uprooted. Houses, once the pride of
the city, are in some instances entirely
gone, and in others only a pile Of rub
bish marks the place. where they stood.
Story of AN Eyewitness.
Mayor Tone, of Denison, who is here,
gives the following account OF the cy-
.clone:
II was on the courthouse square about
five o'clock and heard a roaring wind COM
ing from the south. The next thing knew
the air was thick with mud and small
specks resembling ashes. The cyclone did
mot strike the courthouse or jail, but fol-
lowed up Post Oak creek. The roaring did
not continue over two or three minutes.
During all this time 1t rained hard. In
about five minutes rumors began to spread
that many lives had been lost, and the re-
ports grew worse and worse As time passed.
by rhine O'Clock 80 dead bodies had been
brought into the public buildings and
searching parties are out for more. Dead
children have been found In trees, under
aeveled houses and In Post Oak creek. An
dron bridge over Post Oak creek was twisted
into scrap from"
Disasters ut Other Points.
Another storm of similar nature
aoassed about six miles west of the city
at about the same hour. Several houses
were blown down and many persons in
iured. Their names cannot be obtained.
At Carpenters Bluff, on Red river, it
is reported that six persons were hurt.
five seriously. Buildings and other
structures in the way were demolished.
Six persons were injured, one of them
fatally, by a cyclone which passed near
Mound Ridge. A stretch of country
about eight miles in length and 100
wards in width was devastated. Samuel
Bass, a farmer, was fatally injured and
his house demolished. Five others,
whose names are unknown. were more
or less seriously injured.
The storm struck Sherman without
warning on the southwest corner Of the
city and cleared path 100 yards wide
along the west end Of the town. Houses,
trees, fences and everything went be-
fore the terrible force of the cyclone.
The negro part Of the town suffered the
most severely. There are probably 30
neRroes killed. Ten bodies have been
picked up in Post Oak creek. The food
ct rain which attended the storm was
severe. The town is n mass Of mud and
floating debris. There is much diff
Guilty in finding the dead and injured.
Deaths Number lob.
Sherman; Tex, May FISHERMAN was
visited Sunday by more than 10000 per-
sons, some coming through curiosity:
Others to help take care of the wounded
and bury the dead. Thousands in
srecred the track of the storm. Physi-
clans have now organized a regular
corps of nurses and the wounded are
receiving the best possible treatment.
The death list now reaches los. Con-
tributions are coming in from all parts
of the country. They are very much
needed: All contributions should be
sent to C. Fl. Smith, chairman of the
relief committee. L. III: Montgomery,
"a furniture dealer, whose family, con-
sisting Of his wife and three children,
persisted, is now confined in the Jail
raving maniac. -. ,r :,
News has just been received in this
city by Drs. Hastings and Morrer, Of
Howe, Tex, who went with the Car
penter's Bluffs searching and relief
party, who state that at. Carpenters
R!uffs five are dead and eight more