The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-17


blown from one axle and 1t was striped
bare The wind carried IL short distance
and drove II completely. through a cedar
eter and left the ends protruding. At each
end END ,ne M axle &c, was bent and resembied per-
passenger business In their history on. ac-
count Of the tornado. People have been
hocking into Denison en- route TO sherman
from all directions. coming by carloads. The
katy railroad sent special TO Gaines
All trains or on the e roads roads leading to sherman
twelve trains a day. but II was unable to
handle the business of the road. and an
extra special was run from here at 3
Tonight the dead left in this city num-
bered ffty-one. There may be others dead
who have not yet been found, but this is
probably the most accurate estimate yet
made.
AT Denton five were killed and twenty
wounded Three dead bodies were found in
the storm path at Justin; mother and three
children lost their lives at Howe. The corpse
OF j. s. Morris was found at Gainesville.
The storm swept away Jael in the Chicka-
saw Nation, leaving many wounded, one
mortally. AT Carpenters Bluffs fve persons
were seriously hurt. The wounded are 50
badly scattered that II is an almost impos-
sible task to gather their names and the
extent Of their injuries. In the community
five miles west of town Mr.. Taylor was
Killed p ana MS wife probably iataiy dra n1urea
badly hurt. Mrs. Martin suffered severe in
juries- The houses of Messrs- Dennis, Glib
Corder, Cave, Taylor, J. F. Fields and Jim
Davis were swept away in the same COM
munity. Eight barns were also destroyed.
house and raised s., 900 in a little while with
which to bury the dead and care for the
wounded About forty bodies were buried
AT Carpenters Bluffs Louis Devault, Mrs
Louis Devault, Mamie. Maggie and Nellie
Devault and G. ]. Armour, were all serious
ly hurt.
scenes I'm the Devastated District.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. May 16.-A dispatch from
Sherman says: To-day the water in the
creeks and brooks has subsidized and thou
sands of spectators have traversed the path
of yesterdays tornado. Every, business
house in the city except the drug stores
an6 eating houses suspended business at an
early hour this morning, at the request OF
the president OF the City Council. and the
attention of everybody has been turned
towards caring for the wounded and the
dead. the number OF which is hourly in
creasing from deaths in the hospitals and
bodies found in the streams. The citys
street grading force. supplemented by a
large number of men, have been transferred
by Street Commissioner Moorehead to the
ScAclSriSS diiu nave DeeiL DuSlly eHSdSeu
in preparing graves for the victims Of the
storm The undertaking establishments
are being taxed to their limits.
A word picture cannot approximately por-
tray the terrible aspect Of the pathway torn
through the city. Great oak trees and
stately eims of a quarter of a century
growth are torn up by the roots or were
twisted off like weeds The remnants of
Deautlful homes are scattered and blown In
all directions. Everywhere the commons
are covered with debris. Hundreds of do
meStic animals are lying dead and innumer-
able fowls are scattered about, in many
places picked perfectly clean, and in every
cuous.y and more often against the course
OF the storm than with II. Barbed wires
are often found twisted about fence posts
severeal times. Stones and bricks, evident
ly from the Ely residence, are found sew
eral hundred yards north driven in the
OF the tornado In the city is Just south of
where IL crosses Lamar street, and here ii
was perhaps two hundred yards. At other
points II rarely or never exceeded $50 yards
and often narrowed to not over 100 yards.
The following appeal has been issued:
'The loss Of life and property by the tor
nado is much greater than was supposed
last night, and the number injured is much
larger, the dead and wounded exceeding
2e. The loss OF property is over $4,000.
ed, but many families have lost their all
and are left destitute. All contributions
will be thankfully received, as they will
help US to give aid to those who will have
to begin life anew" The appeal is signed
by c. II. Smith, chairman OF the relief
ply. w. b. Brents, c. B. Randall and S. n.
Zeemanski.