The state herald., 1897-09-17
TERRIBLE TORNADO.
THE GULF COAST SUFFERS.
Tho New Town of Port Arthur Nearly
Wiped Out of Existence-sabine Pass
Also Suffers.

Port Arthur, Tex, Sept. IA tor
made. terrible In its intensity. struck
this ely ut an early hour last even
ing. Six people are known to have
been killed. while many others We're
injured Buildings were blown down
and great damage was wrought by the
cyclone.
The dead:
Frank Albright. Kansas City, en-
ployed by electric light company.
Fritz Michael, laborcr. residence I'M
known.
George Martins. bricklayer, resi-
dence unknown.
Unknown man. aged IS.
May Ainsworth, l3-year-old daugh-
ter of William Ainsworth.
Infant son of w. II. Johnson, blown
from its mothers arms and drowned.
The injured:
Mrs. Roy Stafford, right leg broken
near hip.
Roy Stafford, legs badly bruised
Little daughter of Mrs Stafford, So.
riously injured.
Many buildings We're blown down.
Including the railroad roundhouse,
where May Ainsworth was killed: the
natatorium. the bank building. town
site company's barns, Hotel Hayden,
Strong ~ Leagues building. shifted
OFT foundations: Brennan building. Col
onnade hotel, c. j. Millcrs grocery
store. Spence Il Lyons buildings. sew
eral barns. kanadis saloon. the Her.
aid office, Alfred VOLTS saloon. the
Hayes building and NJ. NJ. Solinski's
grocery.
From early morning the sky was
threatening and stiir gale blew. No
rain of consequence fell until u. M.
and then II WAS accompanied by n
heavy wind that increased in intensity
until 1t reached the enormous velocity
of eighty miles an hour Every build
ing in the town is of frame constrllc-
tion. except one brick. the Port Arthur
thanking Company building. the far
end and roof of which was blown
away.
The bodies of the victims have been
sent To Beaumont for interment. no
cemetery having as yet been started
here.
Advices from Winnie. Texas. say
mat nearly all the houses there have
been blown down and torn away.
At Webb all of the barns and one
house We're demolished and scattered
over the country.
Ed kirscherner. n prominent citizen,
was ON a Gulf 4 Interstate railroad
train ON his way to Beaumont when
the storm struck this section. Every
one on the train thought we would be
blown from the track said lie To-
nIUht 'If iif.h lp pty at,,
ing and .he wind was blowing like II
never blew before"
1t is known that much destruction
was wrought AT Sabine Pass. with
probable loss of life. Everything pos.
sible is being done TO establish com.
municaiion with that place.
latcr-Thc following telegram has
just been received from Mr.. kirschcr.
ner. ut Beaumont:
The relief train has Just returned
from Sabine Pass. 1t could not get
nearer than eight miles from Sabine
Pass. 1t Is reported that the new
town is completely gone. Nothing
heard from the old town. From re-
ports things look bad there"
New Orleans, Sept. ia dispatch
from Beaumont tonight said the
Southern Pacific at that place received
a dispatch from the agent at Sabine
Pass, who walked from Sabine Pass to
Port Arthur. stating that the track for
eight miles is washed away aud thar
about thirty people are missing. lie
reports the sinking of two tugs and
the drowning Of Green Moore and
Lewis Beties. prominent steamboat
men AT Orange.
A later message says that the loss
OF life nt the Pass will not be- so great
as reported. probably not more than
six or seven.
A later dispatch from Sabine Pass
says that the loss Of property lnshore
Is slight. The tug Guillotc went down
In the storm.