The indicator., 1897-09-18
TERRIBLE TORNADO.
THE GULF COAST SUFFERS.
The New Town of Fort Arthur Nearly
Wiped Out of Existence ce-ssbine fass
Also Suffers.

Port Arthur, Tex, Sept. ia tor
nado, terrible in its intensity. struck
this city at an early hour last even
ing. Six people are known to have
been killed. while many others were
injured buildings We're blown down
and great damage was wrought by tht
cyclone.
The dead:
Frank Albright, Kansas City, en-
pioyed by electric light company.
Fritz Michael laborcr. residence un-
known.
George Martins. bricklaycr, resi-
dencc unknown.
Unknown man. aged IS.
May Ainsworth, 13-year-old daugh
ter of William Ainsworth.
Infant son Of w. II. johnson. blown
from It's mothers arms and drowned.
The injured;
Mrs Roy Stafford, right leg broken
near hip.
Roy Stafford, legs badly bruised.
Little daughter of Mrs. Stafford, Sc
riously injured.
Many buildings Were blown down,
including the railroad roundhousc.
where May Ainsworth was killed; the
natatorium. the bank building. town
Strong 4 Leagues building, shifted
or foundation; Brennan building, Col
onnadc hotel. c. j. Miller's grocery
store. Spence y Lyons buildings, sew
cral barns, kanadis saloon. the Her
aid office. Alfred VOLTS saloon. the
Hayes building and NJ. NJ. Soinski's
grocery.
From early morning the sky was
threatening and Il stif gale blew. No
rain of consequence fell until 1 p. M.
and then 1t was accompanied by Il
heavy wind that Increased in intensity
until II reached the enormous velocity
of eighty miles an hour. Every build
ing in the town is of frame construc-
tion. except one brick. the Port Arthur
Banking Company building. the far
end and roof of which was blown
away.
The bodies of the victims have been
sent TO Beaumont for intcrment. no
cemetery having as yet been started
here.
Advces from Winnie. Texas. say
that 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.
F.h NiIS'HtIuti. II prominent 'lllLtI.
was on Gulf x Interstate railroad
train on his way to Beaumont when
| the storm struck this section. Every.
one on the train thought we would he
blown from the track" said he to.
| night. ''lt was pitch dark and rain.
| ing and the 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
| sblc is being done to establish com.
munication with that place.
| Later-The following telegram has
| Just been received from Mr. Kirscher
| her, at Beaumont:
"Thc relief train has just returned
| from Sabine Pass. 1t could not gel
nearer than eight miles from Sabine
Pass. II 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. 13.-A dispatch
| from Beaumont Tonight said The
Southern Pacific at that place received
| dispatch from the agent at Sabine
Pass who walked from Sabine Pass IL
Port Arthur. stating that the track fol
eight miles is washed away and thai
! about thirty people are missing. H'
reports the sinking of two tugs ant
the drowning of Green Mocrc ant
Lewis Bettcs, prominent steamboa
men at Orange.
A later message says that the loss
| of life at the Pass will not be so grca
as reported. probably not more thar
| six or seven.
! A later dispatch from Sabine Pass
says that the loss of property inshort
il slight. The tug Guillote went dowI
\ in the storm.