The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-04
NO. 127.
MOORINGSPORT DEVAsTED.
Fuller Particulars of Saturdays Cy-
Clone-FOur Killed and Twen-
" Wounded.

Yesterdays TExARKANIAN con-
tanned a meagre account of the ter
rible work of a cyclone, at Moor
ingsport Saturday afternoon, at
3;45 o'clock. On account of all
wires then being down no definite
news could be given as to the num-
Der of killed and wounded The
town was completely wrecked by
the storm, twenty buildings having
been blown down, and only seven
left to tell the tale of the former
prosperous town.
Below we give as full particulars
of the terrible work of the winds as
is to be had, from kilograms sent
out yesterday.
There were four persons killed
and twenty wounded as follows
Killed-Willie Goodman, Maud
Goodman, Hill Goodman and infant
daughter of Mr.. Jesse Goodman.
Wounded-Mrs. Jesse Goodman,
Alice Goodman, Paralee Goodman,
wife and two daughters of Jesse
Goodman, also his nephew, Clyde
Goodman, Mrs. Eflie Morgan and
infant, badly injured; Mrs. Head,
mother of Mrs Morgan, 68 years of
age, badly injured in back and foot.
All the children killed were Mrs.
Heads grandchildren, Mrs Milan
and two children, slightly injured;
Mr.. Aiken, hurt in head; Thomas
Elgin, arm broken; Thomas Elliott,
injured in head; DR.. j. B. Harris,
head cut and left side injured; Tom
Teat, head cut; Mrs. Tom Teat, in
ternally injured; Miss Teat, aesd
IA, and Alvin Teat, aged 7, slightly
injured; Mrs. Davis, slightly injur-
ed; Jordan Robinson, colored, arm
badly fractured. Three OF the
wounded will probably die.
The tornado came suddenly and
lasted only about one minute. The
following houses were destroyed
W. II. B. Groom, grocery and cot
ton warehouses, destroyed; main
store and residence safe; Ivy's gro
Gerry; Fain's saloon; Fuller's resi-
dence; Christians store, warehouse,
residence and tenant house; Nor
gan's residence; Milam's residence;
Frank Ivy's residence; Goodman's
residence; Methodist parsonage; G.
S. Groom, one vacant house; 0. V.
Aiken's residence; Croom's stable
and smokehouse. The only houses
left uninjured are Mrs, G. S.
Croom's residence; j. S. Noel's store
and residence, Methodist church,
Mrs. Caldwell's residence, W. II. B.
Croom's main store and residence
and depot.
Physicians and relief committee
lett Shreveport on special train
with hospital nurses and every pos
sible attention was given the wound
ed. Capt. Matt Scovelle, Peter j.
Trezevant, Henry Enders, N. B.
Murf, S. N. Kerley, Thomas Enders,
Mr. Seaman and others came up on
the reiet train and rendered
all assistance in their power. 1t
was decided to take the wounded to
the hospital at Shreveport, and
this was done yesterday. Dr.
TilIinghast, local physician,
was found there doing all in his pow
er for the injured.
STORM NOTES.
General Manager w, A. Williams
went down to Moorlngsport yester-
day, and from him I'VE CLEAN the fol-
lowing notes;
The tornado or cyclone came
from the southeast and southwest,
two clouds coming together at
Mooringsport, causing it to do more
damage there than anywhere else.
From there it crossed the lake, 60
ing directly north, parallel with the
bridge and rairoad--did no damage
to either.
Yesterday morning bridge-watch"
man Morgans child died from in
juries received, and his wife was not
expected to live. One or two Others
who received wounds were in a crit
ical condition.
Merchants at Shreveport have
committee appointed to get up a
relief fund for the distressed; there
are quite a number of destitute
families.
A quantity Of lumber in a lumber
yard near the depot was blown
away a heavy piece of scantling
was blown completely through the
depot, and a considerable quantity
of it piled up against It.
Rheumatism is a foe which gives
no quarter. 1t torments it's victims
day and night. Hoods Sarsaparilla
puriGes the blood and cures the