The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03

SWEPT BY A CYCLONE /
Mooringsport, La. Almost Wiped
Out Of Existence.
SEVEN BUILDINGS REMAIN lNTAcT.
Four Persons In Ono Family Are
Killed Outright.
A SCORE OF PEOPLE INJURED
List OF the CasunItics-Rcltcf Sent
from Sbrcvcporf--E.xrfttu Sturfpn
EN- BUILDINGS REMAIN lNTAcT.8
4 SCORE or PEOPLE INJURED
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Arc Circulating in Arkansas.

shreveport. La. January "A cyclone
from the southwest struck and almost lit
orally demolished the town of Mooringsport
Dust north OF this city, at 3:45 p. m today,
over twenty buildings were blown down
only seven buildings being left intact Four
were Killed and twenty wounded, as fol-
lows
killed-Wililc Goodman, Maud Goodman.
hin Goodman and infant daughter of MIR.
Jesse Goodman.
Wounded Mrs Jesse Goodman, Alice
Goodman. Para Leo Goodman. wife and two
daughters of Jesse Goodman, also HIS
nephew. Clyde Goodman. Mrs. Eifie Nor
gan and infant badly injured. Mrs. Head.
mother of Mrs. Morgan, 6S years of axe.
was badly injured IN tho back and foot.
All the children killed were Airs. Heads
grandchildren. Mrs. Milan and two chill
dren were slightly injured MIR Aiken was
hurt In the head Thomas Elpin arm,
broken; Thomas Elliott. Injured In the
head DR.. j, y Harris, head cut and loft
side injured Miss Teat. aged A. and Alvin
'feat, years old, slightly injured: Mrs.
Davis, slightly injured, Jordan Robinson.
oclotod, arm badly fractured
Three of the wounded Will probably die.
The cyclone came huddeniy and lasted
only about ono minute
The following houses were DESTROYED ~.
II b. Groom, grocery and cotton warehouse
destroyed, main store and residence safe;
iyy's grocery FANS saloon Fuller's rtsi-
| dence Christians store. warehouse, resi-
donco and tenant house; Morgan's resi-
dorce Miams residence; Frank lvy's resi-
dcnce. Goodmans residence; f. a. Teat's
J residence; Methodist parsonage: G. S.
| Groom. one vacant house, o. V. Ailen's
| residence; Croom's static and smokehousc.
The only houses left uniniurod are Mrs,
dencc Methodist church, Mrs. Caldwells
residence, w. H. d. crocm's man store and
residence. and the depot
Physicians and a relief committee left
here at $50 on special train with hos
pital nurses. and every possible attention
| Is being given the wounded. Captain Mat
Scoyel, Peter j. Tre2evant Henry Enders,
| ~ II. Murff s. NJ Kerloy. Thomas Enders.
Mr. Seaman and others came W on re-
lief train ana are rendering all the assist
ance in their power,
1t has been decided to take the wounded
to the hospital at daylight In the morning.
| They can not move them tonight owing 10
difficulty In getting them on the train Dr.
TiIlinghast. a local physician. was doing
all in his power for the injured.
| Texarkara, Ark, january News was
received here this evening OF a terrific cy-
clone that swept over Mooringsport La.
! twenty miles west OF here on the Kansas
| City, Plttsburg and Gulf railroad. Every
house in the town was unroofed and sey-
eral persons were killed. All the telegraph
wires have been Frustrated. making Il iln-
| possible to obtain particulars.
The railroad company has sent a relief
| train to the scene Of disaster.