The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

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O'shoa & Hlnch's warehouse, had a mar.
row escape from death, the roof Of the
building being torn Oh and thrown onto
him.
A wing Of Mr. Crows house on Elev.
enth street, was torn on The family
was caught In the wreck but Mrs Crow
cmwled in under the debris and got the
children out without injury
Guy Partridgc's wife and child
onwled from the wreck Of their home
and escaped.
viii Lawson and a young man named
lane, Ed Yaden and a butcher named
Wolsey are among the injured quartocd
at O'Koofe's saloon.
Mrs. Captain Hugh L. Rogers was dug
out OF the ruins Of a rock house ON South
Ninth street, and was badly injured, but
hopes arr entertained for her recovery.
II. l.. Horschbcrg had a narrow escape
from death. He was on his way home
when the cyclone struck the city, and
he was lifted OIL his feet and carried
quite a distance His clothes were torn
from his body and his shoulder was dis
located and be sustained injuries about
the head.
Il is next to impossible 10 get anything
like n complete or accurate account Of
the number OF dod or injured.
AZ n o'clock this morning it looked
as though 30 persons had been Killed
Tho death list Is growing hourly. Hun
drcds Of persons arr injured, some fatal.
", Others not 20 badly The damage 10
property will run up into thousands Of
dollars. Many fine residences are nzcd
20 the ground.
The total damage viii probably DO
$500, 900, including the new $4,000 high
school building, which was directly In
the path Of the storm and badly wrecked
The debris Of many buildings which
were in the lodging house district caught
fire and those Of the unfortunatos who
could not az once b. cxtricatcd alive
persisted. being burned or smoihcrcd 90
death. Added 10 the fact that many Of
the people In the outside district we've
killed In the crash u falling residences,
II will h. seen why the list oidcad rolled
mp 30 rapidly.
All the nurses and doctors that can be
pressed into service are hoing utilized,
and there ar scorc, Of temporary hos
pitfalls throughout che city, In addition
20 the regular hospitals The morguc
was som filed mp, and Is taxed 10 its
utmost capacity. Additional loiics am
being brought In every few minutes, and
altogether the scene isa sickcning and
horrible one.
a heavy rain followed the horrible
cyclone visitation. and 10 was probably
gOminutcs before the city awoke 10 the
fact that it was Wrapped On tho folds oi
fearful calamity. The hr department
was called ont IN Dee, than so minutes
Garrison avenue. especially in the yic.n.
ity 81 the wrcck. was crowded with will
ing hands and inquiring friends ruady 20
render all aid that the emergency NJ
quirod. The scene In that noighborhood
was something horrible Hatless men
and women, clad In their night clothes,
wcrp seeking shelter or calling Tor aid
for some absent member Of the family
or friend who failed 10 escape from the
wrcckage Of the buildings In which they
had taken quarters for the night
Men. women and children sought
refuge in a saloon and wcc az least af.
forled shelter from the Indictment
weather conditions. In the hack part
Of the saloon number Of injured wcre
stretched out on the noor with only their
night clothes protecting them from the
chilly condition of the midnight air
The drug stores wcrc opened and the
clerks wcrc kept busy filling prcscrip-
tions and otherwise doing their shan
towards relieving the sufferers.
Telephone wins wcrc nearly all down
and Il was impossible 20 communicate
in any way 20 any distant point in the
outskirts Of the city. Streets wen No
filed with debris that Il was with dill.
,ulty that hacks could gct around
The scene is one Of the mostappalling
md destructive ever witnessed In the
history 81 the city. In fact, it Is with.
,ut a parallel In this section Of the
southwest
The cyclone crossed poioau river and
swept the national cemetery, laying low
the walls and dcmolishinR the residence
" r. G. Baldwin H. Path was about
200 yards wide, and Tor distance acruss
Reserve Ninth strcct, whorc it struck
Garrison avenue, leaving devastation In
H. wake.
Tho house was occupied by George
Carter, formerly engineer Of the Grand
opm house. Il was turned completely
upside down and stands that way as ov.
idcncc Of the terrific power Of the huui.
canc Mr. Carter was killed outright. a
jagged pane Of glass nearly scyenug his
head from bis body
Damages Awarded.
Dallas, Jan. l2.-m tho case Of Mrs
Joana Braduow vs. Texas ami Pacific
Railway company, tho jury found for
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