The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

face; Mrs. j. R. Anderson, cuts anu
bruises: Mrs Lille Barnes. scalp wounds;
Mr.. Baker, head bruised: an infant weeks
old fatally injured; Thomas Ellington,
cheat bruises; Mrs. 7. S. Borden. wrists
dislocated, DIR. a. G. Bowman. ribs
broken. fatal ii1urit. internally w. ID
Brassfeld, badly bruised externally; Mrs.
Thomas Braden and child. decorations;
VIII Bright and N. CLANCY. head ana
hands injured. slight; Mrs. NJ. Clancy. in
jured about head and arms. slight; Miss
Ella Denison, slightly CUT Miss Eva
Douglass, normal student, left leg broken.
chest bruised: Frank Douglass both arms
and legs dslocated, forearm dislocated,
Mack Dryer and Sherman French. badly
lacerated and bruised; Aubrey Green, II
years old. jaw broken; Mrs. sam hamil-
ton, arm bruised and cut; Mrs. Shelton
Hamilton, arm bruised and cut; ]. d.
Hume. skull fractured seriously; Mrs.
King and Mrs John Larkins, badly bruised
externally Will recover; Mrs. Henry
Lowe of Becky, MINI. slight external in
juries. Miss Mary Mitchell and Miss Ida
Malay. injured about head and face. slight
Miss Edna Milay. child. internal injuries;
Mrs. R. 7. Milay. head and face bruised.
daughter OF w r. Park, slightly injured
about the face; James RiEgers, slight cuts
and bruises John Ryan. aged l6 arm
badly bruised; August Ryan, aged rs. head
and shoulders crushed, viii die; Clarence
+ ctedrDeS aOO moIneTt DOuy DfutEeSt MIS-.
Will Smith, shoulder hurt. injuries slight,
Miss Fife vesta, body bruised, win re-
cover; Mrs Waddell body bruised, not
fatal: Bonnie Weaver. child. injured IN
ternally; Thomas Whaley. bruised about
head and hips.
Missing:
Mr.. Elliott and Mrs. Williams.
The tornado struck the city last even
Ing when most Of the residents were at
supper cutting clean path mile long
and 500 feet wide through the residence
section and leaving death and destruction
In its wake. Buildings we're demolished
or twisted apart and scattered to the four
winds.
conservative estimate places the ag,
gregate amount OF damage ct 5000. 900.
The wind played many pranks and there
were some miraculous escapes j. 4.
Coonheld and his family were eating sup
per when the tornado struck their home
The house was picked up, carried across
a slough and dumped up against a hill
The building was not completely wrecked
and the family escaped without anything
worse than a severe shaking up. Houses
on both sides Of the residence OF W. NJ
Hill were blown Into sDlinters bus the
wind was content with twisting his house
of It's foundation and leaving II intact.
For time the people in that part OF
town not touched by the storm were
covered their wits Immediately went 20
ths aid of their unfortunate townsmen.
Calls Tor help were sent to surrounding
towns and were responded to. The
wounded were carried to the homes of
hospitable nelghhors and given Immediate
attention,
Hundreds Of persons visited the stricken
district today and large number Of
signtseers came from neighboring towns.
me streets are impossible for wagons.
Ihls state OF affairs binders the work OF
gathering the dead aud makes the compila-
ton OF complete list OF victims impos-
siole for the time being, All business has
been suspended,
The scenes that met the gaze of the res
cuers were horrlfying An aged man and
mis- wife had evidently been eating the
evening meal when the tornado struck
theii h:use and carried them away The,
nad clasped their arms about each othe,
ana were found dead on The ground som,
distance away from where their home had
peen' NO trace of their house has been
seen.
Several OF the dead were found in snot,
whicf would have been the center OF ths
building had IL not been blown 10 snlln.
ters' fhis was the case with Mrs pan.
sgno', VINO suffered most terrible dea b
- ,i neauless oody with arms clasping
ner iifeless baby, was discovered ON M,
Moor of the house which was left as !
raised platform In an open neld 'rlr
mead, as smoothly lsevettA Bis II II had
oeen done with knife, was about twentS
feet distant NF' '"nn'S
1T Two o, children had been lying on cot IN
one OF the destroyed homes Tho bnusa
was carried away, but the floor ~ tho ~ ~,
Story and the foundation were Ierf IN,
VINO iltting the house from tho SHE and
carrying II long distance The co, w,ne
carried tully a block and a hair ana sol
dren was hurt "7 WI
uepot and kelloggs crossing. n distonrs
VI naIl mile. was a mass of debris rho
M,s'Ns or many homes verA scat,nfas
oio.h mere ana trees were filled with hod
Wams ana other household goods
,,,'i,ts Noohhn assisted by a number ~,
noon s, nuiiueu an Intelligence bureau NJ
' Messensers were sent ,hro,ch -
1aaieAen district in search of nersons v.he
"ele hnown TO have resided in thst go, " ~, ~
a. me town Every citizen ma5e !, ~"
. uuey 70 report at the bureau Of IN ,,.I n's
sn un an cases OF death, Injury and AZ n aaa
&C. ,n,ssins' In this way soma littte a,
Py . o,oInor was brought out Of ehnos
IN, ~ 'iock u was said al hsadouo,,t.
s aa. tne injured SO far numbered go go yrs
s win about dozen casa whie,s IVY
10 result fatally The H., arc
complete lon however There are ,oso Is not
tn , rea 10 hirksyilie tonight
Ieaks OF the storm wsrs ,,,
fndin tHe Strangest occurrsnces ny put
nu,ns Of grooming bahy an was re
IL rom any house. The child was ueid'
nan, asehed' No one has called "a y. ~
osoy and It has not been ident,aa ,'f me
p.ner oany was found where /, he - An
NIL nsseu 70 death by the yiolence peen
fed "'so mas not been identi
e Aamong the horrors OF the storm no. -
Wits OF the corpse OF f6-year-oi1 ~. sus
WIN misn sN4 scantlng driven throa slFi
, 10y me body OF little child Des t meE
~ sne nmn OF tree sticking tbro,,s.,'
l.s neck citizen was found ,troush
W.T. viii SANDING over the body NJ Me ,a W.
VIE The head had been cr,Ished a ana peaa
cred from the body. anu sew
~ the call OF Mayor Noonar
neeuns was held and an execnt,,a lass
n,ttee was appointed to raiso fnnS, '' w,
take iuii charge OF the work NJ roito, anu
.od me property loss Is estimated NJ ,,,,..
e1oo,Vpo and It lie stated that Soo na tutiy
are utterly homeless The disfrict ,is az
oy the storm has been recently hrii 3'' 10y.
ana most OF the houses were new w
nad been put up with borrowed money a,I
result scores are not only homaIsss
put burdened with debt, for ONLY rsr,,
wind i"9uisu against