Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-29
SIX KILLED IN STORM
Town of Glenrose, Texas,
Nearly Destroyed.
HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS
OVER FORTY PERSONS MORE OR
LESS INJURED.
Relief Trains Start From Neighboring
Towns to the Scene of the
Disaster

HOUSTON, Tex, April 29.-The small
Town of Glenrose, county seat of Somerville
county was nearly swept away by a tor
nado yesterday. Six persons are known to
De dead and between forty and fifty others
injured. The dead:
Mrs. c. A. Milan.
Mrs. James Musgrove.
Little child of Mrs. Musgrove.
Little daughter of ]. r. Milan.
Miss Mary COnnell.
Rev. Mr.. Ford.
Those most seriously hurt so far as
known:
Four members of Judge j. R. Milam's
family.
Six members of c. A. Milam's family.
f. T. Lee.
Mrs. E. T. Lee.
A child Of Tom Price.
Mrs. Fields.
H H. Lewis.
r f. Lewis.
GlenrOse is situated on the Paluxy river
In a valley, down which the tornado came
sweeping everything before 1t. 1t struck
the town in the business district, and about
One-tnlrd OF the stores were wrecked.
Rain Follows Storm.
hard rain which succeeded the storm
ruined stocks of goods and damaged what
had not been destroyed by the wind. The
the town was struck. Here were located
most of the fine residences. The town be-
ing small one. but noted health resort
some of these houses were commodious and
well furnished.
The frame houses We're simply torn asun-
der and scattered. Their inmates had no
warning of the impending calamity and it
was here that all the fatalities occurred
How many cannot be told until commune
cation has been reopened.
10 Of
those wrecked, caught fire, and, with two
others, was burned.
The property loss Is roughly estimated at
$4,000. 1t may prove TO be much greater
when all the facts are known, for there
are undoubtedly other sections which have
been devastated up and down the river
The town is cut off from wire cOmmuni-
cation. and all the facts have come from
nelghboring towns, which have been
reached by refugees. who cannot tell all
OF the facts, as they are in quest of as
slstance for their stricken people.
Had a Population of 500 People.
Glenrose had a population of about 500
people. 1t is a. noted health resort. there
being many springs and wells with medic
fnal qualities. 1t IS this which has caused
a number of fine residences to be built
by people Of means. who have taken UP
their abode there, and this fact adds to
the property loss very materially
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande will run
a special train to the stricken town this
morning with supplies for the sufferers
Ihis train also will pick up other supplies
ana relief parties at places along the line
Those whose homes were spared are doing
all in their power for the homeless
At 3 o'clock this morning the Post re-
celved the following telegram from its
Glenrose correspondent via Granbury Tex:
"A cyclone swept the town away at $50
pm Rain, accompanied by heavy hall
followed the wind. The wounded have
cared
from Granbury, Walnut Springs and neigh
boring towns In the way of surgeons and
nurses"
Storm Strikes Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan. April CA tornado, ac-
companied by heavy rain and hail, passed
three miles south of here last night. de-
stroying all buildings In its path and pros
trating the telegraph line of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad Only meager
reports of the storm have thus far been
received. The dwelling Of Oscar HOyt a
a yK-pS la-r