Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-19
Ninety People Dead, a Hundred
And Tweuty'Eight Injured,
THE PATH OF DESTRUCTION
storm Travels in Norihessterly Direc-
ton as Far a. Kentucky several
Towns struck and Damaged.

Dallas, Tex, May 10, 2;15 a. mad
Vices from all available sources here
last night were that a disastrous cy-
clone swept across Texas yesterday,
causing great loss of life mad almost
lncalculable damage to property.
The cyclone is believed to have origis
mated on the gulf coast at point al
most directly south of Goliad and
travelled In northeasterly direction as
far as Kentucky. 1t left desolatlon be-
hind 1t in four states, but Texas seems
to have suffered more than the others
A special from Goliad says: Ninety
are dead; 1913 wounded. In addition
there is gaping wound in the town
the path Of one of the most destructive
cyclones ever known In Texas. Partial
list Of the dead follows:
DEAD IN GoLIAD.
Mrs. johnson, aged 60.
Margaret Pope, aged 5.
Stuart Dial.
Pinkie Lott, daughter OF William
Lott.
Mrs. Purl. two children, Maud and
Alice.
Two Augustine children.
Mrs. Stopple and children, except one.
Mr. and Mrs. BIZ Hoard and three
children.
Joe Savage and child, Farimette, Tex.
Phosa Savage.
Mr.. Necomb wife and child.
Bill Treadwell.
Haywood Jones.
Forty-two dead negroes have been re-
covered. There are 50 negroes injured.
many fatally, and It is thought there
are at least 10 dead not included In
the above list.
The tornado struck this place about
S,45 o'clock yesterday afternoon, lasting
only five minutes, leaving death and
disaster everywhere in its wake. II
came from the southwest without a
warning, completely demolishing a
strip about two blocks wide through
the whole western part Of the town,
about q mile long.
Among the many houses demolished
are the Baptist church and parsonage
Just built; the Methodist church and a
colored church. II is impossible TO es-
innate the number Of houses destroyed,
but II is thought the number Will reach
100.
Damage done cannot be approximate
ed, but II Is very great. All the dead
and wounded have been taken care Of
The path OF devastation Is strewn
with all kinds OF debris and dead and
Wounded animals.
The pltifu cries Of the wounded are
heard everywhere and at times are
heart.rending
A report from the country around
Goliad is to the effect that no damage
was done. A special train bearing the
OConnor guards, six physicians nurses
and many volunteers came from Vic
toria, and also a special train from
Cuero. bringing physicians, nurses.
druggists and volunteers. Although
everything Is done for the relief Of the
wounded, cries for physicians and med
zeal attention are everywhere heard.
At Corsicana three or four houses
were blown down. and at Dublin two
or three bridges were washed away
The Mineoa operator for the Texas
a Pacific railway said that he had
been informed that the little town OF
Alba. 10 miles north Of there, on
branch Of the Missouri Kansas & Tex
as railroad. terrible storm prevailed.
twenty-five or 30 buildings were
wrecked. II r. not known whether or
not there were any fatalities
wild rumors about the fate OF Tex
arkana were In circulation for time
hut the anxiety on that score was re-
lleved by the statement from fncom-
ing train crews that there had been
no damage az Marshall. Texarkana
or intermediate points. Shreveport,
Ia. seems to be cut OF from the
world.