The Monticellonian., 1902-05-23
D[A1R-DEAL|NG TORNADO.
The Historic and Beautiful Town of Goliad, in South Texas, a Vic
 tim of the Winds Fury.
SEYEATY-FlYE KILLED; MANY INJURED.
A Swnth Two Hundred and Fifty Yards Wide and n Mile Long Cut Through the Residence section in Which Only One House was Left Standing.

Dallas, Tex, May 20.-The death dealing storm which swept over the state of Texas Sunday afternoon snutfed out the lives of at least 90 persons, injured over loo, and left the historic town of Goliad gaping wreck.
 Within five minutes the terrible work of the tornado was done, and these who were lucky enough to es- cape with their lives ran to the work of rescue. The survivors Ut Goliad are too dazed to estimate the proper ty loss, but u strip of the town two blocks wide and one mile long was swept. The damage is heavy. Dead and dying animals are mixed with the debris which marks the path of the storm.
 The sight which met the eye in the western part of the city was ap- palling. Between Church and Patri cio streets, which run north and south distance of mile in length, only one house was left standing and scarcely vestige of many could be seen.
 Very little damage was done except within these boundaries, q width of 25o yards
 The section which suffered was the residence portion, the lower part be- ing the new settlement. while the upper part contained many fine resi- dences. The Methodist and Baptist churches and the Baptist parsonage, both just completed, and the negro Methodist church were destroyed. The Episcopal church was badly dam aged, and fully one hundred houses totally destroyed. The stone res. dence of R. T. Davis was the only building in the pathway of the storm not demolished, and it is wreck.
 General Superintendent Forbes stopped the regular Beeville train at Goliad, and turned it back to Vie toria, bringing on the return train Six doctors from there and an abund- anee of medicines and surgical appli- anees.
 Another train came later from Gu rec with the same number of physi- cians and dozens of nurses and many citizens. Meanwhile the citizens here ha1 a4s'a al ization as possible and provided tenn porary morgues here.
 The courthouse, the hotels, public places, Davis, residence and several other places were utilized for the whites. The negroes were well cared for
 The noise of the storm was terrify- ing. Timbers were flying in every di- rection; giant trees were razed to the ground; cattle and horses were driven against and wrapped around | trees. The Iron county bridge across the San Antonio river was torn in two, while debris from the river bank | covered the houses in town.
 The property loss is estimated at | fully S50,000. The funnel-shaped | cloud which usually precedes such disasters was not seen.
 It is known that there was no loss of life north of here, and it is not believed there was any except right in the city. The following is list of the dead and injured:
 White Dead.
 Mrs. Johnson, aged 60. Margaret Pope, aged B. Start Deal. Pinkie Lott, daughter of William Lott Mrs. Py Purl and two children, Maud and Alice. Two Augustine children. Mrs. 1tapple and all children, except one. MT. and Mrs. Bill Hoad and three children. Joe Savage and child. Far rinell and Phosa Savage. MT. New comb, wife and child. Mr. Smith, of Rockport, who was visiting his daughter here. Mrs. Harrison and little boy. Riby Maddox and Maddox baby. Mrs. Casey. Maud Casey. P. Haring.
 Negro Dead.
 Beline Jefferson, Mollie Lott, Ter rell Hall, Rufus Taylor, Clayton Fay Tor. Floyd Lott, Gussie Windey and baby, Topsy Tippen, Fanny Taylor, Pauline Lott, Fannie Robinson, Al fred Robinson, Gussie Gordon, Joe Simon, Cliff Douglass, Bill Tredwell, George Taylor. Will Weston, and two John Barefield, Ethel Bare field, George Paste and baby, Joe Smidt Haywood Jones. Thirteen unidentified Making 42 negro dead recovered There were 53 negroes injured, many fatally. Fifteen persons are missing.
 Injured. ". H. Maddox. both legs broken and injured about the head; probably fatal. MT. and Mrs. l.. N. Nandalen and two children; none fatally Mrs 1 c. F. Pape; leg broken and other in. juries; very serious. Maddox child injured. Miss Beulah Dial. William Lott; ribs broken; not serious. Wal c ter and Stewart Lott; legs broken Mir and Mrs. John Augustine; badly D hurt. Mrs. Joe Savage; internal in, iYries. Mrs. Sallie Good --