Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-05-24

ANNAN 1NeAAUAAA4e
Dallas. Tex, May 19.-The DEATH
dealing storm which swept over the
state of Texas Sunday afternoon
snuffed out the lives of at least 90
persons, injured over 100, and left tho
historic town of Goliad a gaping
wreck.
Within five minutes the terrible
work of the tornado was done, and
those who were lucky enough to es-
cape with their lives ran to the work
of rescue. The survivors at Goliad
are too dazed to estimate the proper
ty loss, but 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-
clio 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, a width of
$50 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 resi-
dence of R. T. Davis was the only
building in the pathway of the storm
not demolished, and it is a wreck.
General Superintendent Forbes
stopped the regular Beeville train at
Goliad, and turned it back to Vic
toria, bringing on the return train
six doctors from there and an abund-
ance Of medicines and surgical appli-
ances.
Another train came later from Gu
REQ with the same number of physi-
clans and dozens of nurses and many
citizens. Meanwhile the citizens hero
had effected as systematic an organ.
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 Hving in every d.
rection; giant trees werS razet y
the ground; cattle and horses ,N-F~
driven against and wrapped arouns
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 $4,000. The funnel-shaped
cloud which usually precedes such
disasters was not seen.
1t 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 8. Start Deal. Pinlie Lott,
daughter of William Lott Mrs. Py
Purl and two children, Maud and
Alice. Two Augustine children. Mrs.
Itapple and all children, except one,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Hoad and three
children. Joe Savage and child. Far.
rinell and Phosa Savage Mr.. 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 Tay.
lor, Floyd Lott, Gussie Windey and
baby, Topsy Tippen, Fanny Taylor,
Pauline Lott, Fannie Robinson, AL
fred Robinson, Gussie Gordon, Joe
Simon, Gift Douglass, Bill Tredwell,
George Taylor, Win Weston, and two
children, John Barefeld, Ethel Bare,
field, George Paste and baby, Joe
Smidt, HAYWOOD Jones.
Thirteen unidentified.
Making 40 negro dead recovered.
There were SO negroes injured
many fatally.
Fifteen persons are missing.
Injured.
W. H. Maddox, both legs broken
and injured about the head; probably
fatal. Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Vandalen
and two children; none fatally. Mrs
g. e. Pape; leg broken and other in
iuries; very serious. Maddox child
iv4,,-od Af;us peulah niaI William