New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30
TORNADO KILLS A SCORE.
LAREDO, TEX, HARD HIT.
4 Long List of Injmred-4 Great
Destruction of Property.

Laredo Tex, via Bermuda Tex, April 20
Twenty-one persons were killed and scores IN
jured in Laredo and New-Laredo by tornado
which tore through the cities late last night
crossing the Rio Grande. Rumors Of others
killed in places outside Laredo lack confirmation
The property damage is large The dead are
chiefly Mexicans
Four Of those killed We're members Of one
family, and were crushed to death by the fall
ing of the heavy walls of an adobe house which
they occupied Others met their fate in a similar
manner.
NARROW ESCAPE OF TEACHERS.
The damage wrought at Laredo Seminary is
extensive. Not one of the group of buildings
escaped damage The escape from death Of the
teachers at the institution was narrow, as the
walls of some Of the buildings they occupied
were demolished. Mrs. Easley. one of the teach
ers. was rescued by several students. who low
cred her by a rope from a second story. She was
severely bruised.
The roof of the Mexican National Hospital
was blown Off
trip through the town fails to show block
which did not suffer. Trees. fences, telegraph
and telephone poles. roofs, chimneys and walls
and debris of all kinds strew the streets.
The authorities are at work clearing away
the wreckage, and tonight the city began to
assume it's customary appearance. Linemen
are endeayoring to straighten out the tangled
wires, and it Is believed that within two days
the electric light service can be resumed. 1t is
hoped to re-establish telegraphic communica-
ton, at least partially. within two days.
DEATH AND DAMAGE IN MEXICO.
Conditions in Laredo. across the Rio
Grande. are similar to those this side. 1t is
not definitely known how many are dead or in
jured there but a city officer said tonight that
number of dead in both cities up to twenty-one.
The storm appeared from the southwest in
the neighborhood of Lampasas, Mexico, seventy
two miles from Laredo and it is reported that
great havoc wrought at Lampasas although
it is not thought that any loss OF HE resulted
When the storm struck Laredo the huts oc-
cupied by the poorer classes were razed and as
the wind increased in force the more substan-
tial buildings We're unroofed and many were
lightning flashed vividly and continuously.
adding to the terror Of the people Ihe storm
lasted about hour.
The Mexican National Railroad has tempo
rarily abandoned its service on account or laHK
of telegraph wires for dispatching trains Physl-
clans are busy attending to the wounded. and
it is thought that all the injured will recover
DR.. H J. Hamilton. of the United States Marine
Hospital Service, has placed 15O tents, with bed
ding, at the disposal Of the homeless
Laredo is the county seat Of Webb County,
Texas Ij3 miles southwest Of San Antonio on
the RIO Grande, opposite Nuevo Laredo, Mex
ico with which it is connected by bridges. 1t
is on the International and Great Northern the
Mexican National and other railroads. Amo4g
the public buildings are market, a convent,
Mercy Hospital, a fine courthouse and Jail and
Laredo Methodist Episcopal Seminary. Laredo
is in a fertile agricultural and stock raising dis
trict. which also has valuable mineral deposits.
especially of coal. 1t is an important CONNER
cial centre, with a large interna tiCnal and local
trade, exporting bricks. wool. livestock. coal.
etc. and has extensive concentrating and sam
ping works and machine shops, brick
works a tannery, foundry, furniture factory.
etc. 1t was settled by the Spaniards and laid
out in 1867. 1t was first incorporated about
1S4S by a special charter The population. ac-
cording 10 the census of 19OO was 13. .429