The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-12
WAS AWFUL
Velocity of the Wind Vas Of Most
Frightful Kind.
DEATH LIST Is LARGE
Abont One Hundred Buildings Laid
Low and the Shrieks Of the In
iured Persons Are piteons
In the Extreme.


Snyder. Okla. May 17-An estimates
Of the number of persons killed BY tDs
tornado exceed 100 and $50 persons
were injured. more than forty serious
ly. Ninety-five persons are known to
be dead. several are missing and
number of the injured are in a critical
condition. The wounded found shell
ter in an lmprovised hospital until
Thursday night. when they were taken
10 hospitals In Guthrie and Oklahoma
city. The financial loss is estimated
az s350.0o0. The havoc wrought by the
tornado is complete. our Of town Of
io0o people not more than score Of
houses are intact. while two-th OF
the buildings were wrecked The storm
formed south Of OIustee. near the
Texas line, and took a noTtheasteriy
course through = we'll settled section.
AT y o'clock II was observed by the
people Of Snyder but the usual funnel
shaped formation was lacking and
though the roar was plainly heard for
some time bafore the storm broke many
were Of the opiaion that IL Was n hail
storm
Within "A few minutes the sky be-
came suddenly dark and a terrific
downpour of rain began, lasting several
minutes. when II stopped almost as
suddenly az Il had begun few mo-
mcnts after an oninous calm followed
and then the tornado. tearing buildings
10 pieces as though they We're made OF
paper
Many people who had thought 10 take
advantage Of the calm 10 seek refuge
In cellars were caught tn the streets
ard between buildings. while some
were lifted high In the air and dashed
10 the ground as though hurled from
a catap uit while others were struck by
flying Debris and beaten beyond recoE-
ritian. Those who rerained in their
houses farel no better In the path Of
the tornado which swept across all ex-
ceptlue few blocks in the southeast
rrn corner Of the town The frame
structures collapsed like egg shells.
hurytnE occupants under the debris
Killing crushing ard manning.
six Of the eight hotels were torn 10
pieces, buryHng many in the wreckage
North az the railroad track. where
Aftfta8 tHftA'ssN MAAttFA A4AtttE BIS asftk &t4fA
there the wrey kage ls mostly carried
away
In 4 few moments il was all ever and
the afr was AGled with shrisks Of in
jared. ~ gled w3th the cries Of those
who had escaped and were seeking lost
ones Within "a short time messengers
were dispatched TO Mountain Park two
and one hair miles away where the
Physicians and nurses Tere called for
and relief trains were made 40 at Man
gum Hobart ChicakaShR and Lawton
and hurried 10 the scene by the Frisco
Meanwhile the able bodied worked he
ruica}iy al through the night A build
ing was atlixed as a temporary hos
pitaI and another as a norgu@ The
latter. a dry goods store. presented a
gruesone appearance when day
G.awned with the carpse~ lying tier
above tier on the shelves The search
for bodies continued during the day
At O'Clock eighty had been recovered,
Others are being searched for which
with the casualties reported from the
country wiu pruhp oiy raise the death
list 20 100 Several If the injured viii
be added 10 thr list ~ Fatalities
The nasF pressing need is finaaeiaL
citizens and aupeals were sent out
citizens to-day and appeals were sent ont
IN tire leading cities ~ the territovi -
ask 1g for immediate assistance In
addition 90 tire seriously wounded who
are being cared far M the hospital,
wgnv sustained lesser injuries and are
luc8 pasltstea fur the work 81 caring
for those who are IN need ~ assistance.
The property loss he vurtously sE'i-
mated al from Ss0u eco 70 s4pe Geo Two
hundred residences are demolished and
about haif the business huileinEs ere
nr2s tlaally a total loss. Tie remainder
are more os ess eau=rsa The Hlioo.
the largest hotel ~ town. remains in
tact
Taa storm formed near TIE Texas
lice and itr Vagh extends ia a north
eaSierfv dir~ctiou for over forty miles
causing damage At fu~fe~ and other
small towns and IN the country as well
as "a SNYDER Reports indicate that
IT,. casualties outside ~ Snyder will
aggregate over twenty-five and may xo
higher
paul Cfumu hoy whose bssg ana
arms were cut Ell Nas king aume
pufChaRta In thc Mten pFa He was
hrlnE attended rs MISS Mars Mi1e
when rNe tornado afruEk u.s. hul8Enw
Mfss Btaa gathered ihs aaV DEB hef sTrn
anf ~arl8 alt af the Uonf saeF. and
eimost - IRE s4W# tire HHaer ,Iu.
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