The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-05
Tornado Swept Laredo, Texas,
Saturday Afternoon.
TWENTY-ONE KILLED
and Many Others Injured by the Ter.
rible Wind, Which Came Without
Warming and Was Soon Over
Leaving Death and De.
struction in its Wake

Later details from the tornado
which struck Laredo, Texas, Saturday
evening Indicate that first reports
were by no means exaggerated either
as to the number of lives lost or the
financial damage resulting. Scores Of
people were injured and are being at
tended by the various physicians. 1t
will be impossible to state the num-
Der of the injured but it is not be-
lieved thai many deaths will result
from, injuries.
The number killed Is 16 in Laredo
So far as can be learned their names
are:
Juan Guerrero, aged 46.
Julia Guerrero, aged 18.
Panetlla Guerrero, aged %.
- Guerrero, missing.
Unknown man servant, Laredo semi
nary.
Pallio Nuncio, aged So
Juanita Jaramilla, aged 13.
j Shum,- Unknown man employed In the
:, no on,,,;.Wno hotel.
-->-ssoC. Munoz, aged so.
Three members Of family named
Trejo.
One woman and two boys, aged 8
and years. respectively named Bar.
e rera.
Miss Gavetan, aged II years.
The four first mentioned in the list
"H~s7 employed on the ranch Of George
pepsatio' Woodman. They were all crushed to
Q9Inmancdeath by the falling In Of the heavy
waa5 OF house which they occupied.
The others mentioned In the list met
their fate in like manner. The dam.
age wrought at the Laredo seminary
is severe. Not one OF group Of MAJ.
nifcent buildings which go to make
up that institution escaped damage.
The barracks, the primary building,
Emery hall and the chapel were dam
aged from SO to rs per cent. The es-
cape from death Of the teachers at
present. quartered in the institu ion Is
conSidert miraculous, as the walls OF
some Of the buildings which they oc-
cuped were completely demolished
Mrs. Easley, one of the teachers, was
herOlcally rescued by several young
cadets, students Of the institution,
they lowering her by rope from 4
second story. She was idly bruised
The Mexican National hospital
building had the roof lifted from the
edihce and 1t will require much time
to replace the building for patients
A trip through the town fails to
show locality that has not suffered
more or less from the storm. Trees,
fences, telegraph and telephone poles,
corrugated roofs, chimneYS and walls
and debris OF all imaginable kinds
strew the streets.
TheicitY authorities have set dill
gently at work cleaning away the
wreckage Of the storm, and at late
hour Saturday night the city is be
ginning to assume It's customary tran
quill appearance Linemen are at
work endeavoriDg to straighten out
the tangled wires, aud it is believ d
that within two days the electric light
service can be resumed 1t is hoped
tore-establish telegraph communca-
tlon at least partially within two
days.
Conditions In New Laredo across
the Rio Grande river are similar to
those existing in Laredo. 1t Is not Of
fcialy known how many dead or in.
1ured there are, but in an interview a
city official stated there were five
dead that he knew Of, although rumor
has 1T that 10 lives were lost The
five known dead added to the list of
dead in Laredo would bring the mum.
ber of dead In both cities up TO 2l
persons.