The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30
Terrific Storm Makes
Ruin Of the City
Of Laredo,
GREAT BUILDINGS WRECKED
Seminary and Hospital
Structures Fall Be-
fore. Gale.
HrlTu INT alau tllonraar
GREAT BUILDINGS WRECKED.
DEATH. LIST MAY INCREASE

LAREDO. Tex, via Bermuda, April
29.-Sixteen persons were killed and
scores injured in Laredo by a tor
,nado which tore through the city late
last night. Rumors of others killed
in places outside Laredo are heard, but
as yet lack confirmation, except that it
is known that five perished in New
Laredo, Mex. The property damage is
large.
The damage wrought at the Laredo
group of magnificent buildings which
make up that institution escaped The
barracks, the Primary building and
Emery Hall were damaged from so to
q per cent.
The escape from death of the teachers
at present quartered in the institution
is considered miraculous, as the walls
of some of the structures which they
occupied were completely demolished.
Mrs. Eastley, one of the teachers, was
heroically rescued by several cadet
students of the institution, they low
ering her by "a rope from a second
The Mexican National Hospital build
ing's roof was lifted off. The hospital
was crowded with patients
A trip through the town fails to show
a locality that has not Suffered more
or less from the storm. Trees, fences,
telegraph and telephone poles, CORFU
gated roofs, chimneys and walls and
debris of all imaginable kinds strew
the streets.
CLEARING r-HE WRECKAGE.
The city authorities are at work
cleaning away the wreckage of the
storm and tonight the city began to
resume its customary appearance
Linemen are at work endeavoring to
straighten the tangle of wires and it
is believed that within two days the
electric light service can be resumed.
1t is hoped to re-establish telegraph
communication, at least partially,
within two days.
Conditions in New Laredo, across
the Rio Grande, are similar. 1t is not
officially known how many dead or in
jured there are in that city, but at
least five persons perished The five
known dead, added to the list of dead
on this side of the river, would bring
the total up to twenty-one.
The storm made its appearance from
the southwest, in the neighborhood of
Lampasas, Mexico, seventy-two miles
from this city, and it is reported that
great havoc was wrought in that local
ity, although it is not believed that
any loss of life resulted
+. BIG BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED.
When the storm struck this city the
huts occupied by the poorer residents
were the first to be leveled. AS the
wind increased in force the more SUBJ
stantially constructed buildings were
unroofed, and, in many cases, demol-
ished. The lightning flashed vividly
and continuously, adding to the fears
of the populace. The storm lasted about
one hour.
The Mexican National has tempo
rarily abandoned its trains on account
of lack of telegraph wires over which
to arrange meeting points.
Physicians are busy attending to the
injured. DR.. Fl. j. Hamilton of the
United States Marine Hospital service,
has placed $50 tents with bedding, ETC.,
at the disposal of the homeless.
Governor Lanham was appealed to
by Mayor Sanchez of Laredo for aid
In response to this request Governor
Lanham issued general appeal for
help, expressing the wish that Texans
in general be liberal aid prompt in
their help.