Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-30
Twenty-Five Lives Stuffed Out
and Incalculable Damage
Done by Wind Storm.
LAREDO SUMMARY INJURED
Teachers Of the Institution Have a
Miraculous Escape From Death
Mexican National Hospital Building
unroofcd-Li.tlc Town Across Rio
erandc Also Suffered Severely.
ny Associated prcss.l

fBy Associated Prcss.)
LAREDO. TEXAS. April 29-tby
messenger 10 Bermuda. as)-Latcr
details from the tornado which struck
This city yesterday evening indicate
shat fast reports were by no means
exaggerated either as TO the number
of lives lost or the financial damage
resulting. Scores OF people were in,
jnred and are being attended by The
various physicians.
1t will be impossible to state the
number of the injured, hut II is not
believed that many deaths will result
from injuries.
The number killed is sixteen i'll this
city. So far as can be learned their
naaeS arc:
List of ting Dead.
JUAN GUERRERO. aged fG.
JULIA GUERRERO. aged IS.
PANEILLA GuERRERO. aged %. I
- GUERRERO. missing.
Unknown man servant at Laredo
Seminary.
I'ALLIO NuNCIO. aged Sc.
JuANlTA JARAMlLLA, aged 10.
Unknown man employed In the Bru,
no hotel \. Il ;s.s +; +
s. 'MUNcsE. aged so.
Three members of family named
Trcio,
One man ard two boys aged and
9years respectively, named Barrcra.
MISS LAYETAN. IL years.
The four first mentioned in the list
were members Of one family
Crushed by Heavy Walls.
They were all crushed to death by
the Telling in of the heavy walls Of
she adobe house which they occupied.
The others mentioned inI the list met
their fate in n like manner.
TIC damage wrought at the Laredo
seminary is severe. Not one of the
magnificent buildings which go Ia
make up the institution escaped dam
age, rho barracks, the primary build
ing Emory hall and the chapel wer
damaged from so to rs per cent.
The escape from death of the teach.
crs at present quartercd in the insti.
tuition is considered miraculous. as
the walls of the buildings which they
occupied were completely demolished.
Mrs. Easlcy, one of the teachers, was
heroically rescued by several young
cadets, students of the institution, who
lowered her by a rope from second
story, She was badly bruised.
Hospital Building Unroofed.
The Mexican National Hospital
building had the roof lifted from the
cdifice and will require much time to
replace the building for patients.
A trip through the town fails TO
show a locality that has not suffered
mere: or less from the storm. Trees,
fences, telegraph and telephone poles,
corrugated roofs. chinneys and walls
and debris of all imaginable kinds
Strow the streets. The city authori.
Ties have set diligently at work clean.
ing away the wreckage of the storm.
and at a late hour tonight the city
is beginning TO assume It's customary
Tranquil appearance.
Conditions in New Laredo, across
the Rio Grande river, are similar to
those existing on this side.
II is not officially known how many
dead or injured there are. but In an
interview tonight city official of that
place. stated there were five dead that
be knew Of, although rumor has 1t that
len lives were lost The five known
Ncad OH this side of The river would
bring tile number OF dead in both
cities: nj 10 II persons.
The STONE made liz appearance from
The southwest in the neighbcrhood OF
l.afamas, Mexico, seyonty-two miles
from ibis city and IL is feared that
great havoc was wrought In that local.
tty. although it is not thought that any
olss of life resulted IS
Dr. Z. y. Hamilton. Of The United
States Marine hospital service has plac;
ed $50 tents with bedding. etc. at
The disposal of the homeless. E