Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

storm was ore block and fourteen
blocks long, cut from end TO end OF
the town.
In this strip practically everything
was partially or altogether leyeled
during the twenty minutes that the
storm lasted.
partial list of the dead is as fol.
lows.
PATRICK McGINNIS. conductor.
JOHN SMITH, engineer.
Both were employees of the Mobile
Ohio railway and were killed In the
Elmires restaurant.
MRS. S. n, SINGLETON and little
granddaughter, killed at home.
W. X. NELSON.
w. h. NELSON, ex-chief of police.
POLICEMAN TARRY
These two were killed In Thorn.
tons stables.
CLAUDE WILLIAMS.
One unidentified white and five un.
Identified negroes.
The seriously injured include John
Sherer, w. j. Woodside. VIII Yarbor-
ough, Frank Woodruff. W. A. Garrett,
Grady Stone, George Dean and Chas
Elmire.
Pitiful scenes met the eyes OF the
rescuers as they made their way
across the devastated area. F.. z.
woodruff, a bookkeeper was found
pinned fast by one foot under debris
his body and arms free, but unable to
extricate himself. He had lain In
this position, twelve hours while the
storm and flames ragged about him. He
was chopped ont and taken to the
hospital.
The streets were piled high with
debris this morning. Members of
scattered families were rowing about
seeking each other and their property.
It may he many days before a full
list Of the dead is secured. An effort
is being made to list all those miss
ing. II is feared that many are bur.
led In the wreckage. The only com.
munication out OF town is by single
telephone wire.
The cyclone was ushered In by n
tremendous rain. Then came a fright.
ful rush OF wind. The electric light
plant was one Of the first buildings
destroyed
The city was in darkness and the
panic stricken people rushed into the
streets and saw the wind rip out
scores OF structures. Near the pas.
senger station the winds path was
two blocks wide. Buildings along
Twenty-second avenue from First to
Second streets were wrecked.
To add to the horror OF the scene
fire broke ont Yandals were active
during the night. The Grand Avenue
hotel, the old Sulphur hotel and the
passenger station we're among the
larger buildings ruined.
The local militia was called out by
the mayor and went on duty this
morning, and volunteer police fore.
was also formed.
The town OF Marion. twenty miles
away, was reported devastated by n
storm last night. hut no details are
given.
NEW ORLEANS. March 3.-A mes
sage from correspondent near Me-
ridian says that the loss of life will,
be about a hundred.
JACKSON. Miss. March 3.-Mayor
Rivers has Issued an appeal to other
cities In the state for funds for the
relief OF Meridian. Hundreds OF faml-
lies there are homeless. The legis-
iature adjourned on hearing Of the
disaster and many members are go
ing to the scene.
HOUSTON, Texas, March 3-Ex-
Governor Hogg of Texas died today
at the residence OF his law partner.
Frank c. Jones, In this city. The
death was unexpected He was en-
route to a sanitarium at Battle Creek.
Mich.
The governor had been dead some
hours when his daughter Irma enter.
ed the room late this forenoon to
awaken him.
Death is thought TO he due to In
uries received some years ago aboard
an International & Great Northern
train, for which he sued for 100000
damages. An operation failed to re-
store him to health
Since his retirement from the gov.
ernorship Mr.. Hogg had amassed a
fortune in the oil business and In the
practice OF law, and although out Of
polities ne welded most powerful
influence In the state. his friends say
Born an orphan, Hogg worked on o
farm until he was IA years OF age
His first office was road overseer; he
was then made justice OF the peace
studied law and became member ol
the legislature. He was elected coun
ty attorney OF Smith county, then at
tnrupy peneral pf tho atata and dna I