Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1882 — CYCLONE. [ARTICLE]

CYCLONE.

Horrible Destruction Wrought by Two Cloud-Funnels Twenty-Ono People Killed and Forty Wounded. A dispatch from Denison, Texas, says s “ A terrific cyclone struck the town of McAllister, in the Indian Territory. From the meager information thus far reoeivod it seems to have destroyed the entire place, killing and wonnding many people." A later dispatch from Dallas, Texas, gives additional particulars of the cyclone: “ News from the MoAllister cyclone says the deaths added to those killed outright increase the fatalities to twenty-one up to to-night. Forty-two more are wounded, but it is not thought fatally. Half the killed and wonnded are women and children. All possible aid from physioisns, nurses, etc., is being rendered the sufferers. Fifty-nine houses were totally demolished and twentyseven partially. Settlements Nos. 5 and 7of the Osage Mining Company were the ones visited. They had contained about 400 people. No. 6 was entirely wiped out. No 7 reoeived only the partial foroe of the storm. The mines were only slightiy damaged, and will be worked again next week. Belief subscriptions are being taken up at various points. A mass-moot-ing to-night at Denison realized several hundred dollars. “At Paris, Texas, great damage was done to Eroperty. Joseph Hill, a farmer, was killed by ghtning. Your correspondent was giveu the following description to-night by a survivor of the McAllister storm : Two horribly black-look-ing clouds, one from the southeast and one from the southwest, came with a rush and met at camp No. 6. An appalling elemental carnival ensued there. “ The two olouds appeared to rend and to tear each other like wild beasts. A continuous flash of blinding sheet lightning made the scene brighter than day for over an hour. Above the wild roar of the wind oould ocoaionally be heard the shrieks of dying men, women and children, and when tho storm subsided no aid was at hand, and none nearer than three miles away from the railroad station. All was in a state of chaos, and no help could be got until next morning. “ The fall of rain was terrific, and it was accompanied by a great quantity of hail-stones, which fell as far north as Fort Gibson. A washout occurred on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, near Armstrong, in the Territory- A locomotive went down the embankment and the engineer was killed. Travel is generally suspended on most of the Texas roads, caused by the fury of the storm.”