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GALVESTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, M
A DEATH-DEALING TORNADO.
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ster Spent on Sherman.
FORTY ARE KNOWN TO BE DEAD.
One Hundred Injured, and Other Lives Destroyed in
the Country—Agonizing Scenes Around the
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Woe and Desolation.
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Cleveland, O., May 15.—l?ishop Fitt
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ference to-day. and the devotion)
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pert, colored, of Mississippi.
The order of the day, the ele
bishops, was taken up. the floor c
fill except delegates and llftcen te'
appointed to collect the ballots.
While the ballots were being coi
lilar business was taken up.
Dr. Predenbough of the Erie •
presented a resolution recitim
doubt exists regarding the const
of non-restriction of popular n>
the committee on the judiciary
pent a report on that subject.
Tho first ballot for bishop re1
choice and a second ballot v
and later on adjournment wi
ii.iiO to await tho counting of
l>allot.
The first ballot resulted: .T. 1
colored, 147, C. C. MeOabe 141
ton 115, J. yV. Hamilton 107 a
Jey 72.
The colored delegates were
tho lead of their candidate.
Sherman, Tex., May 15.—Just a few min-
utes before 5 o'clock this afternoon a cy-
clone, not exceeding two blocks in width,
but carrying widespread destruction and
death in its wake, swept through the west
half of the city, traveling almost directly
north. The approach of the terrific whirl-
wind was announced by a deep rumbling
noise, not unlike reverberating thunder. A
tierce and driving rain accompanied it.
Tho News reporter, standing on the north
sido of Court plaza, had his attention
called to tho peculiar appearance of tho
clouds. They were parted at the lower
side, converging into a perfect funnel
shape, while a boiling, seething mass of
vaporous clouds were rapidly revolving in
tho rift. Tho air was suddenly filled with
trees and twigs, and the downpour of rain
brought with it a deluge of mud. Then
the truth dawned upon all that the cyclone
was prevailing.
From tho point where it seems to have
first descended to where it suddenly arose
from the ground just north of the city, it
left terrific, marks of its passage, not a
house in its pathway escaping, not a tree
or shrub is left standing that is not
twisted or torn out of shape. Fences are
gone. Tho iron bridge on Houston street
is completely wrecked and blown away,
notwithstanding its hundreds of thousands
of pounds of steel and material.
The number of persons injured will not
reach less than 100, and it will be several
days before the exact number of fatalities
can he given, as a number of persons, and
especially children, are missing, and many
of tho injured aro in such a critical condi-
tion that a score may die before morning.
The most miraculous escape, so far
learned by the reporter, though of course
there were scores, was in the case of the
family of Captain L. F. Ely, 802 West
Washington avenue. The residence, quite
a strong brick structure, is completely
razed to the. ground, and but for the oppor-
tune presence of some heavy timbers
standing upright in tho debris and which
sheltered them from the avalanche of brick
and stone, they would have all perished,
but as it was, only one member, a little
girl, was scratched and bruised about the
shoulder.
number of fatalities are
ha colored settlement along
i Lincoln streets, between
4ost streets, where several
Ijled outright.
'fie persons in the demolished
lo to tell just how the storm
icrn, and only in one or two
o parties able to get out of its
ay.
nost graphic description given
le injured was that of W. S.
:> said to The News reporter:
Mr. John Jardine's, when I
olso of the approaching storm,
oked out 1 saw Captain Berges'
/n into the air and then Mr.
louse. The air was filled with
a and timbers and every con-
< iiul of article. I was fascinated,
for I saw it was coming directly
and that it could not be long in
us. It was a black, serpentine
/isting and writhing in the center,
he botfbm it seemed to be moving
I woke up from my stupor and
nit to the family that we were in it,
ked them not to run out. I feared
e would all be struck by flying tim-
Then came an awfyl crash, a sense
Tocatlon, and when it was over the
was gone and myself and the family
scattered about the yard and under
tebris. It was over in such a short
that 1 can't give you an idea of how
it was."
just a few minutes the police office
appealed to for shelter for the dead
wounded and the ambulance and all
Is of conveyances were pressed into
rice. A vacant store room on the north
j at Court plaza and another on the
ith side and the court room at the city
1 were transferred into impromptu mor-
es and hospitals for the wounded down
»vn, while every residence left standing
Falrview is tilled with the wounded,
itrolman Etter's diligent efforts and pres-
ume of mind in the latter section will be
>ng appreciated by the confused and ter-
or-sfrieken citizens of that locality. In an
ncredlbly short time he had conveyances
ind physicians to their aid. Right nobly
lid the physicians and druggists down town
respond to the call for succor and drugs,
and everything needed came not upon re-
quest, but as a spontaneous offering.
Hundreds of ladies responded to the call
of humanity, and with a score of physi-
cians were soon at work, regardless of
their elegant wearing apparel. Cod bless
such ministering angels. Color and caste
disappeared In the supreme moment of woe
and dosolation. I»ejeweled hands supported
blood stained colored heads and colored
hands were as tenderly lifting and minis-
tering to white sufferers. Thanks to an
oxeellcnt police surveillance, the crowds
were restrained everywhere about tho Im-
provised hospitals and nurses and physi-
cians found their labors more effective on
account of non-interference.
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were supplemented by the agonizing shrieks
of those who, passing from corpse to
corpse, at last found some loved one, per-
haps a husband or wife or son or daugh-
ter. Pen is unable to picture the agonizing
scene.
LIST OF KILLED.
The list of killed as far as reported by
the authorities at 10 p. m. was as follows:
Mrs. Otto Baldinger and two children,
resided at GOT East Houston street.
Mrs. I. L. Burns and two children, John-
nie, aged 3, and Qrover, aged 10, resided on
West Jones street.
John Ames and wife and two children, re-
sided at 7(M West Washington avenue.
Rev. J. S. Shearer, resided at 711 North
High street.
Mrs. Luke Montgomery and two chil-
dren; another is also missing, resided at
intersection of High street and Washing-
ton avenue.
William Hamilton, farmer, resided just
southwest of the city.
Mrs. George Anderson and infant daugh-
ter, resided just outside of the city.
Mary Belle Jenkins, resided at 804 North
High street.
I). I,. Pierce and his son Tom, aged 14,
resided on Binkley farm, just out of the
city. 4
Mrs. Dave Herring and two small chil-
dren, lived on the same farm with Mr.
Pierce.
An unknown lady and two little white
children, one about G and the other about 4
years, have not yet been identified and are
being held in the morgue for identification.
The list of colored killed so far as learned
up to 10 p. m. was:
James Walker, resided on North Lincoln
street.
Mrs. Nora Nicholson and two children,
resided on Post Oak street.
Lucy Ballinger and daughter.
Sloan, resided on Lincoln street
Charlie Cox. scrti of Eliza Cox, resided on
Lincoln street.
Mary Lake and three children, Letitia,
John and Fatus, resided on Post Oak street.
LIST OF THE WOUNDED.
An Incomplete list of the wounded Is as
follows:
Tom Jenkins, wife and four children.
Mr. anil Mrs. Henry Miller and two chil-
dren, resided on High street,
A heavy sliver of wood was driven
through the thigh of Granville Jenkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Halzell and little son
were with B. F. Woodard in the cellar at
tho former's residence on High street and
were covered with debris.
Mr. and Mrs. Halzell are both painfully
bruised about the thighs: supposed to have
been blown through a window.
Eliza Cox, colored, hurt in the breast.
Harriot Lake, colored, cut and bruised
about the head.
Ben Cephus, colored, his wife, Callie
Cephus, and son, Clarence Cephus, all have
limbs broken and are all in a precarious
condition. Lettie and Lummy Burnes of
the ill-fated family are badly hurt.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Brown of High street,
house demolished and both bruised; Mrs.
Brown's arm broken.
Ike Shearer, son of Rev. Shearer, who
was killed, badly bruised.
Mrs. J. B. King and two children bruised.
Philip Nichols, painfully hurt about the
head.
Mrs. John Irvine and family of four chil-
dren, all more or less injured.
W. S. Bostick, who was In the same resi-
dence, is cut very seriously.
Otto Ballinger. whose family were all
killed, is badly hurt about the head.
Hester and Nannie Belled Nicholson, col-
ored, of the family out of which three were
killed, are seriously hurt internally.
Dave Herring and Mrs. I). L. Pice, who
alone escaped death at their home, tire
perhaps fatally hurt.
Mary Patrick, colored, and three children,
all badly hurt internally.
Mattie Jefferson, colored, head hurt and
injured internally: will not live until morn-
ing unless she rallies.
John and Alice Newhouse, colored, and
four children, badly hurt.
Harriet Hendricks, colored, both legs
broken.
Miss Eva Pierce, daughter of D. L.
Pierce, left leg and right arm broken.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright Clark, reported
painfully hurt.
The number of missing is large and in-
cludes a great many children and it is quite
probable that tho most of them are dead.
It is very conservative to estimate the
total list of fatalities at sixty white.
The number of wounded will be at least
a hundred.
FIFTY HOUSES "WRECKED.
At least fifty houses are totally wrecked.
Most of them are small cottages, except in
Fairvlew and on Washington avenue, where
the handsome residences of L. F. Ely. Cap-
tain L. F. Ely, J. C. Stalter and Mrs. Pat
Mattlngly and James Falls also suc-
cumbed, and but little if any of the loss
was covered by cyclonic insurance.
To-night at the court house a public
meeting raised about $2000 for tho imme-
diate relief of the sufferers and the per-
manent relief committee, consisting of C.
II. Smith, C. 13. Randell, C. B. Dorchester
and Colonel George C. Murphy will take
donations. It is distinctly stated that do-
nations from points outside of Grayson
county will not be received. But all who
live in this county are urged to come for-
ward at once and do what they can, as the
emergency demands prompt attention.
Denison has responded nobly and nurses
and physicians from that city are here
rendering great assistance.
All railroads running into the city placed
special trains at the disposal of the local
authorities and brought help from all
neighboring cities.
Reports are that the storm killed several
persons in the country west of here, the
names being obtainable only from Jim Da-
vis, who lived about six miles west of
Howe.
A large number of police and searching
parties are looking for missing people.
ADDITIONAL LIliT OF KILLED.
At 1 a. m. the following additional deaths
are reported:
JIM ENGLISH, colored.
JOHN TAYLOR, white.
KATY KING, colored.
The unknown woman at the morgue on
Crockett street has been identified as Mrs.
I. L. Buries.
Advices from Howe station are to the
effect that eight persons have been killed
four miles west of there. Among that
number it is positively known that Mrs. J.
J. Davis and her little daughters, Ethel
and Ada, are among the dead.
Another infant of the Baldinger family
has been found dead.
Chas. Weddle of Fairview, the northeast
portion of Sherman, has been found dead
with a piece of timber driven through his
body.
The family of John Hamilton, who live
on West .Hunter street, has just been dis-
covered, badly injured. One of the Ham-
ilton boys, aged 21, will die. Two girls, one
aged 15 and one aged 9, were fatally in-
jured, and another girl, aged 11, was in-
jured internally.
It is impossible to get a correct list of
all the missing. Nearly every family in
the district has some member of the fam-
ily missing that they can not account for.
It Is believed that most of the missing are
dead.
A waterspout accompanied the cyclone
and the creeks are all out of their banks.
It is reported that .several objects thought
to be human bodies were seen iu the water,
but could ncft bo reached. The officers are
making every preparation possible to
dredge all tho creeks at an early hour in
the morning in this vicinity. /
In is a remarkable fact that in every c:ise
where there were deaths the Indies from
the houses destroyed wvr* all found 150 to
200 yards from the building, in a contrary
direction from that which the storm was
moving. The storm was moving northward,
and in every Instance the bodies were found
to the southward. Telegraph and telephone
poles were torn up and driven into the
ground.
At this hour (1 a. m.) it is hard to get a
complete list of the wounded, because so
many are in private houses scattered over
the city nearly tho entire length of the
town. It is safe to assume that 100 people
are injured, and that at least one-fourth
of that number will die within the next
twenty-four hours.
ANOTHER STORM.
Another storm of a similar nature passed
over east of the city alxnit six miles at
about the same hour. Several houses were
blown down and portions injured. Their
names can not be obtained.
At Carpenter's Bluff, on Red river, it is
reported that six persons were wounded,
five of them being seriously injured. Rail-
road buildings and other structures in tho
way were injured to a groat extent.
The width of the storm that passed east
of the city seems to have been greater, but
while it covered more space it was not
quite so terrific.
A daughter of Tom Jenkins named Mary
Bell Jenkins was found lying in a pool of
water. She was evidently drowned, for no
marks or bruises could be found on her
body.
The police department and In fact every
other department of the city are employing
every means in their power to alleviate the
suffering of the wounded and all are fur-
nished with comfortable quarters.
DEATH AT JUSTIN,
Four Killed and Over Twenty People
Injured.
Denton, Tex., May 15.—A dispatch from
Justin to Sheriff Hawkins says that at
that place one man, W. J. Evans, a ma-
chinist of Fort Worth, was killed and sex
enteen wounded, of whom a man named
Wilson, wife and family and Ed Reyonlds
were the most severely injured.
Ed True, a young man on a farm north-
west of this place, was blown from a
wagon and three or four ribs broken, also
being injured Internally.
A report from Gribble Springs, a small
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hamlet north of here, says throe were
killed and fully as many more injured.
Those dead at that place are Mrs. Shan-
non and child and a young man named
Hill.
REAR HOWE.
Three People Killed and a Third
Fatally Injured.
Howe, Grayson Co., Tex., May 15.—One
of the worst cyclones that was ever known
in this county, struck this section at 4.30
this afternoon, accompanied by a heavy
rain.
J. J. Johnson's, living about eight miles
southwest of here, is the farthest point
heard from. His house was blown away
anil his wife killed and himself badly hurt.
The course of the cyclone was northeast.
Next in the path of tho storm was Emory
Hasting's house. Everything was blown
away and himself and wife badly hurt.
Will Shislm's house was blown away; no
one hurt.
Jim Myer's house and barn were blortn
away: no one hurt. . t
Clint Jones' house and barn are gone, but
no one hurt there.
At Dock Watts' everything was blown
away; no one hurt.
John Fields' house and barn were com-
pletely wrecked and Mr. Fields badly hurt,
and Mrs. Jim Davis, who is visiting at John
Fields' was killed, also two of her little
girls and a third fatally injured. They re-
fused to go into the storm house. The bal-
ance ot Mr. Fields' family went in and
were uninjured.
Jim White's house and barn were blown
away; no one hurt.
Sam Henderson's house and barn were
blown away, himself badly hurt and his
wife fatally injured.
The house and barn of Frank Despain
were blown away and Mrs. Despain slightly
injured.
The barn of Mrs. Howdeshell was blown
away.
The path of the cyclone was about a
quarter of a mile wide and left nothing.
A large number of stock was killed, bark
stripped from trees and wire from fence
posts.
About four miles northwest of here was
tho farthest point north heard from until
it reached Sherman.
Crops are completely wiped out of ex-
istence.
A NEST OF TORNADOES.
{With one on Uio ground and tho o Liners forming.).
A SPECTATOR'S STORY.
Tlie Cloud Was Ominous Looking and
the A Ir Filled With Mud.
Dallas, Tex., May 15.—The News special
train which leaves Sherman at S.40 and is
du»> in Dallas at 10.45 was boarded by a
News reporter.
S. H. McElhone of Dallas was a passen-
ger and was in Sherman at the time the
cyclone struck. Ilo said: "Tt struck just
before 5 o'clock. It was preceded by a
very heavy rain—almost a cloudburst. Then
the cyclone came, and was gone almost as
soon as it came. It struck the west side of
town along Pecan creek and crossed West
Houston street, about two blocks west of
the court house. I was in the Murphy
building on the corner of tho square and
had a good view of the cloud as it came up.
The wind was from the south and the
cloud was in that direction. It was very
black, and had a peculiar, ominous look,
though I could not see that it was cone-
shaped, as I have always heard cyclone
clouds are. It was accompanied by a ter-
rific roar and the air where 1 was was filled
with flying mud, bits of paper, leaves,
sticks and all sorts of small rubbish. It
lasted only a very few minutes and as
soon as it was over everybody who had
escaped injury went to the rescue of those
who had been in the path of the cyclone.
The path of the cyclone was, I should
judge, about 300 yards wide, and everything
in it was blown down. The houses on
each side of the path were covered with
mud just like a coat of paint, and the
ground was covered with debris of all sort.
The work of rescuing tho wounded and re-
moving the bodies of the dead was com-
menced at once. An empty house on the
square was turned into a hospital and cots
were provided for them. All the physicians
in town set to work to relieve the suffer-
ing of the wounded, but they were far in-
adequate to the demand. The dead and
wounded were eared for by their relatives
and friends as fast as they were found anil
recognized. Some ol' the bodies were hor-
ribly mangled and many died after ln-ing
taken from the ruins. It was a most dis-
tressing and heartrending scene.
"Tho Houston and Texas Central wired
to Denison for a special train to bring all
the doctors and people who would come
free of fare. 1 heard that all the doctors
In Denison came, and it was reported that
600 people came from there. There were
other trains bringing in medical assistance
but when I left there at 8.40 there were
many of the wounded who had been unable
to get medical relief.
"A call was Issued for a mass meeting of
the citizens at S o'clock to consider ways
and means of relieving the destitute.
"The cyclone passed to the north, and a
report came in from the country that a
farm houso had been struck and nine per-
sons killed. A report also came from Howe
that three people were killed.
"Hero is an extra of the Sherman Regis-
ter got out in an hour and forty minutes.
Don't lose it. lor I want it as a memento."
SCORES KILLED.
This afternoon at 5 o'clock a cyclone
struck the western part of the city and
did terrible injury to lite and property.
It came without warning.
A Register reporter saw as many as fif-
teen dead, men* women and children.
Mr. Montgomery's wife and two or three
children are dead.
At the time of this special the woman
who is thought to be Mrs. Montgomery is
not identified. The children are terribly
mangled.
One of tht m, about 5 years old, had the
top of her head knocked off.
Another child was found dead one hun-
dred yards from the house.
Captain Ely's house was blown down, but
all his family miraculously escaped.
On West Houston street several are dead.
A man named Bill Hamilton is fatally in-
jured. Mrs. Cephus and child, colored, are
reported dead.
Several negroes have been picked up out
of the creek dead.
A. young white woman was found dead
300 yards south of Ely's residence.
Every moment brings new victims. All
physicians are doing what they can. It is
likely as many as fifty people are dead.
The victims aro horribly mangled almost in
every instance.
Later—John Ames and wife and two chil-
dren, Susie and Mamie, are dead and a 5-
year-old boy is fatally injured.
T. \\. Jenkins, wife and five children are
injured and a 16-year-old daughter is dead.
Air. Shearer and whole family, living just
west of Captain Birge. were thrown into
the railway ditch and Mr. Shearer was
killed.
in Denton County.
Denton, Tex., May 15.—Meager reports
have been received of a cyclone west of
here. At Justin, on the Santa Fe, the rail-
road sheds and houses were blown down
and Will Barrett, a lumber merchant, was
severely hurt, it is understood that three
men were killed at the. same place. The
telegraph office at. that place was blown
over and the wires deranged before any-
thing authentic could be learned. A school
houso a few miles northwest of here is re-
portend to have been wrecked.
One Killed, Seventeen Injured.
Justin, Denton Co., Tex., May 15.—A cy-
clone struck the town of Justin to-day at
2.20 p. m„ blowing twelve buildings down,
killed one man named W. J. Evans of Kel-
ler and badly injured seventeen. Great
damage was done north of here.
A Church the Murk.
Collinsville, Grayson Co., Tex.. May 15.—
A rain and electric storm visited this place
this afternoon. Lightning struck the Cum-
berland Presbyterian church, demolishing
one. end. The school house was struck but
little damaged.
Vustin College Safe.
Sherman, Tex., May 15.—To The News:
No person connected with the Austin col-
legt was hurt by the cyclone.
L. N. LUCICETT, President.
Xo Asmistnnee Needed.
Sherman, Tex., May 15.-To The News:
Please state that Sherman needs no assist-
ance from abroad for he® cyclone sufferers.
J. H. WOOD, County Judge.
R. M. NEELEV, Acting Mayor.
College (iirls Safe.
Sherman, Tex., May 15.—To The News: A
cyclone has swept Sherman. The college
anil the girls are all safe.
MRS. Ll'CY KIDD KEY.
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AT .JISTIN.
Houses Hlown Down. One Person
Killed and Several injured.
Mr. P. T. Downs, superintendent of trans-
portation of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe, yesterday receive d advices that ci cy-
clone struck Justin during the afternoon
and created havoc generally. Twelve houses
were blown down. The roof of the depot
was torn off and carried away. Thirty
telegraph poles wero also blown down and
the wires badly tangled and broken. One
man was killed and several injured.
Ile-
COMHTIOVS V ESTER OA V.
Or. Cline Explains tlie Difference
tween a C>elone uud Tornado.
A representative of The News called at
the weather bureau office last night for
information as to the storm reported from
Sherman and.The condition of the weather
which caused it.
Dr. Cline said that a general cyclonic dis-
turbance covered Texas at 7 o'clock last
night, with the lowest barometer, 2.'«.-.-S
inches at Amarillo. High wind was re-
ported from El Paso and brisk wind along
tho coast, while over other portions of tho
.ato only fresh winds prevailed.
he storm at Sherman," said he. "was
lently of tho tornado type, which is a
narrow, destructive wind with a circular
and inward movement. Unfortunately the
public confound the t»-rms 'cyclone' and
'tornado.' A cyclone Is a storm of largo
extent and with brisk to high winds, while
a tornado is a storm of small extent and
intensely destructive. Tornadoes usually
occur in the southeast quadrant of a cy-
clone proper, and north Texas occupied
such a position this afternoon."
FIRE RECORD.
lliaze at Commerce.
Commerce, Hunt Co.. Tex., May 15.—A
fire occurred here this morning, destroying
property as follows: Phillips & Norrls, two
brick houses, loss $3000. insurance $2iKK);
P. A. Norris, damage to brick house $300,
insured; damage to Odd Fellows hall $200,
Insured; W. R Degernett. on« brick, loss
$2000. insurance $100<>; damage to one brick
house $1000, insured; T. H. Anderson, one
brick house, lotss $2'».'<'. insurance $1000;
William Penman. twro frame buildings, loss
$100, no insurance; S. D. Ivirkpatrick. one
frame building $600, no insurance; Maxwell
& Son, groceries, loss not known, insurance
$1000; G. W. Rash, dry goods and groceries,
loss $&•". insurance $00"; John Green, racket
store, loss $000, insurance Jo; Horace
Goss. barber shop, loss not known, insur-
ance $150; Erwin grocery, loss not known,
insurance $5o0; Commerce dry goods com-
pany. damage $400. insured; Miss Mittie
Reeves, millinery, loss $25. no Nisu.rani-».-: A.
Q. Hall, groceries, damage to goods i'o.
insured; Maxwell Bros., groceries, goods
considerably damaged. insurance hot
known; Knight Bros., groceries, damaged
by moving insured: W. B. Smith, con-
fectioner. damage 1>\ moving $80. no insur-
ance: Dr. 11. I\ Credilk . loss $5ooo, no in-
surance.
TWO Qott»KC8.
San Antonio, Tex., May 15.—Fire to-day
destroyed two cottages on South Heights.
One belonged to W. G. Huntress; loss,
$2000; insurance. $1200. The other belonged
to A. E. Sliarenberg; loss. $25"insurance,
$1000.
Repair Shops.
Tyler, Tex., May 15.—The repair shop^
and contents, belonging to Dr. J. H. Mc
Bride and occupied by Baker <SL- McMurray
were destroyed by fire. Loss on building
and contents, $700; no insurance.
THE WEATHER,
Washinuton Forecast.
Washington, May 15.--Forecast for twen
ty-four hours ending at 12 o'clock midnight
Friday, May 10:
For eastern Texas: Partly cloudy: proba
bly local showers on the coast, southerl.
winds.
For Arkansas: Partly cloudy, with loca
thu nderstorms: southerly winds.
For Colorado: Light rains, followed b
fair weather; warmer in northern portion
northerly winds.
For Wyoming: Fair, preceded by shower
in eastern portion; warmer; variable wind:
For North and South Dakota: 1 air weatt
er. winds shifting to westerly; sightly coo
er in eastern portion.
Temperature Reeord.
Yesterday's temperature record at Ga
veston, as shown by thermograph on tl
roof of the cotton exchange, was as fc
lows:
i a. m a
9 a. m 77
11 a. m 79
1 P.
m...
m...
m...
Comparative Record.
Galveston weather record for May 15,
1S96, with corresponding date of the last
three years:
Time—
| Bar.IThcr. Wind|Rain!Weather
8 a. 29.971 78 I S181 .00 ICldy.
S p. m 29.94| 7S SE 221 .00 jCldy.
~ J1896 jl895' lNlM llS93
82 I 77 I *2 i S3
77 [ 70 | 7t» i "
SO j 74 ! 79 .
.00 .00 |.0Q |.
Maximum temperature...
Minimum temperature....
Average temperature
Precipitation
Temperature and Precipitation.
Temperature and precipitation at Galvr
ton for May 15, 1890, and since Janui
1, 1896, as compared with general averages;
Normal temperature, 70.
Excess for the day. 4.
Accumulated deficiency since Jan. 1, 32.
Normal precipitation. .12.
Deficiency for the day, .12.
Deficiency since Jan. 1, 3.71.
Weather Synopsis.
Galveston, Tex., May 15.—The following
synopsis of the weather is furnished by the
officials of the United States weather bu-
reau at this place:
A well defined cyclonic disturbance Is ap-
parently central over N- vv Mexico to-night.
An area of high pressure overlies tho
south Atlantic and east gulf states.
The weather is generally partly cloudy to
cloudy, precipitation amounting to .10 of
an inch or more is reported from Kansas
City. New Orleans. Oklahoma and Omaha.
Maximum wind of 20 miles from the
southeast at Galveston since 8 a. m.
w eatlier flulletin.
Galveston, Tex., May 15.—The following
weather bureau stations report current
temperature to-night at 8 o'clock, 75tli
meridian time:
Station— Temp. Rain
Abilene S2 .00
Amarillo 7<» .00
Atlanta 7* .IK)
Corp's Christl so .(Hi
Dodge City.... 54 .00
Davenport T
El Pasa s2 .00
Galveston 7s .00
Jacksonville., so .on
Kansas City.. t'.O 1.42
Memphis SO .00
Station— Temp. Rain
Montgomery.. v: ."0
Nashville 7i» .00
New Orb-ens..
North Platte.. ~
Oklahoma . '
Omaha 5ii
Palestine 7v
St. Louis e>
St. Paul 50 t
Yieksburg SO T
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