 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas
Sherman's Black Friday May 15, 1896 A History of the Great Sherman Tornado by H.L. Piner pg.IV Mrs. Atkins' home and others here exactly in the center and were blown to atoms. The Galveston Daily News Sunday, May 17, 1896 pg 1 THE LIST GROWS More Complete Details of the Sherman Tornado DEAD AND WOUNDED At Private Residences List of Wounded and Injured Outside of the Hospitals Sherman, Tex., May 16 - The following is a complete list of the wounded being cared for at private residences as it is possible to ascertain at this hour: Mrs. N.E. Atkins, painful body bruises ESTIMATE OF DAMAGES Mrs. Atkins house and household effects total loss, about $2500. The Galveston Daily News Monday, June 1, 1896 pg. 2 Fifty-Ninth Death at Sherman Sherman, Tex., May 31 - Mrs. N.E. Atkins died today of lock jaw, superinduced by injuried received in the tornado. Her residence, 1102 West Center, was totally destroyed. Her death makes the number of fatalities in the city 59, and the total number of deaths in the cyclone's path in this county 66. West Hill Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 Grayson County TXGenWeb |
