May 18, 1902: A devastating F4 tornado tracked from north of Berclair, TX to Goliad, where the worst damage occurred. Grazulis lists 114 fatalities. “The greatest damage was confined to an area between Church and San Patricio Streets, which are about four blocks apart (but do not run parallel). One quarter of the town’s 1261 people lived in this section of west Goliad and about 100 buildings in this area were obliterated. Small homes were swept away at the south end of town, and larger ones at the north end. About 85 people died within the first few hours of the tornado’s passage. The remaining deaths were slowly added to the list for weeks afterward. They died of lockjaw (tetanus) and what was generally termed “blood poisoning.”