The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-26
Texas Items-rcH1i ble Hurricane.
We CLEAN the following nsws from the Galveston

We CLEAN the following nsws from the Galveston
The weather has been extremely windy and hurricsnsh
lately in many parts Of Tex.s terrible tornado
CURED In Dallas county destroyed the ire promises
OF Mr.. Miller, q merchant Of Pleasant Run, killing his
partner, his clerk, woman and two children. There
we're also four other persons killed in the immediate
wounded This tornado extended about sixteen mules
north and south being from two hundred to three hun
bred yards in width over this aet the tornado swe
carrying away or prostrAtng every hing In its course
killing horses, cattle hogs and other animals.
The Dallas Herald of the 10th inst gives tins following
There has not yet been time t, trace the desoatng
track At Cedar Hill, small vsgs, fifteen miles west
and it, destruction Wa terrible Nine psrsons vsrs
killed almost instantly in this small village and great
many wounded Every house In the village levellsd
with the ground and OF the houses blown
tireiy away VIM Horne Esq.. who Was at the of
the calamity Wednesday morning. furnishes us with
LIST OF KhIED.--John Hart, his wife and child; J.
Berry, (merchsnD, his wife and child; Mrs. Dickson,
(rss.siDg q Bsrry's) Mrs. Allen, and = negro girl
Among the wounded we have only learned the names
OF old man Hart Henderson Hart (skuii fractured)
Miller Berrys storehouse vas tora to pieces, the
smbsrs scattered great distance over the prairie Tae
rney chest containing some $500 or $780, was blown
The hssrrending scene which presented itself at Thu
ruined village when our Informant reached there the
ss sag s
cattle and other stock were killed the prairie IL
The Djuris, sustained In the e,ghborhood ara as toll
lows, SO far ~ heard FROM
Milton herri6sld's house blown down.
Stephens' house blown down.
Church near Parson Crawford's blown down.
H. K Brother tons house, IN which he lived several
miles east Of Cedar Hill blown down. psrfecs wreck.
His family escaped uninjured.
M Hall, who was ct Brothsrtcns 1T the time, WAS
siightly injured
The Methodist chur 81, near Brothertons and another
house Of Brothsrtons, near AA residence blown
down.
pn Ton Ns-Mr. Stewards houses, stables and fences
blown dova, And scattered Ia every direction
Mrs. paueh's daughter Of Col. Geo. Ws,n) house
blown down, and Nm. v. slightly injured
The storm oommeaesd after O'clock in the evening,
blowing from sou,hwsstsrly direction. Before night
had calmsd, and the was shining II was accom- pa-
MED BY much thunder and lightning.
At this place it prevailed In much miider degree,
doing no damage
The papers from the interior give favorable assounts
Of the wheat cotton and crops Rather more rain
than necessary has fallen in esctons and planters
viii have trouble IN keeping do~a the grass; yet AL
things consde~ed their prospects highly factoring
Mr.. F. p Williams, farmer TO the Tonoahua Indians,
on their killed the latter end of April
by soldier Of Colonel Johnsons regiment, Fort
Belknap.
Two men ssss the Dallas Herald we're killed street
fight ct Leona Last wrek. Pistols were the weapons
Used We have not learned the names or particulars.