The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-07-07
A TEmRIylC STORM.
the Damsge Dons IN tho city and
Suburbs.

SuDufDe,
This city and section was visited last even
ing by terrific rain and bail storm, which
did considerable damage. About o'clock
a gale, akin to cyclone, swept through the
city, filling the air with dust so dense that
ono could not see across the street. There
was vivid lightning and soon afterward
hard rain began to fall and the streets were
converted into running streams. The storm
was followed by rumbliDg noise resembling
that of q railroad train. The rain WAS fol-
lowed by q heavy hail storm, which lasted
several minutes, the stones, which were
rather small, almost covering the ground in
the wind blew with such force that the
Gong repational church, at the intersection
of Pacific avenue and Live Oak street, was
completely demolished. 1t was just finished.
and dedicated last Sunday. The spire OF
The church struck The one-story frame resi-
dcnce occupied by Mrs. Catherine Brown, a
widow lady, and her daughter, crushing in
the side of the house and breaking in the roof,
the falling timbers iDjuring them both and
mYking them prisoners. The neighbors
came to their rescue, and had to saw them
out from under the timbers which held Them
cuptiyes. The house, like the church, is a
complete wreck. Mrs. Brown. who is an
aged lady of come sixty seven summers, bad
her LETT collar bone fractured in four places,
her lett lung Injured, and her left thigh badly
bruised. Her daughter, Miss Martha
Brown, was injured by heavy piece of tim
Der falling on her left foot. They were re-
moved to the residence of DR.. Cornelius, a
few doors up the street, where they were
attended by that gentleman and Drs.
Eagan and Johnston. Mrs. Browns
il juries are of serious nature.
The house occupied by Mrs. Brown
was pushed 30 far over that the one
story frame residence just beyond In which
was located the family of Mr.. s. Nj. Terry,
was pushed over SO much that he and MS
family were forced to leave it for their per-
sonal safety.
Cark's planning Mills were blown down. ana no
part of the roofing of the first mentioned mill
was lifted.
The roofing of the residence of Judge
barksdale, and that of a neighbor of his,
were blown off and considerable damage
done.
Several negro shanties in the northern part
of the city were tumbled over, but little dam
age re ulted.
The storm blew down sign in front OF
Sanger Brothers dry goods store on the
i'm street entrance. In its fall it went
crashing through one of the large plate glass
windo VS., knocking down chandelier and
making an sperature through which the rain
blew in, doing some damage to goods IN the
show window.
Trees were blown down nearly all over the
city. o. Ross avenue above the intersection
among the shade trees o j s1rubbery. TIE
windows in the front of Thompson's gro
Gerry, corner of Pearl street and Ross
avenue, were broken and it took
three men to hold the door shut. 1t was in
this part of the city that the wind seemed
most furious, but little damage being done in
the fiat or bottom.
A house on Camp street, in which there
was a sick woman, was blown over In tact,
but the woman was not hurt.