The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-17
A SEVERE STORM
The City Visited bya Fierce Rain storm,
Accompanied by Lightning and Thun-

The City Visited bya Fierce Rain storm,
Accompanied by Lightning and rhun-
der.
Sunday night about II o'clock, the most
furious rain and thunder storm that has
been known for years visited this city and
continued to rage with undated fury for
three hours, The rain poured down in tor
rents, and the electric display, accompanied |
by one continual roll of thunder, was grand |
and fearful. The scene beggars description. !
The heavens were lit up with one unbroken |
sheet OF lightning that played over il from |
the four points OF the compass, and now |
and then amid the crash OF thunder, there |
were loud peals that seemed On shake the
very earth, Never in the history
| OF the oldest inhabitant was there
such an electric exhibition, and never did
so much rain fall in such u brief
time. The sky was one grand
panorama, and the dark, angry,
fast fitting clouds in the back ground, the
deafening thunder and the hard yale that
was blowing made grand and terrible pic
ture never to be forgotten by those who
witnessed it. Trees were uprooted ana
fences Frustrated, yet, strange to state
there was but one building blown over in
the city, and that was stable OF
Mr.. A, J. Roscnteld, on east Ross avenue,
Ordinary branches were converted into
creeks. and a number of bridges in the
county and throughout the city were
washed away. The streets were Hooded,
and the lowlands were deluged, to the
depth in some localities of two feet or more.
1t was hard, washing rain, and most all
of the water flowed oil, but the fall
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ali over north Texas, through the storm
centre appears to have been in and around
l Dallas. The small streams continued TO
1 rise after daylight, and the bridge on east
= BRYAN street, beyond Meisterhans' pavilion,
l. over Nusbaumer's branch. was swept away,
r as well AS the one east of Elm street, be-
4 tween the city and the fair grounds, while
3 the old street-Car line bridge, on Swiss
o avenue, also over Nusbaumer's branch,
l. was covered with water, though 1t had up
10 last accounts withstood the Hood. The
milkmen from the diaries located east o
city did not make their regular trips to tn,
" city Yesterday morning, owing to the higf
water. The signs in the city were dam
AGED more or less by the gale, ant
The large street sign of Il. Nj
Kahn K Co., that was suspended
across Elm street was blown down
ne we'll as that OF Calm Bros, u heavy wir
o. sign, which broke in its fall large, lin
9. French plate glass OF that firms show-wir
J., dow, which 1t will take at least 500 to re
!" place. 1t was smashed into thousan
UT pieces. The first hoors oil number
,al houses situated in the flats were Hooded
of The trains, with two exceptions, wer
o VI about on time yesterday morning
|,o Elm Fork, on the Missouri Pacific, is n
90 norted to be under water, and the Trlnit
rs river is rapidly rising every minute.
~, land. slide is reported on the Texas n Pacit
rs near Scvene, and washout near Nesquit
an which delayed the trains on that line ye
for terday morning, though u force was Ii
raj mediately sent out to repair the damag
nol done. The city park, in the rear OF the waite
nd works was overlooked, the branch runnli
~ through il, overlooking, AT Wea,herio
'o os The east. bound Texas & Pacific train, viii
90 arrived Mt 1886 a. m, laid up, so severe "
10 The storm and so hard the gale that "
os. blowing, After the storm had ceased
an train continued on its way and arriy
nc here safe without accident. 1t is estima'
~ that the rainfall was fully two inch
.as Yesterday morning the weather turn
Ma, much cooler and during the day la
~. Oocks of wild geese were seen Tying son
lies ward, Farmers fear that serious DAM
NV has been done to the cotton crop by bl'
tors ing the hollis out and hlling the staple "
, ron DIRT, AuulllODil otuIii hNN9 10 w NV vi
that there is washout west OF Dallas
the Texas & Pacific Mt or near Gri
oa Prairie. The damages between Il
a ned and Mesquite have been repaired and
on sa west.bound came on US far as this al
.s; where 1t laid over Tor the night. IT, VI
IN out and land slide, it now trn Ci,v ;
are hre one and the same thing, The6erp t Js
i IL ~ Lisbon few miles west o the amonnt'I
10 " blown down and the races will be first
over Fiye-Mile crehdapce ia anticinats
away. The storm ircuiars announcinr
extends from East Dallas Confectoner
10 :" arkana on the eaS agent, 7l2 Elm sire
the OF Corsicana' pressly for the jobbi
little storm the nglb plain and fancy COME
Col. there IS out large stock of toys,
stroyed hie'sht. 'rs, etc. Prices low q
who c. A. Soutc 80" anteed.
sad. and two fast The fsvorIte samp
Id at ceiyed q hall over which Tia,
alias known and atlable Oh
ii by Ii carry. is situated in the 200,
yeet, continues to grow in
was sni especially the ira
4 the Ciwith using rcvause he offers MOI
good chhned 81 and ruIesl brands of liqu,
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