Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-26
A YOUNG TORNADO
STRIKES THE CITY, AND DOES
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE.
Houses Blown From Their Foundation and
wrecked-The Germns Church De
molished- Minor Records of Ruin.

Just before five o'clock yesterday
afternoon heavy wind, accompanied
by rain and hail, came up from the
southwest, and soon developed into a
half-grown tornado. For half an hour
the wbizzing sound Of the wind, and
the rafting of hail against roofs and
windows, caused a lively excitement,
not unmixed with fear OF serious
damage. People living in the
frail houses of the first period'' of the
Forts existence, heard the easements
rattle and felt
TUE BUILDINGS TREMBLE
Under the assaults Of the storm, with
well grounded terror, least they
should tumble down about their ears.
The storm ended almost as suddenly
as ii began. and the sun shown out
from an opening in the clouds as Sc
renely as If nothing had occurred to
spoil his temper.
THE DAMAGE
AS far as could be as
certaincd, was chiefly con
fined to the southern and western
portions of the city. No lives were
lest and no serious hurt was received
by anybody as far as known.
Mr.. G.. j. T.. Kellner's residence in
the jennings south division, was
lifted or the supporting blocks and
fell back with such force that the
blocks passed entirely through the
floor. The building was nearly
wrecked
The wind mill at Mr.. Geo. B. Low
ing's residence was blown down.
The out-houses OF Col. j. X. Ashby's
place were demolished and his buggy
knocked into smithereens.
Mr.. b. G.. Johnson's residence in
course of erection was blown over.
Mr.. Henry Sandidge's stable was
blown away.
Mr.. J. ID. Edrington's two-story
frame residence, in course of construc-
ton, was partially wrecked.
Judge Beckham's residence was un-
rooted.
The woodshed In the rear of Mr.. H.
p. Shells residence, at Ninth and
Houston streets, was blown away.
! Spencer & fuckers delivery wagon
was caught by the storm while stand
! ing in front OF Mr.. Kellner's residence
and completely wrecked.
On Montgomery hill there were
two houses that suffered considerably.
One1of them built in the shane of an
l. waSdamaged quite badly, the two
wings being blown almost entirely
apart. The other was blown from its
foundation and generally shaken up.
The carpenter shop on Thirteenth
street near Houston street was blown
completely down.
| A frame building in process, of cree.
| ton on Main street near the corner of
Twelfth is complete wreck. 1t was
blown so violently against the Star
saloon that the latter was nearly blown
down and now leans over and is only
kept from falling by being propped
by heavy scautling.
The German church. lust being
built in the neighborhood Of the gas
works, was blown down. The frame
fhad been put up and the weather
boarding was being put on.
Mr.. McLaury's house, on Fourteenth
street between Main and>Rusk. was
badly damaged, and will need tlfe.im-
mediate attention Of carpenters.
The first gust of wind which came
caught the zinc roofing being put on
the rear portion of the opera hoase and
jerked off several pieces like paper
Inc wagon yard at the corner of
Main and Seventh streets
did not escape damage. The
sheds on the north side were blown
completely over, the roof now resting
on the ground.
Another wagon yard on the corner of
houston and Ninth streets, suffered
IN similar manner. The sheds on
me corresponding side were blown
down. Numberless signs and small
outhouses were blown down all over
the city.
THE TOTAL LOSS
cannot as yet be ascertained but II
cannot fall far short OF $1,000 chiefly
falling UPON buildings in course of
construction. The damage done to
crops In the line OF the storm must
have been very large. Teleyranh
wires must have been blown down to
considerable extent.
dALLANTRY UNDER DIFFICULTIES
Just as the storm broke upon the
city two ladies came riding down
houston street in buggy. Afraid to
Jump out and equally afraid to stay
where they We're, they screamed far
neip A handsome young clerk In
takes 4 Co.'S store rushed out in his
shltt sleeves, uDdaunted by the ava
iancbe OF rain, helped the ladies out of
the buggy, led the horse through the
piack,stlcky mud to post and hitched
MN. III was very disagreeable act az
gaiiantry but the genuine article.
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