Daily globe., 1883-06-05
TORNADO IN TEXAS.


GREENvILLE, Tex, June A tornado
struck here last evening" in northwesterly
direction, with terrific force. kTorrents of
rain fell for twenty minutes, and the total
destruction of the town seemed inevitable.
survey of the town shows $50 houses
either blown down entirely or moved from
the foundations. large number of old
buildings were more or less injured,
Strange to say, only one life was lost, that
of colored child, but several persons
were severely injured. The north end was
blown off the Missouri Pacific depot, and
also the freight depot. The Methodist
coiored church was totally wrecked, and
the Presbyterian and Baptist churches
were badly damaged. There was heavy
rain at other points, but no tornado.
llDALLAs, Tex, June IA cyclone struck
Greenville, Hunt county, Saturday night,
demolishing the Methodist church, COM
pletely destroying three fine residences and
unroofing and otherwise injuring forty or
fifty others. Many persons were injured,
| but only one death is reported-that of a
small colored child. The damage is esti-
mated at $4,000 to 100000.
Later accounts regarding the tornado
which struck Greenville on Saturday even
ing are that the residences of A. T. Strong,
X. A. S. Lowenstein and VIM. A. Wolfn-
ger were torn to pieces, but none of the in
mates were seriously injured. A large
number of houses resting on blocks and
posts were blown down or twisted off of
| their supports and more or less damaged.
but very few of the occupants being
hurt. large amount of goods were dam
aged by water being blown into the stores.
and awnings, fences, etc, were swept away.
All the churches in town are badly dam
aged, and, in fact, but few buildings in the
place entirely escaped injury. Meager
| accounts from the surrounding towns say
that the storm was severe and several
houses in the track of the storm were
blown down and two or three persons
somewhat injured. The losses aggregate
from $4,000 to 100000, but there was no
| Individual loss of any magnitude.
FATAL PISTOL ACCIDENT.
Troy, June 4.-During the absence of
their parents last evening, Theo. Martin,
| aged seven, found revolver and ne and
fourteen year old brother were examin-
| ing the weapon when Theo. pulled the
trigger The ball entered his brothers
throat and will probably prove fatal.
| LUMBER MILL BURNED.
DETROIT, June 4.-The saw, lath and
shingle mill and blacksmith shop of Will
son, Luther & Wilson, located at Luther.
Lake county, was burned to the ground,
with contents, on Sunday morning, caused
by lamp explosion. Loss $4,000 and
insurance $4,000. They will probably re-
build Immediately. About fifty men are
thrown out of employment.
LOST IN THE WOODS.
| MILWAUKEE, June fired Fifeld, a son
| of D. G. Fifeld, of the chamber of COM
merce, has been lost in the woods of the
Penokee range near Ashland, Wis, for five
days, having strayed from Engineer
Sewell's surveying party while doing work
| for the Wisconsin Central road. The party
has given up work and are securing the
woods with dogs.
| THE BRIDGE ACCIDENT INQUEST.
New YORK, June Am inquest began
| to-day in the cases of twelve victims of the
recent panic on the Brooklyn bridge. G.
| G. Martin, superintendent of the bridge,
| testified to the facts of the occurren ;e as
| learned by him and stated that at the time
of the disaster there were twenty two
| special police officers on the bridge. A rail
ing has been put up at the stairway since
the accident, but witness said that this pre-
caution would not remedy matters there in
| case of another panic. An inclined plane
had been suggested in place of a stairway,
but this also would not afford any relief;
but, on the contrary, would be dangerous
in slippery weather. The present stairway
is the best arrangement for the safety of
| @
| trustee, said that on the days when there
was an unusual pressure of travel, one of
| the wagon roads would be thrown open to
the public, as a temporary relief, if it
should seem best, and then additional
walks for foot pas 8ngers could be con-
| structed on each side of the carriage
| ways.
| NOT so BAD.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, June 4.-The re-
| cent flood was not as bad as reported. Ne
lives were lost, and only three or four
houses destroyed.
PROBABLE FATAL FALL.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 4-Mons Lahrire
trapese performer, while doing his walk
ing ceiling act" at the Park theatre to-
night. had one Of the straps break letting
| him fall to the stage distance or twenty
| two feet. His injuries are thought to be
fatal.
THE TEXAS STORM.
GALVESTON, Tex, June 4.-Interesting
details of Saturday nights storm are COM
ing in. There was no serious damage to
| property, except near Greenville. The
storm assumed the form of tornado at
Bonham. The lightning struck hack
returning from picnic killing the colored
| driver and team, and tearing to pieces the
conveyance, which SIX negroes had just va
| Gated to escape the storm. At Palestine,
Samuel Howard, on a fishing excursion
with another prominent citizen and two
little boys, were caught in the terrible rain
storm and started for shelter. In the
darkness Howard walked into creek and
| the others were unable to save him.