Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-25

guns lot ABOUT quarter OF au uOurs
Persons who sat out in their front
yards to enjoy the evening air, which
was very close previous to the storm,
sought shelter when the blow COM
menced, and as they watched its
progress many expected to see their
houses lifted from their foundations,
but happily, none we're demolished.
The talleat spire on the Beal street
Baptist church tumhled down last
night, demolishing large part Of the
west side of the roof Of the edifce.
An open lot on the west side of the
church was we'll covered with the
wreck, which includes a large quanti-
ty of brick and several cart loads of
galvanized tin or iron. The latter is
badly twisted. The figure of St. John
the Baptist stands intact on the north
east corner of the church. 1t occupied
less elevated station than did the
wrecked spire. The damage to the
church is estimated at q thousand
dollars or more.
A spectator who scanned the
heavens from point two miles south.
east of Court Square, noticed that
when the violent northwesterly wind
struck the city it raised food of
fame from the burning oil on Front
street where the fire occurred yester-
day morning. The clouds above were
Illuminated by the blaze, and their
variegated colors were for short
time as brilliant as an aurora borealis.
Some fears were entertained that the
Wind would cause another conhagra-
ton, but it did not.
Last nights high wind blew a thick
coating of dust over everything inside
of houses as we'll as outside. No rain
had fallen here for more than fifteen
days, and the streets and highways
were very dry, hence the powerful
wind stirred up great clouds Of dust,
and it was scattered into out of the
way hooks and crannies where few ex-
pected it could penetrate.
The passenger train from Little
Rock, due about ten o'clock last
night, failed to arrive until near ono
o'clock this morning. Trees we're
blown across the track at various
places west of Hopefeld, and had to
be cleared away before the train could
proceed, hence the delay. 1t arrived
in good condition however.
One Of the ornamental minsrets on
the tall spire of the Central Baptist
church on Second street, near Beal,
was bent and toppled over by the big
blow. No other harm befell this mas
sive spire or the church beneath, and
many people marvel at its successful
resistance of so violent a tornado.
A number of signs we're carried
away last night. Among others, the
new one Of s. Mansfield & Co., on
Main street, south of Madison, was
demolished, and lady in the street
near it was slightly hurt in the foot
BY piece Of broken timber.
The police were sent for this foreN
noon to cut down and remove Grips
pied tree on Shelby street. The next
call expected is for the police to have
a doctor to amputate the limbs OF
wrecked garden shrubbery.
| judging from the piercing screams
heard while the storm was raging
several timid ladies evidently imag.
ined their time bad come to bid fare.
| we'll to this world.
| The locomotive round house of tn,
Memphis and Charleston railway
shops, at the depot in the eastern par
Of the city, was partially wrecked b.
| last nights big blow.
| An alarm of fire was given durinl
last nights blow, caused by Goals o
| fire from hand furnace left by som,
workmen on the roof over Sam May
Main street store.
| Trees and shrubbery were badl,
twisted in and about the city las
night Many limbs were Topped of
and lay scattered over the green or OF
the streets.
/ All classes of vegetation thirstet
for rain yesterday, and the little W
had last night did some good, thougl
it was barely enough tOlsy the dust.
Part of the roof of the Memphis Oh
| Works warehouse, foot of Popla
street, near the elevator. was blow,
off last night.
Many hats went flying with tn,
wind, after being lifted from the head
OF people who we're strolling about.
The tin roof Of Harry Robinson
cotton pickery, on Jefferson beloy
Third street, was torn off last night.
The top Of the rain guage blew o.
at the Signal Service station, and tn
rain fall had to be guessed at.
The temperature at 6 this mornin
was 739, the wind coming light fror
the west.
The telephone wires were blow
down on Third street, and at othe
points.
The temperature fell over 200 i
less than half an hour during tn
storm.
Q The wind blew 60 miles an hour 70
t a short time last night,
The total rainfall last night wa
barely of an inch.