The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-24
STORM STRICKE N.
The storm ef wlnd and IisIu that swept
our uiiys
The Evening Chapel Biowa DoN u
Several IbjurOd.
Tho work Of the WInd In Detail.


lent storm broke over the oltv aud rssed
fufiously for half an hour. The approach
OF tbs tempest was herslded oy the gather,
| ing OF black, menAclng clouds, and = hard
rain aud wind accompanied by vivid flashes
OF lightning and loud peals OF thunder FOL
lowed. The sky VIZ 30 dark 40 70 render u
very dark Tor awhile, and ge' was lighted
The streeis we're oiled with running water,
and brooks and i,yuleis converts
places the water ran over the
sidewalks and Invaded the Easements OF q
number OF business houses IN the lower and
business portions OF the city. The water In
| front OF Wheat's livery stable on Main
street was some two feet deep, aud pedes'
TRANS goir that way had 10 wade through
IL as best they could. While the rain W.
crops and was most opportune, yet the
wind proved disastrous and wrought cad
havoc IN several places.
| CHURCH BLOWN DOWN.
The evening chapel. the church OF the
northern colored Methodists, In which the
colored public free school Of the sixth ward
was being taught, situated at the corner oil
Boil and Juliet streets, IN sum. town'
| blew down rrd seriously injured ten NJ
pills, some OF whom are MT expected
survive the injuries sustained. "A HERALD
reporter who reached the scene ley min.
u,es aiterward, found tho wrecked ohurct
surrounded by an excited crowd composed oil
both whites and blacks. The widest con-
fusion prevailed. Men and women were
rushing hitler id thither in the great ex'
element. Tho women wrung their bonds
ana critd, while the men were busy look
ing through the wreck rescuing the
wounded who were rs coon 81 they were
released from beneath the timbers IT, pin
ned them, carried 10 house near BY,
where they were attended by DR.. j. L..
Csrier. who had been summoned: The
search was continued after all had been
taken on. for fear that there mtgat DC oth-
ers le't under the eentis. the huiidine,
which was u mammoth Franc structure
with n huge spire, fell toward the east, and
viewing the wreck II seems elmost mira.
we wee mot not killed &c outright. A
more complete wreck Of building can
not be imagined. The proud structure that
only few minutes before lc omed up 10 al
that part Of the city was now huge snap.
less pile OF broken and splintered timbers,
save portion OF the roof which caught in
the fall on other rtimbers. IL wsS under
this the occupants were, and that was all
that saved their lives. The school was
taught by .Siarissa Williams, q colored
woman, JAnd there was in attendance
80 pupils The reporter visit 4 the wounde1
and fadnd Dr.. Garter busy administering
medical aid. Their names ana extent OF
their Injuries are follows:
r LIST OF THE WOUNDED.
Lula Wilson. aged s years; seriously
bruised about the head; lett arm broken,
and injured internslly unconscious ana
splitting blocd injuries believed to be Ia
Harriet Bohanau, agea 10 years; Left leg
badly lacerated end featured below the
knee.
Malinda Hill, aged u years; severe gf III
In forehead end slight fracture of the skr'l
Lula Edmunson. aged IL years; iDJurt
internally; two. light ribs broken; spit og
blood.
Arthur Peiiy, aged years; struck by
heavy piece of timber and skull eighty
fractured.
LuJy Carroll, aged 10 years. left nrnd
Celia Bland, sged 9 years; two ssV'"s
Annie Uni. aged 8 ysnra; severe cut
01 Maty g Jones' aged 70 years lett shoulder
DEDICATED and cut o. the right pariet''
bone.
s Dons o1 SrSses aneu tps head and bps
The right hand Of Clsri Williems, the
teacher was severely bruised.
A HERALD reporter called to gee her a.
her home in Freedmen town. She had not
frlly recovered from he, ight, but mr 4.
agcd to tell what little she knew Of the ar.
fair. But few n Iu'as mad elapsed since
she had called the pupils to order, when
she observed that 1t tItned very dark ell of
a sudden, e1d on looking out she saw the
dark clouds gathering. She felt that
storm was fast approaching end was Oh the
eve of Diminishing school when o strong
wind began to blow and she
ielt the rocking OF the huge
building, whom she excle med: "Children,
get out; the building IS going to fsll;" The
widest confusion ensued, the children
mp king for the dc Dr., which some sue led.
ed in reaching in time. but before sne or
the others had time to make their escape
she heard the loud crash OF the structure as
It cave away to the wind, and that is the
last she remembers. When she gained
consciousness she found heavy piece of
timber lying across her, from which:
che, with some difficulty, managed to ex:
tricate herself. The noise mede by the tsll
of the building and the fearful screaming
of the children soon attracted large crowd
~ The Ma Church, which cost some $3.50,
ia a total loss. The spire End a
part of it blew down some. two
years ago during storm. The school pro-
perty consisting of maps, globes, Charts,
black-boards. ec., was all lost IN the wreck.
Lightning struck the residence OF Mr..
William Wordon on moth Jefferson street,
end shiyered the west gable end Of the
building knocking sbingle5 clear scross the
street. shocking the oCcupe1fs and several
person in that immediate neighborhood,
besides setting the dwelling on fire. The
alarm was sounded rom me dowa town
snonded promptly, but their servi 3 were
not needed as brave heeIted lady had
scaled a ladder and extinguished the flames
With a few buckets of water. The damage
done was light as $50 will repair 1t.
STORM NOTES.
The storm was of brief duration but very
violent while it lasted. The house OF Jim
town, was blown from its foundation, but
no one was injured, the occupants having
sought safety outdoors.
Considerable damage was done to trees,
shrubbery aud fencing in the euburbs.
The root of the dwelling OF Auna Nc.
Cloudy, colored, was blo1l of by the
storm.
A HERALD reporter met Judge 81. Barks'
dale, who arrived on the morning train
rom the west. He observed the storm from
the train between Weatherford and Fort
Worth. "It was the fret appearance OF
an ything resembling q cyclone ever saw"
said the Judge, "and l watched 1t with q
great deal of interest. The storm appeared
to be raging fiercely to the south Of us. how
far off / could not determine, yet
there was the dark blue funnel.shaped
cloud whirling along in south-easterly
direction at frightful speed. If am not much
mistaken,.it approached sufficiently close
to the earth, the papers OF tomorrow morn
ing will haye an account Of Cyclone"
extended over this entire section. The
beautiful shade trees in the yard OF the