Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-30

nNteu ftutWeu uctlNlty III ttouV, Nhi'V
every citizen had visions of new growth
and prosperity TO Colorado. Soon,
very soon, all realized that In matters
OF this kind "man proposes but God
disposes,n Within II brief period OF
time the wind changed and blew n
hurricane from the north. Ia the
twlnkling OF an eye houses were
demolished and the tllnbers scattered
far asunder. Others were wrenched
and moved from their foundations.
Husbands, fathers and brothers
realized their impotency to protect or
shield their loved ones from threatened
destruction. They could stand only ns
silent watchers, cheer them with
words OF hope and trust In Him who
rules In heaven and gu earth. and
calmly avail, the end, either of the
storm or their destruction.
II was an era In which one lived IN
age, no to speak, In few seconds or
minutes at best. Yet, strange To say,
when morning dawned clear aud
bright, the paIched earth presented u
cheerful appearance, the feathered
songstcrs were uttering their sweetest,
notes of praise, with "A great quiet
where so much of confusion had
rclgped supreme. While some per
sons were Injured by falling timbcrs,
not IA single life was sacrificed to pro-
pItiate the dread anger of the storm
king. This seems rcnarkable-yas,
miraculous but Is true.
TO compute the losses sustained by
our people is at this writing very dif-
ileult The lowest estimate made by
actunl inquiry amounts toover Son,Voo,
The Baptist and Methodist churches
are n mass of ruins, the cost OF these
buildings not being less than $4,000;
The public school building Is denuded
Of the roof and the brick walls badly
4 injured. The Great Western aud
Moorns Bros. livery stables, large new
brick buildings, damaged 70 the
extent of 5000 or more. me
same In regard to the First
! National bank aud Pacific hotel, The
Frenkel opera-house wax stripped OF its
tin roofing. the large skating rink de-
molished, the awnings aud rooi oil the
Scott block NIL gone. The same may
be said Of every store and busi-
, meas house In the city, no lar
n. signs are concerned. Some
:. twenty or thirty private
Z residences and stables were leyeled to
. the ground, while hundreds OF others
were moved from their foundations or
| wrenchcd and damaged In some way.
The large brick arch constructed ny
/. the county and city across Lone Won
: creek. and used as bridge, II com
/, pletely swept away, a loss OF over " 900.
i These casualties nre sufficient TO give
9 AT lenst n faint idcn Of what we passed
: through on that memorable night.
b some people may wish TO know what
i effect this destructive storm may have
upon the future of Colorado. Those
$ familiar with the past history OF H..
!, city can easily snrmlse. Arilhanb wiz
be put 10 work, the sound OF the saw
}. and hammer will be heard on every
= eide, IA she energies from the scenes o.
ruin the lovelier and more attractive
y In appearance. such VISITATION
: might lie set back to some places
G moi 40 TO this enterpTlsiDg city
! Very soon every vestige Of the wreck
Z will be lid from view new houses WI
d take the place OF those destroyed,
4 those Injured will be repaired and
d Colorado continue 10 grow and blossom
! AZ Of yore.
I Owing to delay OF trains ny the re
!, cent washouts ON the line OF ra'iroAn
y Mr.. J. s.. Daugherty OF Dallas ma
posttoned his sale OF city lots from 70
n GAY I'd bOIilt oete W We "Ss~'ssr. 80 :
I, known. He IN now here accompanies
y Nv some persony who were attracte'
III this opening for paying invesi
!, uients, Dapt. Hossack Of San Antonio
" who made the sille ~ Midland nm
Was 20 have sold these lots here, ~ u
r. the city.
:. Gen. Pfouts and son of the Dalla
" Herald are In Colorado. They cam
4 to buy rome lots, and may have an ~
IL on this territory OF TIE GAZETTE
M Beware, gentlemen, ~ this groun
IL already occupied aud y snr
Is 70 be held. Or possibly me
n are In search OF that little boomlet
~ Hon. Barnett Gibbs. They say thl
AZ gentleman has recovered from his y
Y Judge j. w. s. Porter, one Of on
:, leading attorneys and prospective CAL
- dIdate for the district attorneyshiI
a. has iu,t returned from an extcnde
y. Wait 10 his former home Ia Tsnnessc
~ Mr.. w. II. Reed Of Bensley Bros:
h. Co. Chicago. reached Colorado ID
lis morning.
Al, Judge T. Il. Wheeler VIII br warm
III supported on the irec pMsloIl
Tor encouragement ny west isxa
NJ, He ID In accord with our people ~
III Questions Of interest 10 ~, and VI
Nh make the race, IL nominated. Hisn nan
ers will be heard 1T Houston, and 70 son
us. n,,rpo1e. He does not know tue meH
nd Inc or the word defeat In bis pub
1T, career, and will come In Ut the WI
ltli ming.
his The Little Joker' ~ The ,
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