The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-22

Seriously Wounds two he"'
Yesterdny morniug about 2 o'clock 80
heayiest rainfall that has sisittd lh'a s'c'
tion Tor years fell, flooding ,ht low Ihnes
aud swelling tho wa'ef-courses 70 usuus
prou1I tlonr. IL w1s accompanied bY u
heavy fall OF hail, loud thunder viva
aashes Of lightning and a strong VINO 'suin
the southeast, which swept over 'he c'uh
try doing considerable damage 10 'hfno
bery, fruit trees, levelng rail tsnces, a1u ~
several inslar oes bloaing houses ZOO. tn'r
foundations. The storm riu great ltNl ''
damage. Ia the city the vat ran tIiot"h
the low stIttts several feet deep IN placer
The Oats we're submerged and man! l' II
flooded by the overflow, while some ave-
limos tituAted ma tue iuw pats OF tlr Guy
were invaded b. the water. The pr9go ~
East Elm street, ~ East "a ~
aud the foot bridge over DAhas
brauch, Oh Mckinney avenue, Wsr" swept
awn. uy iht rapidly u-iuF ~aitfi Which
car. td it.cts .Ld everything VI hotL
character within its reach. A umoer ~
BRIDGES la tho county are reported gone
There urv heavy waahOuts un tao Inherent
railroads. The trains On tur Le&as X Ia
elf road have been lbAndoneoi anu more
vii LOT In all probability be any trains east
AM west from this point beiire TO-
"a
cd near Forney, east OF peg re-
and iurlher eastward The trace - und'r
water at different points. Ihefe nic a.sl
three yashouts on tbisTO westol here Ine
AT Eagle Ford, another at Mountain creek,
and sill snotner at Lambert IT," mules
this side OF WeAtheriOfd. tuesday ev,.'
ing the wcs.-bouBd PASSOVER Tram No.
soiI. when leaves here ~ 0:55 WAS wrecAed
nenr Lambert caused by wasl-
ont. No one was seriously igislrSS'
all aboard escaping with qHlY H igo coSe6es
ipg up. Two tlsSpthe rack Al EApls
were thrown ie,h ,nurdated far nvss a
toTd tie ,.i!e. and yesterday At noon
auhIle.irc OK had raised ten feet since daylight,
.l.nh had Hooded tbs store and mill VI Mr.
George Luck, who telcphoned 70 the city
Tor boat.
Tnere were several washou.s on the Tex
as Central road. a culver. several miles
norlh OF this city was washed out bui was
speedily repaired. There was bad land
slide at Ten Mile, on this line, sou.h OF
here which ecessitated the rebuilding "
the rack. The north bound train ia dad
mansge 10 msks the trip Yesterday mOIn-
In. As the train was crossing he uestle
felt the structure giving and
saV a siringer OF the trsstie enap.
He did not sait 90 consider results bur,
putting on all possible eatu, ue Jerkea tue
Train across the irehcherous tfestle ia
hurry. Since then portion oft has given
away before the flood.
No train has arrived over the Cult, Colo.
rado IL Santa Fe, owing 10 the unsafe condi'
ton of the tTeslle work thai spHns Cedar
creek.
The south bound train over
the Missouri Pacific railroad
arrived Yesterday but did not go out last
night on the return Trip owing 20 the high
water 10 Elm Fork bottoms.
There was washoui reported on the
Texas frank and there were no trains over
that road yesterday. The Texas Central
hss 0 clear road rom here % benson. The
was abandoned last |
evening, and or The time being, |
60 great WAC the Hoods, Dallas
is water.bound. The various roads have |
large forces az work repairing The washouts
wherever tht water has sufficiently sub |
sided, though while II 10 falling at one
point II Is raising at another.
The rain washed out tse foundation in |
places OF the belt street railway now in |
course OF construction. The west |
wall OF the mammoth reser- |
yolr OF the water-gorks was cayed In |
by the high waters OF Mill creek, which |!
flooded the leYse built 10 shield 1t. 1t will |
cost 81, 600 or perhaps IN ore TO replace 1t. |
One OF the large foundations that supports |
tho main supply pipe where IL crosses |
Mn creek was also washed away. |
One of the hre engines was |
al work yesterday pumping water out OF
the basement OF Huey IL Philips building, |
corner OF Elm. and College streets, and an
other was trying TO pump tho hole in the |
rear OF the old postoitice building clear. |
The rain AID hsil did tue crops very scri- |
ous damage aud formers, some OF
whom have roplsnted their COL |
ton for the second and third time !
Thu seasou, are dishearter ed. Cotton seed |
is selling sJ 81 per 5uahel, and the supply |
is limited.
The wind which blew with great violence
did N 1cL damage TO fruit lreee, the crops, |
fences and hou The cottage OF .. |
Clapp, on Williams street, N East Dallas, !
was blown from its foundation aud carried
some six feet, as was also that OF Mr.. john !
SOD who resides 10 that neignb0rho9d. !
Strange 10 state the buildings we're
but slightly damaged, ind their occupants |
escaped without sustaining the least injury |
A house In that vicinity, tue properly Ot I
Mr.. Albert Aiken, was completely turned {
around. Another was blown over OF Car /
oline street, aud several on Nusbeumer's |
branch were blown from their foundations |
Tuesday afternoon about O'Clock fearful |
rain and wind storm burst over Hutchinsl
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
The dwelling Of Mrs. Hines, gbo resides
neRr that place, was blown down and her |
seven year old DAUGHTER, who was caught |
and pinioned by falling raiter, killed, aud |
she and another daughter seriously Injured |
by the falling timbers which held them |
captive until they were cut out from their |
perilous position. The wind was similar 20
a cyclone, as 1t came 30 suddenly that the
Inmates Of the building did not have
the least warning OF its approach.
The Door farm was under water yes err
day.
The wheat crop Wss injured by the beat
ing hail aud wind which blew IL down.
The Trinity river 10 on big rice. The
bottom is flooded and the river is rapidly
rising. good deal Of wood wss swept
away bv the high water. The weather con-
tinues cloudy and rainy.