The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-24

of hail also fell, but as the WedIner Nd
turned cold it is probable heavy han
storm prevailed somewhere IN Noru
Texas.
Fears are felt for small grain ant
fruit. :.
| Judge Maltbie, of the Sherman dis
trict, TO day consented To exchaag
with Judge Aldridge, of Dallas, tenn
porarily, in order to sit in the haDea
corpus hearing of Willis Adams, Tn
SLAYER of Mike Burns, which begin
Monday next. Judge Aldridge felt
delicacy In sitting in the hearing, a
he is related by marriage to the Adams
family.
A. Lider, grocer, was arrested to
day on an Indictment charging arson
in connection with the burning OF MI
store about two months ago. L1del
has burned out three times IN Dallas
and this is his second Indictment fol
arson. 1t is alleged all his fires were
to secure insurance on his small STOCK
He was liberated on $3.50 bond. A wit
ness stated that he saw a boy VINO
worked for Lider draw large guam
| tlty of coal oil few minutes before
| the fire, and also heard him say to the
| the bow after the inside of the bU' q
| in q was burning: "Don't give the
| alarm yet; it has not got good
enough start.
DALLAS, April 18.-A terrible storm
visited Dallas and the surrounding
country to-day. The morning was
very sultry up to 10 o'clock, when al
at once it became exceedingly dark
and necessary to light gas or lamps
suddenly terrific thunder crash rent
the air, and vivid lightning flashes lit
up the heavens, and the rain poured
down in torrents. A strong wind
from the north accompanied the
storm for the space of about fifteen
minutes time. The electric disturb
ances were of a very pronounced
character, the telephone bells being
frequently rung by them. In 9
storm lasted about an hour, and a
great rain fall occurred, swelling the
streams, sewers, and drains, and
flooding various portions of the city.
The most serious event was the wreck
ing of the colored church known as
the Evening Chapel of the African
Northern Methodist congregation, on
the corner of Ball and Juliet streets.
The building was being used as a
public free school for the colored
children of the sixth ward, and was
taught by a young colored woman
named Clarisa Williams. There were
thirty-two children, ranging in age
from six to eighteen years, in the
building when the catastrophe occur
red, and about 10 o'clock a. m. the
teacher said, the great black cloud and
the dense darkness that came up filled
herself and the children with alarm.
All at once the loud roar
of a rushing wind was heard,
the frame building began to tremble,
and the teacher called to the children:
1--WE must get out of here" All
rushed for the door, screaming and
crying with fright. but before they
could make their exit the wind caught
the house and dashed it to the ground
with crash, making a total wreck of
it, and catching number of the chill
dren in the debris. Screams, cries and
groans filled the air, and in few min
utes large number of people, white
and black, collected at the scene and
started to work rescuing the unfortu-
mates.
The following is a list of the
wounded:
Lula Wilson, aged eight years head
crushed, and injuries fatal.
Harriet Bohannon, aged thirteen
years, left leg broken.
Malinda Hill, aged twelve years,
cash in head and forehead.
Lula Edmondson, aged twelve years,
injured internally, and several bruises,
Arthur Perry, aged eight years
hurt in head.
Lucy Carroll, aged ten years, left
hand lacerated and finger broken.
The following received slight inju :
ries: Cyulla Bland, aged 8 years; An
ME Hill, aged 9 years; Mary Jones,
aged IL years; Henrietta Avery, aged
IL years. The teacher, Clarissa Will
liams, had her left hand badly crushed.
Medical aid was secured at the earli-
est possible moment and as fast as
possible the sufferers were sent to
their homes.
During the storm lightning struck
the residence of William Warden, on
Pacific avenue between JEFFERSON
the building on fire, but injuring none
of the family. The fire department.
extinguished the flames, with loss of
only $1,000 or $1,000. The shade
trees, shrubbery and other ornamental
tions of the residence and grounds
suffered badly, and a great deal of
window glass was broken in the bust
ness houses.
The passengers on the east
bound passenger trains over
the Texas and Pacific road say a
terrific cyclone occurred this morning
south of the Texas and Pacific line,
aud must have done appalling dam
age. They describe it as the most
horrible aud extensive storm cloud
they ever saw and stated it passed
from the northwest to the southeast
at great rate of speed. The funnel
shaped cyclone cloud was of great
proportions. All could be plainly
seen, as it was only a mile or two
from the track. They say it must
have been terribly destructive some
where in the regions near Granbury,
Morgan or Cleburne.
DALLAS, April 18.-The city was all
agog tonight by another social scan
dial. About 8 o'clock the wife of
Rabbi 81. Schulz, of the Hebrew syn
agogue, cowhided B. Hirschberg, a
well-known Hebrew, formerly of New
York City, and now leading manag-
ing employee in the large dry goods
house of Sanger Bros, Dallas. The
castigation occurred in front of the
Merchants Exchange g, in the presence
of about a dozen gentlemen. The
cause of the chastisement was the
part Hirschberg has taken against
Schulz in the notorious church scandal
of two years ago, in which Rabbi
Schulz was accused of having scand-
alous relation with a lewd woman of
Dallas named Flora Pratt, but which
resulted in his acquittal by the syna-
gogue investigation. Your CORES
pendent tonight interviewed Mrs.
Schulz and her husband. The latter
knew nothing of the cowhiding until
informed by your correspondent. Mrs.
Schulz admitted the cowhiding and
said she was not done yet, and only
regretted she was held after admins
tering four blows. by gentlemen pre-
sent. She said that Hirschberg had
been the original accuser and the con-
slant prosecutor of her husband, and
had ruined the peace and happiness of
herself and children. Hirschberg
should not live in Dallas
if she could prevent it. That she had
attempted several times before to
cowhide Herschberg, but her husband
had prevented her and burned up one
co3hide. Rabbi Schulz was formerly
of Cincinnati, and has lived in Dallas
sovaral wears and Is DrObablV the best