The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-22
/ CYCLONE AT DENISON.
CITY STRUCK PRomlscuousLY.
Much VALUABLE, Building Property Des-
troyed and. a Narrow Escape from
Greafs Loss OF Life--A Fated
Temple of Worship.

M cyclone struck this city at $3.50 this y
! ternoon, leaving ruin and disaster be-
lind 1t, but fortunately without any loss ?
# life. 1t came suddenly and without 2
anu lasted sbou. two or three :
Apparently it had no partic-
liar course, but promiscuously struck
,he different parts of tho city. 1t is inn
possible to give an estimate of the loss
ut this time. The following is list of
damaged and demolished: Ii
The large skating rink on west Main
street, owned by Mr.. Jones, was totally
demolished. Mr.. Jones received scalp
wound in the crash, but ii is thought 1t
win not prove serious.
The Baptist church, on Myrick ave
nue., was almost, II not quite ruined. 1t
is twisted all out OF shape. This is the
second building the Baptist church has
lost by storms at this place.
Brick residence, on Myrlck avenue,
owed by A. q. Mosely, was also
demolished. Fortunately tho inmates
escaped without injury.
Stable ON Myrick avenue, owned by |
w. Il. Hill, totally demolished.
Carriage stOre-rOom, on Woodward |
street, was totally ruined. Mr.. Hender- |
son, an employee, barely escaped with
his life.
Main street presents scene of wild
disorder.
The entire roof on the Mission block
was blown off; also the new building
owned by MIR. Lebrecht aud occupied by
Perry q Son, commission merchants,
and Munson x Bro, real estate brokers,
had the roof blown off. Loose boards
and debris of all kinds, were scattered
promiscuously al over the city.
The cyclone was followed by heavy
deluge of rainfall.
| The Western Union telegraph wires
were all totally demolished, which will
necessarily cause several hours delay.
The Erie telephone wires were also al
most entirely destroyed.
The Baltimore d OHIO wires, although
in tho direct tract OF the cyclone, are,
owing to the solidity of their construc-
ton, intact.
A LATER ACCOANT.
| DENIsoN, April 2l.--lSpecial. About
6 o'clock this evening a tornado struck
this city, which, for time, created con-
siderable excitement and alarm. The
new two story brick block, just COM
pleted by Louis Lebrecht, situated on
the corner OF Main street and Houston
avenue, and occupied by Perry & Sons,
was unroofed, and otherwise damaged,
so that it is thought the walls Of the up
per story are past repair. The roof was
blown across Main street, striking the
Morrison block and j. ID. Ourand's
building, smashing the windows, COR
nice and awnings, injuring roofs and
carrying away the Western Union
telegraph lines. A force was at
once put to work, however, despite the
heavy rain, which soon had the wires
in working order. A frame building
10. afr Of ha
liz the city, for several years occupied
by N. d. Gilbert as a grocery, was
crushed as if by heavy weight.
Many roofs, signs and awnings were
injured or blown away. The greatest
devastation, however, was wrought on
the western side Of the town. The gem
eral course of the tornado was from
southwest TO northeast and IL struck
the city in
TWO PARALLEL CURRENTS.
The eastern current is the
one which damaged the Le-
brecht block. The western current
first struck the large skating rink, on
the corner of Skiddy street and Myrick
avenue, demolishing II, and passing
across Main street TO Woodland, did con-
siderable damage 10 the roofs of the
> dwellings OF Thomas McCaisy and u. b.
Lake, as well as destroying paint shop
in the rear Of Mr.. Lakes residence.
Just west of this STOOD the new Bap-
list church, Il frame structure, COS ting
about 5000, which was 80 badly twisted
and damaged that 1t is practically
ruined.
The next building is tho dwelling
I of Mr.. Burton Schultz, on the
corner Of Grandy street and Myrick
avenue. The kitchen part OF this resi- .
dence was moved from its foundation
and set away from the main building.
Mr.. a. G.. Moseley owned two dwell
: ings on tho corner Of Sears street and
a Myrick avenue, one OF brick, which
was occupied by tenant, the other a
> frame and occupied by himself. The
: frame was cons derably wv sted and
0 shaken up, while thewhole upper part of
II. the brick, clear Of the plates, was taken
smoothly OIL. A little further on a small
y tenement house was suddenly
a transferred into kindling wood
/. and barn belonging 10
Mrs. Hill demolished. A two-story
dwelling, with small corner addition,
d used as grauary, situated on the cor.
3. ner OF Bond street and Fannin ayenue.
a and occupied by colored people, was
crushed TO the ground. In this build.
ing were the ouly persons who woro
SERIOUSLY HURT.
} "A little girl was seriously cut over this
% eye, and a sick woman was so badly in.
~ lured and frightened that IL is Thought
she cannot 1.-Two until morning. one
u block north of this stood the colorod
10 Bishop Haven Methods. church, re-
" Gently erected by them, ant
IN of the Methodist church extension
70 society at a cost OF about 5000. Thl
u building was crushed like an egg shel
70 and now lies a mass OF ruined ant
II broken lumber
n colOrod man wGa ~ worl
- In the church and four of his children
p were with him, but they an eseanet
of with no serious bruises or injuries.
orI About 800 feet southwest ol his churol
u stands the oolored Baptist church, I'M
" largest colored church building In Tn,
r. city, and used hy the city as n braucl
public school building for colored pu
pills. This house was move,
about 10 feet from its foundation an,
% the bollfry blown over. The house Is
10 total wreck.
IN Across the street, south of this church
I'd was small box house, occupied by
colored family, which was
PICKED uP BODILY
~ and carried over the fence and dashe,
At to pieces In tho street.
The brick house belonging TO Mr.
" Moseley was struck by the tornado o
10 the 18th OF May, 1883, and was damage,
a. very similarly TO the present. IL wa
then occupied by the family OF Lee Nc
of Murtry, aud Mrs. McNurtr,
II and her mother, Mrs. Burns
d. were seriously injured by fallin
~ bricks, This limo no ON
was injured.
ye In that tornado of the 18th of MAY th
st First Baptist church was entirely de
k molished, and now the new church bull
Is by the same congregation, but on anoth
n. or lot, about 400 feet north and the sam
DC distance east OF the old location,
n. ruined.
The house OF Mr.. Shultz, then owne
or by Thomas Hoffman, was affected 4
mt the same way aud to the same extent n
now. In fact, the storm came yer
* much Us the other did and followed vor
le, nearly the same track and WA
lust about the same gauge, a
the western edge of thi
storm waa inst ma hlnclr 40 80 a. =. ~