Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-22
4 CYCLONE.
The Scenes Of Two Years Ago Re.
peAted in Deniaon General
Destruction Abroad.

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special.
DRNlgON, Tx, April al,~ About
half past o'clock this evening do.
Wasting tornado struck this city from
the southwest Its oourae wm the
same aud tho track almost Identical
with that which visited the city two
years ago the l7th Of May. Now, nv
then, IL divided, Que current striking
Main street nj Merriok avenue
and tile other nj Houston avenue,
Two years ago the western current
struck Barrett avenue four hund red
feot west from thopfcsent track, Will Q
the eastern track struck lust four
hundred feet west from It's eastern
limit Of to-day.
The western current frat dem0i.
iehed the large new skating rink and
sadly twisted the new Baptist church,
which had but recently been com,
pleted n coat Of $4,000,
Next IN the way tho Kitchen Of tho
residence Of Barton hohnlk WINS blown
from Ito foundation aud moved partly
around.
Tho dwelling houses of Thomas Mo.
Cnrthy aud II. Vs. Lake were con,
nidcrably damaged In their upper
works and repair aud paint shop ~
Mr., Lakes wah blown down,
Next u frame Il dwelling 0f Mr.. A, a.
Mpnely, on Msrrl0k nvanle, was cons
hlderhbly wrenChed, while n brick
building on the Same lot wrn nnrODied
aud the Rablch blown down. Thia
brick building IN the same ono That
suffered 10 severely In the tornado two
years ago.
A little further along tenement
house, owned by N. u, Taylor, wnn
cruabod like an egg'sholi, aud barn
" William IIill was scattered over the
commons.
10 then lifted small box house on
Bond etfent from It's foundation and
carried IL over tho fence IN the street
and dashed II Into "A thousand pieces.
just a0r0he tho street stood n large
frame church lbnl0nglnR 10 n GOngroga,
ton ~ oOlored Bnptihth aud used for
the colOred public school This build.
Ing wAh moved about ton feet from itH
foundation and 10 badly damaged that
II Will hhVs 10 bs torn down.
One block oaat from this on the ror.
ner Of fhnnin avenue n twoAt0ry box
HOUSE occupied by several o0iofed fame
lilies waa completely demolished,
In this building wan woman. who
was very sick. tihe was Injured 30
IL In doubtful II she RECEIVERS.
a little girl was badly cut on the
head and n hoy received hevers briiiser.
| The Haven M, u church, n frame
structure built by y society " ooiored
Meth0diAtp, nj "A cost OF 1900. located on
Of -
arrests, was no completely
| wrecked M 10 10 81 no lihn
whatever but for ltIndiinp wood
was In Lha church at work NJ tlin time,
and four ~ his littlr children were
| playing around inaido,and Nil oacaped
with slight bruises.
On East Main street. the storm
Htruol! tho new building NJ Louis iio.
breoht, on tho corner OF Houston ave.
niue, completely nDr0uling II and ncfl.
ouaiy damaging the walls, Tho roof
| from this building wnA blown ACROSS
Main street against the Morrison
block and OnrADd's fino three.aiory
building, doing considerable damage
by the breaking of win.
| GwH and cornlGo. II ~
thought iebre0hpn building will
have ia come down 10 tho hrsl.Ht0yy
haforn II can be safely repaired or 10.
| butt. II WAS one OF the largest aud
beHl constructed buildings In tho Uity.
a frame building situated on
Woodland street Just north Of Main,
ana now occupied aH n cnffiaga paint
shop, aud which wnA formerly used
ny ~ y, Gilbert M n grocery, was
blown down,
a great many roofs and febesa are
damaged, The mir VIVA full 81 signs
and awnings for little while. a fnw
nlos shade trees, too, were blown
down.
No lives were lost and but one psr.
son was seriously Injured, The lines
~ the Wohtefn Union telegraph were
all disabled, tho roof from Lobrcohpa
building having crashed through
them, but the superintendent with mis-
assistant, notwithstanding the falling
rain, repaired thnnl.
Two years ago tho 1fnt Baptist
church ~ this city WAS completely do.
molahed by the tornado of May a.
The society decided not 90 rebuild on
that lot. corner Of Main street aud
Bnrnntt avenue, 40 II purchased aD.
other lot on Tho eofn0r ~ Woodland
street and Mefrl0k avenue, 400 feet onat
aud about ~ fhr north from the
old location, To-day that church N
practically ruined, M u will cost nj
most as much 20 repair u ~ u would
10 build new.
The damage N yarloualy estimated
nj from tlO,O0O.to va, 900,
About y. M. u commenced raining
and the heaviest rAlnat0rm ~ tho
season is now falling, II must feauit
VA much damage ~ the fOadn and
growing crops
Midnight, II II atill raining hard.
ANornEn AoOouhT.
hpeeial,