The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-23
A CYCLONE Al DLNlSOA.
CRY STRUCK pnoMlsouousLY.
Much Valuable building Property bos
tfoyed aud . Narfow Escape from
GREAT loss 81 Life-A rnted
Temple Of worship,


afternoon, leaving ruin and disaster boz
hind II, but fortunately without any loss
OF Lie. II oamo suddenly and without
warning and lasted about two or three
minutes. Apparently It had no partic-
ular course, but promiscuously struck
the different parts Of tho city. II Is i'm
possible 10 give Ar estimate OF the loss
at this time. The following II q list OF
buildings damaged and demolished'
The large skating rink on west Main
street, owned by Mr.. JOnos, was totally
demolished. Mr.. Jones received scalp
wound In the crash, but IL In thought II
will not prove serious
The Baptist church, on Myrick ave-
nue., was alno It, II not quite ruined, II
IL twisted all out of shape. This II the
second building the Baptlat church has
lost by storms AZ this place,
Brick residence, on Myrick avenue,
owned by 4, q. Mosoly, was also
demolished. Fortunately tho Inmates
escaped without injury.
Stable on Myrios avenue, owned by
W. T.. Hill, totally demolished.
pprringa sturC.ruum, on woodward
street, was totally ruined. MIR. Hender-
son, an oniploYe, barely escaped WIN
his life.
Nam slfeel prpstnls aSehe VI Wa"
disorder.
The entire roof on tho Mission block
was blown OH; also tho new building
owned by Mr.. Lebrecht and occupied 10y
Perry ~ Son, commission merchants,
and Munson a Bro, real estate brokers'
had the root blown oil Loose boards
ana debris of all kinds, were scattered
promiscuously AL over the city.
The cyclone was followed by a heavy
deluge of rainfall.
Tine Western Union telegraph wires
were all totally demolished, which VIII
necessarily cause several hours delay
The Erie telephone wires were also al
most entirely destroyed.
TIE Baltimore * OHIO wires, although
in the direct tract OF the cyclone, are,
owing TO the solidity Of their constitute
ton, intact.
A LATER AcCoANT.
DENIsoN, April 2l.-lSpecial. About
6o'uIock this evening tornado spuch
this city, which, Tor 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 Il Sons,
was unroofed, and otherwise damaged,
so that il is thought the walls of the up
per story are past repair. The roof was
blown across Main street, striking the
MOTTlSOn thu ~ SuioilN
building, smashing the windows, cor.
nice and awnings, injuring roofs and
carving away the Western Union
telegraph lines. A force was al
once put to work, however, despite the
heavy rain, which soon had the wires
in working order. a frame building
on Woodland street, one of the first built
il the city, ioT several years occupied
by n. ID. Gilbert as 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 it struck
the city in
TWO PARALLEL CURRENTS.
The eastern current is tie
one which damaged the Le-
brecht block. Tho western current
first struck the largo skating rink, on
the corner of Skiddy street and Myrick
avenue, demolishing IL, and passing
across Main street TO Woodland, did con-
siderable damage 10 the roofs of the
dwellings OF Thomas McCaisy and U. Il.
Lake, as well as destroying paint shop
in the rear of Mr.. Lakes residence.
Just west of this STOOD the new Bap-
fist church, a frame structure, cos ting
about So, 900, which was SO badly twisted
and damaged that ii is practically
ruined.
The next building is the dwelling
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.
MIR. A. G. Moseley owned TWO dwell
ings on the corner OF Sears street and
Myrick avenue, one of brick, which
was occupied by tenant, the other II
frame and occupied by himself. The
frame was cons derably twisted and
shaken up, while thewhoie upper part Of
the brick, clear of the plates, was taken
smoothly oil. A little further on small
tenement house was suddenly
and barn belonging to
Mrs. Hill demolished. A two-story
dwelling, with small corner addition,
used as @ granary, situated on the cor
per of Bond street and Fannin avenue,
and occupied by colored people, was
crushed to the ground. In this build
ing were the only persons who were
SERIOUSLY HURT.
A little girl was seriously cut over the
eve, and sick woman was so badly ln-
jured and frightened that it is thought
She cannot i've until morning. One
block north of this stood the colored
Bishop Haven Methodist church, re-
of the Methodist church extension
society at cost OF about 5000. This
building was crushed like an egg shell
and now lies u mass Of ruined and
broken lumber.
A colored man was at work
in the church and four of his children
were with him, but they all escaped
with no serious bruises or injuries.
About 800 feet southwest of his church
stands the coiored Baptist church, the
largest colored church building i'll the
city, and used by the city as q branch
public school building for colored pu
pills. This house was moved
about 10 feet from its foundation and
the bellfry blown over. The house Is a
total wreck.
Across the street, south of this church,
was small box house, occupied by a
colored family, which was
PICKED UP BODILY
and carried over the fence and dashed
to pieces in the street.
The brick house belonging to Mr..
Moseley was struck by the tornado OF
the 18th of May, 1898, and was damaged
very similarly to the present. 1t was
then occupied by the family of Lee Nc
Murtry, and Mrs. McMurtry
were seriously injured by falling
bricks. This time no one
was injured.
In that tornado of the 18th of May the
First Baptist church was entirely de-
molished, and now the new church built
by the same congregation, but on anoth-
or lot, about 400 feet north and the same
distance east OF the old location, is
ruined.
The house of Mr.. Shultz, then owned
by Thomas Hoffman, was affected in
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