St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-22
vICToRrA AND VICINITY.
The wind pid m"ch Damage to

The Wind Bid Esuch Damage to
PROPERTY --Sever;ai Lives EOst.
VICTORIA, Tex, Aug. 21.-A disastrous
wind storm visited this city yesterday,
leaving destruction and deSo!ation in its
track. The wind blew perfect hurricane.
About 7 O'clock this morning the east
bound passenger train. Which was standing
at the depot here, was blown over on the
platform. Several passengers were on the
train, but all of them escaped unn-
iured The freight depot and the
Masonic hall, both large buildings, are
total wrecks. while the colored section is
almost literally swept from the earth. Two
church steeples were blown down and two
churches unroofed. The high school build
ing and the jail were considerably damaged.
Altogether there were about seventy-tive
houses completely demolished and 11S more
or less damaged. Few buildings escaped
uniniured Trees and most of the shrub
berry in the city were blown down and the
streets were
FILLED WITH DEBRIS.
Business was entirely suspended. The
loss is roughly estimated at 100000. Old
citizens say it was the most terrible storm
ever known in Victoria. The telegraph
wires are all down and there is no conner
tons south of here. News from Cuero says
it was very disastrous to property there also.
Adviees from the country say the storm was
very violent, damaging crops and destroy
ing property. A special train from In
dianola brings the sad news as to that
place. a relief party that went down on
it report the following: When the train ar
rived within four miles Of Indianola, the
tracks were washed out very badly and
hn
within half mile of the town in water
waist-deep, and could go no further. They
saw Mr.. Clements across the bayou. The
bridge was washed away He said we
should have train there very early in the
morning, as everybody wanted to get away.
They
HAD NOTHING TO EAT
and no clothes. 1t is reported that the
lower end of the town is gone from Mrs.
LOCUS house to the ice house on both sides
of the street. The wharf is also gone.
There are supposed to be many lives lost,
as many persons are missing. The only
body found was that of the sister-in-law OF
Mr.. Hodges of Cuero. Tex. 1t was discov-
cred this side OF stream about two miles
from the town, lying in the water by the
side of the track. Some houses were
burned. The fire is supposed to have been
caused Oy the lamps Ill tu6 failing houses.
Among the persons missing are DR.. Lewis,
Capt. Reed, DR.. Rosencrans, Mrs. Shep-
pard and family and Mrs. Hodges and two
children. Henry Sheppard was found
across the lake badly bruised, but still alive.
Mrs. Max Luther lost her two children.
Dne of them died in her arms
The storm at CuerO, forty miles north of
Victoria, was one OF the severest ever
known in that section. 1t ragged from 5 to
1880 a. m. on Friday. The wind
BLEW A HURRICANE
and the rain fell in torrents, both increas-
ing in velocity and volume until the storm
lbated. Among the heaviest losers in the
business portion of the town are Thomas
Duran, dry goods, Charles Dickerson,
hardware, and John Stratton, wagons, bug
gies and saddlery, their buildings being COM
pletely demolished. Other business houses
were badly damaged. In the residence
portion of town about forty honses were
more or less damaged and half dozen are
otal wrecks. The Presbyterian church is
n ruins. The Catholic church is off its
foundation and badly shattered. Masonic
1all was also blown off its base and will have
70 be rebuilt. Trees were uprooted
md fences Frustrated. The damage is es-
imated at SIS, 600. No casualties are re-
ported. The storm of Thursday night ex-
tended over wide area and created wide
spread havoc. It will be days before the
damages on the Texas coast will be known