Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-19
Another Cyclone I'm Texas.


lBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l-
DENTON, Ten, June lS.--This and
adjacent counties were visited Wednes-
day afternoon and night by a cyclone
which did great damage. In this Den
tom county the storm demolished the
house Of Mrs. Prigmore, who, with her
daughter, was buried in the ruins. The
mother was fatally injured. The
daughter will recover. The residence
Of DR.. j. w. Rutherford was blown
bodily from its foundation and turned
over on its side. The family escaped, hay-
ing fed to their storm cave. Many barns,
sheds, and outhouses were blown
down, and the school-house at Stony
was completely wrecked. The school
had been dismissed, however, and there
were no fatalities. At Pilot Point
signs and awnings were carried away
and houses unroofed. Williams &
Newbury s warehouse was moved by the
force Of the wind forty feet from its
foundation. Kendall's grain ware
house was unroofed.
CHICAGO, June ia special dis
patch from Fort Worth, Texas, says:
The storm which did SO much damage
al Denton Wednesday evening passed
on TO Cook county. Reports from there
are TO the effect that il was the heaviest
ever known. At Valley View drug
store was moved from its foundations
and turned around. Other buildings
we're badly damaged. while fences,
orchards, and grain-stacks were carried
away and scattered in every direction.
Large trees were twisted off and car
ried away. Several lives are reported
lost further west, where the storm is
known to have assumed the form Of a
fell fedged cyclone. At ltaska two
churches were blown down, several
farm.houses torn to pieces, and Joseph
Fairchld killed. At Bloomfield similar
damage was done, and DR.. Riley'sdwell-
ing was blown to pieces. At Mckinney
the bridge over Wilson's creek was
completely wrecked; Grillet's grocery
store was badly damaged, the roof
beirg carried off and the front of the
bnilding blown in. Corn was laid low
ard cotton seriously damaged. At
Pleasant Valley the wind was more
violent, and blew down the Presbyte-
rian and Methodist churches, COM
pletely wrecking both. At Waco S. c..
Schaeffer was struck by lightning and
severely injured. lie will probably
| die. The storm is regarded as the
most serious ever known in this re-
gion, and the damage to crops, it is
feared, was very great. Further re-
ports of loss Of life are expected.
| The london "Times'' ON GIadstono's
| Campaign.
| by AngIo-American cable to the Dispatch
LONDON, June l8.-The Times Of
to-day, referring to Gladstone's CAM
paign tour, says: sit is undeniable
that within its limits the pilgrimage OF
passion has thus far been a success.
| The crowds to meet Mr.. Gladstone have
been greater than ever before, and the
personal enthusiasm as great. This
surprised nobody, but the pushing and
cheering Of workmen is no answer to
the great question"
MUST SUPPORT GLADSTONE.
LONDON, June lS.-The Liberal AS
ISOLATION OF Aylesbury, Buckingham
shire, to-day heard read the election
address Of Ferdinand de Rothschilds,
the Aylesbury member of the House
of Commons. lie was returned as a
Liberal, but opposes GladStone's home
rnle bill and endorses the Unionist
policy. The address was rejected, and
the Association adopted resolution
declaring it would reject any candidate
who would not give reliable pledges
that he would support Gladstone in the
House Of Commons.
a CHANGE TO GLADSTONE.
| LONDON, June lS.-Sir Robert
Peele, member Of Parliament for Black
burn, hitherto q leading Tory, will bt
q Gladstone candidate for Parliament
in the coming elections. lie will proba
bly, contest the Bury against Sir Henry
James.