Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-15
THE ELEMENTS.
Further Report Of the Damage Done
by the Cyclone in Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois,
rhirty.Two People Killed by tho cyclone
Ia madrid aod Over SIX Hundred
others Iniured.



Arn,SY. ono, MAY 4.--Thc tornado
passed through Columbia township, Melgs
county, Wednesday night, carrying death
and destruction with II. Mrs, Mareafetia
Mccomas, aged slxiy years, was instantly
killed; also her nephew, Haihman
McComaa. aged tweniy.ono years.
Ltszle McComas was seriously In
iured, but will probably recover,
Tho house In which MES. NC
Comas and her nephew were Killed was
entirely demolished and reduced TO kinds
ling wood, Many other buildings We're
destroyed and large number OF persons
were seriously injured. The storm WAS
| In the tornado style, and by far one OF
the most severe ever known In THIS part
Of Ohio.
! RAvAGRs on rnE STORM.
TrrroN, lND, May lt.--Thc buildings
| on the fair grounds were DESTROYED and
many private residences In and near the
city badly wrecked by Wednesday nights
storm. Marsh Tucker lost his house, and
i his wife was badly injured. The resi-
denco OF urlah Gates WAS completely de-
stroyed and Mira. Gates and one child
were killed. The brick achool.house was
demolished, also the houses Of Lem peat
, and John Waters. A large number OF
!, horses and cattle were killed, aud TIMBER
, was Frustrated. MISS Bargvr, visiting NJ
: Deals, was terribly Injured and has since
A died.
= IN white county the tornado was ter
!, rlble. Many farms We're completely
y swept OF residences, barns out houses,
= orchards, aud much stock was klled'
- niGn WATER.
y TNptANArofIs, i'm. May l4,--'1he rains
y az the mast few days caused WHITE river
and lie tributaries 70 rise TO a dangerous
and damaging height. Az noon t0.day
y Inc river was within fourteen inches 81
tho highest point ever reached Reports
from the surrounding country state that
great loss has been caused TO tho grow
re ing crops.
n. NOT ovEnEsrIMATEp,
qIpToN, fNp, MAY II The damage
W n the vicinity Is estimated at from sbo,
he oo0 70 $500 000. Mrs, a Nathan, Cour
pc my Moorehead and James Idle pyc NO
'As expoctcd 70 recover. The distress OF M
zen aufferefs IN great and viii lave 70 b,
an alleyiated by outsiders. To-nights eetlm
len Ate OF the damage and loss Is $3.50 QOV,
ay- ANOTHER CYCLONE.
hin ysaMsoSt'Itsa, LIT, May it'.--h ~
fm clone devastated q large poftlpn Q
miles norm" ~ "fhs' INV iRsstftha,n aas ! ~
was OF the usual funnel SHINE, rollIn
ort along with terrible force MANY farm
,or. houses were wrecked and completed
Ior demolished. No loss Of life has yet bee
~, reported
~ STORM IN sT. LOUIS
~ ST. LOUIS, Mo, May ll,--Abont
~ O'Clock this afternoon the heaviest raj
~ ana wind storm Of the year, and pefhap
~ me heaviest that has occurred here ia
i"' number OF years, passed over the civ
| II EMlnt ho d,
deluge, and all the streets In the cit
were running streams OF water varying ii
mn depth from two 10 SIX Inches
~ All dcprossions In the street
hu were flooded and the cellar
iee ana Easements were partially nlled, do
nd ing great damage to their contents. Tn
est specific losses are not obiainable at hi
me writing, but the general damage vii
the amount TO many thousands Of dollars
Ihe WIND seemed TO be a straight one o
nigh velocity, but so far no materla
damage from II has been report, q. TIL
rain was 80 heavy that IL bent tbrnugI
eH- the roof OF the Western Union tolearapl
RS Office Immediately over the great swltel
In board and by weitlpg the Insulation o
ie the wires and the crossing Of current
mr. actually disabled the Office for d time
10 PM was soon overcome, aud whaleyeI
m danger from fire existed passed away anf
Ia the apprehension was Gained Mucl
Ia arrangement Of wires took place how
IN ever, In the immediate vicinity Of Oh,
= city, and for two or three hours tb,
81 working facilities OF the Office wer,
Il greatly crippled.
THE DEATH LIST.
a MADRID, May li-~In this clly thirty
no two persons were killed aud 600 10.
ne lured by the hurricane OF Wedncsda,
= evening
% LONDON, May H. Heavy Faina have
ne left large part Of Derbyshre submerged
~ aud m nypubllc highways are to-day I'M
= passable. The railway bridge 0yer The
river Severn near Shrewsbury was weak.
No ened at the foundations by the aoods aud
VI lei last night under the weight Of pass.
Ing ifeight-train, preclpltatlDg Il luto tha
river No lives we're lost.
sfoRa ~ rExAs
special 20 the Gazette
"a WICHITA FALts Tx, May IA "A ire
n mendons hall storm n reported seven
~ miles west Of here, ~ Rpblnctrs, on the
il Tatrant county school lnnd II occurred
he night before last, and Killed several head
n. Of cattle, aud an eye silnees says the halI
q stones were as large as walnuts and ailed
m u wagon-box half fuil.