Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-19
THE Big STORM.
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been at work all day making efforts to
save the crews, but without avail; the
sea Is running too high, nothing
can live. The rescuiDg crew were nearly
drowned before the EFFORT TO save
the men was abandoned. The barge was
lvipg low 10 the water and seems to be
giving way. The waves go over her deck.
There is rumor that several boats are
ashore at Pressure Isle, four miles north
Of here, but 1t mas not yet been learned
what they are. Many lives are being lost
on account Of the scarcity OF life-saving
apparatus. The schooner Florida lies on
the beach off this city a total wreck.
MoDERATING IN MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL, MINI. Nov.lS,--The weather
is moderating. The snow has ceased
falling and the wind has ceased blowing.
The thermometer was 10 below zero thus
morning. The total snow fan was thir-
teen and half inches. Trains were
greatly delayed to-day, but the officials OF
the various roads think they will be run
ming all right tomorrow. So far no
casualties from the blizzard are reported.
THE STORM IN CONNECTICUT.
NEw HAVEN, Conn, Nov. l9.-One OF
the heavies wind-storms accompanied by
rain ever experienced here swept over the
city this forenoon. The velocity OF the
wind was from twenty-egbt toforty miles
per hour. Between IL and ! O'Clock two
inches of rain fell. Early this morning
the tug King left here with twelve barges
in tow. On each barge there were at
least two persons. II Is reported that the
barges sank off Milford but the report
cannot be verified as there Is no tele-
MI hat that
place and here
THREE TRACKhEN HURT.
DIES MoINEs Iowa, Nov. ls.-The
storm continues with Increased severity
to-day. The railroads in the Northern
part OF the state are blockaded. Chicago
a Rock Island passenger train No. 2 Is
snow.bound west of here. At midnight
all the Chicago trains were snow bound
on the west end While snow plow on
the Fonda Narrow Gauge road of
the Wabash system was pushing
through drift near Panora yesterday,
three trackmen, Mr.. Farrow and his Son
and Joseph Davis, were struck and so
badly injured that Farrow and his son
died last evening. Davis had both legs
broken, and was otherwise severely hurt
The storm was so binding that the men
could not be seen by the engineer.
WRECKED BY A CYCLONE.
Troy, N, Y, Nov. l8.-Vitrlol works
of the John l.. Thompson Cheml,al com
pany, near West Troy, were demolished
by cyclone this morning Six men were
badly burned by vitriol and cut, but none
fatally. The loss is $4,000. A canal
boat captain was blown into the canal
and drowned.
DAMAGE FROM A CYCLONE.
WITNESSES RRE, Pa, Nov lS,-A brief
but destructive cyclone, accompanied by
rain storm, prevailed here and IN Wyo-
ming valley this morning, causing in
tense excitement while it lasted, The
roofs Of houses in various
parts OF the city were blown of
telegraph and telephone wires to all parts
were damaged, and trees were snapped In
twain.
At Kingston, mile from here, the new
Catholic church was totally wrecked.
At Parsons, three miles from this city,
Robert Johnson, carpenter, was struck
b flying plank and instantly
killed, The steeple OF the Methodist
church, one of the ighest in this section,
was completely demolished. The Della
ware G Hudson colllerles at Parsons and
Milwork were forced to suspend work be-
cause of damage to their shaft buildings
THE WINDS AT CHAMBERBuRG.
CnAMBERBURG, PA, Nov. l8.--Yester-
day rain storm set in and continued all
day The rain descended In torrents and
last night the wind commenced blowing
in gales. This morning about
7 O'Clock regular tornado
struck the town. The clouds
were Of purple color. Houses rocked
to and fro. Several were lifted from
their foundations 1t ls impossible now
to tell the extent of the damage, which
was greater in the rural districts, The
ends OF houses were blown
In, barns were leveled with the ground,
| school-houses were upset. trees were torn
out by the roots, and fences we're carried
away, Much fear and excitement pre-
vailed and the lives of many at various
times were in imminent danger Up t.
this time no loss of life has been re-
| ported
FATAL FIRE.