Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-18
PILOT POINT.

Considerable Damage Done by wedncs-
day Nishps storm Institute Exercises.
Special % the Gazette.
PILOT poNT, TEX, June ia fright
ful, and what proved to be subsequently,
destructive gale or sand storm struck
this city and vicinity last evening at 5.l5.
Approaching from the west, 1t came with
q roaring rumble, darkenlng and filling
tho air with all sorts OF rdbblsh, and the
clouds OF dus and sand were sitting to
anyone caught outside. This wind storm
was followed by shower Of rain Of about
thirty minutes duration The tin roof
was blown from w. S. McSlan's brick
block, about one-half OF the length of the
building The dry goods were hurrledly
removed so save them from wetting. The
loss Is estimated at about $780, The
awning In front OF the Koontz block ,occu
pied by O. Il. Obenchgin, druggist, was
blown down, as also the awnings in front
of Bernard & Co.'s grocery and Flake s.
Fhpplu's hardware They felt with a
crash, breaking two large plate.glass
windows. The loss will not exceed S75.
The cupalO Of Pilot Point institute was
blown over, breaking the bell in pieces
small Toulouse in the northern portion
OF town, occupied by colored family,
was entirely demolished. The inmates
escaped uninjured, The colored Baptist
church was unrooied. The grain ware
house of Newberry Williams was blown
from It's foundation and the build
ing wrecked 30 some extent.
Many shade and fruit trees about town
were blown down; also fences and out.
houses were toppled over. large pane
of glass over the door of the Methodist
church was broken. Intelligence from
the country west and northwest is TO the
effect that many buildings were un.
rooted, and 81 Bloomfield, six miles
northwest, Robinson s Bros gin and
mill were damaged greatly and the roof
taken off. Two school-houses in the
Vicinity were blown down. The corn has
suffered considerable injury by being
blown down ard partially broken, so that
it'never viii straighten up. Pilot Point
and vicinity seemed to be the center OF
the storm from west TO east, while
north and south but little damage Is re.
ported
The Cumberland Presbyterian church
Is nightly crowded almost to suffocatlor
to Witness the closing exercises OF the in
stltnte. Tonight the grand concert wa.
given ny frot. N. N. Barbe, who fully
sustained his former wide reputation as
the most successful teacher IN music.
The following programme was carried
ont,
overture, comedy. Misses May and Lima Haisliy
NOTORIOUS oNorcioee..s.. Miss Pearl DE Bow
Fairy Wedding. ,..,.......,.,.
Misses Mary N. Davis and Agnes iIolford
Happy ay, song Observation-Disclosures,
Mrs cough aud Miss Alice Russell.
May Queen, waltz...,. Miss Magic William,
Pleasure Train ,................,
Misses Alma and Maggie ilaislipAnd Luclus
Holman
Where tho Narbling Waters Flow cong
Mira, Cough and Miss Alice lluBscil
Cifcaleian Bella ..............., "
=, NJ SEES May Haislip and Maggie Williams
FlamDNsn March o,.,..,..., May Iindcnbori
Come Fairies, song, Qnartette ...,,...,.....
Mrs Soughi Misses Papo Collier Alice Rus.
sol and Charley Ellis
odd Fell0wa' March l,..,i,......
MiaSca Agnes HHtford, Mary a. Dayia. and
Maggie Williams.
Misses Pnpe Collier, Kate Ehnore, Molio
MoShan aud Lina liaislip
tauioRd Ialop, by same ....,...,.. .....
Song Miss ralulah Collier OF Whiteshor,
Thirteen cars of beeves were shippe,
to-day fi0m here to Chicago. Eight o
the cars belonged to Col. D. W. Light.