, 1890-05-01
HAIL AT BALTIMORE.
The Most Terrible Storm
Ever Experienced.
DISASTROUS FLOODS IN TEXAS
A Great Number Of Hou1es Dol
ugod IN iDallas-n the Lovoo
Districts.

ugod in iDallas-m the Lovoo
Districts.
w,luEoroS. Apri 2I-rhe signal
Office turnihes thv following report iruW
tho signal service observer nt baltimore;
THE heaviest hail Storm ON rpour; at this
station passed over baltimore from the
northwest 10 thU southeast between
3.ii and J.. NJ. day. Many thou
Fpnds ui Windows in tho city wore bruacn,
80 damage bDiuF confined mainly to the
western EXPOSURE. Many mnawnys nrc
reported, Some horses aud carriages
wefc abandoned in the streets, their
owners leaving them to seek shelter. lt
l. probable that number Ot people were
injured, Hs tho STONES were very large,
Some measuring morr than two Inches
IN dlnmCtrr and Weighing more than
four ounces each. Tho oAtout uf the
damage has not yet been asrertnincd,
but 10 must Toe very great, \ Very heavy
rainnrli accompanied the hail Many OF
the ear tracks ut thu foot of the hills arc
covered tn the depth OF sis inches with
soil Wnshol down upon them. The
wind, ut $3.50, attained % velocity of
thirty muos por hour. rupidiv dcurcas-
tug amor thc passage Ut the storm.
The hll went lhrourh thick puncs OF
ViA,s as though they worc tissue pnpcr,
nnd tho amount OF damage will run mp
into tho thousands. some Of the hail
stones were ragged ana ~ shnrp ON the
edges as steel blades, Hens eggs were
. A. hing to them ln Size. Many OF them
az 3. .r.. %.
Emo nom tho Wcst. was local M its
character aud swept to the east with q
rlltl, like heavy uushcJry, irirhtrmnE
pgoulo ont Of thoir wits, hitting those
who were ON tho streets many hard
ku1cks and driving them into places Of
thyIier. There was perfect Niagara of
NatrE with huilsiuurs ur rather chunks
g. lee, weighing sumcut them, "a uunrtor
O. pound. Almost in an instant
the streets were rivers Tho pbycmouts
wore iluudcd lrum two to three inches
deep aui % man who remained on the
streets was almost in danger OF losing
his lite. The hail drove the horses Wild.
Those that wcro pulling thc street cars
became uuruntlullabIo ami the drivers
were compelled 60 let them have their
own way. The people In tLc cura be
came panic strickcn and many of thom
cruLcuci trembling ON tho luur, of the
cars, praying Tor rescue from tho elc-
monis, whilo the drivers dudgcd the
aerial missiles %, best they could. Al
over the city the damage was heavy.
The Charles street windows looked as IL
they had been ON battlefield.
In the aUucy rain, Wind and hail dad
niop severe damage than In the oitv
mktaa Wcrt saupt down, houses uu-
ed, glass smashed and other damage
t@hC.
why DESTRUCTIVE FLuup rs rENA-,
pALr,s. Tea. April -. Tho most do
,trucuyo flood ever known in tho his
iory OF Northern Texas is now passing
through the Trinity valley. Tho great
fains have raised every tributary uf II ltg
out OF their banks. Yesterday and last
lisht it roso rapidly aud this morning
sassod the highest water mark In huy
gorr-. In frout OF this city IL Is two
miles wide, extending To the foot Of
Flanders heights, west, and to OAK
rim, south Of the city, ON the uosth
Iido all tho residences from a hundred
yards beyond Cochran street are sub.
merged, sounc TO the second floor aud
reported drowned. All night and all
lay to-day the people huva bocn moy-
ing to higher ground. The back water
extends far upon tho mort" Alo of
mo city, while ON tho south
- far up as Ward street. Norih, south
iud In front ol tho city there Is vast
occan of water about forty feet deep,
Sspi nt this hour IL Us still rising and
Rll continue until at least Tuesday.
trains ON all the railroads We're
EEfunuing west, north or south of the
-lty to-day. Wnsh-outs are reported all
uong the lines, buu the worst Is immo-
iiuicly AROUND the city. Tonight the
Nuyoi incl, sax loctuf the ilooriug uf the
bridges in the city, but tho Santa fc and
Central bridges below Town are sub
merged,
Tho news from tho surrounding coun-
ny Is bad. The small bridges have hpou
icstruyud 10y the dtlugc The des,ruc-
ion 10 tho crops will amount to but lit
lie. Tor as soon as tho water goes down
hoy will grow again.
Friday . storm extended from Indian
territory to the gulf aud from Marshall
10 Abilene There In not "A stream that
aas not been raised hirh over ITS high
Nntor mark. Al many points there
we're hurricanes, and thorc was ono cy-
,iono. Mnny houses were blown down.
sn far only one life has been reported
lost.
-FOUR HUNDRED noMts rLoopEn.
DALLAS, Tex, April 2s,-Tho sun rose
Beautiful and clear this morning, but
klho outlook was the reverse, There are
.aboui 400 homes In Dallas and in the
f,uburbs, from which tho inhabitants
{Lad been driven by the overflow In
S&pity river, and this rise was few
~ higher tnan that OF 1866, which
Tho highest recorded within tho
rhory ot tho oldest settlers. Large
Ibrccs of mon arc now repairing tlo
lwasholts ON tho various roads The
water last night ran through the win
<dows OF the hrst door of the Dallas
ttlevAtor ana damaged n large amount
fof wheat as wollns machinery.
TIlE RED BiyVu vBnY men.
Il PARIS, Tex, April 2s.--lRoports from
flho Red river state that IT is higher than
Tor forty years past. There are thirty
tour feet oi water at Arthur CITY this
morning. All tn. i"wiands arc inun.
dated and many people have had TO
move ont in boat'.
TITS CHEvAssEs wtnENtNG.
BAYOU SARA, La, April 27.-1ho
neamer Stella Wild has brought down Il
number of refugees from New rexns.
The break At Murpanza Is widening fast