Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-05
RAIN AND WIND.
The Metropolis" Went Swimming
Again Yesterday Afternoon.
Damage Done by Saturdays Tornado Near
Terrell-Ths Central Badly watered'
The Losses at Mesquite
AT DALLAS.

ter-flooding ram storm struck this place
between 6 and O'Clock this evening, 1t
was accompanied by thunder and light
ming and q high wind, and must have
| done considerable damage throughout
the area over which il passed. Through
out the city the water ran in rivers
through the streets. 1t was not so Sc
we're as the storm of ten days ago, but it
| did no little damage nevertheless. 1t
interrupted the Maifest at Shadywood
park, and will probably cause its post
ponement to some future date.
The storm came from the north
| west. 1t bore the appearance of cv-
| clone and many thought Dallas was
about to have an experience similar to
that of Wills Point.
AT TERRELL.
Special TO the Gazette.
TERRELL, TEX. Nay 4.-The storm of
yesterday is all the talk. AS predicted
the main force went north of Terrell.
The current that did so much damage ut
Wills Point devastated the country in the
neighborhood of Poetry. At Poetry
both churches were blown. down and
the store kept by Bud Franklin.
besides residences untold at this
writing. This seemed to be nearly, or
quite, in the track of the tornado. One
man also says that several wagons were
blown off so far as not to be found.
Trees were like finder, and houses almost
like so many dry goods boxes where the
full current struck them. Near the
Able's settlement a child was sucked
from the door by the force of the current
and driven into the woods for several
hundred yards. Several parties on
horseback were also driven before
the wind in spite of their most
desperate efforts to prevent it.
Such torrents OF water were never wit
messed before in these parts. The whole
country, low lands, hill tops and hill sides
were alike sheets of rolling, tumbling
water, sight wonderful to behold.
Three children ran away from home to
Kings creek fishing and had the full
benefit of the storm. They were aged
about nine, ten and twelve years.
They were found after diligent and anx-
ious search safe and sound, except the
pelting and scare they got.
One little boy said, 'Papa, let's have
prayers, cause we may not get another
chance
Farms and gardens are pelted TO death
by the hail and washed away by the rain.
Trains are behind. The Texas Central
track between Terrell and Garrett has
been too badly washed for operation.
Trains from Garrett have reached Terrell
via Dallas over the Houston and Texas
Central and Texas and Pacific railroads.
AT MESQUITE.
Special to the Gazette.
MESQUITE, TEX, May 4.-The storm
of yesterday is the talk of the town to-
day. A survey of the town and sur
rounding country shows the following eff
fects of the storm: The Methodist
church and the. two-story public school
building are both total wrecks. They
can t be replaced for less than $4,000 to
$500. DR.. Pasohau' IS barn ! Spd L. C.
Ebrit's lumber shed are in spltkters' and
are total loss. A small builS4ng. occu-
pied by J. NJ. Knox as a ifEDit,sta1d was
blown of the blocks Sine Cuhber-
land Presbyterian church is not SO
badly damaged as reported yesterday. 1t
was blown about four feet of the blocks
and the west end sprung and raoked, but
little work will put it back again in
shape. The Christian church was moved
slightly, but not of the blocks. A num-
Der of dwellings had doors blown in and
slightly damaged but no one was hurt
in the least. The people regard the
blowing down OF the school house on
Saturday as providential. School has
been teaching in the house for some
time, and had the storm come on a school
day there would have been q large num-
Der of children killed.
The Methodist church at Pleasant
Ridge, four miles north of here, was
blown off the blocks and considerably
damaged.
The farmers are quite blue at the
gloomy outlook caused by the continued
rain. Corn Is getting grassy and cotton
will neatly all have TO be replanted, and
Il no rg4ls come saSn 1t win be the mid
die of Hay before the cotton can be
planted. Altogether the prospect is not
fattering.
IN JOHNSON COUNTY.
Special to the Gazette.
CLEBURNE, Tex, May 5.-This aftkr-
noon abouf5 o'clock, eGr city was US
tied by q considerable rain, hail and
wind storm. During the storm the
cupola of the Congregational church was
struck by lightning, completely demol-
ishing the same, leaving the church in q
very unsightly condition. A great many
signs and awnings suffered more or less
from the storm.
Later news has Just reached US from an
engineer who went south to Rio Vista
about o elock to carry telegraph line
repairer to fix up the lines near Rio
Vista, that the storms cut a wide swath
near Rio Vista, blowing down farm
houses and that about Us farmers and
families had congregated in the depot
for shelter on account of their houses be-
ing blown down. The farmers say that
the Nolald river Is higher tonight than
was ever seen before Noone is reported |
hurt.
:, News has just reached US from party |
taat just got in from Blum that the
storm was terrible at Blum, blowing |
down two churches, two blacksmith shops |
and several residences. No one was
hurt. bat great many had narrow es-
capes. 4