The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-06-04
A TORNADO IN TEXAS.
Many Residences Destroyed and Persons
Killed and Injured.

DURANGO, TEXAS, June 2.-This vicinity
was visited by a terrible tornado last evening.
The places of W. Y. Mcpherson, Philip Ste
vens, John Strawn, Lee Farmer, Tom Farmer,
J. NJ. Anderson and J. P. Bolin were struck
and utterly demolished, and Mr.. Stevens, Mr..
Strawn, Mrs. Bolin. her two children and
Lee Farmer were hurt. Thomas Farmer
child was killed. The next place in the path
of the storm was w. 7. Weathers's. Mrs.
Weathers and FIVE children and John Reeves,
with his wife and baby, were all in this house.
Mrs. Weathers and two children were killed,
and the other three children were dangerously
hurt Mr.. Reeves had his leg and collar bone
broken. Mrs. Reeves was severely hurt,
while her baby escaped. Edward Bull was
crippled The house of Henry Childers was
DESTROYED and he and his two children hurt,
not seriously. Huge houses were carried two
hundred yards. In one place new wagon
axle thimble was broken like pipe stem and
the wheel carried quite distance back in the
direction from which the storm came. The
wagon tire was broken and the spokes and
felloes were scattered several hundred yards.
A ceiling was found over five miles from home
Cotton was left without leaf or limb. Chick
ems were picked up and scattered along the
route. The track of the tornado was about a
quarter of mile wide. The dead and wound
fifty yards from where the Weathers house
stood.
BELcHERvILLE, TEXAS, June 1.-The tor
nado destroyed the residence of j. ID. Bowie,
iniuring himself and several Of the family.
G. N Simmons residence was torn to pieces,
the occupants escaping with slight injuries.
George Elliott house was wrecked, his wife
being probably fatally hurt. The residences
of jackson Reed, Robertson Bros, Ed. Rad
cliffe, J. N. Undertake, j. R. Blaylock, Mrs.
Crow, G.. +. Scott, Jas. Fornby, Tom Scruggs,
- Tefallera, 7. Davidson, Geo. Packer,
A. w. Spangler, J. f. Farther, E. A. SMELL
ing, Chas Harold, G. G. Beckman, j. A.
Battman, j. D. Miller, NJ. 7. Miller, J. 7.
Jeens, and A. S. Belcher were practically de-
stroyed. Belcher's mill and cotton gin- and
the Mayfeld & Barge gin were damaged con
siderably, The Academy is a wreck. The
total loss is estimated at $4,000.
Troy, Texas, June 1.-The tornado de-
stroyed the mammoth barn of Mr.. Bonner
and the residence and cotton-gin of Mrs.
Helms. Mr.. and Mrs. Helms and son were
badly hurt, the latter probably fatally. W:
| II. Denton residence was also destroyed and
four of his children injured, one fatally.
Frank Ray Waters's residence was blown
down and his wife seriously injured. Mrs.
| Bellows house was destroyed and she was
| painfully hurt. Two ScnoOI houses ana nan
dozen other dwellings were destroyed. The
| storm was accompanied by heavy rain and
hail, which destroyed nearly all growing crops;
| DALLAS, Texas, June News received
here from West, North and Central Texas
indicates great damage to small grain and cot
ton by heavy rains and wind. The average
damage is estimated at from 1910 10 per cent.
| san ANGELO, TEXAS, June IA strong
| wind, rain and hail-stor struck San Angelo
yesterday morning and blew down several
small buildings. AT Sherwood and kncker-
booker two small villages west of San An
CELLO, the wind assumed the strength of a tor
nado and demolished a large number OF houses.
WACO, TEXAS, June 2.-This section wa:
visited by fearful storm of wind, rain and
lightning yesterday. The Academy of the
Sacred Heart was unroofed. In the country
orchards were destroyed and oats, which was
ready for harvest, badly damaged. The corn
/ was blown down, but will come up again.
CROCKETT, TEXAS, June 1.-The worst
| storm that has occurred in Houston county
since 1879 occurred yesterday. The damage
will amount to nearly 100000. The Opera
House walls are cracked. The corn crop
suffers most The creeks and branches are
bank full, and transportation is impaired.