Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-03
ATExAs STORM
Death and Destruct ION Wrought by a CJ'
clone Utter Dssolution.
rBy telegraph to tie Dispatcnl

fBytelegrnph 70 tie DisDatcn.l
GALVESTON. Texas, dune "A Ne.rs special
from Lot. Texas, says. Yesterday evening the
vicinity Of Durango was visited by a terrible
crelone. ". /. McPherson's place was wiped
lrom the face Of the earth. the places OF Philip
stevenz. John strawu. Lee Farmer. Thomas
Garrner. -. n Anderson. and =. J.. BONN we're
gtferly demolished and stevens Stra" ~ aifs.
Boliu. and her fWO children ana Lee rhiHcI
hurt Thomas Farmers child was injured hnl
the place oi i. Gruce vas swept away Dlt
Gro,e and his family were secure IN storh-
house At the place % W. j.. WeaiheTs
Tveathers's wife and I'VE children and J. Reeves,
wife, and baby, were all In the houss. hrr'
Weaihers aUd t6o children were killed ana ihe
other three ciidren were dangerously hlft. slt'
Reeves had his leg and collar-Oone broken.
SIR. Reeves wae severely burt, and Is siih IN
CONSCIOUS wni!e her baby escaped. Mr. Reeves
rla-e. ad oinIug. NsH completely destroyed IA.
f.fl'- t.I.ca VAS next ia the path and vas de-
.---rat he t..lur crippled. Tho house Of II.
Chtidrr4 vas next de,trOyet, and 10 ana hls
fao children were hurt. Dut not seriously. Al OF
f1e above places were completely Destroyer
One " Sir. Joe BOnus children was hurl.
liter ees0lau0n which passes description ls 70
10 aeon. Huge houses were carried 200 yards IN
one place a new wagon aXlf thimple was broken
like a uipe-sfem. aud the wheel carried quite
distance DacK iu the direction from Whioh Vac
storm came. Tho wagOh-tire wss broken ana the
smokes and feiloes woro scattered several nun
crel yards. ceiling was iolno over bve hii'.s ~,
without Leaf " limb Chickens were picked up
and conferred along tie route. The track oi tAo
~vcI.ue was about q quarter % q milo Wlde lho
dead and wounded were found "a q raVine among
llBrs some hfty yards from where tno Wea1hefs
house hnd 4t3Od.
CHEAT DAMAGE AT c0gsICANA.
CorgrcASA. Tx, june Tho cyclone which
,.re,stiad ir Texas Yesterday did great damage
irre. Peach and other fruit and snade-trees
r..sfIy ps l4-se a. mans body were twisted on
af no trunks. The damage douc ~as extremely
lcavv on oats an1 corn as well as iraii Corn
fbef stood iu some places zen feet high ana vas
we'll cared out has been blown coiipie leig uV"n
ell through the country. Tho cool weather thar
f,s follo,ged VIII croatly Tefard the growth OF
cotton aud may rc-use the yield lhfce houses
were blown down iu his city. but no liNes were
Lost Ihe telpeouc- and clectflc-ngnt "ircs arc
badly prOrtfatei l.
A IOWN EEPOBED GOSK.
7, "a reuorted that the town Of Angus, ave
miles north 0l here, has been wiped OF lue lace
of fha earth. The storm visited waco. i B.!cher-
yille Troy and many Ofhor localities, Anc s5Yc-
ral fatalities are reported
woRsT STORM SINCE 1879.
CRorgFr1, TEx.. Jane 2.-Iho worst storm
tfot mas occurred in Houston county since 1919
1,,.orre5 Yesterday. The DAMAGE will amount
4, $500. 600. Tne Opore-HOuso walls we're
rreekel The corn crop suffers most ihe
creeks and branches are bank-full ana trans
p0rtation impaired.
DAMAGE EyKRYwHERE.
DALLAS, TRx., June 2.-Negs received here
from West NOrin. aui Central Texas lhnicstrs
great safnare % small gram ana cotton uy heaty
rsins and wind. The average damage Is csll-
mated az from 10 20 j. per cent.