San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-14
THE STORM.
1T RAINED GOLD DOLLARS BUT
BLEW GREAT GUNS.
A Small Slice From Cyclone Flies
Off at a Tangent and Takes in
San Antonio on the Wing.

For some time San Antonio and
West Texas were wanting rain, and
wanting it worse than the proven
bal man is said to have wanted
the alleged siX-shOOter, but it came
not until it came all in heap and
when it did come, which was at
five o'clock this morning, there was
something in the wind, in fact there
was IA great deal in it. The atmos-
phere was filled with fragments of
all varieties, and wild, weird
scene was presented.
Before the storm swept down
from the northwest the roaring of
the wind could be heard and the
air was full of electricity. When it
did burst forth the strongest Struc-
lures trembled in its grasp and the
weak ones tOttered. The chairs
which had been left in front of the
Menger and other hotels We're
picked up bodily and blown
through the air and landed far
away. Large trees were uprooted
and their branches were twisted
Off. Houses were unroofed and
many of them blown down.
The storm was not partial, but
visited all quarters of the city
alike, and was the Severest ever
witnessed here since thel memOra-
bic one of August %, 1886.
On DignOwity hill it unroofed
two of the large brick dwellings
owned by f. J. Gallagher, on Starr
and Chestnut streets. One of them
was occupied by the family Of OF
to Hilgers, and the latter would
have been killed, had they not for
tunately left the upper portion of
the house and sought safety below.
The inmates of the other struc-
ture occupied by the family Of
Captain John Dobbin did not es-
cape so luckily. One of hem. his
eldest son, was badly hurt and two
of the others We're some what
bruised. They We're all badly
| frightened and their cries attracted
a large number of people to their
| rescue.
The house of Major James Con-
verse, on Austin street, was I'M
rooted. Carter & Mullaly's omni-
| bus shed was blown down. The
canvas of the Gentry dog show was
blown down and badly torn. Con-
ventiOn hall was unroofed.
The West End car stables
were blown down. The roof
to the annex of the Bishop Elliot
Memorial building, (Old st Mary's
| hall,) was also torn off. The CHM
neys were taken from the dwelling
of Frank Krisch, Jr., and hurled
| them some distance away.
One of the cars which was stand
| ing on the track Of the Arkansas
Pass Railway at the depot without
| having the brakes on, was blown
| down the track and run all the way
to ElmendOrf Station, If miles,
before the engine sent after it over
took and captured it. Fortunately
the track was clear all the way.
A large quantity of shrubbery
was destroyed and damaged all
over the city. Vegetable were
beaten down by the hail and corn
crops in the city of the city were
also damaged badly by it.
Charles Ahrt, one Of the drivers
of the delivery wagons for the City
brewery, was shocked by the light
ming, in front of Schools saloon, on
Alamo plaza, and was insensible
for nearly an hour. He was taken
home subsequently in hack. He
is not dangerously hurt, but badly
shaken up. The dwelling of Mrs.
CAPTAIN William TObin, on TObin
hill, was unrOOfed and deluged
by the rain, badly damaging the
furniture. The new brick building
of Ben Nentwig, in course of con-
structiOn, at the corner of Houston
and Bowie streets, was badly dam
aged. The roof of Captain John
Camps residence and the chimney
of the Weinhagen residence, on
DignOwity Hill were also demo-
lished. The dwelling of Mrs. Anz
on Mission street was also wrecked.
A large warehouse at the lnterna-
tional depot was unroofed. The
roof was blown off the barracks of
company f. of the 23rd |. :. In
fantry at Fort Sam Houston and
several of the other buildings at
the post more or less damaged
All along Avenues c, ID and +.
and San Pedro Avenue the umbrel-
la China trees are blown down and
a number of the trees around the
parade grounds at department