The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-14
DELuc; FOLLOWS N
s"'sy' yaa Towns ls,,..,s \
Number Of Lives l,,,'
cFtfAS TRANSFORMED INTO M.
Tho Vicinity Was pluo,,a,
Darkness. and Cl,,,.s. ;, ,as frvs
limo to Escape IN. rs, sai

storm burst over this civ az
inns morning at S o'cloct ~ ta,s
'ory several miles in any, u,.as''
streams 9,.,.'' sweeping away brides a'l
ihss ana sending sccre q, ~ sas
mo cterrity. l'Es
me storm came from tho s,r,
.sr. 80 ,v oai'hs oil dark. angry .iaasxs
,,v , ~ ltlsburg ana ssricus,sa a
~ ,ur .ane day INTO oarknsss ~
~, se'iUr 10 me hearts of i, ~. Y
.'.n suddenly the clouds b. s AZ
~ yrh a'iu tne ran teil In snsels Y
"G greatest damage "a rsna,,,,
OF this city, but dei,n,,A wv MS d
.isi,,v i iite ana property an , w
lar ~ ~ me ne ilrst report PLACED h.
~. .ya ~ NE, ,h lost al SIX. but n hs,.
, he mat no less than tbrv -
mas overlooked its hanks A., rls n
httle hamlet of Dehaveu' IN ~. =. 10
c. iie-ds, the greatest damag.s s nEu
AT noon today Information ss,Sa
me cor)ner's office that civ ,uss
lost at Dellaven, but no r. .,e
learned. From other sources ca~.
OF fatalities along Pine cre4k In,
alton OF these are difficult.
tctiaNcn is an oil town Of ,ev.,.
dred inhabitants. The bridge ss,u.
creek at this point was calri.S ~
the Hood and the creek was ~. II
with oil tanks, houses barns M u
trlit. which indicated a heavy NJ. =
ne 'Ghborhood. The creek nowI n,.l
Etna. another suburb. and ths m,s y
was Hooded 10 a depth Of siy fsst
dents along the banks were fcrrsS !.
from their hous.,. the hillside. T..
~. a family named Pcplston crr,
n house on the banks, were fo,iy
Thomas Byrnes wac caught N h.
and crowned. The station Al r,ms
merged. Shortly after 10 o'closk n, Z
of Mrs. Thompson ~ Sharpsbur, M
covered from the river.
The water completely submerged 4
& Chntfatt's mill ard rose 50 rasn,1
the men who were nj work Al M n
" r. c-mre'led to swim for ,Nr In
one Of the peculiarities Of the IA
Pine Creek. aside from IT, severity n
that II was unnccompanlcd by ~
and lightning. 1t came very queIr \
with no warning whatever. The esd
the storm can h, directly at,rkls
the approach of the cool wave !ns 3
lioI invest.
\ heavy fog. which was mlxa u
smoke, hung over he city dnig
early morning, This was IN lnlle.a.
approaching trouble, The total ~
until noon amounted to ?.H in.hn
There must have pean three o n
inches of rain at DeHaven while Il ls3
TO cause so much damage. As 4 m
of the heavy rain storm u rapl IL I
tho t.ftsayE &c el tlfa VI
people timely warning tie weA.hI
reau has arranged for fepa!, lIsi
the weather stations.
The storm In Pittsburs ead AUG
was one of the most se'ege 81 III w
Great damage was uone py lhs Nls
various parts OF the city. SlfSsS
filled with mud and debris, car ihsi
! inundated. tracks Booked and nolsa
! flooded and rendered unsafe. IA u,
was cspec ial.y felt ut Sharpspurs
Ten persons, including little cisr
of Mrs. pOpleton. were rescued NV
creek, Two members Of the fopesl
lily are still missing and are pen.
he drowned. Rcpor.s OF the 'o!A ~
! life run from ten 10 thirty
Pine creek. which Is usually IVY
wide. MS from one-half 10 thrwNA
( of a mile wide. Dozens OF o!Na
washed away and all the 'owhs sH4
valley are under water.
Dispatches from Westmofeiaha VA
site ttat Clear Ridge. eaneue y
win are Inundated. Al Clear NiN
wafer rose to the second floors aM ~
cunan,s were rescued with difficulty
W. stnr,n came from the soG1's
49," sc 10 dark and Threatening g.
nl'trb nnscIirCd the sun and enst-oin
" " II "a "a 0 aH 'trnost egyptian dstkrts
~ eioom began 10 dispel the ran
49, tnv : 'G IN ,,rrrnts and for an hGi
downpoi,r WINS terrific, |. me,
slirhtiy bllt for three hours ~
srn',II towns 'n,err BY suffered sNss
ncilayca' a small oil town On 's.
rE E, ard AZ NV We s,6,ms 'f Fay and and
n',u'' 81 ' he ill., a. N.,.' ~ The o.,
situntcd in a valley Just at me
tus the.e crooks ara floods pS.n.
the placc. When the sloIm ssA
bo 'I PC, ~ lanes Robinson was ny
Mace of gauge by ten ptA'pe,
nun,n, y ,hr,c wonien We're dFos.N
stnrr, na,..,,nk OF the nature CT 49,
hurst and filed The streams 10 ",
ing win wonderful rapidiW, - Ya1
OF watsr eighteen feet VIDE esue
ri.sh ayd struck the Roblnson, IN. :
" III terrible force. carrying y III
To,,n,a,inr and topplirg 1t over y.
rreal, The house. cullaps.ns
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