Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-13
HEAVY STORMS
Cause an Immense Amount Damage,
Yesterday, in the Southwest and
WeSt--Nany Buildings Demolished
or Blown Away in Texas~-lmmense
Loss at Cripple Greek.

Cripple Greek. Colo April l2.-The
Cripple Geek dlsricr was visited ns
the seyerest and most destructive Diiz-
zard ever known. to-day. An immense
amount ~ damage has been done and
in am probability some lives hav- been
lost 10 the hills. ruWors to that enec'
being in circulation. and general fear Is
entertained for the prl9pectors. -
light snow started at u o'clock last
night. and ab0u. 0.cl0,K This morn
ing the storm renewed a1i -he velocity
of the wind which was from he north
east. increased and continued 90 blow
at the rate of sixty miles an hour all
day.
a score or more OF buildings in this
city were blown down and tents. signs
and loose lumber were scattered over
town. All the telephone wires ont Of
The camp are down. and DO trains ar
rived or departed this afternoon
AZ 100 the Cripple Creek commi issiop
three story building on Carr avenue
near the Midland depot, fell With a
crash and il caught on fire from an
overturned stove. and was COM mpletely
destroyed The building IS isolated.
which prevented a general condag1a-
tion
The Boston cafe building at Carr and
Seconds streets. was partially wrecked
A large rooming house on Warren ave
nue. was blown down about noon and
several occupats were injured. The
city is in darkness as all the electric
wires are down. COMMUNICATION is
cut off from all outside points with the
exception of one telegraph wire. Many
store fronts have been blown in snd
some of the business houses, as well as
residences, will need repairing. RI
mors of loss of life in the outlying DIS
tricts are in general circulation. IN
the hills hundreds of pTospectOrs live n
tents and the majority of them were
blown away. The damage to property
throughout the camp will not fall short
of 100000
Denver. April 12.-The 1:2O p. m.
train over the Florence and Cripple
Greek road is stalled between here and
Anaconda. One of the suburban trains
from Victor is stuck in the snow at
Elkton. On the Midland Terminal two
passenger trains are blockaded at Gill
lett
A dozen buildings or more were
blown down at Gillette and number at
Altman. Goldfeld and Cictor. Shaft
houses and surface Improvements all
over the district were badly damaged.
Dallas. Texas, April 12.-All of that
mart Of the State west. southwest and
northwest. was visited by a severe wind
storm last night. The wind came from
the west and in many localities ap-
preached the dignity of tornado.
At Fort Worth, a sash, door and blind
factory. and the grand stand at the base
ball park were wrecked. At Cresson,
small town below Fort Worth, the
Fort Worth and Rio Grande railway de-
pot. the Methodist church and nine
business houses and residences were de-
mOlished
At Reagan, Falls county, several
buildings were almost demolished.
At Annetta, Parker county, one store
and all of its contents was blown away
and a number Of residences crushed.
At Bates. Denton county, the Meth
odist church was destroyed and other
buildings mover from their founda-
tions.
Along the line of the Texas Central
from Cisco to Dublin damage 10 farm
houses and crops is reported The
wind was followed by a driving rain
which added TO the damage. No esti-
maze of the amount of loss has been re-
ceived. but IL will be considerable. Rain
was general throughou. the State.
Abilene. Texas. April IA terrific
storm. velocity of wind being sixty
miles an hour. accompanied by an inch
of rainfall. swept over this section last
night. In this place four residences
and half a dozen workshops We're de-
molished and a number Of residences
moved from their foundations. and
otherwise badly damaged many build
ings badly damaged, telegraph tele-
phone and electric poles were blown
down and telegraph communication
cut off until late this evening. Mrs
Mckinney was seriously and Mrs. John
son painfully injured, their residences
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