The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-29

Cyclone Pounccs Down on Austin
Houses Crushed, but Few Lives
Are Lost.

AUSTIN, Tex. March 2s-This after
noon at ? o'clock this city and the sur
rounding country was visited By a terrific
cyclone that did considerable damage.
The wind came from the southwest, and
blew at about sixty mites an hour for
nearly an hour and twenty minutes, tear
ing down trees or sp.sttisg them asuuder
with terrific force. Several electric
towers we're blown down. and quite
number OF houses in the residence portion
were Blown down. and in several cases
narrow escapes from death are reported.
The new aad urocCuplca residence OF
Burt Mcdonald was blown down. striking
against the residence OF William Nantng,
knocking in one side OF the building. Two
nt.le children who were in the room play
ing narrowly escaped.
The roofs Of number Of residences
we're torn OF. and IN addition TO dong
nucn damage to the state university the
wind blew of the entire roof OF an ad-
Soinlng dorgnito-y. Much damage was
done to the building and 20 the property
OF 80 students many Of whom led for
their lives when the roof was carried
away The roof was carried leo yards
crushing the roof Of Il cottage IN which
four persons we're seated bot none We're
even injured although al were entombcd
by falling debris.
A church Juss % the norJh o. the uni
versity had The entire easy s1de blown n
and y as uurOosed. ghe wind carrying the
roof block away.
The residence Of Or Graves. imme6i-
ate.y norta OF lhe chuvch. was lifteJ from
as foundation ard TWISTED completely
around and set down in me same plzce
80 badly damaged. however. t6at rone %
the doors cou.l be OPENED to permit the
escape of IRE frightened inmates.
Tvse town - ClarksviI.c nesT thss city.
were killed rs flying deoriS whtie 3 mum
Aer of small houses we're blown doEu
Though the inmates were not killed. sew
eral were badly MANNED.
W.fh thc terrific wIad came s 6r5viCE
ratn that was little sssCrt of q food and
swept everything before g..
Psrsous arriving on the evening trains
bring reports fran the szrrcan&.rS C3G1-
try - fhe eTe,t that tae storm was gen
ersi TIE suaU towu - WIaa near apre
was rourhly haa6ie8 by The Storm. qgiie
a naulaer 81 hoszses hesus h.oxn aawn and
saa or tV0 persons kE, e& though thrsr
rarses are 07t cbts51abie onirx so tae
fs-t ;hat nost o. tee telegraph aires are
aovra ar3 reEs ts very nsaser.
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every arg ln rs track The ~tpru Vas
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bssxHt4y as though Doeh4rs had happened
storm COZ ,-rs thr Euftre stair.
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