The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-29

AUSTIN, Texas, March s.-This az
tsrnoon at : o'clock this city and the
surrounding country was visited BY q
terrific cyclone that did no end Of dam
age 90 life and property. The wind came
nom The southwest and blew at the
rate Of about sixty miles an hour for
nearly twenty minutes, tearing down
trees or splitting them asundsr With
terrific force. Several large eleetriC
light towers were blown down. eutnil-
ing a loss OF some four or aye thou-
sand dollars. inasmuch ~ the iron
frames were twisted ~ though they
were Of the very smallest wire. and win
be uSeleSs. IN addition to this, quite
q number OF houses in the reSidenee
portion OF the city were blown down
and In several cases narrow escapes
from death are reported.
The new and unoccupIed residence OF
CIR. Burt Mcdonald. one OF the promls
nent residents, was blown down, STRIKE
ing against the residence Of MF. WILL
lam YinlnE, knocking In one Blde OF the
building and narrowly eScaplnG killing
two children that were In the room,
playing. The wind played havoc With
several lumber yards In the eastern
portion OF the city, Glowing piles Of
lumber In every direction and scat
teFing ruin and waste on every side.
The roofs OF 4 number OF residences
were torn on and blown q great dis
tance and In addition to doing much
damage 20 the state university, the
wind blew OF the entire roof OF ad-
Joining doFmRorY, letting the rain drive
full into the four-StorY building. doing
ineStimable damage to the building and
property Of the two hundred students
therein. many OF whom ned for their
lives when the roof was carried away.
The roof was carried one hundred
yards. lighting on and crushing the
roof OF q cottREe IN which four people
were seated, but none were even injuF-
ed though they were entombed by
falling debriA A church Just 20 the
north OF the university had the entire
east side blown in and was unrooted,
the Wind carrying the roof block
away. The residence OF Dr. Graves, inl-
medIRtelY north OF the church. was lltt-
ed from itS foundation. twisted COM
pletely around and Get down IN the
same place, 20 badly, however, that none
OF the doors could be opened to permit
the escape OF the frightened inmates
The small town OF ClarkSville, near
this city, was swept by the winds and
many horses were killed by flying de-
briS, while 4 number Of small houses
were blown down, though fortunately
the inmates were not killed, but sever
al were badly mAimed. With the terftdc
wind came 4 driving rain that vas
little short OF q dood and swept every
thing before Il.
Persons arriving on the evening trains
tell that reports from the surrounding
country are to the effect that the storm
was gHneEal In this section. The small
town OF Buda, near here, was badly
handled By the storm, quite . number
OF houses being blown down and one OF
two persons killed. though their names
are not obtRlnable. owing 20 the fact
that most Of the telegraph wires are
down and news IS very meagre. This
u the worst storm that has ever visited
this section, and i has laid waste ev-
erythlnG In Its track, though fortunate
ly 50 far the reports Of deaths resultant
are few. The storm was over IN an
hour and the sun came out as brightly
as though nothing had happened.