The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-08
DAMAGE DONE BY THE HAIL
No Corn and Cotton for a Stretch OF
Nine Miles.
IT HAS BEEN BURIED IN THE GROUND.
Hair Bcatcn on the hacks of Mules.
Much Damage Was Done mt
Holland.

the hail storm OF yesterday continues 10
come in from the country and is bad In
the extreme. Between here and Beltcp' a
distance Of nine miles. there is not
stalk OF cotton or corn standing up-ent're-
ly buried in the ground and ruined The
farmers who are in town this morning are
very downcast. but talk of repianting COT
ton II the seed can be had.
A meeting OF the Temple Board Of Trade
has been called to devise Ways and means
of securing seed for the farmers
The storm streak can not be defined at
present. but includes fully three-fourths OF
the county. The damage in Temple wfs
not great. a large number OF window lights
being broken. Captain w. D. Parish, who
lives near this place. had span OF mules
in town today, from which all the halT on
their backs had been beaten. They We're
funny looking specimens.
Tho hail drifted two or three feet deep
on his place aud was not melted away up
TO 10 o'clock today. He says there is not
living sprig Of anything left on his place.
At Bolton.
Bolton. Texas June AT 1880 o'clock
yesterday afternoon another severe storm
visited this section. The wind was very
high. doing considerable damage and blow
ing over nearly all the corn that was
standing, The hail was heavy and In many
places completely destroyed the corn and
cotton. Some Of the hail was very large,
going through shingles and tin roofs. Many
windows were broken and fruit nearly all
destroyed.
At o'clock another blow passed over
and the rain fell in torrents which lasted
for an hour Everything was flooded No
land creek, which runs through the town,
rose eight feet in short time.
News from Echo and Heidenheimer is
that corn is totally destroyed by the hail
and that small grain Is beaten into the
ground and ruined. and in many fields 10
signs of cotton are left
The Peppers creek bridge, where wreck
occurred last week on the Gulf. Colorado
and Santa Fe. was again washed out de-
LAYING trains until this morning.
Al Holland
Holland, Texas. June 1.-THE heaviest
rain and hail ever known fell here this
evening at O'Clock and lasted until 5.
Crops are entirely ruined and oats can not
make anything, Considerable damage was
done by the rain. The Methodist church
was blown about eight feet. The Christian
church was wrecked. Many houses were
unroofed and blown from their foundations:
some blown to pieces. Mr. Miller's house,
four miles east Of Holland, was torn to
pieces. Mr.. Miller being hurt but not seri-
ously.
Wilds Bros two-story brick was un-
rooted and damaged considerably. W, IL.
Witches drug store. in the first story, was
damaged. Damage 10 houses and crops can
not bo estimated at this writing. but Is
considerable. No lives lost so far as is
known.
The water the streets in some places
was three to four feet deep.
At Rouers.
Rogers. Texas, June 7.--Yosterday even,
ing about three miles north of this place a
very destructive hail storm fell. completely
destroying crops OF all kinds beating most
of it into the ground The path of the
| storm ranged from one and half 10 six