Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-29

Austin, Texas, March 2S.-This after
noon at o'clock this city and the sur.
rounding country was visited by a ter.
rife cyclone that did no end Of damage
to life and property. The wind came
from the southwest and blew at about
sixty miles an hour for nearly twenty
minutes, tearing down trees or splitting
them asunder with terrific force. Sew
eral large electric light towers were
blown down, entailing a loss Of some
four or five thousand dollars. iuasmuch
as the iron frames We're twisted as
though of the very smallest wire
and will be useless. In addition TO this
quite a number of houses I'm the resi-
dence portion of the city Were blown
down, and in several cases
NARROW ESCAPES FROM DEATH
are reported.
The new and unOccupied rcsidetce Of
Mr.. Burt Mcdonald one of the prom
inent residents, was blown down, strik-
ing against the residence of Mr.. Wm.
Vining, knocking in one side Of the
building and narrowly escaping killing
two little children that We're in the
room playing. The wind played havoc
with several lumber yards in the east
ern portion of the city. blowing piles OF
lumber in every direction and scattering
ruin and waste on every side. The
roofs of a number of residences were
torn off and blown a great distance and
in addition to doing much damage TO
the State University, the wind blew or
the entire roof Of the adjoining dor
mitory. letting the rain drive full into
the four-story building. doing inestl-
mable damage to the building and
property of the two hundred students
therein. many of whom
FLED FOR THEIR LIVES
when the roof was carried away. The
roof was carried one hundred Yards
lighting on and crushing the roof OF a
cottage in which four people were seat
ed. but none were even injured. though
they were entombed by falling DEBRIS
A church just to the north OF the UNI
yersity had the entire east side DloWh
in and was unroofed. the WIND carry
ing the roof block away. Inc resi-
de1ce ,efs sIlF 6. AZ ~
of the church. was l2Yed from its foun-
dation. twisted completely around ahu
set down in the same place, so Dadly.
however. that none Of the doors could
be opened to permit the escape OF lle
frightened inmates.
The small town Of Clarksyllle, near
this city, was
SWEPT BY THE WINDS,
and many horses were killed by flying
debris. while a number oil snali houSGs
were blown down, though fortunately
the inmates were not killed DuI se.-
eral were badly manned With the ter
rifle wind came driving rain thal was
but little short Of a flood ana swept
everything before it. Persons arriving
on the evening trains ana Reports io,n
the surrounding country are 10 .ne
feet that the storm was general IN thla
section. The small town of Buda' near
here was badly handled by me s'orIh'
ouite q number of houses beng bloN
down and one or two persons h'iIN'
though their names are not oOialhaDlv'
owing TO the fact that most oil lhe '''
eoranh wires are down and news IS very
meaere. This is the worst storm ihat
has every visited this section anu H.
has laid waste everything in ITS track,
though fortunately so iar tnr i'polr
of deaths resultant are few. ne Slo.l IL
was over in an hour and the sun cam
out as brightly as though notnlHs n'u
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CORSICANA. Texas. M'i'h
has been received here to-nish' IIoi"
vert Texas that a terrific tornado 'I'"u
that Mace this evening and did ere'. Hi''-
age by way of unroofing bINi'"-'' ,..
ing houses off their foundations ',
incarnation comes TO Mayor
who was requested TO send il."'''
Iinemen to repair the damage done 49,.
T.ator details Of the storm sho" ih'l '.'
loss TO property will reach 'H.' '''
sands. Many fine dwelling "''. ''
iahed. ...,,,
A TERRIBLE STORM. -,
CLEBURNE. Texas. M.'.i -,
trains from the south or c's. 'A '''ou.-'
90 waebouts have arrived here 'o-o'T
Rain has fallen I'm torrents au a'f ana '.',., ~,
.,rlaoos ',,.,. arc sworlen. Or b. la.Hof'i''''y
stated that twenty thousand 3 oi U'.N
is gone at Valley Mills 1870 ,torr,p.
AT Kopperl one az Blum o' ~. =
one south of Alvarado. i. .... and \