The herald., 1897-03-29

eral arbitration treaty, with nttie
hope of reaching a vote this week.
were blown down, though fortunately
the inmates were not killed. Several
were badly MANNED, however.
With the terrific wind came driving
rain that was little short of flood and
swept everything before it. Persons ar
irving ON the evening trains bring re-
ports from the surrounding country to-
the effect that the storm was general
in this section. The small town of
Buda near here was roughly handled by
the storm, quite a number of houses be-
ing blown down and one or two persons
killed. though their names are not OBJ
tainable, owing to the fact that most
of the telegraph wires are down, and
news is very meager.
This Is the worst storm that has ever
visited this section and 1t has laid waste
everything in its track, but fortunately,
so far, the report of deaths resultant are
few This storm was over in an hour
and the sun came out as brightly as
though nothing ahd happened.
AT CALVERT.
CORISCANA, Texas, March 2S-News
has been received here tonight from
Calvert, Texas, that terrific tornado
visited that place this evening and did
great damage by way Of unrooffing
buildings and blowing houses from their
foundations.
Late details of the storm show that the
loss of property will reach into the thou
sands. Many fine dwellings were de-
| molished At Calvert an old lady ano
were fatally injured by the collapse OF
the building which was partially de-
stroyed by fire, notwithstanding the tor
| rents of rain which were falling. The
loss to property in and around Calvert is
estimated at 100000. Many roofs and
chimneys were blown down. People
living here for twenty-five years say
they never witnessed such a fearful
storm before. All telephone, as well as
telegraph lines, were prostrated.
A Fort Worth dispatch says: The
rainfall following today's storm was the
hardest for years. The water is over
the city several feet deep in some places
and much damage has been done. No
casualties are reported, but advices
come in from the suburbs detailing Sc
we're damage to dwellings. The Cotton
belt country for miles around is inun-
dated. The railroads running into this
city are completely Frustrated.
TRAFFIC INTERRUPTED
DALLAS, Tex, March 2S.-Texas was
visited by general rain and windstorm
today. The rain was general over near
ly the whole state, while the wind seems
to have done its worst in the south CEN
trail portion. Austin and Calvert suf-
fered most, three fatalities resulting at
the latter place. The average fall was
one and one-Galf inches, and as much as
three inches in some places. All trains
south of Dallas were abandoned on ac-
count of washouts. The Santa Fe was
the worst sufferer, there being nearly
half a dozen washouts between Dallas
and Temple. The Missouri, Kansas and
Texas abandoned all north and south
bound trains on the Dallas division, the
track being washed out in several places.
The Houston and Texas Central also
reports bridge gone and several wash
outs.
The Texas Central Is washed out be-
tween Waco and Cisco in several places,
and the Texas Midland bulletined all
trains between Greenville and Ennis
indefinitely late"
Every river and stream in north Texas
is reported as being out of its banks
The overflow from a creek at Denton
overfiowed part of the town to depth
of eighteen feet. Telegraph communi-
cation with the southern part of the
state is completely cut off. Galveston
and Houston could not be reached at all,
Hearne being the farthest point reached
south. Estimates Of the amount of dam
age are impossible. 1t will be several
days before details can be received
from the great stretch of country includ-
ed in the reach of the storm. At Cal
vert alone the loss is over 100000. At
Austin it will reach the same figure.
Railroads are also damaged at least
$780, 900
THE STORM AT FRISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2S.-The
water front is now experiencing its wild
est blows of the winter, but so far little
damage has been done. The wind of
Sunday increased to gale and the
steamers Humboldt and Pomona had
the hardest kind of work to make port
even after daylight. Several ships were
tern from their anchorage in the bay,
and carried considerable distance,
while small boats lying in the cove be-
tween the seawall and Black point were
smashed about and blown ashore. There
was little cessation of the wind today.
The average force of the wind at Point
Lobos was thirty-six miles an hour, but
there were squalls far above this record.
Only two coasting vessels left port to-
day. The battleship Oregon is still at
Sausalito.