San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-08

| ton in his car.
The rain belt was about 125 miles
east and west of San Antonio and from
Hearne on the north clear to the gulf
coast southwark.
All street car traffic was suspended
during the downpour.
The hail stones broke some street car
windows in a car on the Flores street
line near the First Presbyterian
church.
Quite panic resulted among the
people at San Pedro park who were
| caught By the shower. The hail
| alarmed them more than did the wind.
A stable in the rear of Henry Mainz's
residence, AS Wyoming street., was
blown over the fence into the centre Of
an adjoining vacant lot at least % feet
away. 1t was completely demolished.
Every electric arc light globe in the
| city which was exposed to the hail
was broken.
The private hot house of Mrs. Kee-
Ter, 721 Dakota street, suffered from the
| hail by breakage in glass. Her beau
| tiful yard of flowers was completely
demolished.
| A large China tree standing on a
vacant lot at the corner of East Com
merce and South Walnut streets was
| literally torn to pieces by wind and hail
| together.
| Part of the main smokestack of the
Alamo Iron works was blown off.
A window blind was blown from the
U. B. F. hall on East Commerce street
| and demolished on the sidewalk.
A house on Madison street next door
| to the residence of DIR. King was struck
| by lightning during the storm, part of
the chimney being knocked down, and
the inmates badly scared.
The beautiful corn patch of Mr.. j.
NJ Carlisle at the corner of South Olive
and Dakota streets was literally torn
| to pieces by the hail stones last night
| as was also the beautiful yard of flow
| erS.
The high wind blew the fence from
around Mrs. Martha Sheldon's garden
on Utah street in South Heights and
and the cattle running loose in the
neighborhood ruined the garden truck.
1t was one of the finest vegetable
patches in that suburb.
The beautiful city hall park was not
| injured to any great extent, but Alamo
and Main plaza suffered badly, owing
| to the tender plants in the flower beds
being so easily cut by the hailstones.
A number of persons who went out
| to Fort Sam Houston yesterday after
| noon to witness the, dress parade of
| the soldiers, were caught in the hail
storm and received a thorough drench-
ing as we'll as a severe pelting from the
icy particles.
The storm played havoc last night
at the Southwestern Insane asylum,
and the damage resulting therefrom
will amount to about $1,000. The hail
was severer and the rainfall was heav-
| Ter. The hailstones were as large as
| hen eggs and several hundred window
panes ON the north and east side of the
building. After the storm and the
! hail had ceased the ground was COM
pletely covered with the stones. Fol-
| lowing Immediately was gush of wa
ter as if the heavens had opened. At
| first it was believed the large stand
pipe, containing several thousand gal
| Ions of water, had been blown down,
| but the pipe stood erect unmolested.
1t was evidently cloudburst, for in
| simultaneously after the downpour the
/ entire asylum grounds were several
| feet under water. The water had even
| gotten into the basement, which is spe-
| cially built to guard against heavy
| rains. The storerooms arc located in
| the basement and a large amount of
| groceries and provisions were ruined
| by the water. The corn and other
| crops on the ground, which was in
| care of D. w. Thompson, is complete
| ly ruined. Mr.. Thompson had just
| expressed his pride over the nice crop
yesterday morning. The storm came
up between and o'clock, and the
dance of the inmates of the asylum
| was in progress. Directly over the
| dancing hall is a tin roof, and when
| the hailstones beat down on this the
| inmates screamed frantically. Through
| the GOODNESS and efficiency of the at
| tendants, however, they were soon re-
| stored to quietude. Mr.. Joe Lee ia
| meson, steward of the asylum, this
morning gave orders for $50 window
panes. He believes the damage will
amount to fully $4,000
A large blackberry tree was blown
down on South Presa street, near
| Scheuermeyer's park, last night.
There were 27O arc lamp globes on
street lamps broken by the hail. These
| globes cost 20 cents each. total of
| $3.50 loss to the gas company
During the hailstorm yesterday eV-
ening Mrs. H. A. MODS gathered up a
large amount of the falling hail and
used it, to freeze ice cream, which it
| did very nicely.
Frank Hesse and Bert. Castanie We're
kept busy repairing demolished bill
| boards today.
Yesterday evening during the storm
while the family of Mr.. ThOs. H. Alb
bolt were standing on the rear porch
of their residence, S21 South Alamo
| street, bolt of lightning struck
| large tree in the yard about feet
away and striDDed off large pieces of