The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-08
Fiye-Siory building Destroyed an
Excursion Train Wrecked
at San Antonio:
ONE MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Hotel ut Eastrop Blown Down and
Two Children Badly Hurt
Much Damage Done Ia
Crops.

EEPJ B!IC SPECIAL.
san Antonio. Tex. Ma; A severe wind
and rain storm passed aver this section this
morning shortly afte: I O'Clock. Much dam
age was done to buildrgs in this city. and
growing crops are ruined.
The five-story brick and iren building Of
the Loan and Trust Company on Commerce
street collapsed. and il a total wreck MI
nlerous business houses were unroofed and
stocks were damaged by water. The power
house of the street railway was partially
wrecked No cars were operated until late
in the day. Telephone. telegraph and cleo
,ric light companies sustained heavy losses.
An excursion train on the Aransas Pass
Railroad returning to the city .abou; day
Hight. ran into d box car that had been
blown across the track. and was wrecked.
seriously inju-inc Alderman John y. o'Con-
rer of this city. and slightly injariug sew
eral Others.
At Fort sam Houston the entire galleries
Of the barracks werr blown down Hun
,ireds of trees within the fort are utterly
ruined. Eexar County viii be I. heavy loser
hy the wreckagc Of bridges. y huge Stee'
bridge over Saltdo Creek. nine miles rom
this city. Is completely demolished. The
damage Will probably reach S@0@p. The
Uullnig mineral wells were damaged to tn"
extent of Ss.0n. Individual losses Of several
II Is estimated that fifty houses Were dam
aged through blowing in of walls and loss
Of roofs The known total loss III the city
exceeds sl". 'c.
y heavy rainstorm. accompanied by very
high winds, swept over nearly the whcie
State last night and to-day. Outstlc OF
San Antonio. the greatest damage has hCsn
to farm buildings and To crops. So far 40
casualties have been reported. The " neat
crop and fruit trees have suffered much
Wheat was just heading and was in con-
,itiOn to he Injured severely. Several places
report buildings damase.. and many
churches have been struck by lightning
and otherwise DANA Sed.
Tn the aggregate. tn, loss has been very
large as the whole State Is affected.
The heavy rains viii boom the s'@all
streams hut IL is not expected that rivers
Will he affected to the point of overflow.
The crest of the Br1ZGS food has now
reached Richmond and Sealy. All the bet
SANDY Point the river Is now over the
hanks. The people of Columbia have been
boating through the streets Of the town
for week. and the river continues to rise.
ELECTRICAL STORM At AUSTIN.
REPI RI.IC sTECIhL.
Austin. Tex. May 1.-This section of the
State was visited by another terrific wind.
electric and rain storm between and 8
O'Clock this morning. blowing trees UP by
the roots. swelling streams beyond their
banks and refiooding the only recently
drained farming lands of this section.
The electric storm was the most dazzling
ever witnessed. For two hours before the
storm reached here the northern and west
crn heavens were as brilliant day. made
50 by the sheets of lightning which played
across them almost continually. and looked
as though great electric lights had lighted
no the heavens. When the storm swept
down on this section the lightning Was daz-
zline and for two hours there was hardly
a minute during which the lightning was
not making the night almost as bright as
day.
The rainfall was very heavy and the
damage done by the wind to houses and
farming property will be considerable. The
river at this point is rapidly rising again
tonight.
HOTEL DEMOLISHED.
Dallas. Tex. May "A heavy wind and
rain storm struck Bastrop to-day. and the
Midland Hotel was wrecked. Charles and
Lizzie Wilkes. children of the proprietor
We're badly hurt by falling tinbers. The
hardware store Of X. & g. Starke was part
" destroyed Fears are felt as to the re-
suit in the surrounding country.
BRAZOS RIVER RAGING.
Galveston. Tex. May THE telegraph
service to the interior of the State was
Frustrated by serious wind and electrical,
storm this morning. The Brazos River Is
raging near Thompson and the lowiand.
for miles on either side are flooded De.
tails are lacking, owing to the wires being
down.
REPJ-RILC SPECIAL
Kansas City, Mo. May THE Kansas