The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-10
Hampstead WAS STRICKEN
MANY BUSINESS HOUSES AND RESI-
DENCEs WE'RE WRECKED.
school building Was SO BADLY Dam
ngcd the Opening oil school
Must lie Postponed.

Hampstead, Texas, September 9.-Da"n
brole thia nornine IN a scene of destruction
ga .,,i,. . tIa..-,,, NAT hoe ,o nrecedent
anu iuin III 'ieinPa'V"" '''''' '1' m
in the memories OF the oldest inhabitant. Inc
caIamitv has fallen on all and Ia both bu5i-
- --ts1,.. ,,, -, tho ctt,, and a
hess ana 'sS'oen' p'' ''o"' W
deep gloom and despair perYades All
The storm which has entaled thousands oil
a,. d.,..o,o. ,rd sc,ttcrnd tho wrecls "a
uo'ia'5 uep ase' anu -.
lot brlck business houses aud me EeSiuoI' o
Ito the winds began yesterday afternoon,
gradually Increasing in mower and fury until
III rsarhsd 10 riimnv botween , and 3 O'Clock
this mn ZINC n can he comparod TO only
80 49,, ,.to,,s tnr,r maj of Srntcmbpr 1879.
Hn1 PIyentv6Se J~sr. aeo thoug1 The pres
eni catastTonhe lar Exceeds the former.
rcrtb hIs,,, M brtnsipe win II ftful gusts OF
mn htter darkness 1elI the pent up furi $
of The elements seemed to lose all control
IA ~, ,,,orl, ~ arstrI,.rton ,omn,puced
Az Scerce n sbaGa tres renains standing They
v,srs fcrn mn nv t6e roots and limos were
a, 6ir,ed hlorrs away PARCELS of fence are
~ he Seen on alI stdes Barns and outhouses
mr., n,sssee % Debris Blinds and doors were
- 49,, pnd hut TOW windows are left IN
80 H""'
Mo corner hriet store owned by nj.
scbwarS ana occnpisd by George scnwarz
S,tb n General stsrE ~ inerchandise valued
,t az oH was conulei Nv DESTROYED. Both
bti5i1,c ard contentt ars almost a total loss.
~ reo, ,.aIIs az n Schwnrz n Bros. two-
,. Ktt.a
81 Inc sids waiis are down, MI Schwarz
W. L. w ,e,vati,,e ostin1at of $1,000 damage
n" Lts iarra stock
rha 90 SalI os n Iacksor's saloon fell
~, Inc s,o,a nccnnicd he II iuryyit5. MIR
III i Vii, ~ sIrnoat ~ cHnniete iors and SIR
49, ~ nvs ~ M ~ ii 10 St,,I,e,,
Mr. Janlfson;s other saloon was also damaged
ana h,s lnesss ar, heavy
~ IL Vvt,,r,z gennraI n,ercbordfsa stuck
| A Wisen,g's saddlerv and shoe business,
20, ,,nSSio o,,say, a ma Is,ts di.,
goads az, heayv 1losers o. -'"' N''
Tbe rnnf Of Wledine's store fell in ana the
r. ~ ,,au 10 Ton,Ltns' etor1 vas carTiea 10
| The around paul Greigs hook store also sui
80 = ouiiu' , ""' N'N'e NN0'A S'o'N "'O 90
i'r rh S ,,o eHto,s tho rnto A rho ,1ozn,
must Also he Included A., both botcIs tx
eus"ts ,er torned ~ sit IN az tbe ~ ot1 ;bt
Sith thc roofing rinpFp a,yav and he IN
Idows breal,lng sIbp,ersinr tben, win q ID
Iluge Of water The Linton hnte, entails n
heavy loss on George sehyyarz ne owner
4 FrSri Renvonfs bricl 100 do,,oI III. 4
Icnrnnietelv /, Vos stored win mani a., H.
marltets ana there Was a general doerth nj
dinners ps n ronseouencs The nostofico ma
! the Herald office standing toacther had thn
| front brick cornices blown awev and dnmoyss
! Nevs ofYica a 60, bni,lira 80 80
from its blocka 1 I'm Io,ueoS III, Wa n'u"H
/ The Zndov hricI briiding H. Iii nm
lShindler's DIN ana Mill Ms Tnr.i, t's
Igrocery pre heavy iosare also F'"'''' .
| Tho scbooi honeo is compInt,ix, ,,ro.,os 49,,
ma snssTo , mGTsb 20 nplet.y unrooled suu
morrow will have m he nostnoned rhn conrt
Ihouse Ioots ~ , ,,recl, N"' N'N'
Tho C,tboIin cburch uos iayaiod ~
Methodist church ana Tho Tcvisb sv,,ss,,,p,o
viii NO IL, G, ,ah,,it i,,,az 80 .! nasNa -
arc in rnins ord ~ n,h nsSro unul Che,'
suffered more or less "''
! Tbe hir h,,,,,I.' h, =, -
70 us p Psht uoVseS OF ~ Galewsky q