Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-19
'THER PORTIONS OF STATE ARE STRUCK
Storm Extends to Iowa, Doing Great Dam.
age in Several Places
MINNESOTA GETS THE FINAL SWEEP
Great Western Railroad Tracks
Destroyed by CIoudburst and
Serious Injury is Done to
All Kinds of TraGio,

HOUSTON, Tex, May 1s,-A telegram
from Superintendent Forbes Of the New
York, Texas & Mexican to General Manager
Van Week In this city says that eight
blocks of business houses we're blown down
at 0olisd, Thirty negroes and twenty seven
white people we're killed and seventy-nve
or eighty others injured,
Reports received here by wire indicate
that the northern or western portion OF the
town OF Goliad has been SVEN away by y
tornado and that from fifty to 100 people
have been killed.
The long-dstance operator at Houston
was connected with Goliad at Z o'clock, but
beyond the fact that part of he own had
been blown away and hat many persons
had been killed and injured, no other par
ticulRrs were obtained
Considerable damage has also been done
at Beeville by high winds. Both towns arc
close to the gulf coast and all telegraph
wires by two routes are down.
San Antonio struck Hard.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, May lS.-At 12;4s
| o'clock this afternoon a terrible wind and
| rain storm swept over San Antonio, damaR-
ing property not less than $4,000, and It
may reach $4,000. The wind reached q
| velocity OF seventy-two miles an hour and
continued at that rate for nearly tweny
minues. 1t blew from the southeast and
then shifted to the southwest, the greatest
velocity being from the latter point.
At Fort Sam Houston government prop
erty was damaged to the extent of $4,000.
the doors being torn from the oficers' quar-
ters and barracks
The West End church was completely de-
stroyed. loss $1,000. Hartwelrs hotel dam
aged $4,000, st. Louis college damaged S6,-
600, Academy of the Lady of the Sacred
Heart damaged $4,000.
| Damage to private residences will reach
at least $4,000. Several persons were In
iured, but there we're no fatalities.
The storm was a continuation of the one
that swept over Goliad with terrible re-
suits. r,'
Three Score Houses Gone.
AUSTIN, Tex, May 1s.--While all Texas
seemed to be stormswept today the terri
tory Immediately to the west OF this city
was especially badly damaged by the high
winds. Walters Park, a small hamlet, four
teen miles to the northwest of this city.
was badly damaged, something like three
score or more houses being blown down
and many trees uprooted. In this city a
number Of houses we're unroofed and the
State Institution for the Blind was con-
siderably damaged. though none Of the in
mates was injured. A number OF camp
ing parties at various points up the river
were serious sufferers in the matter Of
destruction Of property, but far as known
no loss of life is reported.
DALLAS. Tex. May 1S.-AU wires to
Shreveport and Texarkana are down to-
night and that district was reached by a
portion Of the big storm which swept over
Texas today. 1t is thought, however, that
no loss OF life has resulted, although the
property damage may be heavy. A driving
rain set in here about o'clock this after
noon and heavy wind accompanied II, but
no damage OF any sort resulted.
CIoudburst on Great Western.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May 1s.-The Chicago
Great Western railway was a severe sufferer
from a cloudburst last night, both on the
Des Moines and the Chicago divisions.
More than $50 feet of track and grading
were destroyed at Fairbanks. seven miles
this side of Oelwein, and about 200 feet was
wiped out east OF oelweln ON the Chicago
division.
The train schedule was abandoned today
and 1t is expected through trains will not
be run from either Chicago or st. Paul
before tomorrow night or Tuesday. The
storm did immense damage to crops, q
strip a mile In width and twenty miles
in length being almost denuded Of yegeta-
tion.
DUBUQUE. Ia. May ia cloudburst oc-
Cured here last night. Two inches OF rain
fell In one hour, causing washouts on the
Illinois Central between here and Waterloo.
No trans arrived from the west until to-
night. Several miles OF track on the Great
Western between here and oelwein were
washed out and no trains can come in until
tomorrow. The Chicago. Milwaukee & 81.
Paul suffered much near McGregor.
MGREGoR. Ia, May ls-Three brick
buildings were wrecked by terrific cleo
trical storm that swept over McGregor
late last night. accompanied by q heavy
downpour Of rain. Lightning struck the
three buildings occupied by the Fresse
jewelry store. the metropolitan saloon and
billiard hall, and all collapsed -Four men
were hurt but not seriously, Sewers were
washed out by the mood. The property loss
Is fully $4,000.
WICHITA, Kan, May IA very heavy
rain fell over the wheat belt Of southern
Kansas today. For a time q tornado was
threatened here. but the scare ended IN q
downpour OF rain, which Hooded the streets
the water flowing into the first floor Of tbs
Manhattan hotel. No serious damage has
been heard Of so far. A cloudburst was
reported in KingmAn county. but reports al
the Santa Fe headquarters DO not indicate
important damage OF loss OF life.
SPRING VALLEY. MINI. May 1s.-An
electric storm accompanied by a cloudburst
passed over Btna and Forrestvills, tive
small villages. nine miles southeast OF here
last night. Several large barns and other
buildings were completely destroyed. Her.
man Wilbright, wife and three children. who
were returning home in a buggy were
thrown into the raging torrent. and the
three children drowned