The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-22
STORM HITS IOWA. ONE HUNDRED DEAD.
Fearful Havoc Wrought by a
Texas Cyclone.

Dallas, May 19.-Conservative esti-
mates place the total number of dead
from the storm stricken section at
one hundred and the wounded at two
hundred. The total property loss is
over one million. Wires In many
points are still down and details are
unobtainable. Goliad is one huge
hospital.
Dallas, Texas, May 1s.-Late re-
ports from Goliad placed the num-
Der of dead az a result OF the cyclone
at fully one hundred. The injured
will also number over one hundred.
About one hundred houses were de-
stroyed. A strip about two blocks
wide and a mile long in the western
part of the city was wiped out. The
work of devastation lasted less than
five minutes. The bodies of all the
dead have been recovered and all
the wounded are being cared for.
There is urgent need of more physi-
clans and nurses.
Other Reports.
Houston, Tex, May 19.-Reports re-
ceived here by telegraph and tele-
phone indicate that the northern or
western portion of the town of Goliad
has been swept away by a tornado and
that from so to 100 people have been
killed. The long-distance operator at
Houston was in connection with Co
lad at seven o'clock, but beyond the
| fact that part of the town had been
blown away and that many persons
had been killed and injured no other
particulars were obtained. Consider
able damage has also been done at
Beeville by high winds. Both towns
are close to the gulf coast and all tele-
graph wires by two routes are down.
Great Damage at San Antonio.
San Antonio, Tex, May 19.-At 12:4s
o'clock Sunday afternoon a terrible
wind and rainstorm swept over San
Antonio, damaging property not less
than $4,000, and it may reach $4,000.
The wind reached a velocity of 72 miles
an hour and continued at the rate
for nearly 20 minutes. 1t blew from
the southeast and then shifted to the
southwest, the greatest velocity being
from the latter point. At Fort Sam
Houston government property was
damaged to the extent of $40, 900, the
doors being torn off the officers quar-
tiers and barracks. The West End
church was completely destroyed;
loss, $1,000. Hartwell's hotel damaged
$4,000, st. Louis college damaged $46,-
900, Academy of the Lady of the Sa-
cred Heart damaged $1,000. Damages
to private residences will reach $780,
900. Several persons were injured, but
there were no fatalities. The storm
was a continuation of the one that
swept over Goliad with such terrible
results.
Many Houses Destroyed.
Austin, Tex, May 10. While all
Texas seemed to be storm-swept Sun
day, the territory Immediately to the
west of this city was especially badly
damaged by the high winds. Walters
Park, a small hamlet ii miles to the
northwest of this city, was badly
damaged, something like threescore
or more houses being blown down
and many trees uprooted. In this
city a number of houses were UNI
rooted and the state institution for
the blind was considerably damaged,
though none of the inmates was in
iured. A number of camping parties
at various points up the river were
serious sufferers in the matter of de-
struction of property, but so far az
known no loss of life is reported.
Three Children Drowned.
ST. Paul, Mimi, May ia special
to the Pioneer Press from Spring
Valley, Mimi, says: An electric
storm, accompanied by a cloudburst,
passed over Etna and ForestvilIe, W
small villages nine miles southeast of
this city, Saturday night. Several
large barns and other buildings were
completely demolished. Herman Will
bright, wife and three children, who
were returning home in a buggy,
were thrown into the raging torrent
anu the three CulluEeu NSiS uIO"ACh.
Damage by CIoudburst.
Sparta, Wis, May 10. A cloud
burst occurred in the eastern
portion of this county Saturday
night, doing much damage to farm
ers and railroad companies. Three
long bridges on the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & ST. Paul road near oakdale
were carried away and the track
washed out in several places. Many
hogs and sheep were drowned and
much damage done to crops, high
ways and bridges. Numerous small
outbuildings were also carried away.
Lightning caused considerable dam
age in Monroe, Juneau and Vernon
counties.
In Nebraska.
Fairfield, Neb., May 19.-The worst
! windstorm of the season visited Fair
field at four o'clock Sunday, wreck
ing the st. Joseph & Grand Island
roundhouse and blowing to pieces the
| residence of a Mr.. Benedict. Several
houses were unroofed, chimneys
blown down and a number of small
buildings wrecked. With the wind
came a cloud of dust that badly
frightened the people, but nobody
was injured.
Red Cloud, Neb., May 19.-Sunday
morning about three o'clock a very
heavy wind, bordering on a cyclone,
passed over this city and county, do
ing considerable damage to houses,