The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-24
HA|LSTQRM IS
SOURCE. DAMAGE
skyII6HTs BROkEN AND HOLES
uFATtN IN ROOF 80 STORES
ARE FLOODED.
DAMAGE IS HEAVY
Es;iamted That $1,000 To $4,000
Damage IL Done in WaNahaehie
AIone-IiaiIstones Large
As Hen Eggs,

Damage to the amo1nt Of $4,000
or $4,000 was done m Waxahaehie
sunday afternoon when a most terif-
nc hailstorm swept over the city.
bfeaking skylignts. window panes,
coating aoles in roofs and flooding
stores when a bard rain followed the
agrm. Fruit was greatly damaged
~ the hail storm. If hailstones
would have served for Easter eggs
every man. woman and child could
have Joined in the hunt Sunday
afternoon and there would have been
bucket full of good sized snow
white eggs for every participant.
The ground Was white with hail
stones that weighed from one to two
ounces.
AS a result of the terrific beating
of the hail upon the roofs OF business
houses and residences many leaks
were sprung and much wall paper
and wares were damaged by water.
! Some OF the heavy losers from
lbroken skylights are Cheeves Bros,
whose store was flooded. r. a..
| Moore suffered a loss of approx
| nately $500 in a similar manner.
| The Independent Telephone COM
NAVY was pretty badly damaged by
| re breaking of a skylight and holes
il, the roof. S. w. Durham suffered
from a surplus OF water. Sims
Thompson garage company suffered
a loss to machinery and stock. G. g.
| Bohannon suffered loss from a
broken skylight The heaviest loss
of any one individual or firm was
sustained perhaps by Bird Forrest,
whose green louise was riddled with
| tho large hailstones Mr.. Forrest
hes very large plot Of ground
under glass cover and there was
hardly whole pane left in the lot
4 At the Thomson garage the
| haiI broke heavy wire glass.
Wind Heavy at Stay.
Adyices from Stay commrnity say
TIE wind was heavy there lest night
and that several houses were blown
off their blocks and damage doht
to outbuildings.
Barn l. Burned.
Or. w. =. Sims, who lives at Boz
lost large barn and $1,000 worth
OF feed when lightning started a
fire that consumed the barn and its
contents. lie barely managed to
get his livestock out in time to save
them. The barn was struck by a
bolt OF lightning about $3.50 O'Clock
and it burned rapidly to the ground
despite the fact that a heavy rain
was falling. The doctor lost 1000
bushels OF corn, 60 tons Of hay and
ll50 bushels of oats.
Rain Mas Heavy.
The rainfall last night measured
| two and one-half inches. This heavy
rain falling Immediately after the
hard hailstorm of sunday afternoon
! flooded many buildings. The Arcade
belonging to NJ. H. Johnson ON South
College street. was considerably
damaged All goods in the center
elsie were practically ruined The
following adyiees we're received by
telephone from outlying districts;
Bcyce- Heavy rain but no dam
age from hail
Sterrett-Heayy rain but no dam
age from hail
Milford Hail damaged fruit, and
according TO the long distance tele-
phone operator. killed many OF the
ntue chickens. A heavy rain fell.
Italy Heavy rain. but not very
much haa. Reports here indicate
that considerable damage was done
ont towards Frost from wind and
hail
Ennis Considerable damage was
done by hail and rain.
! Red Oak-Heayy rain but not