The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-26
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4 Iron the 1T Louis Despatch, Oct %,
At haif-past four o'clock, yesterday afternoon, our
city by the most terrific wind storm that has
visited us IL Frustrated houses trees and fences
in It's course, and damaged hundreds OF buildings in
various parts Of the city The storm came on with
snddcnness Of thunder clap passed away In less
than minutes It's course was from south 10 north
| bearing little eastward Its first traces were on
Ia ayette and Park avenues where its breadth was
| about quarter OF mile From thence its track was
narrower and ii was much more violent in some places
than Others. The wind appeared TO whrl like screw
twisting the roofs from houses and throwing them two
or three hundred Yards distant heavy rain was fall
Ing at the time, mixed Tor a moment with hail
Although 80 many brick walls blown down, and
several persons We're bruised yet could not hear of
single death This seems almost miraculous. Below
VIC give list Of the houses injured far could learn
There are doubtless many others We did not hear Of
The effects the felt in the neighbor-
hood Of the City Hospital, nearly ali the chimneys Of
which were blown down. house near by was wrecked,
the whole Of one wall and the roof falling down.
The unfinished walls Of the large br ok stables OF the
Peoples Hallway Company were prSsra.ed TIE od
and two new cars crushed. Tho damage to the CON-
pany Is about So, 900
number Of trees In Lafayette Park Frustrated,
and some carried away.
The Church OF the Angels had tho roof, nearly the
other walls blown down. The house for the pastor
Rev Father Welby, on La Sale street. was badly dam
Passing northward the whilwind Frustrated to the
ground new three story warehouse belonging, We
informed to Mr. Koeng on sixth street between Poplar
The City buildings on the Levee, were slightly dam.
Barnum's Hotel was also slightly damaged
The wall Of house in alley between Clark avenue
and Walnut fell upon stable in which a and
three horses the man slightly bruised the horses
not hurt.
The greatest fury Of the storm seems 10 have been
spent on the spot and in the neghborhood Of the OFa
lon poytchn Institute on the corner Of Chestnut and
Seventh streets The building, large and towering
offered great resistance to the fury Of tho wind and
consequence suffered very severely The tin roofing
was almost entirely displaced and carried off, large por
lions OF it, weighing several hundred pounds being
hurled incredible distances along Seventh street.
alighng two squares of in Olive street, Some of these
irnmense scraps torn and tumbled into variety Of
shapes were precipated upon the roofs and front OF
Of houses Chestnut street, just across the
street from the institute knocking down chmneys and
cornces breaking of window shutters and smashing The
window panes Others accompanied with large pieces Of
with great violence against the gable Of the
the south side Of Pine street, between Seventh and
Eighth, doing much damage to the buildings The alley
running from Chestnut Pine Olive seemed TO
sort OF channel suice-along which the tenn
pest laden with raers bricks boards shingles and tin
roofing swept with irresistible fury board fence in
the rear OF the house. occupied by Dr. Vaughn tho
carred the street and scattered On the vacant o
next 10 the residence of DIR. Franklin. The thu
north side Of Pine suffered considerably in the OF
broken windows and shutters aud smashed chimneys
The building owned by Mr. lie Due, the southeast
corner OF Seventh and Pine, was also special mark for
II Is occupied below by John j. Conroy family grocer
the rooms above being used Offices and sleeping apart
ments by young men. The tin roofing, scantlng and
raiters torn away in twinkling and scattered
the street below Some portions of the ruins
cpi,aed with great violence against the opposite row OF
houses, knocking the brick wall In In one place and
smashing the windows generally. The faco OF the
presented very dapidated appearance - the night
closed in. #N4
portion OF the roof Of the Mercantile Library build.
ing was carried away.
The tornado struck the Lndell Hotel with much vo-
ence and OF the windows In the seventh story
being open the wind swept under the roof hitting the
|Saftars and damaging the building to the extent of
"a 900
Inc Museum on Fifth street withs.ood the storm ex-
celleny, only losing skyght, although many who
had decrlcd It's soiidity expected would be blown
down.
A church on Fifth street ncnr the Museum had its
spire blown into the street.
The wire Of the IRE alarm telegraph is down in great
many places and will require good deal Of labor to
put il up.
list OF about nfty houses less injured by the
tornado is given