Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-03-24
GREAT STORM IN THE WEST.
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

The West and Upper Canada were Wis
the 10th inst. AT st. Louis the Storm
had her chimneys blown down, and the
Adelia's were badly twisted. The Sam
Gary was blown entirely across the river,
and burge with 5000 feet Of lumb was
carried down the stream, and has not been
recovered yet. The Elkhorn's chimneys
were blown down, and her upper works
badly damaged. The Columb also, lost
her ehimneys and had her roof badly
broken. The Belle Of Pike, thirty miles
above hero, received full force of wind
and her chimneys blown overheard, and
| her pilot house smashed, and her cabin "A
good deal twisted, and several other boats
more or less injured. The damage to
boats will probably amount to ten or fif
teen thousand dollars Iu tho city there
was also considerable havoc done. The
st. Ann Asylum and Widows Home lost
gable. he Pacific Railroad Depot lost
part OF its roof. The Sacred Heart Con-
vent had rable blow,9lown. Tho roof
of Pcck's Planning Mill was blown off.
Several dwellings, were uuroofed, walls
blown down, fences and trees leveled with
the ground, and lumber yards raised. At
Grey's Summit, Oh the Pacific Railroad,
fifty miles West of st. Louis, u frame
house containing number Of people was
raised from its foundation and moved sew
eral yards without material injury to itself
or inmates.
In Chicago several buildings in diflorent
parts Of tho city were blown down. The
machine shops Of tho Chicago and Rock
Island road, located near the junction,
suffered severely. The blacksmith shop,
n building two hundred ieot long, built of
brick, WAS entirely de olished. The ma
chino shop was also much damaged, sew
eral hundred feet Of The wall being blown
down. The station engine house and
other buildings were also considerably
damaged. 1t ia reported that forty other
buildings in the vicinity Of the machine
shops were more or less damaged by the
gallo. 1t IL not possible to estimate the
Ioss with any degree Of certainty That
of the Chicago aud Rock Island Railroad
cannot be less than $l00 900. Some dam
age was done TO the railroad lines center
ing here, but nothing that will cause 40
rious trouble. A frame dwelling. Oh tho
corner Of Willow aud Dayton ftreets DC
cupied by Adam Winter, was blown down.
Winter was seriously injured aud his wiIo !
instantly killed.
The extensive wooden factory If An
drews d Mallock, in Jeffersonville, In |
diana, was unrooied, aud II portion Of the |
front blown down. Boats we're complied |
to tie up, NJ navigation was lmprhctlcable.
The coal fleet had to tie up. The bouts in
the harbor have all escaped harm
In Warren county, o., the tornado was
II mile in width and passed through the |
village If Ridgevilie, where it destroyed i
the brick Methodist church and several |
stables, besides unrootng other buildings.
Throughout the extent Of it, trnck fences
were removed and scattered over the |
farms, and great damage done to the
timber.
In Chatham, on the Chicago and Alton
Road, 1t carried off the roof OF the railroad |
depot, and making complete wreck of .
the structure. A considerable amount of /
damage was also caused in tho village.
The damage will exceed $4,000.
Along the Louisville New lbany and |
Chicago railroad the storm was very ee-
we're; the wind blew perfect gale, tearing
down telegraph lines, uprooting trees,
carrying away fences and doing other
damage.
At Memphis the Lady Gay and Com
mercul had their chimneys blown down,
those Of the former boat falling across
Larry Harmstad's wharfboat. damaging it
The Eml error, coming down,
had her pilot house blown of. A car
standing on the railroad track at Collier
vile was blown off.
The draw Of the railroad bridge across
the Mississippi river Of Rock Island was
blown down, breaking it in two. One
man was killed.
A terrific storm swept through Pana,
H., blowing down twelve or fifteen bust
ness houses, besides a number of dwell
ngs. barns, otc., and carrying of large
Quantities Of lumber. The damage TO
property liz estimated ut from sixty to
seventy thousand dollars.
here was a terrific hurricane at Toronto.
The railroad depots, dwelling houses,
etc, were damaged to the
amount of $4,000. One man was killed
md several wounded.