Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-10

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Scare-Steamboats Driven Ashore.
Special to the Union and American
MEMPHIS, March 9.-The gale which
passed over the city yesterday afternoon
was also quite severe at Helena, Ark,
ninety miles below, and at different
points along the river above here for a
distance of hundred miles. Boats were
compelled to seek the shore in safety, and
one or two narrowly escaped total de-
struction.
At Helena the gale struck the city at
2:40 P. NJ, lasting 80 minutes, unroofng
a number of houses and several of which
were nearly demolished by the previous
tornado. The frightened citizens fearing
another hurricane rushed frantically from
their houses, seeking safety on board one
or two steamers lying at the wharf upon
which they remained until the storm abat-
ed. Hail stones fell as large as pebbles,
breaking nearly half the windows in town.
Similar destruction of properly is re-
ported at Osceola and other small towns
above and on the west bank of the river.
Those on the opposite side were injured
but little.
To the Associated Press.
Gas Reservoir Upset by the Storm
MEMPHIS, March 9.--The storm last
niGbtupset the reservoir of the gas works,
losing ninety thousand feet OF gas. No
other serious damage is reported.
In Fast 81. LOuis-FEightfuI List of
GasuaIIies-Thirty Families Un-
hOused-GreaI Damage 10 steam
GTs.
ST. LOUIS, March 9.-The deaths caused
by the tornado which passed over East st.
Louis yesterday evening, as far as known
are eight, as follows: John HslpiD, en-
ployed on bridge; John B. O'Neill, pur-
chasing egent of the Southeastern Rail
road; John VOgel, Dan Collins, Timothy
Drumm: Isaac Evans, engineer of the
Chicago and Alton Railroad, burned in
the roundhouse; John Eisley, brakeman
on the Toledo and Wabash Railroad, and
a ieamster, name unknown.
OF the wounded the following are the
most seriously hurt: Henry c. Greeting,
Superintendent OF the Virgins Ferry
Company, right shoulder fractured and
head cut by the chimney of the ferry
boat falling across his carriage; Geo.
Schone, master mechanic of the Chicago
and Alton Railroad, terribly cut on the
head and one leg badly crushed; Margaret
Conway, both legs broken; Michael Con,
way and two children, fearfully cut about
the head and body; James Parrow, head
badly cut; L. Marks, Of Nashville, Ill,
head shockingly cut; Charles Parry and
Thos. Hamilton, seriously cut; Pete
FLYNN, leg broken; Frank Donnegau anC
wife, badly hurt; Milton Mcfarland
seriously; Aaron Flauus, Agent of Adams
Express, head badly cut; Harvey Slock
man, yard master of the Toledo and Wa
bash Railroad, head terribly cut; Timothy
DonOhue, Of the same road, hear
badly cut; VIM. bennett, fireman Oh
the Wabash road, shoulder dislOcated
William Hill, blacksmith on Wabash road
head terribly cut, viii probably not re
cover; Peter Philihan, Conductor of
Pullman sleeper, seriously; Lucy GOsgoV
and Barbara SinCr0ft, seriously, the latte
will probably die; Margaret Richardson
and child, the latter fatally; Margare
Nolan and child, badly cut, the latte
cannot recover; Ellen Dalton, seriously
Timothy Howard, of the Chicago rail
road, terriblN- cut about the head; EIiz
Powell. heaR badly cut; VIM. Stack
} pilot of the Ierry boat, seriously; Mat
Gwinn, of the Vandalia railroad, arm bro
keJ; Frank Edwards, engineer of tn
Vandalia road, terribly scalded; W. T
Gaines, foreman of the Vandalia roun
house, arm broken The less seriousl
and slightly injured will Outnumber tn
above.
The immense mass of frame work o
and around the eastern abutment of th
bridge, consisting of derricks and ma!
sive supports for other hosting appars
tus, was blown down like so many reed
Some thirty families were rendered hOm
less by their houses being blown dOwI
Mostof the latter were totally destroyed
The steamer Mollie Able lost her chin
neys and texas. All the upper works
the iron ram, VindiCa or, owned by Il
Ferry Company, were swept away. II
tugboat, Hewitt, belonging to the Bird
Company, lost her upper works, al
CAPT. Montgomery was blown into 4
river, but he was saved with slight injur
At the sectional docks on this side of &
river, below the city the storm stTu
slightly, carrying away the chimney
the steamer w B. Dance and displacl
her cabin several inches, and fOTci
the steamer Rubicon and several barg
from their mooIings. At the PittsbU
coal dyke on the Illinois shore, the teI
boat America, lost her upper works a
her pilot, Richard johnson, was Vt
badly hurt. Several small houses W,
demolished at this DOint.