New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-10
THE ST. LOUIS TORNADO.
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.


ST. LOUIS. March 9.-The deaths caused by
the tornado which passed over East st. Louis yesterday
afternoon, as far as known, are seven. as follows:
NAMES OF TIE KILLED.
John Halpin employed on the bridge: , 60,
John Is. ONeil, purchasing agent for the South
John vogel Daniel Collins, Timothy Drumm, Isaac
Evans engineer OF the Chicago and Alton Railroad
John EIsley brakeman on the Toledo and Wabash
A teamster, name unknown
NAMES AND CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED.
OF the wounded, the following the most seriously
hurt:
Henry c. Crevelng, superintendent of the Virgins
Ferry Company right shoulder fractured and head cut
by the chimney OF the erryboat falling across MS car
George schone, master mechanic the Chicago and
Alton Road terribly cut on the head, and his legs badly
MARGARET Conway had both legs broken.
Michael COlway and two children were DadIy cut
about the head and body.
Louis Perom's head was badly cut.
L. Marks of Nashville, Illinois, had his head shock
Charles Perry and Thomas Hamilton were seriously
Peter Flynn had a leg broken.
Frank Donegan and wife were badly hurt
Milton Mcfarland was seriously hurt.
Aaron StaDnus, agent OF Adams's Express had MS
head badly cut
hash Railroad, had his head terribly cut.
Timothy DOnohue Of the same road had ms mead bady
William bennett fireman the Wabash Road, shoulder
dislOcated.
William HILL blacksmith on the WaOaSn HOau, nead
terribly cut; probably will not recover.
Peter Phihon conductor ON PulIlnans sieeplnSear'
Lucy glasgow and Barbara sncraft, seriously injured;
the latter will probably ole. - -,
Margaret Richardson and child, injured-the latter
Margaret stoan and chd badly cut the latter cannot
Ellen Dalton, seriously hurt.
Timothy Howard of the Chicago Railroad terribly cut
about the head.
Eliza Powell head badly cut.
William stark pilot OF the ferry-boat, seriously in
Matt Quinn of the vandaa Railroad, arm broken.
Frank Edwards, engineer on the Ndndaha RalrOad,
" r. Gamay, foreman Of the vandalia round house,
arm broken.
The less seriously and slightly injured will outnumber
the above. The immense amount OF framework in and
around the eastern abutment of the bridge consisting OF
derricks and the massive supports for other hosting
apparatus was blown down like so many reeds Some
70 families are rendered homeless by their houses being
blown down.
The steamer MolIie Able lost her chimney. and the
steamer Texas all her upper works. which were of iron
The ram yinaicator owned by the Ferry Company,
swept away and the tugb0at Hewitt DelOhglng 70 tuo
Bridge Company, also lost her upper works Capt.
Noutgomery ~ the Hewitt blown into the river ana
rescued, slightly injured At the Sectional Docks on
this side of the river, just below the city lh sor CIR
ried away the chimheys OF the steamer w. Ii. Dance,
and displaced cabin several inches and forced tho
steamer RubcOn and several barges from their moor
ings At the Pittsburgh Coal Dyke on the Illinois s9re
the feTry-bOat America lost her upper WORKS ana nei
pilot, Richard Johnson was very badly hurL several
small houses demolished at this point
THE STORM AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAMAGED.
MEMPHIS, March 9.-The storm last night
overturned the reservoir at the Gasworks containing
80 coo feet OF gas No other serious damage ID reported
IN this DeiShbOrhood.