The New York herald., 1871-03-10
TEE TORNADO IN ILLINOIS.

List of the Killed and Seriously Wounded by
| the Tornado at East st. Louis-TerribIe
Effects Of the storm-Thirty Families Rem
dcred Homeless-Great Destruction Of Pro-
perty.
ST. LOUIS, March Q, 1871.
The deaths caused by the tornado which passed
over East st. Louis yesterday afternoon, far as
known, are seven, as foii0ws:-John Hapn, en-
ployed on the bridge; John B. O'Neill, purchasing
agent for the Southeastern Railroad; John vogel,
Daniel Collins, Timothy Drumm, Isaac Evans, en-.
gineer OF the Chicago and Alton Railroad burned
in the roundhouse; John Eisley, brakeman on the
Toledo ana Wabash Railroad, and teamster, name
unknown.
or the wounded the following are the most Sc.
riously hurt:-nenry c. Crevelng, superintendent
OF the Virgins Ferry Company, right shoulder frac-
tured and head cut by the chimney or the ferryboat
falling across his carriage; George schone, master
mechanic on the Chicago and Alton road, received
a terrible cut on the heed and his legs badly
crushed; Margaret Conway had both legs broken;
Michael coway and two children were fearfuly cut
about the head and BODY; Louis Pervin's head was
badly cut; L. Marks, OF Nashville, Ill, mad
his head shockinsly cut; Charles Perry and
Thomas Hamilton were seriously cut; Peter Flynn
had a leg broken; Frank Donegan and wife were
badly hurt; Milton Mcfarland was seriously hurt;
the Toledo and Waoash Railroad. had his head
had his-head badly cut; William bennett, fireman
on the wabash road, shoulder dislocated; William
Hill, blacksmith on the Wabash road head terribly
cut-Yi probably not recover: Peter Phiiehon,
conductor on Puilman's sleeping car, seriously
injured; Lucy Glasgow and Barbara Sincrat
seriously injured-the latter Will probably die;
Margaret Richardson and child, injured the latter
fatally: Margaret Staan and cluld, badly cut, the
latter cannot recover; Ellen Dalton, seriously hurt;
Timothy Howard, OF the Chicago Railroad, terribly
cut about the head; Eliza Powell, head badly cus;
William stark, pilot OF the ferryboat, seriously in
jured; Matt. QUINN of the vandalia Railroad arm
broken; Frank Edwards engineer OF the yandalia
Railroad. terribly scaded; W. r. Gamey foreman OF
the Vandalla roundhonse, arm broken.
The less seriously and slightly injured Will out
number the above.
The immense amount Of framework in and
around the eastern abutment OF the bridge, consist
ing OF delTcks, and the massive supports for other
hosting apparatus was blown down like SO many
reeds.
Some thirty families are rendered homeless by
their houses being blown down. Most Of the latter
were totally destroyed.
The steamer Moie able lost her chimney the
Texas all her upper works, which were Of iron. The
ram Vindicator, owned by the Ferry Company, was
swept away, and the tugboat Hewitt, belonging to
the Bridge Company, lost her upper works Cap.
the river, and rescued slightly injured.
At the sectional docks, on this side OF the river,
Just below the city, the storm carried away the
chimneys Of the steamer w. 3. Dance and displaced
her cabin several inches, and forced the steamer
Rubicon and several barges from their moorings.
AT the Pittsburg coal dyke On the Illinois Shore the
ferryboat America lost her upper works and her
pilot, Richard Johnson was very badly hurt. Sey.
eral small houses were demolished at this point.