The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-10

near the depot is one OF
GREAT DEsoLAT1oN;
the destruction Of property was i'm nense,
but at this writing we will not undertake
to compute the figures.
ISpIASAPoLIs DEPOT DESTROYED
The depot Of the indianapolis railroad,
which lay in the track of tho Storm was
partially demolished, fragments Of large
beams being carried fifty yards away
THE BRIDGE.
On the bridge works the most terrific
havoc was made The east river pier still
stands, but the ponderous framework that
surrounded IL Is mass of ruins, and noarly
half Of the immense timbers are now font
ing down the river. The derrick boat,
with its massive hosting apparatus, was
torn to atoms, while perpendicular timbers
fully foot in diameter were snapped of
like reeds. The air boat was lying behind
the solid masonry, and, thus protected, I
escaped injury.
MuE sAEcTABLE
presented at the east shore pier was more
terrible than the other. About one hun.
drcd men were at work on the masonry
and the boats surrounding it, and many of
them were killed or wounccd.
Up TO six o'clock last evening the body
ofbut one man had been taken from the
wreck Of tlmbers and machinery, but it is
probable that four or five more will be
found.
The frame. work for tho hosting of the
huge rocks for the masonry formed
complicated net work of colossal beams
that supported heavy iron pullcys, large
wire cables and pondcrous iron sdafts.
This, together with the derrick and engine
boats, the superintendcnts Office, and, in
deed. almost all the buildings and appa-
tus, are an immense heap Of ruins.
There were eight purchases for raising
rocks manned by two men each, and not
more than FIVE minutes before the tornado
burst upon them, eight Of the men stopped
work, and leaving their places, prepared
to cross the river to their homes. This,
doubtless, saved their lives, as none of
them were injured. OF the other eight,
however, several are missing, and 1t is re-
ported that some were hurled into the tur-
bid waters Of the river, while others were
buried beneath the wreck.
yASDALIA RAILROAD DEPOT DESTROYED.
The Vandalia railroad depot and freight
house, building eight hundred feet long
was torn 20 fragments, which strewed the
ground for a handrrd yardsaway. Thirty
five men were at work there, but all sue
ceeded in escaping unhurt with the cxcep-
tior Of F. W. Slrathurcn, who was injured
IN the beas. and had hand crushed.
wATyH rANK Demolished.
The large water tank OF the Vandalis
. road was torn down, leaving nothing bu
!, the supporting posts to show where
J.. stood few moments before the storr
i broke upon tor, rather, IL was broke
- ~ thc storm.
q \ PLASINo MILL DISAPPEARS.
o The planning mill of Mr.. J. b. Loving
sion, consisting Of five buildings, some ga
pensiye machinery, aud lumber yarC
were scattered over the ground for rod
-. around, the hurricane scarcely leaving tn
= foundations of the buildings in the eartl
: II was not ascertainod tina, any of the en-
; ployes were injured.
TREES SNAPPED oYF.'
The trunks of trees, more than two &c,
IN diameter. were snapped like pipe-stem
=, and Of number Of small houses said TO b
. tho property Of the Virgins Ferry Com
, pany, few fragments Of the heavier tim
:, bers only remained in the tracks Of tn,
hurricane. Ole &C them was occupied BY
, Mrs. Brown, and, strange 10 say, the in,
mates escaped unhurL sI.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
The extensive buildings and car houses
Of the Southeastern railway are u total
wreck, and, in addition to those known u
be killed, number Of bodies are probabl,
buried under the ruins.
TuE ONO 4 MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD co.
suffered TO the extent of three frcigh
sheds, n tank house and n passenger car
house, totally destroyed, and eleven car
thrown from the track and badly smashed
JACKSONVILLE TRAIS-DAMA0E At Ma
. NEokA.
The jacksonville train had reached
Mitchell Station, nine miles from Eas, ST
Louis, when n dispatch was received t.
proceed to Nsmeoka Station, a point jus
!. above Venisc, and help clear up the wrecl
cf freight cars ut that place. This was tn,
4 first the conductor had heard Of the sweep
. ing tornado.
:. On his arrival at Nameoka, he foun,
that train Of sixteen cars, which Ia,
been standing on u side track, had bee
n thrown over upon the main track Of III
Decatur road,
- One car, trucks and all, was carried
% distance Of $50 feet, over trees and lande
% in swamp,
The depot buildings ut Nameoka wer
unroofed, and other buildings in the Weir
,o ity presented wrecked appearance.
u Trees were uprooted and many Of col