Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-03-23

AGE was done south of the city was NO
definitely ascertained, but no reports vert
received last night Of any serious conse-
quences.
The scene in East St. Louis during and
Immediately succeeding the storm was
thrilling beyond description. The de-
structiOn of so many buildings, and the
killing and wounding Of so many persons,
caused universal dismay and excitement.
Hardly had the wind and rain deluge
ceased, before men, women and children
might be seen running about in all direc-
tons, some, in the very insanity OF fear,
aimlessly flying for security somewhere ;
Others seeking help for some loved ones
buried in tempest made ruins, or looking,
in an agony Of suspense, for some relative
or friend of whose safety there was I'M
certainty. 1t was wild, pathetic scene
CONSERVATION was depicted in every face,
while many might be seen glancing excit-
eddy at the sky, as if expecting some fur
ther dreadful phenomenon OF the ele-
ments. Nothing bewilders and apals
more than an o,itburst from the heavens,
working destruction by invisible forces,
to which the dullest mind realizes there is
no limit. So in East St. Louis yesterday,
for a time, there was fearful looking for
worse things, even amid the rack and ruin
already accomplished. 3
The loss of life is the most deplorable
feature in the event Of yesterday. Had
We only to chronicle the destruction OF
properly, the task would be unpleasant,
but among an energetic people the loss
would easily be repaired. The dead how
ever, make tragedy out of the storm, and
make even its remembrance horror. So
far as could be ascertained last evening,
there were eight men killed and ffIy-two
persons wounded.
First of all was Mr.. John Rodkin O'Neil,
purchasing agent of the Southeastern Rail
way. Mr.. O'Neil was at the time of the
catastrophe standing in front of the South.
eastern passenger depot. He was struck
by a flying piece Of timber Ia the head and
instantly killed.
John Vogel, foreman of s. Mayo's lum-
Der yard, was killed by the office in which
he was writing at the time being blown
completely down, terribly crushing his
head.
Daniel Collins was in the house of Mr..
Patrick Conway, which was blown down.
His head was terribly cut, and he also re-
ceived internal injuries. He died in about
five hours after the accident.
Timothy Drumm, an employe of the
Chicago Transfer Company, was immedl-
ately killed by the harness. shop of the com
Dany, in which he was at the time, being
blown down and crushing him by the fall
ng debris
Probably the most horrible death which
occurred was that of Isaac Evans, an engi-
neer on the Chicago Railroad. The time
the Chicago Railroad round house was
blown entirely down, Mr.. Evans was
asleep in one of the rooms OF the upper
story of the building. AS the building
was carried to the ground, Mr.. Evans was
carried with it, and then his body burned
to crisp by the fire which Immediately
ensued. His body was recovered about q
D. H. with nothing but the trunk remain
ing. s5.
A driver in the employ of Zimmerman
& Co, of this city, lumber merchants, was
Immediately killed by being crushed
beneath the falling mass of one of the
Chicago freight depots.
John Eisley, brakeman on the Toledo
& Wabash Railway, was on a car which
was blown from the track into the slough,
and Immediately killed. Up to a late
hour his body had not been recovered.
James Halpin, an employee of the bridge,
was killed at the east pier.
The wounded, some of them, were in
terrible condition, and doubtless before
this reaches the public, some of them, too,
will be numbered among the dead.
A miraculous escape which occurred to
a whole family cannot be passed over
without being noticed. The portion Of
the house near the Chicago depot in
which Mr.. Charles Schaffer's family were
situated at the time of the tornado, was
blown away, from the roof to the founda-
ton, and strange to say, with slight CON
fusion to one of the children, the family
escaped unharmed-&. Louis Republican,
Narch 8.