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

THE EAST ST. LOUIS VISITATION.
About three o'clock yesterday afternoon
East st. Louis was visited by the most
terrific and fatal hurricane ever seen in
this portion Of the country.
ALIoHr SOUTHEAST WIND,
which had blown steadily all. tho after
noon, suddenly shifted to the southwest,
and in few minutes lead-colored cloud |
was seen coming up the river apparently |
from the Missouri shore, just below the
city. The approach Of the cloud, which
resembled in appearance driving mist,
va. accompanied with rushing sound
like that created by the wings of an i'm
menso foek Of birds.
IT STRUCK
the shore, an in.tan, later, at the Pitts |
burg coal dump, nearly opposite the foot
Of Chou,eau avenue, and the destruction
commenced,
BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED.
Near the coal dyke werea number Of
frame houses, which were torn to splinters
in the fierce gale, and fragments OF them
carried TO q great distance. The track Of
the hurricane was about two hundred
yards in breadth, and at the dyke, three
coal houses and a ticket Office, two
new frame dwelling houses, owned by
WIN. Reademeyer, and another owned by
Mr.. Scamp were destroyed. A train Of
cars and an engine were hurled from the
track, and many OF the cars SIN a.hed.
The loss was not aseertained, bat il will
probably reach several thousand dollars.
TIE TU0-BoAr uEwErT
was the next sport OF the tempest, aud the
upper works were swep, elesnly from the
deck. The commander, Capt, Mon,gom
cry, was cut on the head by hying timber
and it was stated tina, two men were swcp
overheard. Mr.. MeComas, the superiu
tendent OF the bridge works, In whose EN-
pioy .hs boz, vas, iufO, .u-l our .vlvrtc
that the statement was incorrect, n IN
number Of the crow proved upon count {
be complete.
TOLEDO, WABASH AND WESTERN Il. II.
The most powerful effects Of the ,ornad
was probably manifested near the depo
Of the Toledo, Wabash and Western rail
way. AL theby-standers, including man
influential visitors from this side 81 IA
river, declared that
NOTHING SHORT OF OCULAR DeNoSsTgA
TIoN
would have convinced them that any know
force Of wind would haycaccomplishci th
hcrculean fcats that had been otrec,c,
Principal among these We may men .io
tina, n
THIRTY TON ENGINE WAS LIFTED BDpIL,
from the track and hurled down con
tiguous embankmeni. The engine was u .,
merely tumblei over and, as it were,
rolled towards the edge of the cmbank-
ment, but We advisodly use the word
"LIFTgD' INTO TIE AIR
and flung down the slope without touahing
the space which intervened between the
rails on which the engine stood and the
precipice. Seeing is believing. There are
the rails on which the engine stood there
il the earth beside those rails without a
scratehi and there is the engine in the
ravine below-wheels upturned. We ar;
thus particular in this part Of our naria
tive because the feat accomplished by old
Boreas
APPEARS ALMOST INCREDIBLE;
but our reporter witnessed what is dc
scribed.
Close 70 where the engine and ear La,
stopped, there were several cars, including
Pullman palace car, on side tract
These were likewise
LIFTED BY TIM VIVID,
and hurled down the enibankinent into
|, little lake, and about thirty yards from IL
!, engine. The beautiful and costly pala,
a car appeared 10 be wreck IL was lyin
Il wheelless, upside down, at the bottom I
. embankment.
Another evidence Of the force of IL
wind Was manifested in the fight whic
one Of the ponderous cars hadtsken. I'll
n ravine OF gully at the foot Of the embanI
men' " probably fifty feet wide, and tn
car last alluded TO
lu WAS LIFTED ACROSS ALL THAT SPACE,
10 and lodged on the slope of the oppo,io
10 embsnkinent.
ia Yet another proof ofthe force Of the 10,
Lis asdo at this point A large portion ,
Te one Of the cars was violently torn OIL b
Sh the wind and carried INTO the adjoinir
&C wood, distance #
he At LEAST THREE HUNDRED PEET,
IN Besides thej passenger cars mentione
mt some
he FREIGHT CARS WE'RE BLOWN OVER
the embankment and totally wrecke