Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-10
HURRICANE.
Fuller Particulars Of tie Disasters
from the Great Wind and
Hall Storm.
The Property Destroyed and Dsm-
aged-0ysr 81, 100000 Worth,
Names Of the Killed and Wounded
an Exciting Recital.
Losses and Damage on tbs River
Namss Of Steamboats, Injured.

ST. LOUIS, March 9.-The deaths
caused by the tornado which passed
over East st. Louis yesterday evening
so far as known are seven, as follows.
John Halpin, employed on the bridge:
Jno. B. O'Neal, purchasing agent Of the
Southeastern railroad; John VogeI,
Dan Collins, Timothy Drumm, Isaac
Evans, engineer on Chicago and Alton
railroad, burned in the round house
John Eiseley, brakeman on the Tole-
do and Wabash railroad, aad a team
ster, name unknown. Of the wound
ed, the following are most seriously
hurt: Henry G. CreoiIing, superin-
tendent Virgins Ferry Company,
right shoulder fractured and head cut
by the chimney Of the ferryboat fall
ing across his carriage; Geo. SchOne.
master mechanic on the Chicago and
Alton road, terribly cut on head, and
one leg badly crushed; Margaret
Conway, both legs broken: Michael
Conway and two children fearfuIlv
cut about the head and body; Louis
ParrOn, head badly cut; L. Marks. of
Nashville, H., head shOckingly cut:
Charles Parry and Thos. Hamilton.
seriously cut; Peter Finn, leg broker; ;
Frank Donnegan and wife, badly
hurt; Milton Mcfarland, seriously:
Aaron Stanus, agent Adams Express,
head badly cut; Harvey Stockman.
Of Toledo and Wabash
railroad, head terribly cut; Timothy
D0nOhue, same road, head terribly
cut; VIM. bennett, fireman, Wabash !
road, shoulder dislOcated; VIM. Hill. !
blacksmith, same road, head terribly |
cut, will probably not recover; Peter
Philpau, conductor of PulIman's /
sleeper, seriously; Lucy Glasgow and |
Barbara Sincraft, seriously. the lat.
-er viii probably die; Margaret Rich
ards0n and child, the latter fatally: /
Nolan and child badly cut.
he latter cannot recover: Ellen !
Dalton, seriously; Timothy Howard,
If the Chicago railroad, terribly cut
,bOut the head; Eliza Powell. head
badly cut; VIM. Stark, pilot Of the
seriously; Matt. Quinn. |
yandalia railroad, arm broken
". F. Gaines, foreman Vandalia
arm broken. The list
# the Slightly injured will outnum-
,er the above.
The immense mass Of framework
round the eastern abutment Of the
fridge, consisting Of derricks and
supports for the hosting ap-
.aratus, was blown down like so
many reeds.
Some thirty families were rendered |
omeless by their houses being blown
own. Most Of the latter were totally
estroyed.
The steamer MOllie Able lost her !
limneys and texas. All the upper D
7orks Of the iron ram Vindicator.
wned by the Ferry Company, were
vept away. The tug boat Hewitt.
eIonging to the Bridge Company. Z
'st her upper works, and Captain
-ontgomery was blown into the
yer, but he was saved with slight c
Jury. c
At the sectional docks, on this side
the river, below the city, the storm I,
ruck slightly, carrying away the
Of the steamer W. B. Dana. c
i'd displacing her cabin several ffS
ches, and forcing the steamer Rubi- g
n and several barges from their \
oorings. At the Pittsbrg coal 3,
ze, on the Illinois shore, the ferry 6
at America lost her upper works.
d her pilot, Richard johnson. was
ry badly hurt. Several small s.
uses were demolished at this point. q