Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-07
DEATH IN THE STORM.
\ Furious Torn do Passes
Through the Wcst3

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 2S.-A terrible wind
storm, amounting almost to a tornado,
struck the northern part of St. Charles,
Mo, yesterday afternoon, and passing
down Main and Second streets dpmui-
ishcd or badly injured twenty or more
buildings. Among those most serious
ly damaged are kThmtr's warehouse,
wrecked, and lis Touring mill grrB tly
Injured the COurt-hoEst unrOOied and
the front blown down the county Jail
unrOotrd ana the walls blown down
two stories below the roof, leaving the
iron cells exposed. Concert Hall, the
vas works, nud an agricultural ware.
house aIc totally dcstruNtd The First
National Bank will have to be pulled
down. The County Clerks Office, the
California House. the Democratic
~ tCS and ZcUUng newspaper offices,
the Park Hotel, the German MrIhu-
dis, church. the Odi Fellows build
ing, and numerous other buildings are
badly injured. James Gosney, an en-
ployec of the PAS works and little
son were Killed. Three or four other
persons were more or less hurt. The
storm went in the direction of Port
aye Des Sioux, and is said to have de-
~troyed several farm houses and 'iniur-
eel number OF persons. The storm
lasted less Than five minutes. The
damage at ST. Charles il estimated at
$3O.0OO, but this is probably eXaggcr.
nted.
CINCINNATI, Feb 2S.-The CONNER.
Glars special places the number Of
houses blown down in the tornado at
Princeton, Glhson county, Indiana.
last night, at thirtN-ninc he storm
struck the southwestern part of
the town, and lasted but one minute
1t damaged the school building, de-
m0liShcd the new chu ch of the Gov.
cuauters, and blew down fences. A
large number of persons were injured.
one or TWO fatally. a little child was
blown from its he'd into "A garden
Another was blown one hundred yards
and found on the railroad track. A
uumier of horses were killed. There
are "umOrs of great damage through
out the surrounding country.
Additional particulars to the same
paper from POtoka, station few
miles north of Princeton, say many
hail stones were found over six inches
in CirCum ference and some nearly
eight. The correspondents says further
reports from Princeton says eight per
sons are dangerously injured and four
not expected to recover. One woman
lost her eyrsight. Over fifty houses
were demolished. About fifty more
we're da maged The tornado was most
1avere from the north side of the Pub
lie tTuare to the southern limits of the
town.
La the track of the storm it is impos.
sihlp to tlislingG'-h the streets or form
ei location of reeideHces. Everything
is prnstTated and spread over the
ground. Several persons were buried
under the wreck OF their dwellings and
taken out unframed to-day. One
family found thems Ives walking on
the ceiling of their rooms, yet they ee-
capped unharmed, while those who at
tempted to escape were injured,
EVANSVILLE, Feb 2S.-A tornado at
Princeton, Ind, last night, blew down
or badly damaged about fifty houses,
one or two OF which were hurnrd.-
Eight or ten people were injured, two,
it is thought, fatally. Much damage
was done in the country adjacent.
The st. Charles Disaster.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2S.-A letter from
ST. Charles to the Globe Democrat,
gives the following description of yes
teplay's storm 1t was first discover
ed about three miles south of the city,
and came in the general direction of
the river. II appenrd To he about 200
\ ARDS wide, 500 high, "A Yellow, verti-
cal column, whirling and rolling with
fearful velocity, and apparently bound
ing from place to place. The debris
il caused il not found 10 have been car
ried in any particular direction, hut is
scattered all about. buildings entire
~ uuscathed stand adjoining those ut
terly wrecked. and upon Main street
with hut few exceptions where n house
upuu one side Of the street felt The
storm auuthcr directly opposite es.
cared, showing the whirl To have been
very narrow, aud that its motion was
vihratnry. Its duration was not more
than five minutes, passing in that
time through the city. The noise was
terrific. and a populardescriplion Of il
rest emhled multitude Of railroad