The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-18

Two Steamboats, sunk and ofhcrs Dnmagcd
nj NJ. Lnuis-fsrras Dumnse IA rr"pcrf, In
the City-Mary Poor Families Rendered
H.melr..-Th, storm nf Other Plac-s-

81. LOTS. June ia heavy gale las;
night did great amount OF damage IN tins
CITY in acc-rcgafe. but there were no heavy
individual losses. the chief damage being
TO roofs. chimneys, signs. glass, and moVs-
bile nroperfv. The wind attained a We
locitv N sf-rv--ix miles hourly. On the
river the damage was greater. The steamer
Blue Lodge. vniucd at $40. 900. the properly
of Mcdonald BROTHERS. lumber-dealers, OF
La Crosse. Wis. was sunk Of Pittsburgh
1 dyke. on the Illinois shore. She IA a iotailoss.
and j. not insured. The steamboat CHAIN
s-f,on. owned nv CAPTAIN Woodward, was
sunk NJ East II. Louis. and il also total loss
She was valued az $40. OOl. and fully insured.
Cautain Daniel siIver's boats Bright Light
and Annie I. Silver sustained damages re-
spectiyey 70 the extent Of sl.oOU and
81 900. The steamboat Charles y. Chou
ieau lost her boom. and was damaged 20
the extent Of $500. The steamboat Grand
Pacific. Of the -. Paul Packet Line. SUI
fervd 10 the amount Of $500. The steamboat
Civ OF Helena lost both OF her cnImnevs.
The total loss on the river y over s9d.000.
The storm was more severe IN East ST.
Louis than on this side 0f the river. Near
~ all the southern portion o. that town
was flooded. and about fifty houses. occu-
pied bv poor families. were damaged 20
greater or less extent. several were blown
down entirely Or twisted on Of shape.
Women and children left their homes and
waded aboui in the muddy water for
hours seeking shelter from the Storm. fill
ing iroighi-cars and occupying other places
" refuge The rOund-hOuse of the Nar-
row-Gauge railroad was nearly blown
down. and Koehler's new mill. near 10y.
lost IL roofs. most OF the upper story and
the encine-hOuse About 10 feet of the
Yandala line freighi-house was carried
away. The East II. LOtis Elevator. the
Advance Elevator, and Elevator r lost
some smOke-s,acks and pari of their roofs.
The paper mill also suffered severely. a
number OF other buildings, some of them
business-houses. lost their roofs or pari Of
their walls. and considerable stock was
damaged or DESTROYED 10y the rain. The total
loss cannot fall short Of S30.000, and may
be more.
The telegraph-vires were al prOstrIted.
All of the " estern Union wires west Of
TIN. city are still down, but communication
eastward has been partly restored. A brief
dispatch Just received from LeayenWnrth
states that the storm visited that city last
night Five ladies were killed IN one
house there. and great amount Of damage
was done.
KANSAS CITY. june 1-.-This city was
visited last nichi by terrific tornado.
which unrOOied and overturned house,.
blew down trees and fences. and worked
general havoc. owler Brothers cooper
shop and the Western paini-shops were
blown down. and Thomas Maiden. VINO
Wa in the latter. was killed. The Howell
Hotel "a Rosedaic suburban town, was
also blown down. killing William Reese.
Fred. Powell had O lee broken.
Al Wvand0tie. across the Kansas river,
During OUera-IIouSe was uuruOie0.
The l0ss In kmsa, City j. estimated az
$3.50. 600