The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-19
BOIsTEROUS' GALE.
A Terrific Tornado Visits ST. Louis
and Other Places.
SEVERAL Pc MS KILLED IN IOWA.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 1.-THE severest
storm that has visited this region for a long
time passed over the city between II and
o'clock this morning. The wind attained
velocity of &C miles an hour, and did very
great aggregate damage, but so far as known
no single Injury of magnitude occurred. Trees
and fences were prostrated in all sections OF
the city. Shutters, signs chimneys, etc., were
blown down and general havoc among small
things prevailed. A very heavy rain accom-
panied the wind, and the streets and sewers
and CELLARS is many parts OF the city were
flooded. Several steamers at the wharf lost
chimneys or had some part of their upper
works carried away, and barges and small
craft were banged about good deal. Every
telegraph line in this city was prostIsted, and
this afternoon communication is restored TO
only very few points. A good deal of plate
glass was broken in the business part OF the
city, and great many windows OF residences
were blown in.
The steamer Blue Lodge, the property OF
Macdonald Bros, lumber dealers, OF La
Crosse, Wis, valued at $4,000 was sunk at
the Pittsburg dyke on the Illinois shore. The
steamboat Champion was sunk at East St.
Louis; loss $4,000. Capt. Dan Silver's boats,
Bright Light and Annie P. Silver, were dam
aged respectively $1,000 and $780, The steam
boat Charles p. Chouteau lost her boom; loss
$4,000. The total damage on the river by the
storm is over $4,000. The storm seems to have
been moro severe in East ST. Louis than on
this side of the river. Nearly all the southern
part of that town was flooded, and some 50
and several blown down entirely or twisted out
of shape Women and children left their
homes and waded around in muddy water,
seeking safe shelter from the storm, filling
freight cars, and occupying other places OF
refuge The round house of the narrow gauge
railroad was neary blown down, and Koehler's s
new mill lost its roof, most of the upper story
and the engine house. About 115 feet of the
Vandalia line freight house was carried away
The East st. Louis elevator, the Advance
elevator and elevator B lost smokestacks and
part of their roofs. The Hazel mill also suf-
fered severely. Some business houses lost their
roofs or part of their walls and considerable g
stock was damaged or destroyed by the rain.
The total loss cannot fall short OF $5o,0O0
DIES MONIES, June ia tornado swept
through Central Iowa late last night from the
northwest to southwest from 20 miles north of
Des Moines. The town of Grinnell was struck
by it and half the town is in ruins. Twelve
physicians have gone by speciai train to the
scene of the disaster.
Eight deaths are reported from Malcolm
which is entire levelled and destroyed. Brook
lyn also suffered so4le. Some eight OF the
students are badly injured, having been dug
out of the ruins. The Chaplin House is turned
into hospital
Accounts of the first appearance of the cy-
clone do not agree but it appears deep roaring
sound was first heard proceeding from tunnel
LATER.
A special to the State Register stated sur
geons now report Al dead at Grinnell, and say
five or six more cannot live through the night
Surgeons have reported the wounded exceed
160, and the number of houses destroyed or ru-
ined, between 40 and 150 Total loss OF prop
erty is now estimated at 100000.
It is feared the number Of deaths at Grinnen
will yet reach rs. The path of the toanado is
now well defined as having been about25 miles
long and half mile extending five miles
northwest of Grinnell and 20 miles southeast.
1t is now thought the loss of life outside Grin
nell will reach % and altogether nearly 100
CAIRO, June 1S-A heavy wind and rain
storm swept over this city about p. m. today,
doing considerable damage to roofs and trees