The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-06-18
A TORNADO AT MIDNIGHT.
THE MARCO IT MADE IN ST. LOUIS AND
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Houses Shaken and Unroofcd and the Streets
swept of Trees. Signs, and Telegraph
wires-Steamboats Sunk Damaged.


Houses shaken and Unroofcd and the Streets
swept of Trees, Signs, and Telegraph
wires-steamboats Sunk or Damaged.
ST. LOUIS June IA tornado, unheralded
by the earlier signal service reports. struck the
city and vicinity Just before midnight. and 30
great was the fall OF rain that in sixteen min
utes the guage showed 71-100 OF an inch.
The velocity Of the wind, originally hleJwing
from the west. marked sixty miles an hour at
one interval Persons who happened to be out
lied to places Of shelter from flying signs. bill
boards. and large branches OF trees that were
hurled through the air. Telegraph poles and
wires early went down. and communication
without and within tho city was speedily
broken up. Lightning played havoc with the
trees In the parks. and an night street car
was picked UP bodily by the wind.
On the river the damage to shipping was con-
siderable. The steamer Blue Lodge. which be-
longs to raft company. was torn from her
moorings and dashed against the bridge crush
ing in her hull and sweeping off all above deck.
She broke to pieces and foated down stream.
The fireman was lost The Champion No. 0. a
small boat used In Ohio River trade. was
swept under the bridge. near a pier. and so
badly wrecked that this morning at about 1
o'clock she sank over by the East ST. Louis ee-
while some distance down the river. on the
Illinois side. is a wreck. supposed to be her
hull. The steamer Bright Light, was also
stacks cleared off, with part Of her cabin. The
last seen of her she was drifting rapidly down
she whirling around With the current. Tie
Carrier. moored at the foot Of Cherry. street
was torn loose and sent flying across to st.
making "a''f bad jH0 wreck OF that boat O2 but
sustaining, triding injury herself, The Grand
overheard the gearing and stays landing all in
wreck on barge q coal The cry OF Helena.
smokestacks taken of and carried out Of sight
The ferryboat Edwardsville was badly wrecked
above decks. having her stacks swept away and
Of the New Orleans line. laying at the foot of
Walnut AIN street had her boom and spars broken.
upper deck tearing great gap In the
roof The heavy stages fell over into the
G qa wh Ps tSdsy large OrSs s Of
boats are being rapidly repaired and. save the
City OF Helena, were able 70 leaye this evening
arrived from below early this forenoon. and
reports that in coming ~ she passed several
RADIO and one, barge we're blown across the
river at the end Of an island a few miles below
here. badly disabled. The storm caused dam
inches after the rain, gauging twenty-five
feet above low water mark.
During the hurricane it WIS dificult to stand
blown about,and bruised, The iirst blow com;
bs at ,dd l5s Nj SnS easd at on 2sa
few minutes and the third at 8 80. believed to
be the return OF the first storm from its circuit;
three times. The total rainfall was 47-lOO
inches. The last wire to give way was be-
this morning there was COMMUNICATION. oyer
the Western Union only, with Chicago and that
by single mir wire 1h he damage in this city will
The only premonition Of the storm was the
intense heat of the day and with The coming OF
tons OF the city people were unable to stay in
their houses, and took refuge on the street AT
away again and leave the heat more oppres-
siye than eyer. Not long aiterward the horizon
ns s S Sh' .SoWca WHAT WAS
coming. There were heard a few peals Of
distant thunder ana then thS stiffness aEsP
Then came the storm; heralded by a magnf,
cent electric display. There was no thunder. at
Streets 9q as Bright as day The rain began to
fall and the wind Increased in violence until it
became Il 'ornGlo. Those who had fallen asleep
in spite OF tho heat were awakened, and the
whole city was on the alert. each family expect
Ins every moment .,i to FEEL their house tumble;
stood at the doors ready to run into the street.
:. In East 81. Louis the storm was more severe
part of the town was flooded. and about 200
houses occupied b. poor families were more
entirely or twisted out of shape. When the
storm ragged tercest and tho houses shook on
their foundations, hundreds Of men. women
and children abandoned their beds prefcrring
TO wander around the streets in the petinE
rain to running the risk Of being crushed by
lowlands. on which their houses stood and
women and children waded knee deep
il water TO seek some. place of shelter
arms and litt!e chi ldren clingng to their skirts.
CROPPED their way in mud and water to the shell
ter of friendly freight car. Three of the
houses were lifted from their foundations and
chimneys or a portion of their roofs, The
Cairo and st. Louis Narrow Gauge roundhouse
suffered Severely, the, creator portion Of the
building being levelled. The Allerton House.
the east side. was damaged considerably, A
blast struck the roof in the centre, and hurled
| 1t TO the ground. The roof of one OF the towers
of the big bridge was raised, and koehler's new
mill lost its roof, most OF the upper story. and
| iercd severely About $50 feet Of the Nandalia
| freight depot, on the south side. was carried
| away and landed on Dyke avenue. The dam
| age on the island will foot up about $50 900.
The path OF the tornado in the city varied
crossed the river it seem to have contracted to
| less than Il mile in Width,
| LEAvEHwoRTH Kan, June IA tornado
| struck this city at II O'Clock asst night and de-
| s25O.0OO. ST. Mary's Academy was blown down
| and five girl pupils We're killed. and arc yet
under the ruins. Two men had arms broken.
| A man was blown into the riyer and drowned.
wind storm swept over this city last night. do
mo!ishing several houses and barns. and doing
considerable other damage.
The Guitonu Case.
| WASHINGTON June l7.-The Star says: Jus