The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-07-15
VIOLENT STORMS IN THE WEST
Great Damage 1sNe ~ Masl. Rats, aaA
W1sa-Trasss Dlswu frsa tie Traeh.

WSsA-T-asss DIsw~ frsa ths Track.
ST. LOUIS, July A.-The restoration OF
teleeraphic Communication. which was badly
broken last night. reveals tho fact that tho
storm. . part Of which swept over this city.
raversed not only large part Of Missouri. but
covered parts Of Kansas. Iowa. and Illinois.
The velocity Of the wind In this city was fifty
miles an hour. and came apparently from
nearly all directions. but mainly from the north
and northwest. No serious individual losses
were sustained. but great number OF minor
ones are reported. which will aggregate many
thousands Of dollars. Nobody was seriously
hurt East st. Louis also suffered In similar
manner. and train Of twenty flvc cars moving
on the Belt road. on the river front were blown
from the track. and most Of them badly wreck
cd. Belevile. ILL.,. was badly shaken up. and
a number Of houses more or less injured.
their. roofs and walls. and Tho LscJedo Ho,oi
was dismantled. Several other buildings were
slightly injured, and the streets Uttered with
to the machinery and stock from, the deluge OF
top to battom Xt ohsy. " ill., ill., two eHsreSes
, wore badly injured. and large number Of
Near browning No.. n train was blown from
tho bsss Ts slightly wounded and SIX
tinnous. Mo. and cared Tor. Mrs. Perry Of
LinnsSs had her ribs end collar bone broken:
sid;SI; .AisSaniGSr 6ras q s.. Joseph, Mo:, had
Ohio. had y wrist .dislocated and fingers bro
ken; J. z. Ross Of I,lnneus Ind his shoulder
astnSdS Smith nG e oa HM
vicinity OF Linnens the storm did great dam-
sss Il No. hs p seRooS house
was negrIy destroyed; At Jefferson City the
roofed, and ono or two other houses damaged.
severe storm passed over, Trenton, Mo.
na Sun.s the
damaged. The damage in the neig hborhood
is Sstima.sd at from ,2o 600 f. $50 600 ,,,
ber q small houses and shops wrecked. the
and tho Post Ofilce and two newspaper Offices
badly damaged. Burlington Junction, is re-
ported TO be almost completely wrecked. not a
man was fatally wounded, and thirty cars we're
blown from the track. The little town Of Sid
othors greatly damaged. The tower Of the
dwellings wero moved from their foundations.
Wilcox. Mo-. y small town seven miles from
Mnrysvllle. had nearly oil OF It's houses injured
Tho storm was accompanied by % heavy rain
fall in most localities and in some places large
hatlstones fell In great quantities. doing scri-
gus ;, injury to orchards gardens. and all grow
"A circus and menagerie billed ut Calhoun.
Mo-. July ID. was literally blown to pieces AS
inr as canvas was concerned. The circus. dress
ing and horse tents we're blown to threads.
The cages. seats. and poles wero crushed and
many animals escaped.
BISMARCK. OAK. July IAN day yesterday
the barometer continued to fall until about Q
known In this region began and lasted about
an hour and n half. The wind at one time
reached tho velocity OF sixty miles an hour.
Lumber piles were blown down. and II few
houses in the course Of erection \ de-
molished. The wind storm was followed by q
shower. which swelled into rain at II point
within twelve niles OF Bismarck. and tending
eastward. despatch from Dickinson says
that one or two fronts were blown In by the
storm. and that the shops being built Ut that
point by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
were damaged slightly. The prediction 10 made
.esS9k xi!i haxssy severe 70 the East -.
accompanied by hail visited this section this
afternoon. uprooting trees. and doing immense
damage to crops.