The daily gazette., 1883-07-14
HEAVY STORMS.
Towns Deluged and Life and Property
Destroyed in the West

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 13.-About five
O'Clock this evening st. Louis experienced q
storm of disastrous character. The wind
was very violent, and was accompanied by
thunder, lightning and torrents of rain,
lasting nearly an hour. A colored church
at the corner of Clay and Cass avenue, was
demolished. 1t was a new building,
Just completed, at a cost of $4,000 The
Union Pacific freight depot, at Seventh
and Poplar streets, was unroofed and its
contents flooded by the rain. Several other
large warehouses were partially unroofed
and otherwise damaged. The storm here at
first seemed to come from the southwest,
but the wind veered around dozen times,
and at times seemed to be blowing from all
directions.
In the outlying sections three or four
small houses were unroofed, but the princi-
pal damage was among the shipping. Four
barges were torn from their moorings and
sunk. Many small boats were swept away,
out no steamers were injured. At East St.
Louis great damage was done. The round
house and shops of the Cairo
short line were unIoofed and partially
demolished. Several smaller buildings
were also damaged. At Belleville, ILL.,,
the wind was a veritable tornado, the people
thought that the day of doom was near,
and there was quite a panic. The depot
building was unroofed and partiallvwreeked.
The building was full of people at the time,
and it is almost miracle that many lives
were not lost This city, however, only ielt
the outer edge of great storm, as was
plainly shown by the character of the clouds
and tine force of the wind.
A despatch from Dexter City gives an ac-
count of a cyclone at Maiden, in Duklin
county, this evening at o'clock, demolish-
ing the Union Chueh the school aud Ma
sonic Hall Building, Spencer's unfinished
MOTEL and g. II. Phillips dwelling. 1t also
ia naged the dwellings of G. F. Herring, DR..
G.NanQussh and William Davis besides blow
ing down fences and raining crops. The loss
III the town is about $4,000. The storm
came from the west, aud seemed to have
| ivided just as it struck the town; the south
part took the form of a cyclone and bounded
over many buildings without doing any
| damage.
A strong wind prevailed just south of
here, destroying outbuildings and fences,
| aud a heavy rain followed the wini, with
some hail. No one seriously hurt as far as
heard from.
| LIGHTNING STRIKES sCHooLHoUsE.
BURLINGTON, VT, July 13.--During q
h 'avy thunder storm at Uuderhill this after
noon the schoolhouse was struck by light
ming and badly shattered. All the
children were more or less in
jured, some remaining unconcious
Tor several minutes. The floor of the school
room was torn up and tie walls and ceilings
were wrecked. Several children were hurt
| by splinters and debris. The lightning rem
dered one girl deaf. A boy had the sole torn
| from one shoe and the upper from the other
The lightning ploughed great holes In the
school yard. A large number of trees close
by were also struck.
THE FLOODS IN CANADA.
CHATHAM, Ont, July 13.-The recent
floods at London has caused the Thamei
river to rise here to the height of the spring
ireshet. No serious damage is yet reported
The river is still riting The Erie and
Huron railway bridge is in imminent dan
+ ger, and fears are entertained that 1t will
! | not Withstand the pressure which Is caused