The sun., 1890-01-13
A TORNADO HITS ST. LOUIS.
SCORES OF BUILDINGS BLoWN DOWN
or BADLY DAMAGED.

| Southwest attempted to wipe St Louis out at
| 4:30 o'clock this afternoon, and although the
returns are not all in yet enough is known TO
justify tho assertion that the city had avorynar-
row escape. The day had been phenomenally
sultry. and there were occasional showers
up to o'clock. at which hour temperature was
| 75o. Then the wind ireshened and at 4 o'clock
was blowing half gale. There was o black
canopy OF clouds overhead that were rushing
in O northeasterly direction before the wind,
and at AIS o'clock the flood gates opened.
For fifteen minutes there was deluge that
eclpsod any rain storm OF the same duration
ever observed here. The streets became canals
OF rushing waters sewers were choked. cellars
flooded. and the lower districts OF the city were
buried under the cloud burst. As the rain
ceased the wind increased In force, and people
who were watching the phenomenon saw
sulphurous cloud loom up in the southwest 1t
reflected saffron light over tho city. and ap-
preached In double quick time.
1t began business In the extreme southwest
limits. near Tower Grove Park. After tearing
the roofs Off couple Of houses II cut swath
through the city in northeastern direction.
leaving wreck, ruin, and death behind. 1t s es-
timated that fully 500 buildings were damaged
and destroyed Three persons were killed and
q score injured, while miraculous escapes are
numbered by the hundred
hllSE tillo pAb Vi WIN sho boh-
nado jumped across the river and attacked the
village OF Brooklyne. III. A curious feature OF
the storm is that people outside the path Of the
| tornado remained In total ignorance OF Its
| presence. and could scarcely believe that such
great damage had boen inflicted. In fact the
bulk OF the population will not be aware until
tomorrow morning that the tornado made
call.
The following big buildings in this city were
Ion, oOaI. Tha AM ohnr u
factory. Pullman shops. Van Brooks furniture
factory. Kingsland and Ferguson farm impe-
School. German Evangelical church. Second
Presbyterian church. and others yet to be
The losses on property are roughly estimated
at sl0O0Og; but will likely prove more. The
Harmony Club, jewish organization. suffered
q loss Of $4,000 on their club house.
The tornado entered the city at Twenty-third
street and Choptenu avenue. passing northeast
where It swerved taking direct easterly
course to Fourteenth. and then again turned to
s the fver ss North do Of P ree
The only announcement OF the approach
duf susS qSck1 Of hs seiP
and before the victims could realize what had
wreckage and mangled humanity in lis path.
Trees were torn up by the roots and broken
mere sticks, while the roofs Of buildings were
lifted from their moorlngs like feathers and
oHHe Mrs. Cha Charles s Miller who resides with her
husband at Twentieth and Eugepia streets.
was sitting in rocking chair with M, her babe in
then ast the wal wall u gave way and Mrs. Miller Ard
babe miraculousy escaped without scratch.
but the mother is badly hurt. and may not re-
Mr. Miller was in another. part Of the house
and escaped unhurt. This is but one Of dozens
OF incidents OF the terrible storm: All sorts OF
reDOrtS coming IN. A telephone mes
sage from Venice. Ill. opposite the northern
@ The city and ab e very
but no details are given.
The list OF victims secured up to this hour
are as follows:
Mrs. Maggie Connors. aged 40.
Bernard Mcconnell aged 40.
Joe Weaver, aged9.
Teresa Weaver. aged 8; both legs broken;
Nj NJ rs Charles Miller. badly cut and bruised:
serious condition.
Annie Connors.
Maggie Connore.
Francis Connors.
says the storm in st, Clair county, ill.,. was un:
usually severe and that the cry Of Good
OF the church walls. Brooklyn. village OF
about 900 people. seem seems TO have suffered most
ssETY fadns6ne end sMe rnsl dTsnfs end
iation is largely composed Of colored people.
Though several were injured. no lives were
Bapust church is entirely demolished, and the
Methodist Episcopal church. a frame building. |
was unroofed and turned clear around on its
At Belleville.. ILL., several public buildings
were unrooied, but no one is reported injured. |
pot in East ST. Louis about s:it z NJ; The en-
d iSsv ePS s th the
thrown from the track, so terrific was the force
OF the wind.
THE STORM REAcHER CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12-While the Thermometer
phere. a rain storm accompanied by terrific |
gtes. The, wind blew, forty miles an hour.
tho history Of the local signal service ONCE. 1t
has seldom been equalled In summer, During |
the hsS5h ct nS an sSd HP0fSa Sgae IL
streets upset two horses on n street car
and scattered paving blocks around the corner;
damaged considerable property.
From all parts oil central and lower Illinois
which ragged there with the fury OF a tornado. |
Many buildings were overturned, and It is re-
Nebraska. and Iowa a furious blizzard has /
prevailed all day. the tempeIature dropping to
ee TFade are b ID 9 R % aR
telegraph wires are down in ali directions.
OMAHA. Jan; IA terrific snowstorm has |
Drifts two to four feet high are on tho sides Il
tho streets and In alleys The electric motor |
and cable street railways ran until about 4 |
p NJ, but were then obliged to suspend All |
trains on roads entering the city are from one |
to three hours late. The observer here re- |
ports. at 8 o'clock this evening the storm has |
ceased In Southern Dakota and Western Ne |
braska.
MEMpHIs,, Jan. IA heavy wind storm. ac-
companied by rain. struck Memphis at about 5 |
o'clock this afternoon, but beyond q general |
The Western Union is badly crippled to- night, |
every wire, except two 10 New Orleans and |
one to Kansas City. being down within ra-
A special to the Appeal from Sardis. Miss,
sixty miles south OF here, reports heavy |
storm OF wind, rain. and hail. The Episcopal |
and Presbyterian churches and Ballentnes |
livery stable wore blown down. Henderson |
Bros store and the Reporter ofilce we're un- |
rooted. and several stores and residences dam
aged.