Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-13
TERRIFIC WEATHER.
st. Louis Struck by a Fierce
Cyclone.
WRECK AND RUIN IN IT'S PATH
several Lives Lost and Much Prom
erty Destroyed-A Blizzard
in the Missouri Valley.

So "uu MUM Ir0p-
erty Destroyed-A Blizzard
in the Missouri Valley.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD. /
ST. LOUIS, January ia terrible
windstorm ragged in this vicinity this
afternoon. destroying much property in
this city and outside. Several lives were
lost.
At 80 this afternoon cyclone struck
the southwestern section of the city, and
swept on through the northern limits,
marking a pathway nearly quarter of q
mile wide, and leaving death and deso-
lation in its track. There was scarcely
any warning of the approaching storm,
owing to the fact that the sky had been
overcast several hours before the full
force of the wind was felt. In addition
to the dozens of dwellings and stores in
the southern, central and northern
sections of the city more or less wrecked
tho following big buildings are damaged /:
Anchor mills, Goodwin candle factory,
Pullman shops, Van Brooks furniture
factory, Kingsland & Ferguson's farm
implement works, the Missouri Pacific
hospital, the Hodgen school, the German
Evangelical school, Second Presbyterian
church and other buildings.
| Three fatalities are reported, but the
names of the victime have not yet been
ascertained. They comprise an entire
family, father, mother and child, re-
siding on Main street. They met their
deaths by the falling of building on
their dwelling.
The losses on property are roughly
estimated at 100000, but will likely
prove more.
| THE CYCLONES PATH.
The cyclone seemed to have entered
the city in it's full force at Twenty third
street and Choteau avenue, passing
northeast, until it reached Seventeenth
and Olive streets, where it again turned
to the northeast, leaving the city and
striking the river just north of Tyler
street. The only announcement of it's
approach and progress was dull sullen
roar, quickly followed by a torrent of
rain, which in turn was succeeded by
sleet. Before the victims could realize
what had happened the storm had
swept by, leaving wreckage and man gled
humanity in its pathway. Trees were
torn up by the roots and broken off ;
telegraph poles were swept down, while
the roofs of buildings were lifted and
tossed into the streets.
| LIST OF VICTIMS.
Mrs. Charles Miller, who resides with
her husband at Twentieth and Eugenia
streets, was sitting in chair with her
baby in her arms, when the roof was
lifted from the house. She rushed to
the window and just then the wall gave
way and Mrs. Miller and her babe were
buried in the debris. The babe escaped
without scratch. The mother was badly
hurt and may not recover.
This is but one of the dozens of incl
dents of the terrible storm. A telephone
message from Venice, Illinois, opposite
the northern part of the city, says the
eral lives were lost, but no details are
given.
The list of victims secured up 10 this
hour, 8 80 p. M, are:
Dead-Mrs. Maggie Conners, aged 40 :;
Bernard Mcconnell, aged 40, and O. E.
Weaver, aged g.
Injured : Teresa Weaver, both legs
broken and will possibly die; Mrs.
Charles Miller, badly cut and bruised !;
Annie Conners, Maggie Conners, Francis
Conners.
EAST OF THE RIvEE.
A messenger just arrived from the
east side of the river says the storm in
st. Charles county, Illinois, YVES unusu-
ally severe. Brooklyn, a village of about
500 people, seems to have suffered most.
The damage at East st. Louis and Venice
is largely confined to railroad property
and small dwellings,. and telegraph and
telephone poles. Brooklyn is about
three miles northeast of St. Louis. The
population is largely composed of colored
people. Though several were injured
no lives were lost. A number of dwell.
ings are in ruins. The Baptist church is
entirely demolished and the M. e.
church unroofed and turned clear around
on its foundation. At Belleville, Illinois,
several public buildings were unroofsd,
but no one is reported injured. A
Wabash train arrived at East st. Louis
at about :15 p. m. The engineer and
conductor reports that during the storm
they feared their train would be thrown
from the track, so terrific was the force
of the wind.
Litchheld, Illinois, is also reported as
having suffered by tho storm.
MRS. MILLER's STORY.
Mrs. Charles Miller, who was 80 badly
Injured in today's storm, tells the follow
ing story: "The entire roof of our house
was blown away, the windows were
shattered and the rest of the house more
or less damaged. When the storm
struck the house 1 was sitting with nv
baby in my arms, and did not know
what had happened at first, but
jumped up and ran to the window. In
an instant the roof seemed to be lifted offI
above me. The window came in with a |
crash. The back gallery and stairs were
blown away and had time to see only |
the air filled with parts of the wreck.
that seemed to be whirling around
when l was struck on the head and fell |
to the floor. When / recovered con.
sciousness the storm was past. I was
covered with blood, and I thought nv
baby was dead, but fortunately I was the
worst hurt"
The doctor who is attending Mrs. Mil.
ler stated tonight that she is dangerously
hurt.