The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-13
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$''',t Sweeps Over stsLouis 7: MI and Iss! Ad;-
jacent Points " ~.
LEAVING DEATH in ITS TRACK.
Many: Houses are eSDeiholisl,cds and
buildings Unrooi'ctl-Thct Storm, H
B Of Short !Duratlon-'rcrrltlc
5S7s1l Force or IN tho "A Wind.

Forcc orS tho Wind. h
II ST.. LOUIS, Jan. l2.-About4 4 O'clock
this afternoon a cyclone struck the
southwestern section Of the city, aud
swept on through n 10 the northern
limits, making a pathway nearly a qaar.
ter Of a mile wide and leaving death and
desolation in It's track. There was
scarcely any warning Of the approach.
ing storm, owing to the fact that the sky
had been overcast for several hours be.
fore the full force Of the wind was felt,
and 1t was all over in an incredibly
brief period OF time, those residing in
and near the, path Of the cyclone scarce.
ly realizing what had happened until It
was all over. II 4 7 III X. a;
In addition to dozens Of dwellings and
stores In the northern, central and north.
western sections Of the city, more or less
wrecked, tho following big buildings
were damaged: The Anchor Mills, Good.
win candle factory, Pullman shops, Van
Brooks furniture factory, Kingsland and
Ferguson's farm implement works, Mis-.
souri, Pacific Hospital, Hodgen German
Evangelical church; Second Presbyter.
ian church and others yet to be heard
from. 4 I n Z ,,,!7i T! rs.
8It was also reported that another sec.
ton Of the Academy OF Music, which
collapsed a. few days 2since, had been
leveled by the storm, but this Is now de.
MED. Three fatalities are reported but
the names OF the victims have not vet
been ascertained. They comprise All en-.
tirc family, father mother, and child,
residing on Mound street, near Tenth
and they met their deaths by the fall.
Ing OF a building on their dwelling.
The losses on property are roughly es-
timated Eat Sl0O,00O,A but will likely
prove more. The Harmony Club a
jewish organization, suGered a loss OF
$1,000 on their club house on the corner
Of Olive and Eighteenth street. "
THE PATH OF; TIE STORM, S.E Il (
The cyclone seemed to have entered
.hecity in It's iull force at Twenty:third
| Ia
street and Chouteau avenue, passing
northeast until It reached Seventeenth
and Olive streets, where it swerved, tax
ing a direct ensterly course to: Four.
teenth and then again turned to the
northeast, leaving the city and striking
the river just north OF Tyler street. The
only announcement Of the approach and
progress OF the storm was a dull, sudden
roar, quickly: followed by a i torrent Of
rain, which in turn was succeeded
by sleet, and before the victims could
realize what had happened, the storm
had swept by and on, leaving .wreckage
and mangled humanity in its pathway.
Trees we're torn up BY the roots and
broken oil, telegraph poles swept down
as though mere sticks, while the roofs OF
buildings were lifted from their moor.
ings like feathers and tossed into the
streets. 7S;s -! Il
4 Mrs. Charles Miller, who resides with
her husband at Twentieth and Eugene
streets. was sitting in ia rocking chair
with her babe in her arms, when the
roof was lifted from her house. She
rushed to thewindow and Just then the
wall gave way and Mrs. Miller and her
babe were buried under i the debris.
The babe miraculously escaped
without q scratch, but tho mother is
buddy hurt and may not, recover. 4 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 reports are Z, now coming
in. q A telephone message from the town
of*Venice, llls.. opposite the northern
part of the city, says the storm was very
disastrous there: and that several lives
were lost, but no details are given. 1t is
Just reported that a number OF passenger
cars were blown from the track in the up.
per part of the Mill Creek Valley, the
western outlet Of the union depot yards.
DEAD AND INJURED. y. ssi;
The list Of victims secured up to this
hour, $3.50 p. M, are !as follows:
Dsad-MRs.f MAGGIE CoNNoRs, aged 40.
BERNARD McCoNNELL, aged 40. (.
fJoE WEAVER, aged o. .iii.3j
fssIniured-TEREsAi WEAVER, aged 6, both
legs brokeni will probably die. 5E
e CHARLES y MILLER, N badly cut h and
bruised, serious condition. ri !, G1t
ANNIE CoNNoRs. 4; 2 Il Es;nS
MAGGIE CoNNoRs. t$iI
~ FRANCIS CoNNoRs. , :Ef
q A messenger Just arrived from the
east side OF the river says that the storm
in St.. Clair county, Ills, was unusually
severe, and the cry of &c Go6d Lord save
us" was heard frequently outside OF the
church Swalls.A d Brooklyn, q village of
about five hundred people, seems to have
suffered. Most Of the damage at East
St. Louis and at Venice was largely con:
fined to railroad property, small dwell.
ings and telegraph and telephone poles.
IA vlLLAaG .NHARLY nLorrED OUT. 3S.!
| q Brooklyn is about three miles north ol
East St. Louis. It's population is largely
composed Of colored people; Sat 8 ). m; m;
] |itRwas reported in / East ST. Louis that
tho little village has been swept or the
face OF the earth. 3EI Itrwas not: so bad as
that. but bad enough. fl The Baptist
churchHis entirely demolished and the
NJ +: church. "a frame building, unrool.
ed, and turned clear around on its foun,
dations. t{; X SlS
s5s&Ats Belleyille, 5iS Ill, several public
buildings were ,unrooted, but no one re-
ported injured. "A, ,Ilate Wabash 4 train
arrived tat: the relay depot lin East st
Louis about 8 :l5 Il p. IN. The enginee,
and conductor report that s during the
atnrin khav fparad TINT THAR ro;,, would