Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-01-17
ACYCL0NE ATST. LOUIS.
A TERRIFIC STORM EEPS
THROUGH THE CITY AND
SUBURBS.

THROUGH THE ClI1 AND
SUBURBS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 12.-Ab0at
4:30 O'Clock this afternoon cyclone
struck the southwestern section of
the city and swept on through to
the northern limit, making a path
way nearly a quarter of a mile
wide, and leaving death and DESC
latlon in its tracks. There was
scarcely any warning of the ap.
preaching storm, owing to the fact
that the sky had been overcast for
several hours before the full force
OF the wind was felt, and it was all
over in an incred bly, brief period
of time. those residing in and near
the path of the cyclone scarcely
realizing what had happened until
1t was all over.
In addition to dozens of dwell
ings and stores in the southern,
central, and northern sections of
Fthe city, more or less wreck, the
following big buildings were dam
aged: The Anchor mills, Goodwin
candle factOrJ, Pullman shops, Van
Brooks furniture factory, Kings.
land & Ferguson farm implement
works, Missouri Pacific hospital,
Hogden School, German Evangel-
ical Church, Second Presby terrain
Church, and others to be heard
from.
Three fatalities are reported, but
the names of the victims have not
yet been ascertained. They COM
prise an entire family, mother, and
child, residing on Mound street,
near Tenth, and they came to their
deaths by the falling of a building
on their dwelling. The losses on
property are roughly estimated at
100000, but will likely prove
more. The Harmony Club, a jew
iSh organization. suffered a loss of
5000 on their club house, on the
cor ner of Olive and 18th streets.
The cyclone entered the city in
its full force at Twenty-third street
and GhOUteau avenue, passing
northeast until it reached Sew.
enteenth and Olive streets, where
1t swerved, taking direct easterly
course to Fourteenth and then
again Turned to the northeast, leav-
ing the city anil striking the river
just north Of TYLER street.
The only announcement of the
approach and progress of the storm
was a dull, sullen roar, quickly
followed by a torrent OF rain which
IN turn was succeeded by sleet,
and before the victims could real
ize what had happened, the storm
had swept by and on. Trees were
torn up by the roots and broken off,
telegraph poles swept down as
though mere sticks, while the roofs
OF buildings were lifted from their
mOOrlngs like feathers. Mrs. Chas.
Miller, who resides with her hus-
band at Twentieth and Eugenla
streets, was sitting in the rocking
chair with her babe in her arms,
when the roof was lifted from her
house. She rushed to the window
and just then the wall gave way and
Mrs. Miller and her babe were burl-
ell beneath the debris. The babe
miraclIOusly escaped without
scratch, but the mother was badly
hurt and may not recover. Mr..
Miller was in another part of the
house aud escaped nnhurt.
This is but one of dozens of Incl. |
dents of the terrible storm. All
sorts of reports are now coming in.
A telephone message from Venice,
ILL.,, says the storm was very dis
astrous there, and that several lives
we're lost. 1t is just reported that
a number of passenger cars we're
blown from the track In the upper
part of Mill Greek Valley, the
western outlet of the Union depot
yards.
a messenger Just arrived from
the east side of the river, says that
the storm in st. Clair county, ILL.,,
was unusually severe, and that the
cry of Good Lord, save us' was
heard frequently outside of the
church walls. Brooklyn, a village
of about 800 people, seems to have
suffered most, as the damage at
East st. Louis and at Venice was
largely cOnfiue to railroad prop
erty and small dwellings and tele-
graph and telephone poles. Brook
Ign Is aHOut three miles north OF
East st. Louis. Its population is
largely composed Of cOlored PEG.
pie. At s p. m. it was reported
in East ST. Louis that the little
village had been swept of the tace
# the earth. 1t proves not quite
so bad as thai, though bad enough,
and though several were injured
no lives were lost. A number OF
dwellings are III ruins. The Bap
fist Church is entirely demolished
and the VI E. Church, frame
building, unrOOfed aud turned clear
around on its foundations.
ST. LOUIS, J n. 13.-DispatcheS
from different portions OF Kansas
report a blizzard in that State. At ,
Wichita ten inches of snow fell, :
and for a hundred miles west the +
storm ragged with fury, and the
whole country Is covered with snow
to the depth of a foot or more.
Railroad trains are stuck at sever
al places, and traffic is practically =
suspended. Intense suffering is {
in the destitute districts /
in several of the western counties. \
There are forty or more cars of f
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