The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-24
THE CYCLONES WRATH.
The visitations at st. Louis and
Elsewhere.


ST LOUIS. Jan. 13.--This city. whicl
has bcasted OF immunity from the CIV
clones wrath, has At last been stricken
and 70 some purpose. as the wreck an,
ruin. four dead bodies and large mum
per OF persons nursing injuries in IL
track abundantly testify.
About half-past four o'clock yestcrda,
afternoon. after period OF muggy and
sultry weather, big rain drops began
calling, which warned those who were
ON the streets 10 seek shelter. sudden
~ the air became chilly. and glance
20 the southwestward revealed dense,
black mass Of cloud sweeping down
sending n thrill OF terror through all
who observed it. There was not much
time given for thought for in few Sec
onds Il was speeding across the city in I
northcasterly direction. leaving death,
manning and destruction in its wake Its
track was about fifty yards in width
and its movement somewhat undulating
judging from the nature OF the damage
done. The cyclone proper was immedi-
ately succeeded by an enormous down
pour OF rain. which. as eyc-witncsses
describe IL. came down in loads, flooding
the streets in the portion OF the city re-
ceiving the full fury Of the storm. Ii
was all over in few minutes. but those
minutes had been fraught with an
amount Of damage that can as yet
scarcely be fully estimated. People oc-
cupying buildings in the cyclones track
were fully aware that the consequences
had been serious even II they had not
suffered. for the crash OF wrecked build
ings had been heard and the flying
debris seen; and gradually they emerged
from their homes and sought to learn
the nature and extent Of the damage.
The cyclone, as stated. began in the
south western portion OF the city and
swept northeast towards the river. The |
damage in its course may be CLEANED |
from the following partial list Of build
ings which suffered from its fury
Hodgen school. on California avenue. near
Lafayette. part OF the roof on the south west
extremity Of the building lifted of and
considerable portion OF the wall blown in
and the upper story Of the building badly
summer house OF the Missouri Pacific Hos
pitai wrecked and general damage to dwell
ings in that locality, California and Eads
avenue.
Goodwin's candle factory at Twentieth
and Poplar; three large chmneys blown
1own.
Cnirnneys or the Anchor Mills. az Twenty.
nrst and Randolph. wrecked. and damages
inflicted 70 the roof and walls.
Pullman car shops. at Twenty-frst and
Scott avenue, windows being blown in and
he walls and roof partially wrecked.
TI..l
plant AZ Twenty second and Scott avenue
had the elevator walls and part Of the eleva-
Tor roof destroyed
The dead walls OF the old II arrison wire
mills ~ Twenty third and Chouteau avenue
we're flown down ano filled the vacant lot of
an entire block with the debris.
The Harmonic Club building at the corner
of Eighteenth and olive streets. suffered 70
The extent OF about Si,0o0 from the storm.
The wind broke the windows In the dancing
hall, which is also used as fhcater. and 4
catching the scenery played havoc with H.
i was thrown and tossed about until IL was
utterly destroyed and unit for further usc.
the Natatorium building. corner Nine
eenth and Pine, damaged by falling smoke I
'tacks Acrowd OF 500 persons we're gath.
RED there and panic was narrowly avertei | :
The smokestack Of the Excelsior Brewery :
eii on the roof Of 1872 Market street. dcmol-
shing the structure. In
7"~rc>tAcN 81 smith Academy, on Eigh-
centn and Washington avenue, blown y
'own, doing much damage Il its fall
Two smokestacks blown down at water. :
'ss Works. 1901 Clark avenue.
Roof blown on and the walls damaged 81 | :
he Ellerman malt house, Twenty second :
md Scott avenue. :
Joseph schnaidcr brewery, 223j Chouteau /,
venue. walls blown down.
Onion Depot Elevator Company. Twentieth !
nd Poplar streets; tin roof blown on IT
portion Of the roof was blown of the Ex. \
e'slor brewery, Eighteenth and Market Il
frcets. i,
Al Fourteenth and O'Fallon the storm had 4
'assed 20 the east far enough a. miss the /,
teepie 81 =. Lawrence oTooie's Catholic
hurch entirely, but II swept almost the en-
re roof on the great Plus Hospital that &C. v
upies O'fallon street. from the southeast n
orner 81 Fourteenth half way to Thirteenth N
tfcef y
The top OF the spire IL the Second Pre@bv 4
ran Church fell striking the residence n y
harles A. Barstow. corner Seventeenth A
treet and Lucas Place. doing considerable I,
an'age and soaring the family nearly out OF !,
heir wits. u
The German Lutheran Church on the 4
outhwest corner Of Fifteenth ana Morgan II
lreets was In the direct route Of the storm Il
M ~ ~ the spire Of the church, which nad s
p altitude 81 some eighty feet was seen "a .
way and In another instant TO fall with a y
srihc crash diagpnally across 70 the north. s.
ast corner Of Fifteenth and Morgan. AL
ean sweep was made 81 the spirc down to !,
lc roof Of the church and the debri. 80 | \,
lockaded the street that travel was stopped. v
Inc steepie OF - Peters German Eyangel-
~ Church was left In very precarIous "
'ndition. and may fall at any moment r
No. "a Mound street, a two. story brick !,
hiding. sustained the loss OF the roof and =
sblc ends. No. va one-story brick. nd | 70
ming. had the whole roof crushed In by X
Hing walls. -
The large manufacturing establishments or y,
~ v. Brccht. manufacturer OF butchers.
'ppiics, NO 1911 Cass avenue, hal the win.
'ws shattered by the storm. The smoke. OF
ack on the rear portion " the building III
As blown down. i.
The windows and skylight OF the Nelson w
Company building. No. So -
as avenue. were shattered. 10
Several hundred private dwellings
ere more or lesss damaged BY roofs. m
ais, chimneys or gables being blown r.
way. tn
II remained. however. for the worst ny
ork ~ be done in the Northeastern
'rtion OF the city, where 1t struck and 40
'molishcd the residence occupied by ca
atthew McCollum and a family named
minors on Mound street. McCollum.
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