Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-06-26
Cyclone in Poplar Bluff.

This "Wednesday afternoon at about
3 O'Clock, this city was visited by cy
clone. 1t was travelling in b southeast
erlv direction, and before it reached the
city ii is believed to have been at con-
siderable height. II neared the earth
within the city's limits, and the effects
can be seen where 1t first reached the
surface southwest of the Catholic
church where several trees are twisted
into wIthes. 1t passed the Ferguson
Touring mill without doing much dam
age, but the old building creaked and
gTuaned as if In deaths embrace. The
funnel-shapPd cloud passed over all the
buildings in the ravine doing no dam
age whatever until it struck the old
roller rink, which has been iii vided in
to compartments and is being occupied
bv colored people. Nearly all the roof
ing on the south siie of this building
was torn off and carried some distance
by the elements. A hole about two
yards square was torn or twisted out
of the shed in the rear of the Kennedy
gallery. but no other damage was done
to this building. The next building in
the track of the angry wave was the
new building of c. 0. Fishers fronting
Main street and recently erected. This
building is part of the three buildings
erected in one by Messrs. Fisher, Clev
len and Grafe Bros. Upon approach
ing, the cyclone struck this One-stOry
building on the north side and the en-
tire side wall fell outward into the va
cant lot. Mr.. Fisher, NJ SIS Hattie Peek
and two strangers were in the building
at the time. AS the wall crumbled
away the roof bent down in IA semi
circle, and came near the floor on the
north side smashing show cases anu
breaking nearly all the shelf goods.
The roof is of iron, and when it sprnng
down it severed over Clevlen's store
which adjoius, and the drenching rain
which followed fell into his store 10 ut
the same as if there had been no roof
on the building. He had a number of
organs and stock of sewing machines,
stationery and jewelry. Much OF his
stock was badly damaged by water.
No person was seriously injured i'll
either of the stores. Miss Peek receiv-
ed bruise on the face, and a brick bat
got after Jack LusP, who was making
across the street, but neither were ser
iously injured.
The roof of the Norris House was
torn losse. a new sky-llght recently put
in knocked into smithere ems, the CHM
neys overturned, a shed wrecked, and
many panes of glass broken. Some of
the rooms were flooded with water.
and furniture and carpets are badly
damaged. Mr.. Niles mother, in clos
ing a door to her room, was met by
flying piece of glass and severely cut
on the bridge of the nose and forehead,
and when found was lying on the bed
covered with blood. 1t is hoped that
she is not seriously injured.
The clone pissed southeasterly into
the swamps, and it is too late and too
damp to follow it further to-day,-it
already being past the Citizens press
hour-we will wait until our next be-
fore giving more minute details.
LOSSES.
G. 0. Fisher places his loss by dam
age to goods and building at 81 200.
The building will have to he rebuilt.
J. l.. ClevIen's loss is difficult to esti-
mate at present. Sewing machines,
jew elry aud organs were damaged by
water.
H. HI. Miles places his loss at 81 900.
He carries cyclone insurance on his
building of 81 900.
A pane of French plate glass. costing
about Sl25, was blown out of A lbro's
building. Its size was about 7X10 feet.