St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-14
IN TIE ToKNADo,s TRACK.
st. Louisans Experience the Fury
of Eurus' Breath.

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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 13.-There were four
families in the third story building at
l01 South Twentieth street yesterday
afternoon when the roof was lifted off
by the passing tornado. In one room a
husband and children were gathered
about the coffin which contained the
late wife and mother. She died Satar-
day night, and preparations for the
funeral were not yet completed. AS
roof, the crashing and booming
came to the ears of the mourning fam
lily. The terror of the children was pit
iful, and it was long before the neigh
bors could calm them. No one was
hurt in the building. William Brady,
OF l5lS Morgan street, was passing the
corner of Fifteenth and Morgan streets
when the tornado struck and toppled
the splre of Emanuel church.
He heard the horrible roar and
ran with all his might to escape
from the flying debris. but a fragment
of brick struck him On the head, telling
him to the pavement. His scalp was
torn and his skull fractured, BENJAMIN
Veertield, of 1447 North Tenth street.
was injured in very peculiar manner.
he was near the corner of Tenth and
Mullanphy streets when the storm
arose, and ran to the doorway of the st.
Louis Manufacturing company's works
for shelter. The wind was driving di-
rectly upon this closed door, and sue
ceeded in
BURSTING IT'S FAsTENINGs.
Veertield was thrown down stair
way into the basement by the wind. He
was injured internally and his right leg
was broken below the knee. So sud-
den was his mishap that he can give no
account of it. One minute he was in
the doorway and the next he was lying
at the bottom of the stairway. John
Charles and two companions were
crossing Jefferson avenue, on Rutger
street, gong west, when the wind swept
under their carriage, tilted it toward
the north, swept it across the street in
spite of the horse's weight, and
dumped the occupants on the side
walk. Charles was thrown against
a hydrant and badly bruised. He also
received several cuts about the head.
DR.. Dierworth, of 1854 Rntger street.
dressed his wounds and he was taken
home. His companions were but slightly
bruised. Mrs. Elizabeth Carr and her
daughter were in the southern room of
their house, 2117 Scott avenue, when
the tornado struck the house. The force
OF the wind was SO great that the
south wall was blown in. A window
sash was blown against Mrs. Carr. and
the broken glass cut numerous gashes
OH her head and hands. Her daughter
was buried under the debris, and when
rescued was found TO be seriously in
jured. The ninety-feet-high smoke
stack of the Excelsior brewery, at
Eighteenth and Market streets, was
thrown down by the wind. 1t fell upon
the one-story cottage in the rear of 1872
Market street. occupied by machlnist
named Thomas Morrow. The house
was wrecked by the stack and Mrs.
Morrow and her baby we're
IMPRISONED IN THE RIMS.
The lady managed to extricate her.
self, but in spite of threatening walls
would not leave until she had dug out
her child. The child was not even
bruised, and the mothers injuries, be-
yOnd her fright, amounted to almost
nothing. Their escape from death is
almost incomprehensible. The second
story of the house 12O South Twentieth
street was wrecked. The rear wall was
blown in and the roof was partially torn
away. Mrs. Charles Miller and her
baby narrowly escaped death when the
house was wrecked. Mrs. Miller had the
baby in her arms, and seeing the wind
dow sag in rushed to it and placed her
back against the glass. Hardly had she
taken this position when the roof was
lifted. the window was blown in and a
shower of bricks fell about her. One
brick struck her on the head. cutting
long, deep cash. The force of the blow
rendered her unconscious. She fell
upon the floor, still holding the baby.
A brick struck the little one.
but it did not injure it much.
as the mothers arms partially
protected it. Mrs. Miller's injuries are
quite painful. but not serious. A phy-
sician attended her as soon as her hus-
band, who was slightly cut by broken
glass. could get out to summon one.
The tornado piled the house at 1412
North Twelfth street in the rear about
the heads of Heinhel Wenzel. stone
mason, and family. Mr.. Wenzel, wife
and three children were sitting In the
front room of their house, which
is a one-story brick cottage, when the
storm arose. They
DID NOT DREAM OF DANGER
and had no warning of it. Suddenly
the house collapsed and all were buried
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