Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-13
1 Cyclone Sweeps Through Missouri and
Tennessee.
QUITE A NUMBER OF LIVES LOST.
A Mother and Her Infant Buried in
the Ruins of a Falling
Building.
(grzcA1 DISPATCHES TO THE REcosD-uaIos.I
Its Track is. Strewn With Death, Disaster
and Ruin.


ern section of the city and swept on
through the northern limits, marking its
pathway nearly quarter of a mile wide
and leaving death and desolation in its
track. There was scarcely any warning of
the approaching storm, owing to the fact
that the sky had been overcast for several
hours before the full force of the wind
was felt. In addition to dozen dwellings
and stores in the southern. central and
northern sections of the city more or
less wrecked, the following big buildings
are damaged The Anchor Mills, the
Goodwin Candle Factory, Pullman shops,
Van Brooks furniture factory, Kingsland
& Ferguson's farm implement works,
Missouri Pacific Hospital, Hodgen School,
German Evangelical Church, Second Pres
byterian Church and other buildings.
Three fatalities arereported, but the names
OF the victims have not yet been ascer-
tanned. They comprise an entire family
father, mother and child-residing on
Mound street. They met their deaths by
the falling of tall building on their dwell
ing.
The losses on property is roughly esti-
mated at 100000, bnt will likely prove
more. The cyclone seemed to have en-
tered the city in its full force at Twenty
third street and Choteau avenue. passing
northeast until it reached Seventeenth and
Olive streets, where it sgain turned to the
northeast, leaving the city and striking the
river Just north of Tyler street.
The only announcement of its approach
and progress was dull, sulien roar, quickly
followed by a torrent of rain, which in turn
was succeeded by sleet, and before the vic
Tins could realize what had happened the
storm had swept by and on, leaving wreck
age and mangled humanity in its pathway.
Trees were torn up by the roots and broken
of, telegraph poles were swept down, while
the roofs of buildings were lifted and tossed
into the streets.
Mrs. Charles Miller, who resided with
her husband at Twentieth and Eugenia
streets, was sitting in 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 was buried under the
debris. The babe escaped without
scratch but the mother was badly hurt anG
may not recover. Mr.. Miller escaped un-
hurt.
This is but one of the dozens of incidents
of the terrible storm. A telephone mes
sage from Venice, Illinois, opposite the
northern part of the city, says the storm
was very disastrous there, and several
lives were lost but no details were given.
The list of victims secured up TO this
hour, $50 P. NJ are:
Dead-Mrs Maggie Conners, aged 40;
T. Mcconnell, aged 40, and Joe Weaver,
aged 9.
Injured-Teresa Weaver, aged s, both
legs broken. will probably die; Mrs G.
Miller, badly cut and bruised; Annie Con-
ners, Maggie Conners, Francis Conners.
A messenger who has Just arrived from
the east side of the river says the storm in
st. Charles county, Illinois, was unusually
severe. Brooklyn, village of about 500
people, seems to have suffered most.
The damsge in East st. Louis and Ven
ice is largely confined to railroad prop
erty and small dwellings and telegraph
and telephone poles.
Brooklyn is about three miles north of
East st. Louis, and the population is
largely composed of colored people.
Though several were injured no lives were
lost.
A number of dwellings are in ruins. The
Baptist Church is entirely demolished, and
the NJ. E. Church is unroofed and turned
clear around on its foundations.
At Belleville, Illinois, several public
buildings are unroofed but no one is re-
ported injured.
The late Wabash train arrived at East
St. Louis about Sis p NJ. The engineer
aDd conductor report that during the
storm they feared their train would be
thrown from tie track, so terrific was the
force of the wind.
Litchfeld, Illinois, is also reported as
having suffered by the storm. Mrs. Chas
Miller, who was SO badly injured in to-day's
storm, tells the following story:
THE entire roof of our house was blown
away, the windows were shattered and the
rest of the house more or less damaged
When the storm struck the house | was sit
ting with my baby in my arms. did not
know what had happened at first, but
jumped up and ran to the window. In an
instant the roof seemed to be lifted off
above me, the window came in with
crash, and the back gallery and stairs were
blown away, and l had only time to see
the air filled with parts of the wreck that
seemed to be whirling around, when was
struck on the head and fell to the floor
when l recovered consciousness. the
storm was passed. l was covered with
blood and thought my baby was dead
but, fortunately, was the worst hurt"
The doctor who is attending Mrs. Miller
states tonight that she is dangerously hurt.
Another death is just reported. Willie
Marks, aged years, whose parents reside
in the northern section of the city, was in
bed, sick with fever, when the storm blew
the roof off Marks home, and bricks came
crashing into the room, resulting in the
death of the boy from sheer fright.
AS usual in such cases, the weather pre-
ceding the cyclone was close, muggy and
oppressive, the atmosphere being sur
charged with electricity and all the ele-
ments of the disastrous outbreak of the
forces of nature being present.
During the forenoon day become dark,
and the lowering temperature being of
spring time mildness, almost debilitating
in its lapgor. During the afternoon heavy
and increasing rain began that was accom-
panied by frightful and severe gusts of
wind of stormy March day.
About o'clock the skies darkened per.
ceptibly. Shortly after that hour flash
of lightning illuminated the scene, and
severe peal of thunder followed Hardly
had the echoes died away when the cyclone
burst upon the city and brief reign of
terror and desolation succeeded. When
that was passed the people dared to ven
ture out of their dismantled homes. The
storm still continued in modified form
and severe wind prevailed throughout
the remainder of the evening
and night, with the temperature
steadily falling. Swaying and threatening
walls marked every corner along the track
of the cyclone, and the streets looked as if
an earthquake had rsked them, scattering
the debris of roofs, chimneys and church
spires down into the broad thoroughfare
until the aspect of general ruin prevailed
Following the storm of last Tuesday
night the effect of to-day's cyclone upon
the telegraph and telephone service was
disastrous, and there is a network of
tangled and swaying wires OIL every street.