Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-07
Details Of the Amount or Damage
Done ny II Ia the
City.
MARY PERSONS NillCo AND
iNJURCp.
Terrible Damage wrought 10 y No.
mani.


BATON R0uoE, La, July CA cy.
clonc passed over the lower portion Of
NE town this morning, unfoufing
houses, tearing up immense trees and
carrying pieces Of wreck through the
air for many blocks. The boulevard
was liitofvl with trees that were torn
w by the wind, aud pieces u house.
tpis and other tlmbcfs. The pcnitcn-
hhry wallH were blown down. Ten
persons were killed aud thirty wound.
cd. The factory building was deniol.
ishcd aud the hospital anu ponilentiafy
are a mnss u ruins. The steamship
smoky city" was blown 10 pieces,
thvrc belng nothing icit but the hull.
several Of the crew were badly In.
Jurcd.
Ia the city no one was killed, though
several persona were seriously iDlufo 4.
The following Il n H., Of those
KILLED AT 1im rENIrENriAnY.
whltc-Isaac McCclland, J. A.
Waggonur, Fred Cage, james Van
Meter John uihson aud William Wi.
low Colotod-Nathan ChanCcy, Horny
Cnlcstin, BcauTcgatd Harden, Edward
Buckncf.
or thiriy.nve injured, Ave received
dangerous wUun H.. The convictH were
AZ work IN the Jeans pants factory, In
/ tbs Third story 81 the north wing, when
the storm struck tho building and ON.
titcly demolished the second aud third
stories.
There were Others In the hospital In
the second story aud II IL a miracle
that any escaped with their lives. In
addition 10 the north wing, the coll
building wns unfoofcd nnd partially
destroyed. The wOmcn's ward was also
unfo0fei. IL II impossible 10 form any
estimate Of tho damage 10 the build.
inga, A. all tho property IL more or less
Injured.
In tho city my houses nj least were
iintonfcd or destroyed. !. ~. Young
aud members u his family were srrl.
uusly hurt az their home on ~. Charles
street, Atr. Cotton, fan aud two
daughters, living In brick house on
Main street, oppnsitc "a, ID. WadIolli..
were inlufvd. Mrs. Cotton received a
dangerous blow on thp back OF the
head and also Internal injurlca. II il
thought that she will recover. Their.
were no other. seriously hurt.
TIiERE wilgE roWrY PRISONERS
nj work IN the pants factory Mt tho time
" tho crash, and Of that number ak
were killed and twenty.twu wounded
ami horribly crushed. On tho second
story Of the central floor was the
hospital, whcrv twenty.six prisoner.
lay, undergoing medical treatment.
OF these, four were Killed aud fourteen
seriously, II not fatally injured. The
fifr alarm was sounded, aud the entire
Fife department summoned, together
with citizens aud prison oiiiriai., aided
ny the unlnIurcd prisoners. They
wutac vigorously foT the rrtcun ofthe
unigrtunatss. Sconcpof horror greeted
thoeyca u those engaged la tho tcscu.
lug work, and the pltiful walls aud
death grOans from tho mon buried out
OF Alght by the massive heaps Of biiok
aud mortar, could be- heard arising
from every part Of tho wreck, impl0f.
INK help, aud altogether tho scene was
hcartfcndlng. Tho storm was attended
ny the most violent rain, IN which IA.
rrscuofS worked and toilci for several
hours or until both tho living and Ia.
dead were extflcat.d from the ruins.
Ihirty'siN la all were wounded, and OF
THIS number six or more will die.
TiiE TownoAT
"smoky CITY" was struck by the
cyclone eight miles below here aud her
upper works demolished. A negro
fireman Il missing; none Of the other !
people ON the boat were seriously In. |
Jurd.
Trees on many Of tho streets were
upfootei, A visit 10 tho capitol and |
other state buildings showed them 10 |
bo unframed by the winds, as was
also the business portion u tho town. !
The southern portion Of the city styled 4
"CathAhtOwn," suffered great loss and
damage 10 property. Ia this section
several persons were seriously hurt aud
bruised by dying thinkers from the
falling houses anu fences. The extent
VI the damage throughout tho city
rannOt be accurately estimated at mi.
Time, hut II can be said that this IL tho
sfcalest loss the town has ever sus.
Isinod, whether from cyclone or IRE.
The storm did not make u straight
weep through tho city. II would
'triks the ground aud bound forward
Ike a bouncing ball, passing over
oyofal houses at a time. Trunks Of
arge oak trees were taken ofi like
lips stems. 80 sudden was the s.arm
hat number Of vehicles were caught
'nd wrecked In the streets. A mum.
'er of very narrow escapes ate TO.
,orted.