The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-16
AT NEPTUNE'S MERCY.
THE BIG CUNARDER SERVlA
DISABLED.
Louisiana Convicts Killed in a Terrible
Wind Storm at Baton Rouge-Resul
Elsewhrre-Losso of LILO OH England's
cast-Balloon Struck by Lightning.

Louisiana Convicts Killed. in a Terrible
Wind Storm at Baton Rouge-Resul
Elsewhrre-Loss of LILO OH England's
Ceast-Balloon Struck by Lightning.
The cyclone that wrecked the State
penitentiary at Baton Rouge, La was
widespread and its results most disas-
trous. At that place fifty houses were
DESTROYED besides the prison building.
Ten conlicts were killed, thrt six
woi n Q |, six fatally, aud the streets of
the BEAUTIFUL little city presented a Woe
FIJI picture of destruction.
There were forty prisoners at work in
the pants factory at the time of the
crash, and of that number six wcr.
killed, and twenty-five were wounded
and horribly crushed. On the second tory
or central floor was the hospital, where
twenty-SiN prisoners lay undergoing
medical treatment, of which number four
were killed and fourteen seriously il not
fatally injured The fire alarm was
sounoed and the entire fire department
was summoned t. the scene of the DIR, adj
full catastrophe, and together with the
citizens and prison officials. 4 'ded by the
injured prisoners, W, rkcd vigorously Tor
the rescue of the unfortunate souls. who
lay, some dead ami others dying. con-
fined under the great heap of debris that
waS thickly str'wn over every a. art"r OF
the premises. Scenes of the greatest
horror greeted the eye Of those engaged
i'll the rescuing work. and the ptifui
walls and death groans from the men
buried out of sight by massive hcap- Of
bricks and mortar could | o heard arising
from every Fart of the wreck. impIoring
help and altogether the scene was heart
inv CT. I,l l,-n
most violent rain, in which The rcScucrs
toied for several hours, or until til
the living and the dead were extricatcl
! from the ruins.
| The tow boat Smoky City was caught
eight miles below the city, and almost
wrecked. One man was browne /. and
| nine of the crew seriously hurt
| Near Brook Haven and Madison, Miss.
| several people were killed. many wound
ed, and crops and buildings lcyeled.
| At Galveston, Texas. a driving south
west wind accompanied by heavy rain
caused many Of the lower portions of tho
city to be practically inundated. The
! wind reached velocity of fifty-sys
miles per hour. The clcctric-light plan
was useless, and the darkness added tC
| the fury OF the storm made anything
| like travel impossible, and caused many
TO think that a repetition of the grea
storm food of 1885 was about to occur
All street railway service was aban
| doncd. The worst damage done wa
along the Gulf beach. where the tcrriii,
force of the surf carried away aimos
| everything within its reach
The tile was the highest known foi
years and when the wind vccrcd to th'
west late at night it looked "a though
! every craft in the harbor was doomed I,
destruc ton. Much uneasincss is felt 70
the safety of the steamer Fra kiln, due
| from the banana fields of Nicaragua
| The occupants of the pagodas and man.
of the beach resorts had to be ia SO,
out by means Of lif"-Saving lines
Throughout the city houses were blow
down and steps and stairs were carrie.
away. Several eop'e were injured