St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-12
hour, coming from the southwest. ON

hour, coming from the southwest. ON
inous clouds, constantly Illuminated by
brilliant flashes of lightning, pre-
vailed some time previous to the
outbreak of the storm proper. Many
were apprehenSiYe of the cyclone. Ram
fell gently for few minutes, then sud-
denly violent downpOur of rain and
hail began and the electric features of
the storm made themselves fearfullY
evident. The streets at once became
flooded at the sewers, they being made
quate to at once carry OF the immense
volume of water.
Easements in all parts of the citywere
flooded. At the telegraph Office the
noise of the wind against the windows
and roofs drowned out the noise of the
saunders, and business was for few
minutes totally stopped. No serious
accidents of any nature are reported.
The hailStoIeS were not large enough
to break glass to any material
extent. Police and fire alarm wires
were not affected and telephones only
slightly interfered with. Electrical
traffic was for the time completely suS-
pended, il being necessary to shut off
all power from the trolley wires. Only
about half of the usual number of
cars are now running. The worst
effects of the storm are now
apparent in the telegraph service. The
Western Union Telegraph company has
had no wires to the West and South
since 9 p. m, and there is no prospect
of securing any at this hOUr-1l p. III.
The weather is clearing up and IS
much cooler. Indications are for pleas
ant weather tomorrow.
Later-About IL o'clock another storm
came up, this time from the northeast.
The rain was not as violent as earlier
i'll the evening, and there was no hail,
but the electric disturbances and the
wind were decidedly lively. The
steamer ID. Ii. Pike, lying at its
wharf at the foot of Locust street,
with no steam and five men on
board was blown adrift and, as no trace
can be found OF it, it is feared it is sunk
with all OH board. The harbOr boat
City of st. Louis, with a small crew
aboard, was also blown from the
same wharf, and has not been
heard from at 1:45 a. III.
Two wharf boats anchored near
by met with similar fate, but 1T Is be-
Ieved there were no persons on board.
No trace can be found of any of these
boats, although searcherS are out every
II 10 al il0hO OCSii
The financial loss, should this be the
case, will reach $4,000.
The later storm also created great
havoc throughout the city, although at
no one place was the damage great.
Trees, roofs and outbuildings were
blown down, and several runaways
are reported Several persons have
been slightly injured, but none serious
ly so far as known. At the mammoth
store called the Grand Leader being
erected on North Broadway, portion
of the uncompleted structure was blown
down, causing $4,000 loss. A small
building at IA Pine street was blown
out into the street, smashing it to
pieces and breaking the trolley wires of
the Union Depot and Mound City cleo
trio railways. Electric cars all over the
city have stopped. From East st. Louis
comes reports of havoc wrought by the
storm, but none caused any great tinan-
cial loss. No serious injuries are re-
ported. The Western Union has aban-
dOned all southwestern lines, and the
Associated Press has had but one wire
to Kansas City since II o'clock.