The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-09-15
4 FATAL GALE.
IT Blows a Passenger Train from
the Track.
TWO PERSONS KILLED; TEN INJURED.
The Disaster Occurs at Charleston. Mo-
A Cyclone Causes Ono Death
and Much Ruin ut
Memphis.
VICTIMS OF THE WIND.


CHARLESTON, Mo-, Sept. 1.-two per-
sons were killed and ten injured, one
Of them fatally, In cyclone here
Wednesday, during which train was
blown from the track. Those killed
are Parmelia Dempsey, of Bertrand,
Mo-, and Freddie Mcclellan, of Edo
RADIO, Ill.
Blown from the Track.
Il was about o'clock Wednesday
afternoon when the westbound express
on the Cairo branch of the Iron Noun
tain road was struck by the hurri-
cane, and the result was one of
the most serious wrecks ever known
on the system. The train, in charge
OF Conductor Jack Lower and Engi-
neer Andy Hill, had just reached the
limits OF the city when passengers and
crew noticed the approach of funnel
shaped cloud that was dealing destruc-
ton to everything in its path, up
roofing large trees and hurting mis-
siles before it. The train and the cy4
clone met and the wind lifted the en-
tire line of coaches and landed them
Mt distance of 90 feet from tho track,
Attacted by Flames.
Those who were not hurt seriously
FASTENED to free themselves and res
cue those who were not SO fortunate,
Efforts were being made in that direc-
tion when new danger presented it.
self Flames were seen in the rear Of
tho train and only for the heroic action
OF Brakeman Cartwell an even worse
catastrophe might have been recorded.
he hastily secured heavy piece Of
timber and battered down the door Of
the car, rushed In and succeeded in
s4tinguishing the FIRE with hand gre
nades. Near by were woman and
little child whose clothing had ig-
nited, and hastily catching them up he
succeeded in smothering the fire, but
not until the clothing Of each was al
most destroyed.
| Aside from the train and its passen-
gers the damage done by the cyclone,
which seems to have been purely local,
was slight. It's path was not over 80
yards wide, and did not extend more
than mile.
Cyclone In Tennessee.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept 13.-North
Memphis was struck by tornado at
noon Wednesday and nearly wiped of
the face of the earth. One man was
killed and several others injured, who
may die. 1t was 12 o'clock when the
barometer OF the weather bureau
recorded local disturbance. A
dark cloud that resembled in appear
ance and action big balloon with q
rope tied to 1t began to descend, and
| wherever 1t came close to the earth de-
stroyed everything in it's path. The
greatest damage was done along Wolf
river, which is occupied by box fac
tories, sawmills and veneering factor
les. Along Second street the most
damage was done. The roof of the
Ebenezer Baptist church and the
house of Mr.. Sheibler were taken
of. A tenement house was lifted
into the air and dashed upon the
ground and cottage was treated In
the same manner. 1t was the big
lumber and factory yard where the
greatest havoc was wrought. Smoke
stacks were leveled, buildings demol-
ished, and the mammoth piles of lum-
Der were scattered like jackstraws.
Robert G. Culp, a fireman for the Hard
wood Lumber company. was fatally
crushed under falling smokestack.
He was removed at once, but
died in few hours. Wilkes Yam
dell, u filer in Anderson & Tully's box
factory, was badly bruised and had an
ankle broken by falling lumber. He
may die. A man from the country was
also badly injured, but was taken to
his home across the Hatchee. A re-
Gently completed railroad across Wolf
river was demolished. 1t is known as
the Henning switch and connected the
c. & o. with Anderson & Tully's yards.
N. w. Speers g. Co. estimated their
loss at $1,000; Anderson, Tully &c Co.,
$4,000; Hardwood Lumber company,
IS, 900; G. & o. and Southwestern rail.
way bridge and siding, $4,000. One
hundred thousand dollars will not
dover the loss to dwellings and other
private property. Every vestige of crop
| Is destroyed as far as the storm swept.