Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-28

nigh In the Houth, causing = waTm
s9uihorly wind lauen with moisture to
slow from the Gulf OF Mexico. This
moisture was held In suspense by the
warm atmosphere and the humidity
cuns,qusnuy increased from day 10
Jay. The mean temperature averaged
tlfue TO thirteen degrees above normal,
while the humidity ranged from TO
20 per cent. On Wednesday morning
the weather map showed low pressure
siill oveflyln tho west, the central de-
preston extending In an irregular
line over rom Texas Pan handle
through west kausas and Nebraska.
IhfOu bout Missouri temperature and
humiditiUs Prevailed without wind.
The day would be particular termed
"Watm, hHEy, muggyn although re-
porIa are missing owing 10 the wide
spread dustfuCt on. IL In evident the
storm area moved slowing east during
tho day. The barometer between
noon anu O'Clock had fallen one-lhir.
tenth inoh. About this time tue SKY
was overcast with dark, thickly acou-
mulaiod strata, which by . O'Clock
commenced 10 assume light green
color In the northeast this green
cloud slowly advanced from the north.
east and spread more TO the west and
ANA NAA AAAH WV AfAAA I'NA ANAAN NNNAlAntuNNh
falling. Tho normal cyclonic oircula-
ton thus brought winds Of different
temperatures ami humidities In tho
upper position, with the results that
decided instability was produced In tho
atmosphere ana secondary storm ecu
ter created. hp barometer continued
10 fall repeatedly. by y. m. II had
fallen 20 OF au inch since noon. This
winds were becoming variable with n
tendency toward a nOrtherly direction
until lightning and thunder COM
menctd at $3.50 pm.
"At 5.Oi the storm broke Tot 4 In all
its fury, the wind changed suddenly 10
northwest with rapidly Increasing We
locity and faiu fell In torrents. The
green ciOui still remained In the west
aud north, but tue storm moved to-
ward tho cast large, angry detached
masses of clouds crossed each other.
"At 4;l5 p. m. the wind changed
from NORTH having the greatest velOc.
ity In the history Of -. Louis. About
3 y. m. the wind had reached 90 miles;
lAtcr II changed IN direction TO tho
southwest. From 5:Oi p. m. 10 Goa
.. m. .33 inches Of rain foil. The
electrical storm was Of unusual volume.
The Sly was almost one continuous
| blaze OF light and the clouds extended
tn' INTO tho south.
ACTS or uERUIsM.
Passengers on boats related many
acis Of btt0ism performed by roust.
/ abouts. On tue Libio Congef, which
/ was ground 10 pieces on tho Illinois
shores, was Captain Seaman, wife and
enid, boy agod i've. When tho
storm appeared negro took the child
la his arms and plunged overheard,
bearing the captains boy safely
through the boiling waters 10 tho Illi-
nois snots. Captain Seaman rescued
his wife.
This morning John Mcdowell,
"a rOusta bout on the tug Ali.
anoe, which Is performing great work
among the boats which line the
Illinois bank Tor miles down tho
river, returns 10 tho city, 6urdened
with messages 10 loving ones from
fathers amt brothers. telling Of their
safety. They reported that MAdall
was blown 10 pieces AMI that the crews
swan ashore. lie though every man
escaped. He reported that tho ferries
OF the foot VI Anna street anu at east
CatOndelel had been blown 10 pieces
and tunk with the crews ana pRssen.
ge'i. This could not DO verified.
AT THE FAIR GROUNDS.
Captain Pat Carmoody's presence Of
mind prevented u panic at the fair
grounds. When tho crowd appealed
for protection from the tornado, Pat
Cortaled frightened tue people under
tho stand anu forced them TO remain
there. lie held a mob VI about 800 In
check.
While CArmoody was holding them
back the roof OF the South Side stand
was blown out anu the debris foil lust
where tho people wanted 10 10. Gar.
moOdyb good judgment saved many
lives
a NARROW ESCAPE.
while the storm wss at It's hlghsst,s
train ON the Chicago anu Alton rail.
way pulled out ou the bridge from
the Missouri side, on the way east.
Engineer Scott proceeded only u Short
distance, when he realized this awful
danger. The train was about half wsy
across when the overhead. posts were
snApping AMI tumbliug Into the river,
while large stones were shifted loose
from the foundation and plunglng into
the water. Realizing that at any mo-
ment his train might be blown into
the water or the bridge blown away,
SCOTT put on full head steam In an
effort u make the Esst.Aide shore. tbs
train had scarcely proceeded Two hun.
dred feet when tho upper span OF the
bridge was blown away, anu tons OF
huge granite blocks tumbled TO tho
tracks where tho train, loaded with
passengers, had been moment before.
The same iGslAnt the wind struck the
train, upsvIling all the cars like play
Ihings. Luckily no one WAS killed but
several were taken out severely Injured.
pOoRuoUsE INMATES ESCAPE.
At the burning Of the 81. Louil
refrigerator and gutter warehouses
several we're Injured. A ntemAn ha.
, been taken from the wreck aud thTet
more known 10 bo In the cellar dead,
Three brothers named Hardy arc dan,
gorously Injured. II was said thai
. probably seventy more are slill buried
I IN tho ruins, When the storm was al
liz height the gas holder Mt Eighteenth
] street collapsed anu columns Of burn,
ing gas leaping high in the air. Tn,
I pOOThUuso situated a. this extreme
I southeast limit Of tho city suffered
! from tho storm. This roof OF the f.
{ male building was torn on I'D hunl
{ yards away. The tower on top OF thi
L | central building crashed through th,