Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-06-06

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storm center was created. The storm
had commenced at LAO p. m. and rain
fell in torrents. l53 inches OF rain fell
in an hour. The electric storm was OF
an unusual volume. the sky a continu-
GUS blaze OF light. Two hundred lives
were lost in this city and as many more
in east st. Louis, while thousands were
injured, many 90 severely that they
cannot recover. The exact number
will not be known for many days. per.
haps never, for the debris CT ruined build
ings all over the city. covers hundreds
OF human beings. The damage and
destruction to property will aggregate
many millions but the exact amount
cannot be estimated with any degree oil
certainty. The greatest damage on
this side of the river was Inflicted with.
in three mile strip along the mighty
stream. Many buildings are totally
collapsed, others were unroofed, while
very few in the city escaped injury.
This morning John Mcdowell, q
roustabout on the tug Alliance, return
ed to this city burdened with messages
to loving ones from fathers and broth
ere telling of their safety. They report
the Madill blown to pieces and the
crew swan ashore. They reported the
ferries at the foot of Anna street and
at East Csrondolet had been blown to
pieces and sunk with crews and pass.
engers. Capt. Pat Carmody's presence
OF mind prevented a panic at fair
grounds. When the crowd appealed for
protection from tine tornado, Pat corral
led the frightened people under a stand
and forced them to remain there. The
roof of the stand was blown in q heap just
where the mob wanted to 60. Sixty in
mates OF the city hospital were all in.
iured, the bridge Of Chicago and Alton
road over the river was wrecked on the
Missouri side. A span of 300 feet fell
just behind the passenger train. Tons
of huge granite block fslls iu.t as the
train passed. Several cars were over
turned and many passengers injured. At
the ST.. Louis Refrigerator Cos works
seventy are still buried under the RUNS.
After working its destruction in the
city, the storm moved westward into
the country. At Clayton most OF the
buildings in town are wrecked and
several killed and many injured.
ST. Louis, Mo. May 29-The day
opened clear and cool. Everywhere
could be seen men delying in the ruins
for buried victims, clearing the streets
OF dismsntled poles, wires and general
debris, repairing damage done to thou
sands Of buildings, and relieving the
injured and homeless. It becomes more
and more evident that the tornado is
The worst that ever visited this or any
other city on the North American CONT
nent. Horrors multiply every hour.
More than one hundred and thirty dead
bodies have been rescued in st. Louis.
Over four hundred persons are known
TO have been injured. Mangled csdavers
are found in innumersble places along
The path OF the storm, and are being
AIKEN to improvised morgues. 1t will
De weeks before q complete list Of those
killed can be made, but the list OF the
lead is climbing to the two hundred
mark. Only mere gueeses can be made
10 to the property loss on both sides OF
he river, but the mercantile agencies
ay it may reach $4,000, 900 in this city
lone, while in east st. Louis it will be
everal millions.
AMBLER, Mo-, May 29-In tornado
which swept through the lower emo OF
montgomery county yesterday three
ives were lost and many persons injured.
The storm careened through the farm
ng regioA levelling barns and trees.
1t Jsrrettown the wind destroyed g
tone barn, burying Alfred Motif, Win
leld Emslie, John Bates and Charles
pen Ger in the ruins. The tao former
we're dead when taken out. The cum
aer mansion of Alexander Knight was
uined, the wind ecooping the center out
I the building. The Jarrettown Meth
dist church, the school house ard sey-
raj houses were wrecked. At Lang
lorn George Winter WAS killed 10 a
arm. at Pennsmapor number OF
were destroyed.
ST.. LOUIS, May 29-Csptain eripton
{ the government snag boat General
larnsrd, states that he received reports
rom people on the shore below the city
hat there had been severe storm in
1issouri, back of Hannibal, and Bowl
ng Green, the county seat OF Pike
ounty, had been swept from the earth.
ie could not obtain definite informe-
ON, as all the telephone and telegraph
1ires are down.
10 East st. Louis the disaster was
omplete, the western section Of that
ailwsy town being q vast chsrnel house.
he only single dwelling left standing
7as what was known as 1.-THE Island,"
nd 600 families are homeless. The cIti- |
ems estimate the dead at fully 200 on
be east side. In the wake Of the tor
ado came grave problems, one being |
be protection Of this city in the ab-
ence Of electric light. The First Mis-
ouri regiment has gone on patrol service
I'd the police commissioners will add |
so men to the force. Business men
ave taken up tho work of relief.
WASHINGTON, May 29-The president |