San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-28

WOunQeu anu many luJuEeu udNe
been taken into private houses.
The city authorities at midnight
were sending mounted police
through the city in an effort TO as
certain, if possible, what the loss of
life and the number of the in
jured really is. Among the houses
known to have been destroyed are
the furniture store Of Frederick
Ottends, at the corner OF Broadway
and Southland streets, in the south
ern part of the city, where six men
are reported killed; a saloon at
604 South Seventh street, where
nine men are reported in the ruins;
st. Patrick's church, at the corner
OF Sixth and Biddell streets.
One thing that binders the work
of taking out the dead and rescu-
Ing the injured is the fact that tie
electric light and telephone wi res
are down. The loss I0f life, there
is no doubt, is greater than any
thing the country has known since
the disaster at Johnstown. It is
evident that the tornad pursued
| its track for many mikes in length,
as reports from various railroads
chow that nothing hmah1en re-'
ceived from any point OF here
as far as Moberly. II
| Scattering bits of tnf0rmation
show that between Moberly and
this city various small Towns have
been wiped out and that many
persons have been killed in them.
1t was at first thought that
scores had been killed in the
fair grounds in the western
part of the city, where the
roof of the grand STANG wac blown
| off while the last rae was being
run, but it is now knoll IN that the
people saw the storm toming and
Fastening out OF the grounds
took refuge in the adjacent fields.
Three alarms were sent in TO-
night from a poorhouse which
has 1900 inmates. The roof of
that structure was blown off and
it is feared that the number OF
fatalities there is great.l
LOSSES ON THE RIVER.
AS to the losses on the river it is
reported that the magnificent
steamer Grand Republic was sunk
with all on board. The d. X. Pitt
with 80 passengers on board,
bound up the river for Peoria, was
blown bottom up ashore. The
steamer Conger was blown nearly
across the river and sank at a
point opposite Carondolet. The
steamer Dauphin, pleasure boat
containing 20 women passengers
and a crew of six men on board,
was blown against the middle pier
Of the Eads bridge and was broken
in two.
In some miraculous way the
women and crew managed to cling
to the stone work Of the pier and
were saved.
The steamer Libby Conger, wit h
the captain, his wife and q crew of
six men, was sunk in the middle
of the river.
1t is thought the number OF
killed and injured will reach into
the hundreds on the river.
Excursion steamers lying at the
wharves, and also running up and
down the river were sunk immedi-
ately.
Excursion steamers City OF
vicksburg and City Of Providence
lying at the foot of Olive street
were blown out and fioated down
the river badly damaged. Dia-
mond 10 steamer, Pittsburg, lying
at the foot of Washington Ave. was
blown out and floated down. The
Anchor Line packet, City OF Mon
roe, broke from her moorings at
her wharf at the foot Of Chestnut
street and was blown across
the river to the east side. Pas
sengers all saved. Steamer Belle
of Calhoun broke from her moor
ings and foated down the river.
Tow Boat Dolphin, No. 2 sunk. A
detail of officers has been sent
along the banks of the riv, search
ing for some traces of the missing
steamer Republic, which had 500
excursionists aboard. No reports
of her whereabouts have been re-
ceived at police headquarters and
the police authorities fear she has
been lost. Rumor has it the
Steamer Republic has landed
at jefferson Barracks, and
has sustained considerable dam
age. No authentic report
can be obtained. The dis
trict between Clark avenue and
Washington avenue, Twelfth street
| 20 tho rivar Snffared fearfullY from