The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-30
LOUIS Is IN RUINS
'GNEAT METROPOLIS ALMOST
NAZEO BN 4 CNCLONE,
mates Place the y y nsber OG Dead
n About Halt y Thousand
Night of Terror.

Louis, May T--Death ana destruc-
Seign supreme In 81, Louis and Vi
n tonight as q result Of the most ter
storm that ever visited this section
Ne country. 30 widespread is the des-
&tion III both 81. Louis and East 81
- that II Ia impossible 10 even esu-
y the amount OF damage and loss OF
buildings OF every description are
pnins and as result. hundreds Of
DE at. reported dead and injured. bal
n daylight comes and order is restored
wiii l.. Impossible to make definite
lBHients REPORTS are IA circulation
seven steamers yang at the MharSos.
GA this ana GA the East 81. Louis
kOt the fly.f. have been sunk With All
Doari, The city ls nearly ia darkness.
Dc electric Lights and trolley Wires ar.
~, NIlh one VI tNu exceptions ali
setf-~t eaE lines ia the city are al a
1dstili and thousands u. people ar,
1pellui TO remain down town Of saik
- storm bFOAe out about . clock IN
Afternoon. after most opsF~sslYeiS
LAY AMI rain began 10 fall, II sooH lie
1tei into n1fcs thunder storm " AZ
S1Hiul from The rAst
+0ttir later The aIHI gained a velocity
- miles an hour. driving the rala lee
\ u anl tearing loose s!sns. c0Fnicrs.
Dh~ss anI everything ia Ito say
ba.Ii!aEs Of esrrs description nrFt
Diis he'd ahd Others st Oh nfu bS
Dnins and crossed ~Ifvs- The nTr lie
n-iI responded 10 IL alarms The
ITS we're fuH Of i-r1plc gong holnr
= aofk AnI panie uilslsrd as soOu
De storm BROKE. m-R s@fr picked W
hurled agains, the buildings. horses
carriages were sen, nyins here and
- ani failing sifrs. fuii u dradi,
4. aaiei IL The horror " the srras.
Few uuiidisas Escaped.
Dddstis the sIIli ,r~rcsi aFouni to yAs
y ahi completed tn. Destruction 1,
nns~Fseat ID some Of those hu has,
eefs~i Jhr io~a Iowa part o. the r.ts
there afr frs buildings IN ~ I>1uls
have EOg suffered - some "a, tom
Storm Tonight the streets asv Ia euin
y iasAErss anl travel Ia amp iif.~ ton
Dangerous ~ the fallng Of i've sire
Debris TEc Eal~s buagu IL a rtuni6.
mass Thousands Of dollars vii uB!
er thv ~r-rkAse An oa,.byuni a.
DnuiattOn ;fAIa on tho Chicago Al
Nas ci ~ trJaen rail- Lut lot
Dtri9 uDb-Si) AMONG The - tlasrHsvfs
! tutt
troli~y car loaded WITH pass nEefs
pd f0E the Hrst eide 10 said 10 hAAe
~ through Ia thr railroad trAeA ~
bu; ~lsh shat frsul, Is no, suaan
roof 81 the republican ns.nIloH
Mas Bios III ahi a .4.oo, too
lh- ~retrsu vail OF the clly gasl Nas
Do loaf dosn EXPOSING the lfsI~t4os
eas i4tlnE -.srcts- hour ana /.
tpn~fs nrfv eArf1eislHE IN tho h1lt.
Thr5 arTe franlr stricken ana too
Atrfac4s -. -. a.. -
pas on The se1br In a sngurnt ana
tho all %. nuiui~f OF do,e. t.srs
II poi 0tfa035 the grtsoHsrA vote placed
&h~it rv,ls
y tzuss - tho Waters IEegr~ Ofi
Dbany an grsttoi stfrst blcN uu
3Wiirs ireiructl0n GA over, hAai
Ne ztafscs % the coats4au Mana
eoStHF CampsoY hsIlAins on Stuth
IGfa,.n; Aasl nearly bali - tho Main.
o. bf~uSr5 uof~ blosH loau
- summer hixh n-soal a; Elesrnih
kpsuee sst~e;s. NriASsnests saioon.
EsnIh AMI rHcstaui. Central Erugsrant
- on lhe opposite CORNER. Jov" shan'p
Vi s,ah!r f!csrrth and Naiuat usre
Dpfc1 The enRins~S Of the Aetna
works Twsu;y ,nral AMI t'spAh
lrfa nAa aiHue, k!i.ei Thc ~alis
IN anl nc sas sgatieai TO death bb
N Tho Consolidated Wire Works
MT Atsi AMI i'apan s'Tc-;a vsrr al.
n Totally invoked seven Is4oplc az,
~ 60 Nasr teen 3niuro,i seriously q,
wsrrh arA many fuof~ arc said 90
y i-.a saft by falling walls
D. two-storJ building Of the g ~
D. Manufacturing Company or
Dssau aVenu" pAa demolished John
BE- a ms snlsSr of tho flTm. and Emma
ln~Y and Isabella Hamhrn. tyf~~ri,.
v-fc crushed 60 death under the
o.. " ~ Sasycr. a member Of tho
J. wpr" injured fatally,
he ~ Louis Refrigerator 4 Wooden
~ company factory Was cornrir icl,
lrnysd BY arc Causs,l by lEhtniuE
J Ioss 10 estimated al t5oas
tumor VAS widely circulated that the
tank usar tho Consolidated Wire
'rka a, tho south end NJ tn" Twenty
1 street NtaIurt hal been blown over
fallen IN on tho wire workP building