Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-05-30

ouis 5 a. m.--lt In impossible u
me than q rough estimate " th,
v and lrs, of life here aud nj kaal
MA Probably i've or six hundred
led outright and twice that mum
ured.
10 are rumOrs Of cyclones nj other
In Missouri and thirty were killed
Idalia, Ills. The local situation 1,
s.
LATER REPORTS.
OuiS May s.-Two hundred live.
y out IN this city. ~ many more In
h. Louia, and property destroyed
bg into tbs millions. is the record
b, the s7th day Of May, isl6, Thi,
conservative estimate. south 81
l. Uttered with the bodies Of the
Hast ~. LOUIS In 4 gigantic cems-
rnder the debris Of buildings are
burlei. whose bodies will no, be
At 70 light for many days perhaps
THE WORST IN HISTORY.
Bus the most disastrous storm Ia the
Of the southwest. The storm did
Manage In the business and north.
|stiops VI the city. save along the
Iruni where the damage can not be-
kied; nor will Il ever be known Just
hsny gave up their lives In the WA
the Mississippi when the tornado
u the boats In the harbor from their
hr.
vIpR PATH OF RUIN.
Boutb 81. Louis the storm spent its
From pspiu street ~ Carondolei
Q stamp on the face Of the city that
|oi be eifaced for years. Big. strung
bngs fell before the wind like houses
Of cards. From where IL entered
ky, in the southwestern suburbs. u
J II left. somewhere near the Eads'
b there II y wide path of ruin. Fac
|ftsr factory went down. and piles
Beks and timbers mark the spots on
they stood. Dwellings were thrown
Dry direction. Business houses were
bed. There was no chance for ~
Thousands Of families In south II,
are homeless. aud temporary hos
shelter hundreds.
GAs SUPPLY CUT oYY.
ply In the storm the plant Of the La
Gas company. Fourteenth and Pop
Fees, was destroyed and gas cut "a
the central part OF the city. This
|ed the newspaper Offices severely,
fu 4 Meyers big factory In Comp
Flights is In ruins, and many were
and injured In the wreck. kleva'
eere blown down. boats sunk. and
(hes and school houses demolished
yiRE ADDs TO DESTRUCTION.
|er the wind and rain had done theiI
\ Ore added TO the destruction
Pile mill was burned with . loss ol
poo. The Harrison barrel factory
loaded cars In the terminal yards
. feed store and many smaller
were burned. The destruction ol
|aler works early In the storm cut Cd
later supply. and the fremen fought
pro with bucket brigsdes the best
fould.
RAINS BLOWN INTO THE RIVER.
P'e Of the largest buildingr In the
Fsre blown down and many freigh,
b demolished. Az an illustration
force, the storm carried away .h-es
PED feet of the eastern approach Il
ssdS bridge. Freight trains wsrs
, "a the track and landed capsisst
SwamI~. A train was blown al
bodily into the river. Some ligh'
p such as abound In East 81. Louis
blown bodily away.
pEvAsTATIoN WIDESPREAD.
} ~vee Tor miles up and down va
Ptat-d and laid waste. Great steam
(efe torn from their moorings at ,h'
plasi and blown down the river foI
, W ali the craft that lined
river, but one remains. wheI
tornado struck the river Oh
Of day vanished In = momen
those n work Oh the lsyes coul,
y diso~rn the forms Of steamers q
sf'~ another was blown Into th
uaters.
srkAhKh SUNK.
7 steamer J. ]. Odell. u the Illinol
p line, was blown from the whar
crashed into q section pier OF th'
bridge and sank. Her boiler blew
'eto'e she disappeared. She had