The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-28

the valuable cargoes of freight were
scattered beyond any possibility OF future
discovery.
THE WRECKED BUILDINGS.
some OF the Damage wrought-Several
Large Edifices Injured
st. Louis, Mo-, May 2S. - Among the
buildings destroyed or damaged are the
fcllowing:
The Sawyer Manufacturing company.
1919 Choteam avenue. suffers greatly. The
building beirg almost totally wrecked
-Four people were injured.
The Eden publishing house at ITO Cho-
tea was also heavy loser. The bnndlng
was unroofed and tho block damaged.
The HnydoclS Carriage company bu.id-
ing. OFT Fourteenth and Pappn, was un-
rooted and the stock badly damaged,
ST. Johns church. on Hickory street,
.kst fits steeple.
q The Ietierkranz hall. Choteau avenue
anc phirteenth street, was unroofcd and
.sie erttre building flooded with waae4.
laN, Brown Tobacco company,
te.a - and choieaii. aost the 1op stosy
its Building.
n outh wall OF the nan deparino
- tho ST. Louis Wire eomBnpJ wD
spcc iseI. fire brcslsiu,y ont and de- gins
FRAr FA1p Utlptn 10 VcIUIlttH Ali' wee
H.sq,etlon CT The Gates wiro min, bresla
astaftsr rbe storm.
Tho wind SWEET up the river nr9
isstety demolished the Morchnr
safar.
Enw,r.c No 2 OF the ST. Louis ri4ti
company was blown from tho rpN gt
asratios street.
Tho RILEY foundry building was reii,v,l
ut ifs roof and carried into the street
msae she round house Of the Darlington
ruir1af suffered greatly.
NJ lgEth and Mulanphy srcets Tho
t,opt OF the bulldiass occupied b. tt
AHsf llsgy company was blown dow
,paiia q u Of III matthews e ssor ia
+ n,a.nv q hlocs. cast, was serve. "a lie
manner.
A numaer Of people werc at wNti
The two buildings NJ tho time. but
ufe Wig hurt.
,,rhe buildings Formerly etcupi,a Ky thei
<, piiisy s. Walfort'e sdleg stables a.
!, or.h midway, we're iiaer5els Can
ssaI,
rot 4. glass resnairs III ti,c Nblilaios Or
spea rs tho f<upforle i'sf.ss couiirf.
G- s.; Lout, an'I Brow broom - 0r
Is howard and broadway was cofnri -
wrenlseG
sfans Twenty -fir,. stt.pt b. 9asa
Ha2 s'appln 81 eets. not n snsS'9 ln 'e
.,i.sgrapn pole tree or siJn "sc1pef
.israet ard sidewalks are alio
M IS ct debris. bricks, brokvu iep'
py.l telegraph poles. tin rcoipE
srouts, broieu slees aud lrosen
while the wires cover The whole 80
inisrmiuabis netting.
Al ala Twtn,y-arst street The j
sYsirt Co.'S fresh m.at establishment
is locuteo Rot a single nibiN in tn'
building remains intact, tho whole l'Nr
s,elps flooded Tho sock OF s8o,ala worth W
meat IL covered with water Nltn 81 naf'il
glass ard dying ln'ld ana spnA
THE bedding occupied hY ~ f"'n g.
Buansteln, wholesale lanor uH
south Broadway, MS u'g~'' az
Gail, TIC boohkceper for "" t'n
lsIisr Mr.. Epstein WA iaierG
S6f5 ahe rpr,cr. Ciarlea Ron 20
.n3"rel about the head,
Abe friedman OF 1Oli Julinn street, twas
cut IN the head and face and Charles
Won Tuln had his h0ad Injured. Jo> ~
mag had his right leg broken.
The building at JOS choteau occupied
/, by the Sawyer Manufacturing company,
was blown down. Those undor tho ruins
are Emma CLANCY and isabella Home
Charles Taa,dy is now buried IN tho
debris OF the st. Louis Cracker company,
ut Eighteenth nnd Choteau avenue
The store Mt 2od2 Clark was wrecked
When the storm struck the store it wont
down without warning. Bridget Gum,
Cstie Mccann and John o'Conmor were
IN ths store at tho tina and We're buried
vn3or the falling tiynbers nnd brick
walls. Miss Gums legs were hllh
broken ana her skull fractured she was
sent to the city hospital. and VIII die
certie Mccain was injured Internally
-. o'Connor has q broken arm, n scalp
wound and internal injuries.
Grones' brewery. ut TwentyNsecond ana
Clark avenue, was almost totally wrecked.
The Scandinavian church. southeast
cclper of Twenty-thid and Clark, Was
picy ed up and turned completely over.
Al tho Gates wire mill Twenty-flr"t and |
Gratiot. n scene indescripable was met |
& with. An immense portion OF the roof Of |
the building was ptied up ltsh on the
south end OF tho bridge Mr.. LSVpies. who
was employed at tho Gates mill said that
( four pcrsons were badly burt. two Na'Aiiy, |
Mr.. I.ippies could not explain how 10 hap
peried that of the 800 or more boys aha
lnsn who were in the building e"'y iosr
were hurt. 49,,
Two little iamshuckie teheineh's SD
AID SIT South jefferson avenue w're