The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-02
ec,entific Reasons Advanced for the
St. Louis Horror.
THE WEATHER BUREAU CHIEF TALKS.
Local poreosstsr Gives the 6enssis OF the
rssnsAo-wsshiu Omc'aia Explain
the Lack Of Warning.


With DR.. r'rankfcld of tho local weather
e.a,,on and a staff correspondent OF the
Times. Herald he drove through the wind
sweep, district this morning. He went Nrst
10 the icvec and looked at the wreckagc
Of the river craft. where the storm cloud
crossed over 20 East -. Louis. Thou
bands Of visitors lined the leyee and gazed
with ave upon the huGs stripped of their
catrns and machinery.
Tho weather chief stood UP in the carr
ags and cast his eyes ever the scene
sp..sd before him on land and water Win
the keen Interest OF man who reads the
charts and pro sncSt!cAies the fury OF the
~.nt He asked for his bearings at tie
cc-=er @: the ievee and Cedar street. Sei-
I'D as 20 .ne points .. the compass, the
- ea;a.e- physics; wao viewed the havoc
:r.El a ssls-i.Fi. stan4po.n, looked critic
ar - me soA,ae4s. ami ihen 10 the
.sa--1- ss' IAsn be sal down aad an
-T..s- ssAt t@e devastation had been
: go according 20 40 rg}es, 4. nrst Fro
.es,t- Moore sAo-gat rom No area Of
t. .s--s ia. tse Storm cloud mast nave
-. ss.-.z. AIS .rat dipped down here
-..L..-,-- ne Ky from his tower N,ineS-
Gay 4r-sr1 On Il search OF fDnneis. told
+. ... .14. - cpJ!aaf, see any funnel
.s- - Sc = wa can ind some evil
esss+ ne ,o-';ai.c centrifugal motion,
sh-- - ;ess'' Moore mock vest OF
- -e@- ta Cc.ilr street. There is an
&c a-a--.tg ma; was blown over 50 that
g'f,iM'S a,o, " ''',,' ,i' f r0,
,,.'~-r~e.. - ,,e-.hwce, 3i,n rotetrv mo.
t4,- a ,qrn4to les from lott 10 right.
u.s. 49, Sss 20 macy indicates mat II
..-s- ~. ,i',.,a sr. 10 "a, u.s. I'M.
,i..- sra Is therefore evident
s'.tl r ~ ~! u dlrnctpn nearly
,'-3,... ~ j. ~ oi,.ar circle Of the air
tr.-fsr- - cen thc iront and extreme
r-,.. e.. ,. 1,,,.
80. *. -.,.st leok Tor acme ruins TO IN
,s, art Harc blown IN the oppose III
~ ,,,,.o ,,,r,s, ,.., ,,o
r. -r.f,.ni chimney and looked toward
- t.-t in The ar.a immediately before
: "a .re~e we're only lnafscriminatc heAps
81 l.'er but away IN the distance th,rc
d roof th1i had been blown of to the
s-z'
Us right Its rI,ht, It's right" OK
81 med the professor $50" that roof
My at that poin, the storm evidently
had IA wh'r half, a milc wide"
The notahl" thing That struck the sclen-
.inc observer as he proceeded through
,h,,a r,,taa or ruins ,yas mot IL, ,,tra ON,
'"'9
VI Np ."'''' h'''"hh 'iie ""'i'"N "'"N'H
'he walls hhh been thrown outward leaN-
Ing many OF the roofs intact, else the
,ntt,e ,,,,er t,,,,,,. ,y,.,., l,,,.r ,,a,s. and
IL, ,,,,
s"' 'o''' ''"" N'''''N V"'ilis INV" VA ~
FIRST STORY. The lay explanation OF this
was that the hous.s hAa exploded The
,.isntior exrl,y,,ti,,., on ,ba. ,.tft.,
'ip Ht9'" N'''4e a va i''ti h'H p"e u
created iif M mighty N"n'f-i'iSM force.
.. fit sa}oe Ipiil i.'v nat rotary motiuu
~ i-- ~ Na5rf Hhl"s q how 10 ihe
ttAo a. 7Atfs " zen ~" Nii4s 3 i'HheI
o. 2. at'Atth IN de.eA"t OF ms
-t II - ~. - &i. h- -eioS,p lFi{'f
80 - (, r. ~ ~ ~ ~
sr!rfse. fs't.!.s. ff'a- 40 ot ,oro.
a A!l n'i tAt-Nin. taat hlt i.9nia
t-n.44-, tt1 .,.,., s ,
slornia ID g-aeral ~ - leg 8as 4at8atn.
,,lin 'he setrn' ne 'F4'ts tAai ser SIR
.;r,t;.st syef.t,. la nh 49,. at..
upon fhe possaHi,y 80 q tornado yI+it.tp
Chicago. aid aa3d tHeEe ~fe v4ies u
theories - prevent !t. Nnat me eNeei
wagi - apon fhe slerltrQrs1t tted sky
hci"prFs =" "'13d not ats-.at Htin ter-
ftiN s. if4t NH ~t4I tHAL uHJ-s4 ANY uf