The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-06-04
tho building is blown in. Tho amphi-
theater is badly damaged, a. is also tho
surgical ward.

tho building Is blown In. Tho 8mph1'
theater is badly damaged, As is also the
surgical ward
Damage ks the Posehoass.
The poorhouse. which Is situated u
the extreme southwestern limit Of the
city, suffered severely. The entire
roof of the female pauper building
was torn of and flung hundreds OF
yards away. The front porch Of. the
center building was utterly demol-
ished, the large posts being twisted
away from the walls The main dam
age done at the big Institution, how
ever. was caused by the destruction Of
the new tower which stood upon the
top of the central building.
Lafayette Park Ruinsa.
What was lafayette park Ia simply
a wilderness, and not more than .
ward. The others lie fat, many hav-
ing been torn right ont by the roots,
while others were snapped on like pipe
stems. The buildings-in the park are
destroyed. and the -statuary is ruined.
Trees that have withstood the storms
of years are gone. and desolation holds
swaT.
Electric System Ruined.
After the storm had passed the elec-
trio wire system of the city, including
the wires of the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies, the Bell
Telephone company, the Telegraph
Fire Alarm company and the Electric
Light company. was almost q total
wreck. Hundreds OF the poles sup
porting the wires were broken short
off, while the wires everywhere were
tangled and broken by flying debris.
A Ruined Power Plant.
Tho ruin of the Union Depot Rail-
road Co. s power-house and car shed,
at jefferson and Geyer, is complete.
The great machinery is twisted and
torn down, together with 20O-foot
smokestack. A large number of cars
in the car shed were crushed, and the
| were caught in the ruin, but escaped
with broken bones
The Chamber OF Commerce Roof.
The roof of the Chamber of Com
merce building was ripped from its
fastenings and whipped about like q
rag in the wind. Great sheets of tin
were hurled up in the air and twisted
into shapeless masses. There was not
a square foot of roof left smooth and
when the storm was over the roofing
was lying on the four streets sur
rounding the building.
Panic at the Jall.
The woman's corner of the jail was
blown down and bedlam turned loose.
The first known of the storm was the
violent shaking of the building. which
is one of the strongest and safest In
stitutions in the city. There came
near being a dangerous mutiny among
the prisoners, but strong force of
police sub bdued the prisoners and quieted
them down.
The Union iub-House . Ruin.
The magnificent Union club Is q
complete ruin. This building, COM
pleted but little over year ago, was
the meeting place of the elite of South
st. Louis society. 1t was an architec-
tural gem.
Along the. River.
The levee was the scene of the worst
devastation on this side of the river.
Before the storm, q long. row of steam
boats and wharfboats and barges were
moored from Biddle street to ChouteaD
avenue. These were swept from their
fastenings almost in solid phalanx
and cast adrift. Some were overturned
and sunk, others were blown across
and crushed against the Illinois side.
The Anchor line wharfboat and the
excursion wharf were the only craft
left between the bridge and Spruce
street. Both were showed up on the
bank, Indicating that the storm had q
rotary motion, as all other craft were
blown in the other direction. Some
were seen floating when the brunt Of
the storm had passed. but in nearly all
cases the upper works were torn away.
The damage to shipping alone viii run
up into the hundreds of thousands Of
dollars.
ANCHOR LINE BOATS MISSING.
Three boats of the Anchor line were
in port. These were the City of Nom
roe, which was ready to leave for New
Orleans. She had q large crew and
about ,thirty-five passengers. She was
badly wrecked in her upper works,
taken across the river. Tho passen-
gers and crew are reported safe. The
other two boats were the City of Cairo
and the Arkansas City. They were
moored at the foot of Chouteau avenue
and Carroll street respectively. They
were torn loose, and drifted across tho
river. Being temporarily out of COM
mission, they had but few employees
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