The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-05-29
I'd on these dispatches.

The number of killed may not be far
from 500, and of the injured about 700
Business was practically at a standstill
yesterday. Street cars were running in
some directions, but in the vicinity of the
wrecked district trolley, telephone and
telegraph wires were badly tangled and
practically useless for the greater part of
the day. In some streets the telegraph
poles were all broken off close TO the
ground, making progress almost impossi-
BILE, owing to the twisted wires and wreck
ed buildings.
The path of the storm through st. Louis
is a scene Of death and ruin. The greatest
damage was done between Russell avenue,
on the south and Choteau avenue and
Papin street on the north. Within that ter
ritory from the western city limits to the
river the wreck is beyond estimate. The
most wholesale slaughter was at Seventh
and Rutger streets, where thirteen Per-
sons were crushed to death in the Mocken-
heimer saloon and boarding house. Many
Others were known to be buried in ada
cent houses.
The poorhouse, which is situated at the
extreme southeast limit of the city, suf-
fered severely from the storm. The entire
roof of the female building was torn off
and flung yards away, and large posts
were twisted away from the walls. The
main damage was done at the big institu-
ton, however, and was caused by the de-
struction of the tower which stood on the
top of the central building. The tower
was blown down and crashed entirely
through the building down into the base.
ment. There were eight columns sup
porting the roof, and the falling of these
carried the floors of the building beneath it.
Eight inmates of the poorhouse received
numerous wounds from flying glass and
bricks, but it is not thought that their in
juries are in anyway dangerous. Several
of the attendants We're cut slightly by
splinters of glass The dead house was
completely demolished by the furious
wind. The building, which was weak
one, was entirely obliterated and two dead
bodies swept away with the wind
The insane patients in their ward gave
the attendants a great deal of trouble dur
ing the fierce wind They could not be
controlled, and filed the building with
their shrieks and cries After the storm
had abated IA little they were induced 10
quiet down.
One of the remarkable features of the
storm was the destruction of "A wing of the
city hospital, carrying 200 patients and
nurses down into the wreck and killing
but one person
The steamers Pittsburg, City of Vicks-
burg, City Of Providence City of Monroe
and all sorts Of small craft were pitched
and tossed about until final blast rent
them from their moorings, They were
swept across the river and struck the Hi
nois bank within a few blocks of each
other The loss of life ON these bOats l.
thought to be slight, as everybody was
cautioned nor to jump and they would be
brought safely to land. The City of
Nicksburg is almost total wreck while
the Others were partly wrecked The Great
Republic, which was supposed to have
been wrecked, escaped serious injury.
The Belle of Calhoun, the Madill and
the Libbie Conger We're almost totally
broken up The Ellen G. Smith, the har-
Dor boat, was blown down the river and
wrecked near Arsenal Island The steamer
Harvester was also torn from her dock
and carried down she river The Louis
Kogg broke from her hawsers during the
tornado. -Four of the crew plunged over
board and We're seen to drown. The others
were rescued.
The crew and passengers of the ferry
boat Christy had "A terrible experience
When the storm broke the boat was torn
from its mooriugs at the foot of Spruce
street and blown down stream with fear
full velocity. The passengers were crazed
with fear, and sixteen two horse teams
stampeded on the lower deck The water
rushed over the boat, filling the hull, but
by a miracle it tloated and was driven be-
fore the storm and 0natpd dawn stream.