The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-28
ONE THOUSAND KILLED
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1t is impossible to even approximate
the loss of life. II Is variously put at
from fifty TO one hundred anu nifty.
Judge Foulke Of Vazc.~a is said to be
among the dead
The storm struck just north of the
East st. Louis elevator and passed the
aevee in a northeasterly direction along
the same path as the memorable cy-
clone of March 8, 1871.
In its course it struck the Big Four
freight house first, then the blocks in
which the stores front on the levee, de-
stroyins all back to &C" street. The
swath cut was three blocks wide and
four blocks long.
The top of the bridge was knocked
off, as well as the big abutmnet. Four
trains, including the wagons. contents
and the horses We're piled up on the
railway near the abutment Hundreds
of cars rolled from the tracks on the
south side and Broadway is completely
blocked up with parts Of houses.
The MarteH house, with all its guests,
was blown into COhOkio creek and no
one but Judge Hope of Alton, and MIR.
Martell was saved
David A. Sage and his wife were kill
ed in COllinsvilIe avenue
Burk's hotel, the livery stable and
other places are filed with the injured
The physicians estimate $50 dead
City Clerk Kain cannot be found. His
house was blown down and destroyed
by fire. The water works were destroy
ed and the city is without water or
light i is believed that all the people
In KIippels restaurant on Missouri ave
nue.. are killed
A ". Becker Of the big firm of J. p.
Becker & Co, Of East St. Louis, was
among the first persons 10 cross the
Eads bridge after the storm abated-
His family were in ST. Louis and in his
eagerness TO get to them he climbed over
the debris Of the bridge on his hands
and knees, over wrecked cars, dead
horses and a mass Of other debris He
informed a reporter that the condition
OF East st. Louis is almost beyond de-
scripuon. The trOwn IS a wreck for
blocks around, and the loss of life in
that region is estimated al from 200 TO
$50.
The Vandalia freight house, near the
east end of the Eads bridge, was COM
pletely demolished, a number of persons
having gone down In the ruins. When
Mr.. Becker left the scene men were en-
gagd digging out the dead and dying,
and several bodies had already been
removed Aeintz's grocery stone and
a whole row Of brick buildings adjoin-
ing il were RACED TO the ground, but no
person was IN jured.
Another building was that OF the
East St. Louis Journal, the whole mid
die portion Of 1t being blown out About
500 worth Of clothing was scattered !
over portions of East st Louis. The
city han. which had just been repaired, !
was completely wrecked. Court was IN |
session when the storm came, but every |
body got out in safety.
Another building demolished was that /
Of Philip Stricken, on the corner of ST. !
Louis and Collinsyille avenues. Mr. /
Strickler, his wife and several children |
persisted in the fallen walls
Among other structures demolished /
were the National hotel, at the stock
yards, the KLppel restaurant, the old
relay depot and the Dublin house, an
old brick building near it. None of
those entdiled any loss OF life.
The storm appears TO have extended
far south and westward. The city OF
Green, No, is reported wreck
ed.
At the Liggett and Myers tobacco
works, ten are killed and twenty in
jured. One corner of the city hospital
was blown out and the building ether
wise damaged. one patient died from
fright and two others were killed by
failing debris, with many seriously in
iured, a number OF whom viii die. Ar
We're made 10 move the
patients TO another building. The
Sideu and Shenley building at Seventh
and RUdger streets fen in and il is ru-
nOred that eighteen women are buried
n the ruins. Engine house No. was
blown down and all the firemen buried.
Every hospital in the city IS filed with
ne wounded victims Of the Storm and /
he morgue is taxed 10 the utmost to :
accommodate the large number of dead (
)OdieS that are being brought in from ,
very section OF the devastated dis
riot Among the idnetified are:
SOPHIE DEMARTINA, killed by ,
'alling building at Twelfth and Spruce.
ROBERT WILSON, killed by falling
# Iiggett and AIyeres tobacco factory. ,
KATIE CLAYPOOL. ,
WALLACE BRADSHAW, colored
CHARLES NEE.
JULIUS GAULT. .
WILLIAM WINKLER BUSH. killed +.
" street car rolling on him. ,
MAN WRESS, driver Eberlee & Keyes
livery company
JOSEPHINE MARITIME.
WALLACE BRADSHAW, killed at ,
Ewing and Scott avenues.
JONES. engineer Aetna Iron works. ,
FRANK FISHER. ;
BOOKER EPSTEIN.
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FRED ZIAT8TERS. chief engineer
Union depot power house.
Unknown child about ) years. Cali :
ornia and Anna avenues. ,
J. LEMKE, manager 81. Louis bar 4,
'ers' supply.