New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-29


TINKER Maud H.. Danville. Wis.
TINKER J. L.. Danville. Wis.
TINKER NJ L.. Dnnville. Wis.
TAYLOR T. sprained leg and foot. home
vENTULA. Charles head cut.
WATER Miss Josie. No. 2.120 South Broadway: bruised
shoulders and head
WATSON. John: injured internally.
WHITNEY. Mike: blown Lohrum's quarry and badly
WILLS. Lena: injured about hips.
WALTER. Mary. No. 2.72O South Broadway; cut about
head and arms.
WILSON Robert coored) Twelfth and Gratot; bruised
YEITNER, Daniel No. 1904 South Broadway; seriously
injured
YE1TNER Mrs. Daniel: severe injuries.
THIRTEEN HUNDRED PAUPERS IN PERIL.
THRILLING EXPERIENCE AT THE PooRHoUsE.
WHICH WAS BADLY WRECKED BY
THE WIND.
St Louis May 2S (SpecaD.-The Poorhouse,
which is situated at the extreme southwestern
limit of the city, suffered severely from the
storm The entire roof of the women's building
was torn off. and flung hundreds of yards away.
The front porch of the centre building was ut
terly demolished the large posts being twisted
away from the walls The main damage done at
the big institution however. was caused by the
destruction of the tower which stood upon the
ton of the central building. The tower was
blown down and crashed entirely through the
building into the basement. The weight OF
the tower and portion Of the roof was heavy
enough TO carry with IT each OF the three floors
of the building situated beneath where the tower
stood At the moment the storm struck the
tower and destroyed II Mrs. Otterson, one OF the
attendants. was in the chapel. which is in the
basement directly beneath the tower Mrs
Childress another attendant at the INSTITUTION
was in the act Of descending the stairs leading
from the third story which were also directly
beneath the tower. When the immense struct-
IRE rocked in the wind and was sent crashing
through the roof. i. caught Mrs Chidress ana
pinioned her TO the staircase she was MT .!
a fiying brick and knocked down. whlch iact
ve6 her life Had she been able 10 take an
other step she would have been carried Gown
ward with the ruin. When found, she was yins
ON the staircase with the lower part or her Douy
hanging over the newly created chasm she was
conscious, but suffering agony from a 6asi III
her head, and the heavy timbers ana pt t,
which confined her body and crushed her chest.
she was extricated with much difficulty: She
Immediately received all the attention ana car
possible 1t is expected she VIII de Mrs' ~.
terson who was in the chapel at the time was
comnletely buried beneath the mountain vi
bricks. masonry and timbers which crasheo IiU ON
above She presented piteous slsht %iel ~. .ns
arrnv ~ workers finally located her ana staIteu
o. remove the wreckage from her body III was d
ask of some time and difficulty. as several IN,
rnense beams had become ioogeu 49, IT, nynnnssite
~ and had become fixed against the opposi'ss
u,ai,s Her legs were plnioned TO the sroul.
while her chest was crushed nat py e.,
rafter, which almost prevented nes when
strange to say. she also was conscious WIN ne,
snd rer concition Is moro dangerous thaa
that Of Mrs Childress, and the PHYSICIANS w
not hold out hope for her recovery ~,
There were eight Of the inmates OF tne Iuoi
,o,se who received wounds from lying grass
and bricks but II is not thought that 'ne'. my y,
ries are In any way dangerous SeVera VI .e
tsndants were cut slightly by flying splinters OF
Glass The dead house, which had TWO bodies ~
II one OF which had been sent there ohIy hai ~
hour previous. was completely oeinoiIs ~ 80,
r,,nd The building which was weak one. was
entirely obliterated, and the two oooies were
swept away In the wind The keeper OF tne uedu
house and who sleeps IN the houss' MAJ ,a IN
building lust before the storm, ana mao gone ny
~ tho main building He owes his HE 10 thls
TACT as he undoubtedly would have been Kilieo
had he remained in the shanty. ooo ,. -
Tho building. $50 Of whom are Insane, not a IRE
Was lost at the Poorhouse during the storiH
The insane patients, In their ward gave the a.
PENDANTS q great deal Of trouble during me nrs'
.Ye,i NJ the fierce wind They could not De con-
trolled. and filed the building with tner shIehe
and cries After the storm mad aoateo ''''e
they were induced to quiet oo"h'
DEvAsTATION IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
r,r-ry PERSONS REPORTED KILLED IN THREE
COUNTIES - SEVERAL VILLAGES
PARTLY DESTROYED.
c..,ooao Nav 2S.-The tornado passed through
co,,,harr I,,nois and is believed to have spread
destruction over a large extent OF territory
New Raden. a village on the Air Line west OF
Centralia. is reported to have been nearly oe-
stroved and several lives were lost seven per-
sons are reported killed and thirty injured at
New Madrid southeast of Centraha.
The Villages of Boies and Dix were partially
DESTROYED. and several persons killed IL Is es,-
mated that fifty lives have been lost IN Chhto"'
Washington and jefferson counties ana vast
amount OF farm property destroyed. Centraiia
was not touched.
A dispatch was received at the ILLINOIS, |en' 81
Railroad offices tonight from Centraha GIVING
news OF the tornados deadly work al PcKhey-
vile which Is south Of the former city. on the
line OF the st. Louis Alton and Terre Haute. re-
Gently made part Of the Illinois Central system.
The company's station and machine SHOPS were
blown pieces, and several business buildihes
and houses torn down. The companys chet cierk
there who was in the station. was killed ana
the cashier seriously injured. These were the
only victims Of the storm among the railroad
employees and the dispatch did not go into details
about further loss of life injuries sustained
by the residents
Taylorvlle, ILL.,. May 2S.-Meagre reports were
| received here early this morning OF q wreck on
| the Terminal road between Granite City and
| Madison near East st. Louis II Is said that
fifty people were injured, some fatally. but 1t is
impossible TO get details.
New Schedule to Greenwood Lake.
The New-York and Greenwood Lake Railways new train
scbedule taking Friday May 18th. twelve o'clock
noon is especially suited TO fishermen and other Summer