Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-29
TERRIBLE VISITATION.
The Storm the Worst That Ever Visited
That Section, .s

TERRIBLE VISITATION. .a
The Storm the Worst That Ever Visited
n That Section.
ST. LOUIS, May 28.-Death and de-
struction reign supreme in st. Louis
and vicinity as a result of the most ter
rible storm that ever visited this sec
tion Of the country. So widespread is
the destruction in beth St. Louis and
East ST.. Louis thai it is impossible to
even estimate the amount of damage
and loss Of life. Buildings Of every de-
ecrIption are in ruins, and, as a result,
hundreds Of people are reported dead
md injured, but, until daylight comes
sards order is restored, it will be inpos-
Gible to make any definite statement.
Reports are'in circulation that seven
steamers lying at wharves on this and
the East st. Louis side of the river have
been sunk with all on board.
Ragged for Half an Hour.
The cyclone broke at Is, coming
directly from the west, destroying first
In the city proper, then crossing the
Mississippi to East st. Louis and there
inter raging for half an hour, disappear
ing in the direction Of Alton. rs :.
TO add to the dismal situation the
ram, which fell shortly after the tor
nado passed, began again about 7 or z so
O'Clock and continued coming down in
torrents. It is impossible to get reports
from the police stations, where many Of
/ the dead and injured have been taken,
md, consequently, statements in regard
10 the dead and wounded up to the
present time are for the most conjec-
@tures, but there is no doubt that the loss
of line ID greater than anything the
country has known since the disaster at
Johnstown. N s.
Many Small Towns Wiped Out.
It is evident that the tornado pursued
track many miles in length, as reports
from various railroad stations show that
4 nothing has been received from any
point west Of here as far as Moberly.
4 Scattered bits Of information show that
between Moberly and this city various
small towns have been wiped out and
many persons dead in them.
AT the time the storm struck the
town and created such havoc the ao-t
ccmpanying noise was terrifying.
People were picked up in the streets
and dashed to the ground or against the
buildings as though they had been the
interest straws. Three fire alarms were
sant il from the poorhouse, which has
400 inmates. The roof Of that struc-
ture was blown OF and It Is feared that
che number Of fatalities there il great.
~ 70 the
Los q LiSs on the River
/ Is IL reported that the magnidcent
steamer Grand Republic was sunk with
81 on board. The steamer d. II. Pike,
with 80 passengers on board, was blown
bot tomside up. The steamer Conger
49, blown nearly across the river and
sank at : point opposite Carondolet,
one mile below. The steamer Dauphin,
a. pleasure boat containing 30 women
rassengers and crew Of six men on
board was blown against sthe middle
pier Of the Eads bridge and broken in
tyso. In some miraculous manner the
women and two Of the crew managed
4 20 cling to the stonework Of the pier
/ and were afterward rescued. The
1 steamer Libbie Conger Of the Diamond
70 line, with Captain Seaman, his wife
y and the crew Of six men, was sunk in
the middle Of the river.
Had No Chance to Escape.
Apart from the number OF lives lost
I'D On the east hide ot the river,