New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-29
TERROR AT THE CITY JAIL

TERROR Al HE iii s'~ t.
REyoIyERs DRAWN AND THE RIOT cah
SOUNDED TO sUBDUE THE FRIGHT
ENED INMATES
8, Louis. Nav ~ (speciaD AT the -Four cou"
the most fearful excitement prevailed Inc wa
ems corner of the jail was blown do"n anu w
lam turned loose. The first knowieaee ~
storm was the violent shaking OF 'he Da".s
which Is one Of the strongest and safest iiis"'s
lions in the city. The wind played havoc WIN -
windows Crash after crash would bring COW.
showers OF glass. The court was 'u''
closed when several bricks from 'he 'Oo, -.
neighboring building came flying th'ous" Wv
window. The women among the """''.
screamed. the burly men pushed ana "S"r.
their interiors Under their feet. Inc hVp ..a
excited that the CLERKS voice eoulu Nv. ,,n.
as he cried out for the people 20 'aNe ,..s,,l
But it was useless as the crowd su'se1 ..,,,,s
and out Of the doors. Luckily no oHe "N'
~ injured. s hy ssris
terrible wh.stlng noise, followed D! IN.
~ frishtful screams came out OF ''' q, ant
prisoners. penned in the cells crieu 40, and
Deputy-S Sheriff Wagner ran into lhs ~ licked
ordarsd silence. but they cursed III" h,ld
q
oaa,,s, the door. A hurried conciaw s,ssn
ond :, was decided to let them out AVN y, an,
o,,,s r,ore onened and the prisoners HON. ia.
Other cells were being opened "". '.o,s,s who
crash II thunder came. Again Tue p,~s.aa and
u.re still confined screamed 10 pe uo,hsret
tho lucky ones who were afeau' ,,s guards
-, ,he winding stairway. Wnefe m,s,n,rs
we're assembled Again and aga" ,sn corner 0.
$3.50 on, with terrible crash '"' ,s,
.,., dt,,;s,on of the building eA'> s,,st
$780,, ,h, interior Of the JAN ea'"s y,
nem' shr,.L The prisoners ran UP anu rv 4,
','N, and tried to force the e'' =.
". 49,, an, bowling that they wou'u .,,,d
effort 10 escape. They peoa"'N "a them agar
that Deputy Jailer Warner ~ ,,sv objected
,ocked I'M in their cells. 10 ..,'' -, hell 40,
and fought the guards on Inv =, ae,ecfvs
sorrdad and in a minute a SOU, Ia "a srs
and nocsmen ran into the jan , s Then tne
The prisoners back but II was ~ with club w Y.
officers drew their reviewers a. men IL they w
ed aoft threatened 10 MI This frightened t sn,a
not return 10 their cells M Ills Then doS ,a'
~ 49,, NV, hack To their ceIs. ~ the bulc'
aaars wara stationed at the corne n,snt the nss
ing which was blown down "
from 7 roRr DOWN MASSIVE MAsosf', :, =,
p..s.n. the most impressive evidence 81 Of a.
s.orr,.. force is to be seen in the w.. the tor
oastern end OF the Eads Bridge ,or. OF and
s go dsa,t with stone masonry II w n.s.nnins
haoo us"n IONS of this mascnry' vi "a thu
with the big eastern pier ana N the uppes
,oot ., the inclire. The storm eu' w. Gins,
ioo. % ~. structure as If it had eeen 'r,a. tsrs
. a. ,ns,sad Of a structure OF wo'''
for massiveness. Aha railroad yp~
As the storm cut through the 'a ga aver m
hoek ~ the Union Station II 'u'"s and II
.'u,,,,ar ~ freight and passenger cs'e ,ss uuk
NUMBER ., ~, northwest corner Of !ns one !
ried away .N ,,avator. This elevalo,,, s se ~
,he Ia rpest in the city, ana as VI. .ooss Of So
anu,n ~ era shed through the ~
dozen deserted shan'ies, mind leyelled n
bout < :. m. the VIM :. huilding ~
.rornd the fou.-story stone l. .,n 'otanad. ~,
no South Broad-st.. ana Loo'1C Company; W
dant ~ the Otanad Furnitu'I ookkeeper, y.
Burgst and Gustav Lee sa,.sr was rescued ~ IL
buried in the ruins. Ine ,, The nolice and VI ~
an hours hard WORK w hrn,sed and MS
taara He was severely pruis -
arm was broken. Al Third-st. anu ,.syt1
me - hadly wrecked. ana Tue Of Tvess
Sh,,,ch on the southwest "a I'D ana ~
sh,udest and Clark-ave. was p'0N'
piesely turato building OF ne mo chotespss
NJ, r,o ct,,ring Company, NO, I'o' member = y Y
..os dsmolished. John Sawys' ,s.neils) Hsm1<<
"a, and Emma CLANCY sn 6eath upoe
tynevriters, were crusac" ~ f.