Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28

sr louis. 80. May 27.-St Louis was
..-..s ly o. cyclone Of frightul fury late
OBJ. rcruooo. Hundreds o. people were
tnl and the property loss is beyond
es.nl.c
5u the clouds that had covered the
,.e since noon broke 'uto a furious storm.
ufn ten minutes the wind reached
,...o.ity of eighty miles an hour. sweep
.-. with 30 dense waves Of rain. Tho
f.f.t speed OF wind previously recorded
here was 70 miles an hour in August.
t-s Tine scrcechng OF the wind through
le..re-wiros. the crash Of debris that
v. swept in every direction. the flashes
from tangled wires and the crashing
thunder made the scene indoscribablc.
Up M the lowest estimate Of killed
n East ST. Louis and vicinity is placed
at o East 81. Louis suffered probably
Oh. greatest Messengers came at 7
p 81 from there asking Tor physicians
arl nurses
Tte steamer u. Y. Pyke, with thirty
escrrors on board. bound for Peoria.
vas blown bottomside mp IN the middle
l. fle river. and number Of persons
were Killed. The steamer Dclaphin. with
.-.w of six. and with twenty lady pas
.r.rs or board. was blown against a
r.- and broken in two The ladies' and
$3.50 ~ the crew clung 90 the bridge stone
work and were rescued.
Tho steamer Libhie Conger, with only
Captain Seaman. his wife. and three
Members o. the crew aboard. went adrft
The wreck OF boat opposite Caronde,ct
supposed to De that OF the steamer
Canser
BUILDING DEMOLISHED
Ouenol's furniture store at Broadway
arl soulard streets. was demolished, and
81. men are reported killed
8 saloon az 6oGi south Seventh street
f.I with nine men in the ruins
So. Patiick's church. al sixth and Bid
dle streets FELL and the debris fills the
streets.
Fourteen nre-ala-ms were sounded with
in am hour. and three alarms
were sent in from the po3r-house. which
building has f2e inmates. The roof OF
tte poor-house was blown Off and the
fatalities are great.
During the last race al the Fair
Grounds the roof was blown on the
.ae-tand The crowd had gone 10 the
open neld for safety. and bat four men
were killed
The Armory. at seventeenth and Pine
Streets is being used az a temporary hos
ltL
s., 7e1 p. NJ the rain. which had
cease ,or "a time began afrcsh and fell
.e torrents.
FIRES IL EAST ST LOUIS.
Asp AL the eastern sky was adame
with t1e ueht OF fires in East ST. Louis
r. metal roof OF the Merchants Ex-
.a.--. was rolled up like a scroll and fen
ilY .hc street. The Louisville and Nash
vile last-bouad local passenger train had
.t reached East ST. Louis when the
storm struck that city. The train was
overturned. but. miraculously. only few
passengers were injured They were
'aa-u fiom the cars by railroad yard
mrr.
OH. Chicago and Alton east-hound local
passenger train which left 81. LOUIS
a, O'Clock. was on the east span Of the
ta when the wind picked the cars up
1 urneI them over ON their sides.
la .ou spans and truss held the cars
'onpline into the river. 100 feet below
it. la.cnscrs were thrown into a con-
.ft mass The network o. wires made
difficult and dangerous. bat it is
ett an wiu be gotten out uuinjurod.
l. east SPAN of the Eads bridge Is so
E wrecked 30 will be three days be-
-.t. ra.n5 Will be able to pass.
FATALITIES
Tho number o. fatalities in East ST.
Louis hourly increased At o'clock IL
estimated that the number OF lives lost
N exceed $50. II is impossible to cross
o.. 0r.se or river 20 get particulars
--..ns struck the Standard oil
".As and flames were soon pouring
|-n dozen buildings. The Tire De-
mat was utterly poworless 10 cope
e counagrat3n. and it is feared
'hc entire business quarter and
portion OF the residence section win
',oyed hy the flames. r. not already
04 hy he wind. Among tho prin-
.s1l.ngs already in ruins are the
" Hotel. The Standard On-Worls,
ST. Louis Wire-Nal Works, the
.t ceyator. tho Hazel elevator all
a.Ieht depots and stores AID resi-
-... cu ST. Cicir avenue.
COUNTRY CUT OFF
' p. M no wire can bc had TO sur
territory in the western and
irra portions o; Missouri. but IL IS
.l tat the loss Of life In those sec
"l be- very large.
I'D. -amage 90 property IN St. Louis Is
f.l az Icoal and the loss in
st Louis is nearly s2.ooo.eo). and tho
'l raging
REALLY TWO CYCLONES.
H LOUIS. SO. Nay e'.-Therc were
Really ESQ cyc.oncf one came from the
-,.w.st and the other from me dircct
Both met on toe II ia,is shore OF
Mississippi river and joined la
nf.'ns cloud of death ana destruction.
i.e .ft of dead in s. Louis is beyond
-rnt computation. A a'artAsg report
reached police hfaaquartc-r that -
s..s afe ia ihc ruins o. Liggett & Mycgs's
fc,ic factory. az Tower q ovc PARK.
4Ae-e are alarming reports Of great ioss
.i N.f in the southern portion OF -
i'aD from the railroad tracks 70 Caron-