The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-30
WOE IN ST. LOUIS.
Her Illinois sister. East ST. Louis. Also
suffers Partial Demolition be-
tween 500 ana 1000 Per-
sons Are Killed.

10 1000 persons were killed. Inc grand
stand at the race track was blown down.
kulsnr $50. The east end OF the great Eads
bridge was destroyed and II Is reported that
an Alton train went into the river. Steam
ers on the river were sunk with all On
boau. A station OF the Nandalia In East
81. Louis was destroyed, and IL Is reported
8 lives were lost. The roof OF the repub-
lican convention hall was taken OF. The
two top stories OF the Planters hotel are
gone. The Western Union and many othor
buildings are wrecked Everywhere Il des-
olatlon and debris. The city Wednesday
night was In darkness. Fires broke out
and threatened 10 destroy what the wind
spared The wreckage hindered the fire
department in its work and made II diiii-
cult TO check the flames. At Drake, Ill,
a schoolhouse is said 10 have been demoi-
fshed and 50 pupils killed. Telegraph wires
are down and II is difficult TO secure infor-
nation. Heavy damage TO life and prop
erty IS reported from other localities The
latest reports Indicate the probable mum
Der of people killed at various other points
as result of tho cyclone 20 be as follows.
At East st. Louis. $50 20 800: Lataddie Mo-,
10; Rush Hill. Mo. (doubtfuD. co.: Drake,
Ill (unconfirmed). so.
Property Losses.
Following is an incomplete list OF the
buildings blown down, burned or badly
Damaged, and OF river boats sunk: At ST
l.
iron and steel works. Cupples block,
partially destroyed; fair grounds grand
stand, Waters-Pierce oil works, burned
Coe Manufacturing company. the VAIN
wright brewery. Summer high school
John McDermot's saloon. Central emf
grant saloon, Jere Shohan's livery nsi-
Bile. Consolidated wire and steel works
c. N. Sawyer Manufacturing company, ST
Louis Refrigerator a Woodenware com
pany. steamer Great Republic. several ex-
cursion steamers.
At East st. Unconstitutional hotel. Ire
mont house. Martell house. De Wolf cafe
Heel Milling comrany's mill Horns coon
or shop. Baltimore & Ohio roundhouse,
Standard oil works East st. Louis elevator
~ lCvce freight houses, east end Fads
bridge, scores OF dwellings.
The towns OF Renick and Rush HILL Mo,
were dem olshed.
Exposition building Unroofed.
ST. Louis, May 2S.-Death and destyslc-
tion mark the pathway of a tornado which
passed over the city shortly after five
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The list OF
the dead in ST. Louis cannot be estimated
until alarming reports OF loss OF life In
collapsed buildings can be confirmed
The list of dead In st. Louis is beyond
present computation There are now 10
dead bodies at the morguc. startling re-
port has just reached police headquarters
that POO girls are In the ruins OF Liggett
x Myers cigarette factory at Tower Grove
Park. There are alarming reports OF great
loss OF life In the southern portion OF St.
Louis. from the railroad tracks to Caron-
delet.
The wind swept away the roof OF the Elk
position building. and that structure Is
badly damaged by the Hood OF water.
Steamers Lost.
The greatest anxiety Is felt for the safety
OF passengers on the different excursion
bonts which were on tho river when the
storm broke. The steamer City OF Flor
ence. with an excursion party Is reported
lost below Carondelet. The steamer st.
Paul, with 30 passengers, left for Alton a,
| four O'clock, and Is believed to be wrecked.
The steamer -. II. Pike with 30 passen-
gers on board bound for Peoria, was blown
bottom side up In the middle OF the river
and a number OF persons persisted. The
steamer Dauphin with a crew Of six and
20 lady passengers on board was blown
| against a bridge pier and broken I'm two.
The ladies and two of tho crew chung TO the
bridge stone work and were rescued. The
steamer Libbie Conger with only Capt.
| Seaman, his wife and three OF a crew
! aboard, went adrift.
Among the boats destroyed Is the excur-
sion steamer Great Republic. one OF the
| largest steamers on the lower river. Not
a man escaped from her. and IL Is said she
was crowded with excursionists when the
storm came.
Many Buildings Demolished.
Otteneds' furniture store at Broadway
and Soulard street was demolished and
six men are reported killed. A saloon al
| Coz South Seventh street fell with nine
| men In the ruins. St Patricks' church al
| Sixth and Bddle streets fell and the debris
| fills the streets. Fourteen fire alarms were
| sounded within an hour, and three alarms
| were sent I'm from the poorhouse, which
| building has 1 200 inmates.
| The roof Of the poOrhouse was blown
| off and the fatalities are great. During the
hast race at the fair grounds the roof was
| blown Oft Tho crowd had gone TO the
open field for safety and but four men
were killed. AT eight o'clock the eastern
sky was afame with the light OF fires In
| East ST. Louis. The metal roof OF the
Merchants exchange was rolled up like q
| scroll and fell into the street. The LouiD-
| Vile * Nashville east-bound local pas
aenger train had just reached East ST
Louis when the storm struck that city.
| The train was overturned, but miraculous
ly only a few passengers were injured
| They were taken from the cars by rall-
road yard men.
streets Utterly impossible.
The center OF the city IN a wreck Many
| buildings have been demolished and Others
partially wrecked. The streets are utterly
| impossible 20 street cars, and In many
places progress on foot Is a matter or great
| ciniculty. To add TO the horrors OF the
| night the electric light plants were rem
dered incapable OF service and the ga'
lamps are also shut of, leaving the city IN
total darkness. Fire also broke out IN
several portions OF the city. and the IRE
department was unable 10 make an effec'
tive fight because OF the choked-up condi'
| ton OF the streets. and the large number
| or flremen who were engaged IN the imper.
| alive work OF rcsculng the dead and
| wounded.
Panic at the Race Track.
During the hfth race AT the fair grounds
| the storm struck without warning. and ths
| first thing the 5000 race-Roers knew tbs
rain was streaming of the ends OF tbs
stand. Fortunately but few people were
upstairs. the majority having gone down
| Two young men were observed TO jump on
the north end OF the stand, 20 feet from
the ground. Both were badly hurt. bat
their injuries could not be aacertained
Part OF the roof OF the grand stand was
blown into Natural Bridge road, killing q
horse attached 20 n milk wagon and injur.
ing the driver. The roof OF the betting rinr
was atanch and fast and stood the storm