The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-30

I'm the United states.
Train No p or the Chicago & Alton rail
road left the st. Louis depot at 5:05 for
/ Springfield ten minutes before the storm
broke. When scarcely half across the
bridge the tornado struck the train. Fly
| ing debris crashed In the windows OF the
coaches and filled the passengers with
alarm. but none imagined that anything
more serious threatened. Engineer Swan
| cult slowed down the speed OF the train
somewhat as II neared the east end OF the
| bridge. becoming alarmed at the terrible
| velocity OF the wind. and fearing also that
| the tracks might be INSTRUCTED by some OF
| the wreckage that few through the air.
His prudence undoubtedly saved the lives
/ OF scores.
| He had Just applied the brakes when the
/ two rear coaches were hurled from the
| rails and turned over against the Iron
snpcrstructure OF the bridge with an awful
/ crash. The passengers were thrown pell-
| nell against the shattered windows and
/ car seats, cutting themselves on the broken
| glass and bruising themselves I'm the fran
| tic efforts 10 escape what seemed 10 be
| impending death In It's most horrible form.
/! The screams OF the women and shouts OF
| the men imprisoned IN the wrecked
| coaches rose above the awful din OF the
| tornado In an agonized chorus for help AT
| the risk OF being blown from the bridge the
/ passengers OF the other coaches alighted
| and went to the rescue. IL was one OF the
4 many miracles attending the storm that
| nobody was killed or seriously hurt In the
accident that overlook the train. Scarcely
any escaped bad cuts and bruises and
shocks TO their nervous systems from
| which they Will not recover soon, but that
Is the extent OF the injuries inflicted
Prisoners Too Frightened TO Escape.
A A-foot section OF the western wall OF
the city jail blew clear down. exposing the
ainterior. IL was during exercise hours. and
the 200 prisoners who were exercising IN
| the building were panic-stricken. They
| were too frightened TO try TO escape. Jailer
Wagner was on the scene in moment,
and with the aid OF a number OF detectiye s
| and policemen the prisoners were placed
In their cells
The engineer OF the Aetna iron works.
| Twenty-nrst and Papn streets, was al
| most Instantly killed. The walls blew I'm
| and he was scalded 10 death by steam.
The Consolidated wire works, Twenty-hrst
| and Papin streets. was almost totally
| wrecked Seven persons are known TO have
been injured seriously by this wreck and
many more are said TO have been hurt by
| falling walls
The two-story building of the G. II. Saw
| var Manufacturing company, 1919 Choteau
avenue. was demolished. John Sawyer, a
member Of the firm, and Emma Cheney ana
| Isabella Hamden, typowriters. were crushed
| 10 death under the walls. III. III. Sawyer, a
member Of the firm, was injured fatally.
The city hospital, which fortunately sur
| yived the storm, Is filled to OVERLOOKING
| with mangled men and children, and the
| morgue, within two hours after the end OF
| the storm. was so full OF corpses that Il was
| necessary TO provide other quarters for
the reception OF the dead.
The Annunciation church at Sixth and
| Ia Sale streets was totally DESTROYED
Father Head. the pastor. was fatally in
| jurcd. Michael Dawes, a driver, was blown
| from his wagon In the vicinity and instant
| ly killed.
Hotels Demolished.
IL is said the Planters hotel Is completely
| wrecked and nearly 100 are buried In the
ruins. The new st. Nicholas and the La
| clcde hotels were directly In the path OF the
| hurricane and II was said collapsed with a
fearful loss OF life. The Lindell hotel was
wrecked also. II was said. and the Samuel
c. Davis building, block away on Wash
| ington avenue, was demolished. The four
| courts building was almost totally de-
stroyed and the new city hall is a mass OF
| ruins
The wainwright building and the build
ing OF the Union Trust company. a History
| structure, have been partially wrecked
The wind struck them just as the occu-
pants were leaving for the night. and over
100 OF them were killed I'm the halls and the
streets. William Barr's dry goods store
was unroofed and tho stock scattered all
| over the city. The store was crowded with
many OF them were buried In the wreck
Destruction In tho Wholesale District.
In the wholesale district the wreck OF
buildings was very great. although the loss
OF life was comparatively small, as many
of the men who work there had gone home
The immense store of the Simmons Hard
| ware company Is said TO be a total wreck
and the wholesale dry goods house OF Ely
| Walker Is demolished. The wholesale dry
goods house of ii. T. Simon, Gregory a Co
| did not escape the general devastation, and
the warehouse OF the Iiamiton-Brow
Shoe company was blown down. In fact
nearly all the great wholesale houses We're
PARTIALLY or totally ruined.
Havoc In East 80. Louis.
The situation In East ST. Louis is APP
| palling The tornado struck that city with
| terrible effect and IL is now estimated that
800 persons are dead as result OF wind.
Fnood and flames The tornado was fol-
lowed by an outbreak OF fire~caused by
lightning and before the flames were gotten
under control property TO the value OF near
~ 100000 was destroyed.
The city hall. newly built. was partly un-
roofed or all the buildings destroyed
there were not more than six made OF bricA
grocery store at ST. Louis avenue and
| FIRST street one block from the lcyee wna
badly wrecked. and two brick buildings
Just east OF II were dsmantled. The Dec
ton covered by the storm extends from
/
tcau avenue In 81. Louis TO the Relay
house, above the Eads bridge, nine miles,
without including any great buildings ex
ccpt the elevators and tho Murtell hotei.
South OF the elevators, opposite Pine and
olive streets, were the homes OF nshorIncn
and truck farmers, and they were all swept
away.
Prominent Men Killed.
Among the distinguished dead arc David
Sage, prominent real estate man, who
was killed at his home on Collinsville
avenue. lie and his wife died together IN
the debris Judge Foulk, OF Vandalia, was
killed and Judge Hope seriously injured.
city Clerk Cain rs missing The buildings
In the storms wake were largely COM
posed OF tenements, and the mortality
among children Is appalling. hlppefs
restaurant. on Missouri avenue, was filled
with people when the storm struck IL. All
are said 10 have been killed. The water
works were destroyed.
The destructive result OF the storm
seems greatest IN East st. Louis. II. G.