The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-29

81 Louis, May 28.-Business was
practically at a standstill to-day.
street cars were running in some di-
rections, but in the vicinity of the
wrecked district trolley, telegraph and
telephone wires were badly tangled
ana practically useless for the great
part OF the day. Through South ST.
Louis the greatest damage was done
between Russell avenue on the south
and Choteau and Papin streets on the
north. Within that territory, from the
western city limits to the river. the
wreck is beyond estimate and the loss
or life cannot be estimated The most
wholesale slaughter was at Seventh
and Hutger streets, where 13 persons
were crushed TO death in the Mock
heimer saloon and boarding house. The
ruin was so complete that the police
and volunteers did not know where to
debris
A gang of men is putting I'D the
torn down wires and conductors and
motormen are clearing the wreckage
from the tracks. The Scullln system
has met with almost irreparable dam
age. The power house on South Jeffer-
son avenue is blown to pieces, hardly
wall standing.
The storm was most peculiar and
scarcely two people in all the city
agree as to just how the damage was
done. The wind seemed TO take the
form OF a tornado rather than that
OF cyclone, as the wrecked buildings
show none of the twisted irons and
girders which usually mark the track
OF a rotary windstorm. One of the
remarkable features was the destruc-
tion of a wing of the city hospital,
carrying 200 patients and nurses down
In the wreck and killing but one per-
son.
Wrecks on the River.
Steamers and all sorts of small craft
were pitched and tossed about until a
final blast sent them from their moor
ings. They were swept across the
river and struck the Illinois bank. The
loss of life on these boats is thought to
be slight. as everybody was cautioned
not to jump and they would be brought
safely to land. The steamer City of
Vicksburg is almost a total wreck. The
City of Providence was blown up on
the Illinois bank. Her rudder is gone
and the cabin and smokestacks were
blown away The st. Louis & st. Paul
Packet company's steamer, ST. Paul.
had started for Keokuk when the tor
nado struck the city. She has not
been heard from since. She had a full
cabin. The steamer Harvester Of the
Mississippi Valley Transportation COM
pany, was also torn from its dock and
carried down the river A river man
said that sl,500.000 would not repair
and replace the boats alone that fig
ured in yesterdays storm.
The Louis Logg broke from the haw-
sers during the tornado. Four of the
crew plunged overheard and were
drowned. The crew and passengers OF
the ferryboat Christian had a remark
able experience. When struck the boat
was torn from Its moorings at the foot
of Spruce street and blown out into
the stream with fearful velocity. The
passengers were crazed with fear and
l6 two-horse teams stampeded on the
lower deck. The water rushed over
the boat. filing the hull. but by a
miracle IL floated and was driven be-
fore the storm down stream. The riv-
er was like a raving sea and the crew
was unable TO launch any boats. The
boat drifted as far as Jefferson bar
racks, where she sank in shallow wa
ter. The teams on the lower decks
were drowned, but the passengers
were rescued.
The steamer City of Cairo was blown
from the wharf at the foot Of Pine
street, and was carried to the Illinois
side of the river and totally wrecked
Loss, s10O,000. Captain William Nc
Latchy and DR.. Biddell. the only per-
sons on board. were taken of at noon
TIE X -vised List of D,sd
Following is a revised list OF the
dead:
Ballaman. Mrs. Bean. James Ben
well. Fred. Bergast. A. ]. Boeckman.
Louis. Bercess. John. Butcher. Ken
merits. Butler. Wallace c.
Cecil. George. Claypole. Mrs. Clay
pole. Katie. CLANCY, Emma. Child Of