Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-29
THE WRECKS.
A Few of the Better Known OF the
Many Buildings Destroyed---Whol
Streets Filled with Debris.

St. Louis, May 2S.-Among the build
ings destroyed or damaged are the fol-
lowing: Singer Sewing Machine Man
ufacturing Company, building almost
totally wrecked, four people injured.
The Eden Publishing House, building
unroofed and stock damaged. The
Hayrock Carriage Company, building
unroofed and stock badly damaged. 81.
Johns Church, on Hickory street, lost
its steeple. LiederkranZ Hall, Cno-
teau avenue and Thirteenth streets, un-
rooted and flooded with water. Brown
Tobacco Company, lost top story. South
wall OF National Department OF st.
Louis Wire Company wrecked, tre
breaking out and destroying 1t. WIND
swept up the river front and complete
ly demolished the Merchants Elevator.
Engine No. %. of the st. Louis Trans
fer Company. was blown from the track
at Gratiot street. The Nilley foundry
building was relieved of its roof, winch
waS carried across the street, while the
freight house of the Burlington road
suffered the same fate. At Eighth and
Millanphy, the fron. Of the building
occupied by the Allen Buggy Company
was blown DOWN, While that of Mat
thews & Son, Rag Company, "a Dlock
east. was served in like manner The
buildings formerly occupied by Reilly
{. WaRert's sale stables, on Broadway,
was considerably damaged. Not glass
remained in the building occupied by
the Kupferle Brass Company, at Sec
ond and Mound streets. Louis Brooks
factory. at Broadway and Howard
streets. was completely wrecked.
Along Twenty-frst street between
Olive and Papen streets, not single
building. telegraph pole, tree or sign
escaped. Streets and sidewalks are al
most a solid mass of debris, telegraph
and telephone wires, broken glass ana
broken signs. At 80 South Twenty
first street, J. 7. Swift & Co.'S fresh
meat establishment is located, not SIN
ole window in the building remains in
tact. the whole place being flooded. The
building occupied by Epstein d Burn
stein. wholesale liquor dealers, 2oS
Scuth Broadway, was demolished, and
Julius Gall. book-keeper, was Killed.
Mr.. Epstein was internally injured. NO.
1918 Choteau avenue, occupied Dy the
SAWYER Manufacturing Company, was
blown down. Those under the ruins
are James Cheney and Isabella How.
Charles Tandy is now buried in the
debris of the St. Louis Cracker Com
many at 1906 and Choteau avenue. The
store at 2102 Clark avenue is wrecked.
Grone's brewery, at Twenty-second and
clark avenue. is almost a total wreck.
Pine street is filled with wreckage and
goods to the height of ten feet. Inc
storm visited the store OF Penny
Gentles. at the corner of Broadway and
Franklin avenue The massive plate
glass windows on all sides were COM
nletely demolished and the windows on
every floor blown in, while the water
1eluged the store in torrents. The hrm
estimate its loss at 5000, 900. The build
ings of the American Refrigerator
Transit Company, at the levee and Ce-
dar street, are badly demolished. Inc
terminal elevator, Middle and Main,
was robbed of the south wall The
fourth story and roof of McPheeter'a a
drv goods warehouse on the levee, be-
tween Biddle and Carr, was blown on.
The front and roof are off Fisher &
Davis's three-story brick saw mill.
The roof was blown off of vacant
building belonging to DR.. j. n. Nc
Lean estate, at Collins and Biddle ave-
nue.. About the levee and on Carr
street the wind played sad havoc. The
immense freight shed of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad, two
blocks long and one wide, extending
from Carr street to Franklin avenue,
is a total wreck.