Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-06-04

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disasters OF recent years overwhelmed
the city OF st. Louis last night in ane
shape OF cyclone which began ahurt-
ly after 6 o'clock and for thirty min.
utes tore It's awful way through the
city with velocity OF over eighty
miles an hour. Although the reports
from there are very meager owing TO
the almost tcta. destruction OF the
telegraph wires it seems certain that
the number OF dead and wounded viii
amount TO fully one thousand, and the
damage done to millions OF dolllrs.
The city hospital, which fortunately
survived the storm, is tille1 to over
flowing with n.Gngled men, women and
children, and the mOfgue wi hin ;Wo
hours after the end of the storm was
SO full of eorpseG that 1t was necessary
to provide other quarters for he re-
ception Of the dead. In addition to
those who were killed In their house
and in the streets. hundreds are uea1
beneath the waters OF the Mississippi,
river. or all The steamers on the 'eVee,
when the storm broke out, but one Is
now atoat. All others are gone down.
In uany instances every soul on boal d
being lest aud IT, others not over two
or three being able TO reach a place Of
safety, Among tho boats DESTROYED Is
the excursion steamer, Great Republic,
one of the largest steamers on the
lower river Not one man escaped
from her and /, Il said she was crowd
cd with excursionists when the storm
came The streets are utterly i'm
passible to street cars. and In many
places progress or foot is a matter IF
great difficulty To add to the horrors
OF tie might the electric lisat
PLANTS had been rendered III
capable OF service aud gas lamps
were also shat Off, leaving the city in
total darkness, Fire also broke out in
several portions Of the city and the
fire department was unable to make an
effective fight because of the choked-
up condition OF the streets, and the
large number OF tlremen who were en-
gagged in the imperative work of rescu-
ips the dead and woundel. 1ha hrst
authentic Information from tho
stricken city last night sent out by the
a. ut OF the associated press. who
managed 70 reach the outlying tele-
graph Office was as follows:
Death and Desolation
ST. LOUIS, May s> a tornado BLOW
ing at the tate Of eighty miles IN hour
struck ST. Louis at jl5 last evening
and ragged tor half an hour WI
great fury. AZ Ii result hundreds of
lives are las OH both sides Of the
river many buildings blown down ANA
several river steamers sunk with all ON
board. ~ present it Is impossible q
estimate the number OF ives LOST. The
hospital is ntll ot injured and The
niorgue contains many dead while
numbers OF the slain Lie everywhere
among The ruins 81 demolished mild.
ings A 20, tioI, OF the cas' end li the
bridge Was destroyed Tins graud-
stand at the tar grounds. ana the
weman's portion o the jail were blowl
down fhe Waters and Pierce Oil
works are burGrng ana buildings "A Ma.
rtous sections OF the town are oa ire
The plant ana mills OF the ST. Louis
Iron a steel works we're demolished
and the iutncrse Cupples block parti-
ally destroyed
The dead ln, injured are being aiken
from the ruins All East St. Louis he
destruction seemed greatest The
National hotel fremont house. Mar
tell house. do Wolf care. Hazel Milling
company's mills HONS cooper sho,
and q great many dwellings east Of
there a. far as Fifth street. are gone
and many people killed The rllti
more OHIO 4 YandaIia roundhouse
the STANDARD oil works. tha Crescent
elevators and twelve freight houses on
the levee We're also demolished The
Grand Republic and several moro ii.
eufsion steamers with am Oh board ars
reported sunk Z, the river and all the
steamers an the leyee haze gone down
a rough est mate would place the nrm-
Der Of killed ana wounded AZ a thou
sand Raih The Western Union and
the Postal Telegraph lost every MI !
leading ont 81 the city.