Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-28

luildinga Of the city were blown
d lwn and mary freight houses were
demolished Asau Illustration Of ita
force as 70 was about 10 enter east ~.
Louis tho storm carried 800 feet Of
tue eastern approach to the fret ~.
Louis bridge, delayi railway traflic
ami almost cutting on communication
between this two cities. Freight trains
are picked up blown oil the track and
landed capsized In tho swampp. a
train was picked up and blown almost
bodily into the river. Some u the
light houses, such Aa abound In 81.
Louis, were blown bodily away. The
IRE ALEC damaged property after tho
tornado had passed. No reliable esti.
mate could be made last uiRht con.
cerning the fatalities at East Bt.Louis.
In the darkness ana rain the rescuera
were forced 10 work bliudly.
ALoNu the RIVER.
A detail " officers have boon sont
along the banks OF the river searching
Tor s0mo trace u the missing steamer
Great Republic, which had 500 cx.
cufsionists on board. No reports Of
her whereabouts have been received at
police headquarters anu the authorities
lear sue ia l0at. Rlmofs that the
steamer Republic has landed at Jeilsi.
con barracks aud has sustained serious
damage are current but no authentic
report can bo obtained.
The distance between Clark avenue
and Washington avenue from Twelfth
street 10 the river suffered fearfully
from tho favngrs Of tue windstofm,
The hfunt Of the vl1louCB OF the stern
- Of. Il
ttict lying south AID along the Tivor
bank, % comparatively light damage
was done TO the property farther north
and west.
Tue tornado vented Ia greatest fury
along tue river front Tnc lovco Tor
miles up and dow whs devastated aud
laid waste. Great steamers were torn
from their m0oringe OF the fret blastau
blown down this river for milus. OF all
the crait that lined tho uvor Tor miles
bat one frmalus 10 toll tho story Of tho
| disaster 10 hung steadily 10 IT. moor.
ing- throughout. When the tornado
struck the river tho light OF day van.
ishod ir moment and those NJ work
on the lcvro could barely discern the
| forms OF tho steamers ~ one after
another pitched aud tossed anu
finally with n crash were blown out
/ into the dark waters AMI disappeared.
/ The scene was one " wild uncertainty
aud chaos. No one knew whittier u
/ seek safety from tho fury Of the storm.
| Aflur the tornado had passud u left d
| ssenu Of desolatiOn where ten minute,
before steamers had rocked quietly al
tnvir docks, some Just arrived aud
ditchsrgiug thor passengers; other.
| ufOnaTlug Tor uOuuFtufp.
| Trucks anu baggage had been tossed
hilhUr and thithot most Of II into the
river, Piows and agricultural implc
mrnts had been distributed up and
down tho lcvrc m far Ms could bs seer
and the whole appearance was that o
waste ana wreck.
Tue steamer J. !. Odell, OF the Illinol
river packet line, was blown cut ftou
| lie wharf at the front Of Morgan street
crashed iuto the section pier OF "
EadH brligo aud tank, Her boiler
blew up before sho disappeared. Sh
had crew Of twelve anu three womsl
passengers besides her captain, Geofg
TOwnsond, an Old river man who In
his home IN ~. Louis. Three OF lac
crew, Jack Morfissry, Pat Milan anu
man named Moore reached land safely
The two former Jumped before tn
/ explosion and caught DRIFT wood
Moore was blown overheard by tn
explosion and was cut about the head
but managed 10 swim ashore, Thtel
others Of tho crew chung TO the pie
and made their way up 20 the brldg,
proper
There Ia no way Of estimating IA
number OF lives that wot0 lost on IN
: river craft that happened H. be nea
I | when the cyclone came. Hundred
! Of bArggH were moofet all along u
) river bank. In some instances a
; many ~ ton and twelve persons wer
/ on board when the anchorage CAV
way under tho terrible strain, Me
/ we're blown into the water, the barge
, overturned anu tho destruction {
life will be large. Several boats wet
= Jofkod from theis moorings aui cal
/ fied far down the river. Tho ia
Belle Of Baton Rouge, which was NJ
I chofed up the river, was carried n
1 down the river, rolling over ana ma
~ struck the eroit VI tue wlRgiI
y Ferry company nj the front Of ChOlea
Avenue, whore II tunk,
A sOEHE OF DEsoLATIoN.
, 81. LOUIS, May 2s.-When tho Al
(. ross on ~. Louis and vicinity IN
o morning IL shono upon a scene Of terri
bio ruin and disaster. Wind, raj
I ana fire had combined In mission
destruction, Two hundred lives al
lost IN the city and many mose In Ea
y 81. Louis, while thousands were ID
4 iuTod, many 40 severely that th,
cannot recover. Tho dam &c snd de
. Iruolion TO property will aggregal
d many milllons. The terrible tornat
that caused this destruction struck Il
city in tho afternoon At $50 ami Ea
a ~. Louis felt tho effects VI the create
IA damage.
APPROACH OF the DESTROYER,
Hours Of sultriness, pufis Of win
d coming by turns from all points OF u
compass, the dying hithet and thlthl
= OF light, mist-llke formations across q
a dull, dAFk.colorsd mGsfus-lhoso wei
o ehAfaclorlstics Of the afternoon WhiC
"A brought 10 st. Louis tho most III
J. aslTous storm in the ciiy's histOr!
4 For hours tho torrents shifted the win
Q blow Of and cold ana n storm Cel
. ter developed. The fury VI the ulemon
was born within tile oity's limit
On tie west thu der storm deyeIOpe
n Early muttoTlnga Indicated n0lhiI
/, muTe alarming than dOWnpOuf vii
=, the ordinary electrical hcCUmpau
- mvnls. This rain cloud came up slON
!. ly at first from the west, beyond Fore
: PARK As the black cloud mount,
:, higher above tho hoIlEOn, It's arc on