The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-03
HUNDREDS KILLED.
CITY OF ST. LOUIS DEVASTATED
BY A CYCLONE.
Hundreds Of People Killed-vast pestruo
ton Of Property.

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=, ,o,on, voor.
One oil the greatest disasters OF rcc,n. IN, yeal'
cverwheimeu ,he si.y Vi D,' ,,,ninno witch
uay night w .he snepu p,,1 ~ oy,J To- ,bi,tv
peghn snorny niter vioe" M @ ~ y - ~, a.,
minutes TORE Hs awful WY .n,Unsu ,t,,s ~ hnrr
with veioclty OF over e,sn.y LII. ~ ,,,.aoor
Aithougn reports rom % .neiS s,.nt;,, 90 thc
owing 70 tne a'thos. M sosa, a.,o,n ,hot Tho
teiesrapn wires, ~ ,.a's,o, seons Iii omn,,r, 60
nuinueI @ Ui uenu % ~" .,'.,., Sora 90 n,illiona
FULLY LOCO, ana the damage uono W n''i"o"'
OF uohhrs. ,, ,,.. ,~.o,oi,. s,r-
me vity nospi.a,, ,,,ns w 80 nsa,en nwing with
viVed tne STORM, II n,leu W ,',,no,' ava ,ba
mangleu men wom WI h,nre os,ar Tho end Of
morsue wtnln W. ~, ny 20 nornses ,bo, n vas
the storm, was SO Iuii o, to,psvs s.,nrs tor ,he
necessary 70 pr9vl1e o'ner qu"i'oi' i0' '"'
recep'ion on tne ueuu' III, ,,,, ,-oro ,tl,ed 4,
In auui,loh W 'upse .S s,rno,S wmo bnndreds ~
thei, houses anu 'n ~. .no s,ars ths Mjasis-
ueau ale peheu'n U ii, ' az ,aan,ars an tbe ieyee
sippl river, vi ali tho S.e ,'. S,,, 10 a now
when the storm Droke out pu. ohe 20 nv
anoa,' Al .ne o.ne,s M ,u na,1 6 sohho horS "a Loaf
many instances e'.Iy SUI ,.na 90 u'ara ab,a 10
anu III o.nels ~ ~ Wt,' ~ oi '
reaen piace 0i .Sn sa,eW, W., "a A., vrect MANY
III oente. ,,n v' hno,, ao,, ,ol,sbad and others
Duldings nave oeeh Tha neaio s,raeta Sre @ utterly
impassaoie 70 s,'ee' o",s, % m -, ,rss, ditf,-
PrYs.eSs on ioo' 10 =" "'
eury. A.. .so ,,or-ors ., tho riob, the elec-
40 auu 70 .ue noano, o uoaaraa oa a 'nconable y,
tric nen. pianss NJ, VIZ .,a n,so oh,, dS lon q.
serViee' e @ unu .he sa1 ianipo saas a,S' '
ing ,ne & any Ia IN lou, an, % IN seyerol nortions of
an, ,,,,. asv "a AZ ,ha 40 dnnar,ment WINS unable
tne Guy, "nu .,e ,,o M Rab, baco"ss " Of the
70 piuae an a,.S r. ...aa.s anJ tha
choheu-up ~ ~ e,a,v,n,, ,,bo were engaged
iargc nunoer Ul nIolnen n,' Tno so,',no ,ba JeoJ
IN cue l,npsaa'''o "o'A VI ''''e
"pm "ounueu. p.,. h-,a,o sro,, tho low
Inc M uri,eMay wv y. Sau5 r., o Eas. q, onis siJe
er 10 the nls' Pr. ou ~ .,asond VIZ aranj.s iv-
1 vruihoieu an. tna's ,i-nad III ,roers Parts y,
ing ,nIca on 'n ,;an NJ ,yare aiso torn
sno ,o"'i '"' VI f''' -
away. .o,s, Tho r,ost ,erriac
hhotner nlessaBo saSs, ,ha uias;ssirni yal.
, wnu unyt On, yestern part ~ 81 I.on}s and
ioy s..uun 'nu th, ,hrnnah ,be most densejy
Gu, us way lishs , sn,o.Sm w ar, 20 ,ba c,.,
popula,ed ana linPor.hsn' ,h pa,. IA ~, an,shsd
. .aen ~, WILL, arn a. East 81 i.onis Across tbe
W ,.s Mo,n ~ ,rao,ern nortion 81 Fast 81
Iivet 'ne %no,e aatl, mes,v,n apnd pdI oI commnn,ca
~. ,.,,t M ',,, onS o,tsids noints was on,
"a" ~ Y. a. a., nesssihia 20 even annroximat,
. vn. Iis. T, ;s ror,ously M, M from
sn. sn ioss sn VI hie' '' ''i'
F" Tp ~ roy; ~, ,aors ,ho onnaarance ~ bavint
ine ynH SSaie 'uo III r. so,oa Mace
.s, pecn sneet h,o ~ III hann sn,ireiv des,roved
,,hi,o " o,hars b,oh iaooed wolls stand ,
nns,nn, WILT ~ yaanace te nassersbv
oons'nt ,%t.h 51 SuI,iro, oorrt,, -,
aan,ana n"m ,ros " done Int bctween Il and tn,
o,,u San"ee aoyen wS e smai, towns we're DESTROYED
NY q h,oh 80 ,n,ormo,,on can ba 90
cmr.d c"u d'ou' ""''" A' ''' '''''''- '' -
Venice and Namloki. Villages lust OUTSIDE
=, st 'lis anu x,era tntsl,y destroyeJ and
oreat % loss ef life is reported from them.
e The @ storm was circular. The day had beei
very hot with clouds In the west and n,
wind VIM " Abont ont s o'clock the massing of tn
clonds one upon the other. on the western
r,, s,o%,us, onr uaon so,nn r warnino Of what wa
nor,;na. bss NOT one has been found who nm
npebepied at that time ANYTHING worse thai
Z hard tbn,der storm
uS,n.I,, ~, - ,ha aloud honl coma
hsn,,u 1nuuouiy s UuI NJ hinb i dnned 20 the earth
Tha s.asr, u.as then east ~ CLAYTON n anal
-. y ~, "a 5,stonoa fronn ~ I ouis
In the incredible time of Ave minutes II ha,
trayersed the distance from the wester
limits OF this city to its heart, and there
ragged.
The high buildings served to conine II, an
until they were destroyed there was n
The river was literally raised from its bed
with the Hundreds OF boats that were plyin
nj, and down the river or we're moored at tn
wharyes. Where the crossing was made I
East st. Louis the river IL almost mile |
width, but the leap was taken with all TN
fury with which the cyclone had struck tn
city proper. Once over, the immense dc
struction OF railroad property began. Can
went rolling one way and depots the othe
while the valuable cargoes OF ireight wei
scattered beyond any possioiiity OF future II
coyery.
IN East st. Louis the whoie western POI
tlon OF the city is suffering greatly. IL
impossible to even approximate the loss
life. 1t is variously put at from oo 10 i3
Judge Foulk OF Nandalia, Is said 10
emong the dead.
The storm struck just north OF tne Fast
Louis elevator and passed up the levee In q
northeasterly direction along the same Pa'