Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-06-04

bank building, q of inch in thickness,
was broken into from one to six
inch pieces.
There are perhaps as many as
30 more buildings badly injured and
stocks of goods were flooded by rea-
son of the unroofing of store houses.
1t is really shocking scene to witness
appearances about the town. Large
trees, lumber and other rubbish are
scattered about the streets in promis-
cuous heaps, presenting very much
the same appearance except in loss
of life) as the 1891 cyclone district
north of Mexico presented.
The writer met Mrs. A. W. Robin
son and Judge Kendall's daughter,
Miss Julia, on the street soon after
the storm. They had been sheltered
only block away and we began talk
ing about the storm, when Miss Julia,
trying to console Mrs. Robinson, said:
"Pshaw! never got scared bit.
This is the third tornado I've been
through. I'm used to them"
V. L. Beshears says he never knew
of any instance where the wind play
ed the keys off piano in so short a
time as this gale kicked his off. His
house "a very large structure and
new was wrenched about and moved
off its foundation.
| At this writing, under proclamation
OF the Mayor, all business houses are
closed and committees are at work
removing debris, while the mechanics
hammer is being piled on many a
building.
Over 800 people are here looking
over the ruins, and we find the Loss
to be very much greater than first re-
ported. The total loss will not fal
far short of $25,000, with scarcely 6
dollar of tornado insurance.
j. W. DANIEL.
MRS. HARRIsoN's EXPERIENCE.
Mrs. j. A Harrison, wife of County
Assessor James Andy Harrison, ant
daughter, have been in st. Louis fol
some time. Mrs. Harrison was there
during the cyclone and writes hel
husband as follows:
ST. LOUIS, May 27.-DEAR JIM:
am still alive. We are safe. The city
is in the widest excitement. A cy
clone struck here about O'Clock. Tbt
damage in our immediate vicinity il
not great, but the city is damaged
millions of dollars worth. Extra paper
are out every few minutes. Youcan'
tell how many lives are lost. A grea
many were injured by falling walls
Big fires are in progress all over thu
city. The clouds look red. The fir,
is down town. The thunder and light
ming were terrible. 1t was louder thai
cannon shots and it got as dark a
night. 1 have often said have seel
it as dark as night during storm bu
it was only a saying, for this time
can truly say it was as dark as night
1t looked for a time as though ther
would be none of st. Louis left. w
were all in the lower hall together an
could not see any of the destruction
but we could hear things falling an
: rafting on the house. The chimne
was blown down and the tin roc
taken off. We thought the house wa
falling in. We all kept pretty COO
AS soon as the storm was over W
; looked out and most every chimne
was blown off with the tin roof.
Tree tops are blown all along tn
streets. The storm did most of th
damage down town and in South 81
Louis.
I am 80 uneasy about you all. l al
8 afraid it struck Mexico. Please writ
as soon as you can and let us know
D They think here that it was bad u
there. We were in about the safei
place. Our room is flooded with waite
= All the third floor is covered wit
= water. The rain was awful. tn
streets look like river.
In haste; your wife,
LIZZIE HARRISON.
FRIENDSHIP CHURCH DESTROYED.
John Appleman, who lives in tn
county, near Centralia, was in tow
Friday and said that Friendshl
u Church, in Sailing Township, was tota
ly destroyed by the storm of Wet
nesday. No one was hurt in this v
cinity, but barns and outbuildings wei
unroofed.
). @. r. Lupton received letter fro
3 Tom Garter in st. Louis Friday.
whichMr. Carter says that the scenes
? destruction in that city are awful al
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