The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-11
PARIS WAS
FRIGHTENED.
The st. Louis Cyclone Repeated
on a Smaller Scale.
Tornado Came Like a Pillar of
Smoke.
FIFTY BADLYINJURED
And Several Die From Their
Injuries.
Public Buildings Damaged and
UnrOOfed.

Paris, Sept. 11.-Paris is much stirred
up and excited over the cyclone of yes
terday, which develops into a disaster
or considerable proportions. The num-
Der of minor casualties and injuries to
persons is large and further reports are
constantly being received. Over fifty
injured have thus far been reported to
the fire station alone.
A cab driver, who had taken refuge
IN MS cab, and his horse were killed to-
gether and the cab demolished. Nine
members or the staff of La France,
newspaper, who were leaving the Tri-
bunal de Commerce when the storm
suddenly broke, were all seriously in
Jured. one having his skull fractured.
At least a dozen persons were carried
bodily into the Seine from the bridges
and from the Quays and were rescued
with great difficulty, several being in
Jured and left in a critical condition so
that they had to be taken to the hospi-
tails The breaking of the storm was ac-
cOmpanied by many demonstrations of
fright by individuals and crowds, the
panic of one spreading to others, the
lowering sky and the bowling Of the
tempest filling the air with flying de-
bris, frightening the crowds in the
streets out of their self-cOntrOl.
Everybody started to run, without re-
gard to obstacles, personal or other
wise, that might come in their way, and
there was shouting and screaming to
add to the confusion. The damage to
The first tempest of wind, which did
most of the damage, was immediat ely
succeeded by torrents of rain and eel
lars all over Paris are flooded.
At Clichy the roadway of the BOule
ward National subsidized several yards
as a result of the washing away of the
rOadbed.
The DUAL des Orfevres shows a strik-
ing scene of desolatiOn, buildings being
damaged, things overturned and all
looking as though swept by a torrent
of rushing water. The cyclone only
lasted a minute, but in addition to the
damage already mentioned considerable
destruction was caused on and about
the CaissepOnt, NeupOnt and the Place
du Chatelet, the ObservatOire, the Tour
st. Jacques and elsewhere in the neigh
bOrhood.
From the Quai St. Michael to beyond
the Pont Neuf every tree was uprOOted,
many barges were sunk and a number
of small boats were swamped- The
crews, however, succeeded in escaping.
One of the laundry boats OF the Seine,
where thirty laundresses were at work,
was sunk and the women were saved
with the greatest difficulty.
The scaffOlding Of the courtyard of
the Sainte Chapelle was blown away
and every pane of glass in the side of
the Palace of Justice facing the river
was smashed by uprOOted trees
All the OmnibUsses struck by the cy
clone were upset and their passengers
were more or less injured.
A large ward in L'HOspfta1 Dieu is
full of victims, two of whom died last
night, and several others in the other
hospitals are in a precariOus condition
1t is a curious fact that the cyclone only
affected the small area lying around the
Palais de Justice and the Hotel de
Vile The cyclone appeared to be
caused by two strong currents from the
northwest and the southeast. The clouds
rushed together and Whirled around as
they met just over this area There
was no thunder and no simultaneous
movement at the central observatory.
The barometer in the Tour St. JecG ues
fell suddenly seven millimetres.
NJ. Meline, the premier, visited the
scenes of devastation in company with
NJ. LEONE, the project of police.
A member of the editorial force of LIE
Temps thus describes the spectacle at
the moment the storm broke:
Il suddenly saw what appeared to be
a tall pillar of smoke advancing from
a distance. I imagined that large
fire had broken out, but almost directly
I saw that trees were being snapped
and countless climneys hurled to the
ground. But almost instantly the
storm passed away We were not
touched, but the quais we're impossible
and a scene of indescribable confusion
followed
Among the dead was a well dressed
man. apparently an EngliShnan, whose
linen bears the initials Wv. H" Nu-
rnerOus newspaper kiOsl1s were over
turned and the inmates injured. The
roof of the Opera ComiQue was blown
down The Ambigu- CoTnique and the
FOlies Dramatiques theaters were both
damaged. Twenty-Five horses were
killed. Eight beer houses were wrecked.
The storm was preceded by darkness
and by an oppressive sultriness.