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

assisted the women on the lAborious
climb 10 the roadway. Several times
they were nearly blown on. They
finally reached the railroad track on
the bridge where they lay down until
the full ioTcu OF the storm was passed.
They then crawled 10 the Warrington
avenue station.
The ~. Louis Refrigerator and
Wooden Gutter oompAny's entire plant
on Main aud Park strse, was destroyed,
Toe plant consisted OF n iOuf-Atory
factory, fourstory warehouse, n
bicycle factory and several smaller
bulldogs. When tho cyclone struck
the plant there were at work between
400 and 800 men and women. The top
stories u the warehouses and factory
were blown OF. FOttu nately there
were only few people ON the top
door AMI all but two arc thought to
have escaped with slight Injuries. OAe
OF the employees was seen shortly alter
tue crash, and ho was positive that NJ
least two OF his fellow wOrkmen had
been buried In tho ruins. Fire broke
out In the warehouse Just alter the top
door was destroyed. The pAnio-striokon
employees rushed pell NELL from the
buildings, leaving many disabled DO.
hind them.
To add 10 the horror, hundreds OF
pieces oa heavy lumber from adjoining
lumUer yards came dying through the
air aud forced many back into the
blazing buildings. Alarms were sent In
from all the Ore alarm boxes in tho
neighborh0ou, but the wires were Al.
reaGy useless. Chief BWingloy hap.
poned b. be crossing the Fourteenth
street bridge at the time and saw the
blaze. Hs drove 10 the nearest engine
house and plloted the apparatus ~ tue
hfe. BY the time the engine arrived
the warehouse was MATS Of flames
aud the fits had already spread to tue
factory across tho alley. The ground
for blocks around was covered with
lumber and brick, aud the fire plugs
near the business buildings were under
masses Of debris.
IL was some time before water could
be secured and much difficulty was
experienced In dragging tue hose In
the building. The chief hurried on
Afiot more apparatus And succeeded In
getting several companies 10 the fire.
II was seen that the entire plant was
doomed 10 the main efforts Of the de-
parIment were directed toward pre-
venting the spread OF the flames. At
10 O'Clock the fire was under control
and at midnight IL was practically out.
THE PATH or THE DESTROYER.
ST. LOUIS, May 27.-Tho tornado
proper was preceded by fierce blow
from the east. Strong and steadily the
wind came and then II swellsd to n
ht cane ana there were three distinct
attAiks which ripped up roofs auu
commenced the general destruction
which followed. When this wind met
ono which was coming from ths south.
west the tornado was born anu return.
ing began iis work Of destruction. II
struck 81. LOuis on the soutnwest at a
point Just north OF Tower Grove park
and traYersed in n northeasterly direc-
lion until II reached Grand avenue.
From there II followed Mil Creek val
ley 10 tue river, yooring slightly TO tho
north when It reached Tenth street.
Al tho lBvoo II swung around ALMOST
al right angle and swept straight up
tho river 10 beyond Venice anu Madi-
son, where II yeeroi 10 the east again.
! Ju1glng from the reports VI the great
est damage done thb path VI tue storm
was ON an average VI ten 10 twelve
blocks In width. The wOrst
/ damage WAS dOnb Ia path
about ak blocks wide, extending
eastward iIom Grand avenue to Tenth
street, From LA Fayelto avenue on
| he south 10 the railroad tracks On the
north about every other BLOCK, tue
wind seemed ~ reach out aud crush a
few buildings ana unrolf residences
pulsido OF ita main path. Every
Nifa aionp Ehattgnl ayguua frnp,
Grand avenue east to Twelfth street
was down and tn0 poles and their
heavy weight OF cables were soalIeTeI
along the street. All streets from
Il, * avenue to ChoIeAu were la a