The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-29

hour. What must BE- charged up 10 this
double visitation. only thorough invest.
cation will reveal.
Crushed beneath falling walls. hurled
against the sides Of buildings, struck by
flying timbors. cut by the shattered
glass, shocked by the network Of down
wires. humanity suffered in ways in.
Vulnerable. The names Of all the In.
jured viii never be known. Enough
are recorded at the dispensaries to show
how widespread were the tornado's e.
fects.
In the flashes Of lightning last
night the city hospital looked like
ruin. The nursing department was
partially demolished. Portions Of the
other buildings were unroofed. Walls
were cracked. Even in the darkness
the physicians began the removal Of the
patients 10 temporary quarters, fearful
that the strained structures would 20
down In a general collapse. There were
$50 sick people In the hospital when the
storm came Some gathered strength
in their fright and ran shrieking from
the place, finding shelter ON the outside.
Thirteen were injured in one ward.
The convention hall and the four
courts were In the path Of the clond a.
IL passed from the city hospital toward
the river. The convention hall lost u
part Of the roof at the east end, was
punctured in several places by flying
timbcrs, and sustained some derange-
ment Of the interior. Ten days work
and the expenditure Of 5000 will make
the hall good again.
A section Of the brick wall Of the Jail
went down. and the prisoners were
panic stricken.
In the district between Sixth street
and the river and northward from
Chouicau avenue the tornado tore a d.
agonal path. The district comprises
business houses, many Of them Of the
oldest type Every building within the
path sustained damage. smokestackE
and chimncys were toppled over. Walls
were leveled. Roofs were lifted. Thou.
sands Of windows were smashed. Miles
Of telegraph and telephone wires werg
left in a network ON the ground
Through this district the streets are Inn
passablc. They are covered in places
with debris 10 feet deep.
Along the levee front the hawseu
snapped and boats were sent adrift
some 20 70 down and Others 20 20 ashor'
on the eastern hank. The loss Of hf'
which might have taken place at thii
point was avertcd by the hour at whiol
the tornado came. 4 little later the ex
cursion steamers would have been go
ing ont. None Of them had left th'
wharf.
The doathdealing cloud crossed th'
river at such an angle As to strike ant
wreck the upper works At the east enc
Of Eads' bridge and 20 sweep part q
East St. Louis. Tho list Of the deaS
and injured on the east side Of the rive
will not BE- complete until an effectiv'
search Of theIuins is completed. Enough
is known, however. TO show that NOR
lives have been lost ON the east sid
than upon the west side
The cyclone left St. Louis almost a
the mercy Of the flames. Within a fey
minutes after the cyclone had spent il
fury, fires broke ont all over the city
Alarms were sounded, but In most case
they were sounded in vain as the fir
engine houses could not be communioa
ted with. And even when the alarr
was given the fire apparatus had to pic
it, way through the binding rair
among mcshes Of tangled live wires I
the scene Of the blaze. In many IN
, stances the engines were brought in
, roundabout way only 20 find the watC
plugs useless when the fire was reacheS
The rain helped materially to quenc
: the flames. and at i9 80 O'Clock thi
. morning all the fires were out or undo
! control.
The 81. Louis Refrigerator and woos
f. en- Cutter company's entire plant, oorn'
! Of Main street and Park avenue. vi
4. destroyed. When the cyclone struck n
q place between 400 and 500 men and W,
r men were at work. The top stories Of u
, warehouse and factory were blown Of
Q Fortunately thcro were only few q
y the top floor and all but two are thougl
I 10 have escaped with slight injuric
y The loss is SeoO, 900 and fully insured.
d At Seventh and Poplar streets il vi
. not so much for the slight fire there
n for the assistance needed 20 search 4
. the dead and wounded beneath q
ruins. The cyclone struck the salo'
y and clearinghouse Of William Nal
q and demolished t. Mrs Nalty and h
a children we've In the second story Of q
I. building. but mimoulously esoap
n death. The saloon, down stairs, W
% filled with a crowd Of workingmcn Al
.e other men. seeking shelter from d