Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-11
BIG BLOW ATPARIS
French Metropolis Has a cy.
clonic Sensation.
A NUMBER OF PERSONS WOUNDED.

some of Whom Have Died and Others Ara
In - Serious Conditional Dozen Blown
Into the seine on Bridges-Laundry
iioat sink. with Thirty Women ON
Goa'. hut all Are Ecscued-,Iuch Dam
age Done in the city.
Paris, sept. ii.-This city yesterday had
n taste Of style Of werther quite preva.
lent In tho western United states, but
which IN Paris IL very rarc-a cyclonlc
wind storm. y good deal Of damage was
done in the city, the greatest loss being at
tho Pahis dc Justice. All the windows
on the Ruc de Harley side were smashed,
part Of the roof was blown away and the
corridors were filed with clouds Of dust
and branches of trees The court yard Of
-. Chappellc was filed with every sort Of
debris. Paris is much stirred up and cS-
cited over the cyclone, which was really n
disaster of considerable proportions. The
number Of minor casualties and injuries
To- persons Is hrgc, and further reports
are constantly being received. Over fifty
injured have thus far been reported to ono
fire station alone and five seriously in
Jurcd were brought in.
Dozen Persons Blown Into the Seine.
Several men and women had their
skulls fractured by the falling II some
gates behind which they had sought shelter
from the storm. \ cab driver who had
taken refuge In his cab and his horses
were killed together, and the cab dcfuol-
ishcd Nine members Of the staff Of In
France who were leaving the Tribunal
dc Commerce when the storm suddenly
broke were all seriously injured, one hav-
Ing his skull fractured. At least u dozen
pcr.oDs were carried bodily into the seine
from the bridges and from the uulis, and
were rescued with great difficulty, several
being injured and left in critical ccndi-
tiun 80 that they had To he taken to tho
hospitals. The breaking Of the storm was
accompanied 10y many demonstrations q!
fright hy individuals and by crowds, the
panic of one spreading 10 othcrs--thr low
cring sky and bowling Of the tempest
iilling the mir with flying debris frirhtcn-
ing the crowds In the streets out of self
control
Much Damage Done to Property.
Everybody started to run. without
much regard to obstacles. personal or
otherwise. that might come in their
way. and th.re was shouting ana
screaming e. add 60 the cunfusi on. 'rhc
damage % property was wldesprcad
bII f'il'n'. Y ne ifSt tempest OF WIND
which n most OF the dam agc--vas
immudiat ly succeeded ~ tori nts IL
rain. and cellars all over piris are
flooded. ~ Clichy the roadway of che
National boulevard subsided several
yards as u result of the washing away
ui the roadhcd. The uuai des Orfcvres
shows striking scene Of dcsolatiNr.
buildings being damaged. thir-s over
turned aud all looking as though swept
hy ~ torrent ~ rushing water. The cy-
clone only lasted about one suinutr. but
in addition u the damage already
mcptiourd considerable destruction
was caused on and about the Pont
NDuff. the place du ChatcIrt. the OBJ
scrvatoirc. thc Tour st. JsCuucs and
elsewhere In th" ncighborhood.
Narrow Escape of Laundry w-meu.
From the pu,i - Michael to beyond
the Pont Ncuf every tree was upruotcd.
many barges were sunk. and number of
small ho,ts were swampcd. The crews Of
The bnrgrs. however. succeeded in cscap-
Ing. One of the laundry boats of the
Sc.nc, where thirty laundrcsscs were at
wors. was sunk, and the women were
saved with the greatest difficulty. The
sr1Hullng of the court yard of the Saiutc
'happcllc was blown away All the ON.
rihuscs struck by the cyclone were upset
nrd thir passengers were more or less in
iurgl