The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-28
rHE EARIY puIIET1Ns
Giving the First Information Of the Great
Disaster.

GiyfnE The First Information OF the Great
Disaster.
CHICAGO, May 27.-It was reported
at the dIspatcheTs office of the Illinois
Central this city, this evening that the
grand stand at the ST. Louis race track
had been blown down in a storm and
one hundred and ffty people killed. All
the wires OF the road are down south OF
Centralia and nothing further can be
learned at present. The information re-
rarding the destruction of the grand
stand Is corroborated by information
received In pool rooms at Lexington,
and in this city. The report which
reached Chicago said that many horses
had been killed at the track, but gave
no Information as to the loss OF human
life.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May ga tele-
rraph operator at Carondolet, -FOUR
miles south Of st. Louis, says:
"a railroad man just walked out from
ST. Louis and reports the town almost
completely wrecked and reports hun
dreds Of lives lost, street cars stopped,
lights all out and everything In great
confusion. He says severOl city build:
ings, including hospitals, are wrecked
The streets are almost impassaple from
debris and great volumes Of water"
:. LITTLE ROCK, AK, May 2l.--ghe
teIegfabh operator at Carondolet, -FOUR
miles south OF st. Louis. says that ail
street car communication between st.
T.onIs and that suburb is entirely cut
off and that the streets are almost Inn
passable. But little Is known there con-
cerning the cyclone. The railroad
tracks between Carondolet, Oak Hill
and St. Louis are blocked with debris,
and many trestles have been torn away
and in many places the tracks have
been twisted out Of line. The roadbed
was washed out in places and the track
Is under water From persons who have
mnIie their way to Carondolet the oper-
ator learns that the storm did the
greatest damage in the western part
OF the city. Little damage is said to
have been done north OF Chauteau In
the western part Of the city. The MISS
ouri Pacific has suspended all trains
between De Soto and st. Louis and will
not start anything In that direction un-
III daylight. Several landslides are re-
ported. South bound passenger trains
are being held at st. Louis and north
bound passenger trains are being held
Mt ST. Louis and north bound pnssefl-
ger trains at De Soto for further de-
velopments From reports received at
CarOndolet the Missouri
Here the wire failed.
orom reports received at Carondolet
the Missouri Pacific has suspended all
trains between this point and st. Louis
and will not start anything In the direc-
tIon until daylight. Several land slides
are reported.
South bound passenger trains are be-
ing held at st. Louis and south bound
passenger trains at De Soto for further
developments.
From developments received at Car
ondnlet the Missouri division Will be
open by Thursday.
Little or nothing definite Is known at
| Cnrondolet OF the cyclone.
The storm Is very heavy In bismarck,
Mo. Rain is falling in torrents at Car
ondolet now.
CHICAGO. May 27.-Tt is reported
that the limited train from Chicago to
81. Louis, over the Alton road was
blown into the river with a section OF
the Eads bridge and two hundred lives
/ lost.