San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-28

the storm. Inc Winu sweep up ono
river front and completely demoi-
ished the merchants elevator.
Nothing except two stories remain.
Engine No. 2, of the st. Louis
Transfer company, was blown from
the track at Grstiot street.
The Filley Foundry building
was relieved of its roof which was
carried into the street, while the
freight house ef the Burlington
road suffered greatly.
At Eighth and Mullanphy streets
the front OF the building, occupied
by the Allen Buggy company,
was blown down, while that OF the
Matthews & Son Rag company, q
block east, was served in like
manner.
A number Of people were at work
in the two buildings at the time,
but no one was hurt.
The buildings formerly occupied
by the Reilly and Wallforth sales
stable on North Broadway was
considerably damaged.
Not q glass remains In the build
ing occupied by the Kupferle
Brass company at Second ana
found streets.
The st. Louis & Brown broom
factory, at Howard and Broadway,
was completely wrecked. Along
2lst street, between Give and Pap
pin streets, not a single building,
telegraph pole, tree or sign es-
| capped. The street and sidewalks
are almost solid mass OF debris,
bricks, broken telegraph and tele.
phone poles, tin roofing, water
spouts, broken signs and broken
glass, while the wires cover the
whole in an interminable netting,
At 80 South Twenty-frst street,
the j. r. Swift & Co., fresh meat
establishment, Is located. Not a
single window in the building re-
mains intact, the whole place be
ing flooded. Tho stock OF $3,OOt
worth OF meat is covered with
water, bits of broken glass, flying
mud and sand.
| The La Clede gas stand l4th aIic
lGratiot, was struck by lightning
and exploded. Samuel Cupples
Woodenware company's warehouse
at 18th and Sprice was burned
Six unknown men were taken ou'
lof the ruins Of a box factory a.
Ninth and Barry. The Found
ling asylum at Hickory and Elm II
q complete wreck. On South JET
ferson avenue, four fine residences
were completely wrecked. Can
halls lumber yard was struck by
: lightning and destroyed and g
church at Sixth and La Sale was
blown down. A street car over
turned at Eighth and Park ano
crushed a man, name unknown
, One other is injured. Miss Sophie
De Martin, killed by flying tim
bers, is the only one yet identified
The st. Louis Cracker company
building at Eighteenth and Cho
teau is wrecked and woman ha'
been recovered. Owing to tn
absence of lights no inspection cal
be made and work in searching
ruins for the dead is slow. Chic
OF Police Harrlgsn has received
! the following appeal.
"EAsT ST.. LOUIS, May 27.-Chie
,, Harrigan: 1 hereby notify yot
that a terrible calamity has be
fallen US In the way of storm
water and fire within the last TIVE
hours, and death and destruction
are followed by fire, and we ask aiC
for the suffering and dead. Pleas
|, send fire engine or two as soon a.
possible. I. j. MARNEY,
Chief Of Police"
KILLED AND INJURED.
II The building occupied b!
Epstein & Burnstein, wholesale
liquor dealers, was blown down
julius Gall the bookkeeper for tn
firm was killed.
Mrs. Epstein was internally in
Il jured.
The porter, Charles Ramart, wa:
Injured about the head.
Abe friedman, of 10l4 Julian
street, was cut in the head and
i, face, and Charles Won lula hac
his head injured.
Joe Ramage had his right lei
broken.
The building at No. zoos Choteal
avenue, occupied by the Sawyer
: Manufacturing company wa
3 blown down. Those under the
t ruins are Homer CLANCY. ant
D Isabel Holmes.
Charles Tandney is now buried
in the debris OF the st. Loui
? Cracler company, at 18th ant
| Choteau avenue.
A store at No. 2102 Clark avenue
: was wrecked.