Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-25
MOVING GREAT GUNS.
IA, Thunder and Wind Storm Visits 81
'' Louis Today,
HURRICANE OF 90 MILES AN HOUR


,.,. Mo-. Jan. 25.-A terrific
81 Ten ',o,m ragged for more than an
nu.' IN this vicinity after e. M 70
. y, The sky cleared for u time SHORTY mort,
cay ,,ybreak. but the wind continued
ave, II Increased In Intensity untii
% , AK M. the weather bureau ON
~ !. :" reported velocity of 60 miles an
~'s ~ VA been gained. Thus far there
nOu' hoen three fatalities as FAR as
ia" August weymeyer was blown
~ ,,e shields building and died III Ten
gu , ar from his injuries. A woman.
'll'n'', Unknown. is reported lying dead
'an', M debris at $40 La Cled avenue
md a boy was killed by being o,o~ W
..o r a porch roof in another part Oh
& the city. dedication that II Is
.iiieht blow and not q tornado ,,,
Sl H. enle Of wind reached lns i,sn
raiooity Of any experlenceec ~
g. The tornado OF May ~, leeo, VIZ,
u, ,.' distraction OF life and properly Mas
" rreat. Its highest Vsiocl's mns
SAY ian,hs one fatal injury and sew
w wv, u'irn,. casualties had been report
q" ,'' ,,si, as considerable destruction
|, rronerty. The dead are:
q 1--WE, Weymyer, aged 81, carpen-
aus was blown from the ROOF OF
lsl shi,,ds school. He lived but ten
", after being taken to the city
Tbn%as Joseph Peterson. four years
invn'I hIown from the roof of porch
A Ir,nrad. Mrs, Sarah ]. Lorin. spine
,-,,sbed and she may die. Injury caused
Nv Having down OF fence. Mrs. w. Is.
n,rdridge blown under an express
,,gnn internal injuries. Mary Will
can struck by sign and hip dislocat-
I'd.
shortly after 3 o'clock this morning n
terrific thunder storm, accompanied by
heavy fall Of hail and rain, struck
he city and prevailed for an hour or
more. BY daybreak the sky had
cleared, but II soon became cloudy
again and the wind began to rise. The
rate Of &c miles an hour, at lO:45, Is
but Il miles less than the recorded We
4locity during the tornado OF 96.
It was straight blow from the
southwest, and the residents of the
especially ~ Nit
*section. were seized with CONSERVATION.
&swinging signs and window panes were
blown down and broken and fences lew
4 eed, telegraph poles and wires broken
land, in some instances roofs were taxi
en- of.
A frame building In Twelfth street
was blown down. but no one hurt. The
East wall Of the ruins OF the Raven
wood distilery at Madison and card
etreets, was blown over. At 18th and
Aarkst streets. the roof OF two-story
building was blown down. There We're
thrilling escapes. but 80 far as can be
earned. no one was injured.
The roof Of two one-story buildings,
k0S and Sll Locust street, occupied
fespectyely by j, b. Smart 4 Sons,
taiors, and the old Mansion barber
shop. was blown down clear across the
Street The occupants of the store
made mad rush to escape and several
we're caught by flying debris, though
az escaped serious injury. The guests
q 81 Nicholas hotel, Immediately nd-
Nlning, rushed excitedly from their
apartments.
Ihe wind created much alarm at the
'oar courts, especially among the IAN
prisoners. The big old building
ssayed pereeptibly and there was a
general exodus from the upper floors.