Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-26

1896.
ST. Louis Mo-, January pa gale
of wind that reached the highest We
locity of any experienced here since
the tornado Of May 27, 1896, when the
destruction of life and property was
SO great, prevailed here to-day. its
velocity was sc miles an hour, IA
miles less than during the tornado.
Two deaths, one fatal injury and sew
eral minor casualties were reported, as
we'll as considerable destruction OF
property:
The dead are:
AUGUST WEYMEYER, aged 81, a
carpenter. who was blown from the
roof of the Shields school; he lived
but ten minutes after being taken
to the city hospital.
THOMAS JOSEPH PETERSON,
years old, blown from the roof of a
porch at $500 Franklin avenue, and
killed
Injured:
Mrs. Sarah Lorin, of 3S40 LaClede
avenue spine crushed and she may
die. Injury caused by blowing down
of fence.
Shortly after o'clock a. m. ter
rife thunder storms, accompanied by
a heavy fall of hail and rain, struck
the city and prevailed for an hour or
more.
BY daybreak the sky had cleared,
but it soon became cloudy again and
the wind began to rise. By 10 o'clock
the wind was blowing at the rate of 66
miles an hour, but II miles less than
the recorded velocity during the tor
nado of May, 1896. 1t was straight
blow from the southwest and the res
idents of the city, especially in the tor
nado stricken portion, were seized
with CONSERVATION, expecting another
visitation. Soon reports began to
come into the police stations from all
sections of the city indicating that
there had been considerable destruc-
ton of property. Swinging signs and
window panes blew down, and were
broken Outhouses were demolished
and fences leveled, telegraph poles
instances roofs were taken off.
A frame building on Twelfth street
between Locust and Washington ave-
nue., was broken down, but no deaths
or injuries have been reported.
The east wall of the ruins of the
Ravenwood distillery at Madison and
Twenty-third streets was blown over
A Scullin line car on Twenty-third
street narrowly escaped being caught
and buried beneath the wall.
At Nineteenth and Market streets
the roof of a two-story building was
blown down There were several
thrilling escapes, but so far as can be
learned no was injured
The roofs of two one-story build
ings, Nos 500 and S11 Locust street
occupied respectively by ]. B. Smart
& Son, tailors, and the old Mansion
barber shop, were blown clear across
the street
The occupants of the store made
rush to escape and several were caught
by flying debris, though all escaped
serious injury.
The guests of the st. Nicholas Ho-
tel Immediately adjoining, rushed ex-
citedly from their apartments.
The wind created much alarm at
the Four Courts, especially among the
Jail prisoners. The big building
swayed perceptibly and a general ex-
odus was made from upper floors
Ottumwa, Iowa, January PA
snow storm and blizzard far worse
than Saturdays, which was the worst
in years, is raging here. Since day
light a foot of snow has fallen and a
heavy norther is drifting it badly
The storm increased in severity about
noon. Street cars were abandoned
and trains are late Not a wheel will
be moving by night if the storm con-
tinues Business is at a standstill
The schools are all closed on account
of the storm
Kansas City Mo, January 25-A
wet snow fell throughout the South
west last night, covering the ground
to a depth of a foot. 1t was followed
by freezing weather which caked the
snow on telephone and telegraph
wires, with a result that communica-
ton with many points out of Kansas
City has been absolutely stopped, while
other points were lost for hours at
times. No serious delay to trains has
yet been reported.
A heavy wind storm accompanied
the snow, blowing down telegraph
poles in all directions. 1t is stated
that between Kansas City and Law
renee, Kas., alone 200 poles are lev
eled