The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-26
TERRIFIC STORM IN ST. LOUIS
Two Killed. Three Injured and
Heavy Damage Done.

HeaEt DassaSe DOnc-
st. Louis, Mo, Jan. PA gale Of wind
that reached the highest velocity of any
experienced here since the tornado of May
q, 1896, when the destruction Of life and
property was so great, prevailed today.
Its highest velocity was sixty-six miles
an hour and up 10 noon two death, one
fatal injury and several minor casualties
had been reported as well as considerable
destruction to property.
The dead:
AUGUST VIEWER, aged 81, a carpen-
ter, who was blown from the roof Of the
Shields school He lived but ten minutes
Rfter being taken to the city hospital.
THOMAS JOSEPH PETERSON. 4 years
old, who was blown from the roof of a
porch and killed.
The injured:
Mrs. Sarah J. LARAMIE; spine crushed;
may die; injury caused by blowing down
of fence.
Mrs. ". B. Doddridge; injured by being
blown under express wagon.
Mary Wilson; struck by a sign and hip
disclocated.
Shortly after o'clock this morning a
Terrific storm accompanied by a heavy
TALL of hail and rain, struck the city and
prevailed for an hour or more.
The sky had cleared, but it soon became
cloudy again and the wind began to rise
BY 10:45 the wind was blowing at the rate
of sixty-six miles an hour, but fourteen
miles less than the recorded velocity dru-
ing the tornado of 90 It was a straight
blow from the southwest and the resi-
dents Of the city, especially in the tornado
stricken section, were seized with conster-
nation.
Swinging signs and window panes were
blown down and broken; out-houses were
demolished and fences leveled. telegra phi
poles and wires broken and in some in
stances roofs were taken off. A frame
building on Twelfth street was blown
down. but no one was hurt. The east wall
of the ruins Of the Ravenswood distflery,
at Madison and Twenty-third streets. was
blown over 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 he
learned no one was injured there. The
roof of two one-story buildings-S09 and
Sll Locust street, occupied respectively
by J. r. Smart and Sons. tailors, and the
old Madison barber shop, was blown down
and clear across the street. The occu-
pants OF the store made n mad rush 10
escape and several were caught by flying
debris. though all escaped serious injury.
The guests Of the st. Nicholas hotel inn
mediately adjoining rushed excitedly form
their apartments. The wind created much
alarm at the Four Courts. especially
among the Jail prisoners. The big old
building swayed percepubly and there
was a general exodus from the upper
floors.
Considerable damage TO buildings in st.
Louis was reported later. Mrs. Dod-
bridge. one of those injured. IS the wife
of General Manager Doddridge. of the
Missouri Pacific railway. 1t was learned
tonight that she was not seriosly hurt.
In East st. Louis. thet storm Of wind.
sleet and rain. startled many OF the resi-
dents into the belief that another tornado
had struck the city.
The wind demolished the baseball mark
completely, entailing a loss Of Se.5ao
Signboaris were scattered all over the
streets, and a big section of wooden side
walk on East Broadway was blown across