Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-28

! were reduced to fattened piles oi
debris: every tree, large or sllui'
was either crushed down or uPToo4e""
Remarkable
row of small cottages fron'lhs
east upon Ninteenth street
Avenues III and /, were fiattened out.
The had no warning ana
were unable to escape from theit
bonses and were rescued by workers
after the storm.
The house on the corner OF Niho
teenth and / streets. was occupied "
W. H. Merriam, a member OF the nLo
department.. and his family. a VIE
and two small children. The Mef-
Rams were rescued with but a re"
| bruises. The second house was occu-
pied by the family of Edward Mann.
These were rescued, badly bruised.
The third house was occupied by Roy
McCollough and Charles Robinson
and their families. These escaped
serious injuries. The fourth house
was occupied by Capt. \. ID.
and his daughter. They were caugn0
in one corner of a room. the only
part of the house left standing. ana
after the storm made their way out.
The last house in the row was the
property of d. McRae. Mr.. Mcltae
was caught beneath the wreck. but es-
capped unhurt
Grocery store Demolished.
From Nineteenth to Twentieth
| streets. Avenue 1, every house but one
little shanty was destroyed. Inter
grocery store was literally picked up
and tossed into an adjoining yard,
killing DIR. G. C. Chapman, who had
sought shelter in the house. W. L.
Dickinson. a medical student who was
with DR.. Chapman, was struc in the
the head by a piece of flying TIMBER
producing conclusion of the brain.
He is not expected to live. j. Il. MN
ter, proprietor of the store, had his
arm broken and j. H.. Dethrow, a
clerk. was injured on the head.
Wind Played at LeapfrOg.
The wind here seemed % dart up
! ward and then strike the earth again
at Twenty-second street. sparinS
buildings between Twentieth and
Twenty-second streets. At Twenty
second street it struck again, destroy
ing all the small buildings Units path
for half a mile, and killing and injur-
ing many people.
From Twenty-second street the
storm plowed its way eastward
through the block between Avenues III
and /, tearing away the roofs of n
number of residences, smashing in
windows and blowing down trees and
fences.
Killed a Four-weeks-OId Baby.
Crossing Thirtieth street it struck
the residence of Robert j. Lowe, at
SIS South Thirtieth street, levelling it
to the ground and instantly killing
Mr.. loves four-weeks-old child and
fatally crushing Mrs. Lowe, who died
within Is minutes after being rescued
from the wreckage. The cook was
badly hurt and may die. Mr.. Lowe
and the nurse escaped with slight
bruises. As soon as the storm passed
a number of men rushed to Mr..
loves residence and made heroic eff
forts to rescue the buried bodies.
Medical Aid Delayed.
All of the telephone and electric
car lines wires were down, and it
was impossible to communicate with
the people down town. Medical aid
was not secured for at least one hour.
Mrs. Milan, mother of Mrs. Fred
Grambs, who resided with Mr.. and
Mrs. Granbs, on South Thirtieth
street. was caught under some falling
timbers and sustained severe injuries.
other Damage and
P. G. Bowman's residence near Ave
nue. HI and Twenty-ninth street, was
almost totally destroyed, but there
were no casualties.
The residence of J. K. Worthington,
east of Thirtieth street, was blown
away and one or two persons badly
hurt.
Continuing in an eastern direction,
the storm swept everything in its
path of IS yards width until it passed
beyond the city limits and struck the
Lakeview hill, about Thirty-fourth
street. There were no houses of any
description in its path after it had
passed the city, and, consequently,
there was no damage until it reached
Avondale.
Storm at AvOndale
On Faggott's hill, just south OF
Avondale, a number of persons were
seriously injured and many houses
badly damaged. The residence of
AlIllSF I1dTDlH WIS DtO"n GOWN and
Mr.. Hardin, his wife, child and father
in-law were severely injured. Jennie
Shelton and Mrs. J. J. Henden were
also hurt and a number of other per-
sons suffered slight bruises. Twelve
houses were demolished and trees,
out-houses and fences were leveled.
At Irondaie.
At Irondale the tornado again re-
peated its work of destruction. Houses
and fences were leveled to the
ground, and up to this writing several
bodies had been recovered. A number
of injured persons and a big property
loss are reported.
Bessemer and other Suburbs.
Bessemer, Pratt City, Ensley, North
Birmingham and other suburban
towns were visited by the storm, and
in each much destruction was
wrought, but no loss of life is report.
ed.
Many houses were demolished at
Pratt City, including a number of
churches.
ANOTHER POINT HEART FROM
LynvfiIe, Gn., struck and Several
Miles of Track na~4ro~o