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

urinary IN TnlS city, ana the vile anu
infant child of Robert j. Lowe, chair.
man of the democratic state executive
committee. Following is the list:
The Identified Dead.
DR.. G. c. Chapman.
Mrs. Robt. j. Lowe.
Infant child of Mrs. Lowe.
J. Alexander.
Little daughter of B. B. Hudson.
F. Myro, colored. collector Union
Mutual Association of Mobile.
Carrie Hudson, colored.
Maggie Blevins, colored.
Carrie Henry, colored.
Lizzie Glen, colored.
Cook for b. B. Hudson. colored.
Unknown carpenter, struck by fly,
ing lumber.
The Fatally Injured
Mrs. r. H. Thomas.
Mrs. W. Fl. Thomas.
Mrs. F. w. Mclaughlin.
Mrs. J. Ferguson.
Mrs. Mylum.
Carrie Elm, colored.
The seriously injured, so for re-
ported, number 80.
The storm Struck the City.
The storm struck the city in the
extreme southwestern corner and
| plowed its way eastward, leaving a
path $50 feet wide through the en-
tire southern section, extending from
Green Springs on the west, to Avon
dale on the east, and continued it's
course until its fury was spent in the
mountains beyond Irondale, a small
town. six miles east of the city.
The morning dawned cloudy and
sultry, and grew more threatening as
the day advanced. Clouds began to
gather and shortly after nine o'clock
sharp lightning flashed from the
southwest. The air became heavy
and sitting.
The Dreaded Funnel-Shaped Cloud.
The velocity of the wind suddenly
began to increase, and out of the
overcast sky the dreaded funnel
shaped cloud made its appearance.
Hugging close to the earth it came
down upon the city. The altitude of
the tornado was not more than rs
feet.
Stones Twisted Out of the Ground.
The negro shanties and cottages in
the lowlands were the principal suf-
ferers. The larger residences on the
higher grounds suffered but slightly.
The large trees on the hillside of the
st. Vincent's hospital were torn up
by the roots and large masses of
stone were twisted out of the ground
and broken and scattered over the
driveways leading to the institution.
Bounded Like "A Rubber Ball.
From Eighth to Tenth streets the
tornado bounded like a rubber ball,
and when it again descended, it struck
a two-story house occupied by Joseph
Busenhellner and almost raZed it to
the ground. The ~11-year-old daughter
of John Krunsey was caught under
the debris and severely injured. A
house occupied by Taylor Hanson,
near by, was %unroofed and three
small negro houses near there were
demolished.
Trees Hurled Like
Onward the tornado sped in it's
fury, demolishing trees and fences
until it caches Eleventh street,
where a house owned by John Hayes
was leveIled to the ground. Swimming
close to the earth the storm swept
through a small pine grove, tearing
the trees up by the roots and hurl-
ing them through the air like rrows
Made "a Clean sweep.
Leaving the grove, the storm-cloud
swooped down upon a negro settle
ment and the cabins were crushed,
not one being left in its pathway.
Carrie Elma, a negro was
I-,-sI -
of the negroes escaped with slight in
~juries, and after the storm had passed
gathered around the wreckage appar-
emily thankful that they had escaped
with their lives.
Noted.
Eastward the storm swept, cutting
its way through another strip of
woods, striking the Second Presby-
terrain church, at Avenue FL and Fiji
teenth street, demolishing the struc-
ture. The pews were piled on top of
the debris, a small oak table, which
was used in the rostrum being depos-
tied on the topmost point of the
~wreckage.
Havoc Wrought Among the Shacks.
East of the church, directly in the
tornado's path, in another negro set
Element. much havoc was wrought
among the shacks, several of which
were swept away. A number of small
houses were levelled between Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets.
In the alley between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets, a small house
occupied by negroes was damaged,
and Mrs. Green Curry, a negro wom-
an, was caught beneath the debris
and sustained serious injuries. Three
other houses were blown down near
by.
Almost a Clean Sweep.
The storm then struck the more
thinly-settled portion of the city. A
cottage occupied by Fred Schaeffer, at
s14 South Eighteenth street, and a
small frame building a few doors
north, occupied by L. H. Stewart were
badly damaged. Almost a clean sweep
was made of the district lying be-
tween Eighteenth and Twentieth
streets and Avenues FL and /, two
blocks. Here the scene is one of COM
plete demolition. The frame cottages