The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-06
MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE STAND
ING.
IN STORMS PATH.
Worlds Fair Grounds at st.
Louis Sustain Damage.


through the Worlds fair grounds late
yesterday afternoon. killing one man,
probably fatally injuring another, and
dangerously injuring seven others, be-
sides causing damage to Worlds fair
buildings and other property generally
throughout the city to the extent of $10.-
600. The greatest fury of the storm was
felt at the Worlds fair grounds, where
the casualties occurred.
DEAD.
THEODORE RICHTER, Kirkwood,
florist.
INJURED.
A. r. Clark carpenter, taken to hos
pita1 in dying condition.
William Koch, carpenter.
Henry Fahrnkopf, carpenter.
Ray Meanwhile, laborer.
John w. Wheelhouse, staffworker.
Adrien Smith, painter.
Phineas L. Going, carpenter.
Charles Covington, laborer.
The day had been extremely warm,
the temperature registering "a degrees.
Suddenly the sky began growing dark.
and within comparatively short time
it became necessary to resort to artif1-
cial lights in the stores.
Soon the storm broke with the force
of gale. In the city pedestrians hur-
ried to shelter and the wind swept
through the streets, causing little dam
age except broken windows here and
there. the falling of few street signs
and leveling of shade trees.
At the Worlds fair grounds the wind
swept from the southeast to the north
west in a miniature cyclone. revolving
as it went. The Agricultural Dulldlng
stood in its path and six laborers work
ing on scaffolding were hurled to the
ground. Nine sets of trusses and tim
bers were razed.
Theodore Richter, florist from Kirk
wood, a suburb, was on the ground run
ming to shelter when a flying plank
CIR nd 1xi1lod him The wind next
struck the machinery building and one
of the tow towers, 800 feet in height
was stripped of scaffolding in twink
ling and two workmen hurled to the
ground in the debris. Both escaped
with severe bruises. Debris was blown
against the staff-covered sides of the
completed electricity building and sec
tions of the staff were torn away.
The Worlds fair fire department turn
ed out and hastily dug the injured men
from the debris and hurried them to
the hospital. a. R. Clark was so badly
injured that it is believed he VIII die
before morning.
The Missouri state building, the only
one of the six state buildings now in
course of erection that is not protected
by trees, was damaged to a small ex-
tent.
On the administration building towers,
situated 40 feet apart, are two fags. AS
the twisting wind reached this building
it lifted and passed between the towers.
One flag blew to the east and the other
to the west, and yet neither was dis
placed or injured.
Along Skinker road, which passes
through the Worlds fair grounds. 20
telegraphic poles, heavily strung with
wires, were snapped like pipestems and
fell across the street car track, for the
time blocking traffic.
The wind lasted about five minutes
and was followed by torrential rain
accompanied by hail. Within 20 minutes
the rainstorm had spent itself and set
tied down to a fine summer rain which
continued until evening The tempera-
ture dropped within ten minutes from
"a to IS degrees. Along the river front
the wind swept a number of lumber
piles into the water and blew light
freight from the wharf boats.