Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-24
ST. LOUIS TORNADO.
Jumps Around SANITY City But Miss.
es Worlds Fair Grounds.

st. Louis, Aug. ia tornado of
extreme fury swept down upon the
residence portion of North st. Louis
late today resulting in the death of
one person, Injury TO probably so and
damage 10 property estimated at
sl00, 900.
The atmosphere became murky and
a dark cloud was noticed in north
ST. Louis approaching from the suuth-
west. Suddenly an arm seemed TO
shoot downward like a gigantic cable,
twisting and turning. The end touch
ed the ground at Nineteenth and An.
gelrodt streets and with incredible
swiftness and force swept east along
Angelrodt for ten blocks. Then il
turned north and swept three blocks
along Broadway, when il jumped 8
blocks northeast to the foot of Bre.
man street and the river, where much
property along the river front was
destroyed.
The tornado then jumped TO about
the middle of the river and encoun.
tered ferry boat. which was turned
and tossed about but not sunk. The
tornado once more lifted and struck
the Illinois shore near Madison, where
II demolished several dwellings, the
LeiderkranZ hall and blew a portion
of the Madison cooperage works
away. killing John Ellington. Severe
damage was done to buildings at Ven.
Ice and Granite City, which adjoin
Madison, and number of persons
were injured
So quickly did the tornado sweep
through north ST. l.onis that the citi.
zens could scarcely comprehend what
had happened In the stiffness that
followed cries were heard on all sides
as the terrOr.strickcn persons ran
about the street. Not telegraph,
telephone or trolley poic was left
standing along the streets swept by
the tornado, and they We're piled in
heaps.
The path OF the tornado was about
a block and half wide. along which
houses were unroofed, window panes
broken. several factories partially de.
mollshed and the streets Uttered with
debris. A Broadway trolley car, con-
tanning II passengers, was struck by
falling telegraph poles and wrecked.
The passengers had a remarkable es-
cape from injury and only the mo-
torman received slight bruises.
Probably the heaviest loss suffered
by a single concern was the destruc.
ton accomplished at the Neidring-
haus rolling mill, whicn covers two
squares. The big smskestack was
blown down and half the plant was
demolished entailing damages esti.
mated at $4,000. Six employees were
injured in this plant Part OF the roof
and two cupolas were blown from the
Catholic church of our Lady of Good
Counsel. The side of the Buck Stove
* Range company's plant was blown
In.
There were many remarkable es-
capes from death by drivers of de-
livery wagons. Debris carried along
by the tornado crushed wagons like
egg shells and hurled the drivers into
the street. One driver was crushed
but will recover The others escaped
with slight injuries. Immediately fol.
lowing the storm ambulances were
rushed to the scene and fire depart.
ment trucks responded from all di.
rections.
In st. Louis proper. at the time
there was no intimation of a wind
storm. Not much damage was done
at the worlds fair grounds. The ex.
position is situated more than Ave
miles from the seat Of the tornado
and the wind was not felt there.