The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-20
DEATH IN STORM.
Elements Work Destruction in
Various Places.
North st. Louis lis Visited by a
Tornado.
ONE MAN is KILLED.
Many Injured and Property
Badly Damaged.
Number Drowned by ClOudburst
at Globe, AriZ.
ONE MAN is KILLED.

St. Louis. Aug. 2O.-A tornado O
small proportions but of extreme fur1
swept down upon the residence portion
of North St Louis late Friday, result
ing in the death of one person, injury
TO probably so and damage to property
estimated at $1,000
Dea
JOHN ELLINGTON
Partial list of injured:
Jacob Hermeste. dislocated-
William H. Linham, cut.
Edward PatpiSon, badly cut
Girtwood Powinski, burned by hVe
wire, serious
James Crosby, broken hip
William D~itchhauer, leg and arm
broken.
William Fouche. leg broken.
Louis McCullin, leg broken
Herman Sauervine, aged 10; arm bro
ken and crushed. will probably die.
William Bigger, bruised
". H Largan, cut and bruised
7. A. SommerS, bruised.
w. Fricka, scalp wound
William YOricke, leg broken
Six employees of Niedringhaus rolling
mill, not serious.
A shower passed over St. Louis ear
lier in the day but there had been no
rain in North St. Louis. The sky had
cleared and the atmosphere had become
very murky and hot when citizens IN
North St. Louis noticed a dark CLOUD
approaching from the southwest Sud
denly, and without the slightest pre-
monition, an arm seemed TO shoot 10
the ground like a gigantic cable, TWIST
ing and turning. The end touched Jne
ground at Nineteenth and Angelrodt
streets and with incredible swiftness
and force swept east along AngelrouI
for ten blocks, then turned north anu
swept three blocks along
when il jumped eight blocks northeast
to the foot of Bremen street and the
where considerable property
along the river front was destroyed
The tornado then jumped TO about
the middle of the river and encountered
q ferry BOAT which was turned and
tossed about, but was not SUNK LeaV-
ing the ferry, the capricious tornado
once more Jumped and struck the Hi
noiS shore near Madison where IT de
molished several dwellings, the Ietder-
kranz hall and blew down a portion or
the Madison cooper works, killing Jonn
Ellington. Severe damage was done
also to buildings in Venice and Granite
CITY. which adjOinS Madison, and d
number of persons were injured
So quickly did the tornado sweep
through North st. Louis that the clti-
could scarcely comprehend what
had happened, and in the stiffness that
olIowed the wind cries were heard on
all sides as terror-stricken persons ran
about the streets. Not a telegraph, tel
or trolley pole w9s left stand
along the streets swept by the
tWister and trees were piled IN hSlpS-
width of the Ornddo was about a
and a half and houses We're I'M
ndo panes generally emo
lshed. several large manufactures par
tally demolished. and the streets lit
tered high with debris.
A Broadway trolley car containing
passengers was buried
under six telegraph poles which
crashed into the top and wrecked the
car. The passengers had a remark
able escape from injury and only the
motorman received slight bruises
The roof and one-half of the top
story of Sommers Bros tailoring
manufacturing company's establish
ment were blown away. Probably the
loss suffered by a single con-
Germ was the destruction accomplished
at the Niedringhaus rolling mill. The
covers two squares in extent
The big smokestack was blown down
and half the plant was demolished,
estimated damage of S25, 600. |
Six of the employees were injured in
his plant. Part of the roo and two
were blown from the Catholic
of Dur Lady of Good Counsel
n side of the Buck Stove and Range |
plant was blown in
Many remarkable escapes from
ave been related by drivers of
delivery wagons. So sudden
" did the tornado sweep down and
along by it crushed wagons like egg
shells and hurled the drivers into the
street One driver. whose name has
not been a-scertained, was severely
crushed. but by some remarkable cir
,umstanceS the others escaped injury. |.
"A calm settled over the city imme-
1iauely following h storm and no
ain fell. Ambulances were rushed to
cen and fire departments re-
from all directions. The
was seen from st. Louis proper
ambulances and firemen were
speeding On their way long before
messages asking for assistance were
delivered by messengers. The tele-
phone wires were all down and tele-
)honic communication was cut off.
Not the slightest damage was done
II the worlds fair grounds. The ex-
position is tuate over five miles from
he seat Of the orna and the wind
vas not felt there.
A terrific thunderstorm broke over |