The Washington times., 1904-08-20
Crushed Buildings, Up
rooted Trees, and
TWirled Ferryboat.
TWENTY PERSONS HURT
The World s Fair Grounds
Passed By-River Front
Damaged.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 2o-Ruined build
ings. suffering. and dead mark the trail
Of a tornado that swept over North St.
Louis yesterday.
It came without warming
There has been no rain in that dis
trict. Suddenly n great black cloud
rushed in from the southwest. An arm
Of il reached TO the ground. and within
the radius Of its suction, buildings
crashed and crumbled, giant trees were
uprooted and thrown together in great
heaps. telegraph poles were snapped at
their base like pipe stems. and missiles
were hurled through the air as by the
force Of a terrific dynamite explosion.
The casualties were:
Dead:
JOHN ELLINGTON.
JOSEPH NESCHELSKY.
Injured
William Bigger. bruised.
James Crosby. broken hip.
William Ditchauer. leg and arm
broken
William Fouche. leg broken.
w. FTicke. scalp wound.
Jacob Harmeste, shoulder dislocated.
w. H Largan. cut and bruised.
William II. Linham. badly cut.
Louis MCCulin. broken leg.
Edward PapisOn. badly cut
Gertrude Powonski, burned by live
wire. seriously.
Herman Sauerwine aged ten years,
arm broken and crushed; will probably
die.
r A. Somers. bruised.
William Yoricke. leg broken.
Six employees ia Niedringhause rolling
mill, not seriously injured; names not
learned
Mrs Susie sattle. East Madison.
Mrs. Lora Biehl, East Madison. ribs
fractured.
Clarence BiehI. East Madison. internal
r fiebI East Madison. leg broken and
Mrs. G. ". Smith and three children.
Madison.
Earl White. Granite City.
William Spann. Madison.
Mrs. John Whalen. Madison
Louis McCullOch. leg broken
y. Patterson. cut on head. hip bruised
r: Polisky, shocked and badly burned
by live wires.
Lutte Wackerherlin. shoulder bruised.
There are a hundred others with mi
nor injuries who were taken 10 CITY in
stitutions and afterwards allowed 10 go
home
The estimated property loss Is $3.50.
Worlds Fair Grounds Uninjured.
The Worlds Fair grounds escaped the
tornado.
The broken path Of the tornado was
about a block and n half I'm width. and
extended from Nineteenth Street, where
the apex Of the inverted funnel first
rOdt Street. for the distance Of ten
blocks; thence north along Broadway y
for three blocks where the tornado
jumped 10 the foot Of Brennan Street
and the river. a distance Of eight
blocks. Considerable property along the
river front was destroyed.
From the bank Of the river the twist
ing mass Of clouds jumped 10 mid
stream and pOunced upon ferrybOat
which was sent revolving like a chip
in \ whirlpool. The boat kept afioat and
right side up. however. without injury
10 anyone on board so far as reported
Then the tornado jumped TO the Hi
nOis side Of the river at Madison. where
several buildings were demolished. in
Cluding Leiderprang Hall and a portion
Of Madison Cooper Works. where John
Ellington was killed. Severe DANA ge
also was done, and several persons were
injured in Venice and Granite City.
Remarkable Escapes.
The story of the tornado is replete
with rcmarkab bic escapes. A trolley car
on Broadway. containing eleven passen-
gers. was struck by six telephone poles
and completely wrecked. The motor
man. however. was the only person in
!ured.
The heaviest loss sustained by a single
firm occurred AT the Niedringhaus Roll
ing Mil this plant covering two acres
The high smoke stack was blown down
and a large part Of the plant demolished
SixempIOyes Of the Niedringhaus Com
pany were injured.