Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-14
ADDITIONAL.
DETAILS Of
BIG STORM
(1y Associated Prsss.)

(1y Associated Prses.)
St. Louis, No., April 14-Three per
sons were killed and property valued
at between $l,500,O0O and $4,000, 0,00e
was destroyed yesterday afternoon by
the most disastrous storm that has
visited St. Louis sine the memorable
tornado of 1896.
The storm in st. Louis broke at
Ep, m. The day had been warm and
pleasant. Clouds gathered in the
southwest, and after a few drops OF
rain fell there was remarkable pre-
cipitation of hail stones. Some OF
these are reported as being three
inches in diameter. Hail caused the
most damage.
Thousands Of windows in west end
residences were broken. Green houses
were demolished. Churches In the
path of the storm did not escape and
many stained glass windows were brok
en-. In some sections a heavy wind
accompanied the downpour, especially
was this true in the north end. The
Burlington elevator was wrecked by
the wind and a large section of 1t
was blown into the river. The ele'
vator controlled more than million
bushels of grain, the damage is esti-
mated at more than million dollars.
A panic was preciptated at Sports
man Park where the baseball game
between the St. Louis and Cleveland
teams was in progress. The wind
blew down the flag pole and the pat
rons of the game threw themselves on
the grounu face downward and pro-
tected their head with their arms
from the hailstones bombardment.
Three women returning from fun
eral were seriously injured when the
horse attached to their carriage, be-
came frightened and ran away.
In all fifteen persons were injured
in St. Louis.
The St. Louis dead are: Mrs. Re-
gina Mayer, 20 years, dragged to
death in attempting to alight from
her" carriage in front of her house.
Mrs. E. A. kisseck, died from gright
in her bathroom.
Harry roster electrOcuted.
Fifteen minutes after the storm
swept down upon the north end the
streets were strewn with wreckage
and windows were broken in nearly
every manufacturing plant and in two
public schools in that section. Scarce
ly any hail fell east of urand Aveen-
ue. Downtown the only indication of
the unusual disturbance in other parts
of the city was a torrent.al downpour
of rain accompanied by vivid light.
ming and crushing thunder. The
weather bureau reported .45 of an
inch of rain and within two hours q
fall in temperature of 20 degrees.
Eight persons are known to have
been killed in the Wales mines, Cadet
and vincinity. Four negroes are dead
at Valles mines and two white women
at Cadet. Two men, John Powers
and Cape Girardar, and Joseph J.
Boyers of DeSoto were killed while
riding in an automobile in the south:
ern part of Jefferson county. A third
occupant of the machine who was
caught in the wind is missing.
At Shelbyville, ILL.,, haflstones eight
inches in circumference were reported
while at lima, 1lls., growing crops
we're badly damaged by the hail and
wind. The tornado which wrought
destruction in Cadet and Wales Mines
swept over and did considerable dam.
age to several points in Washington,
Montgomery. St. Francis and Jeher-
son, the lead belt counties.
Among the towns suffereing heavily
were Flat River Esther, and Ellens.
In the three towns named fifty per-
sons being more or less seriously in.
:iured.