The Prescott daily news., 1911-04-15
ST. LOUIS HAS WORST STORM IN YEARS-THREE DEAD, ii IN
 uRED BY CYCLONE.
ELEVATOR FALLS IN RIVER
Valley Mines and Cadet Bear Brunt of Storm Outside of City Wires Down and Full Details
 Not Known.

dead, Il injured and property losses of about $1,000,000 is the total of the storm which swept the western and northern sections of the city, extend ed through the Mississippi valley and as far west as Portland. Ore Outside St. Louis, six Missourians lost their lives and more than so were injured. Authentic reports indicate that early tabulations of damage, especially re- garding the property losses, were greatly exaggerated.
 It was at first stated that the prop erty damage would exceed $2, 1900, 900, yet this was refuted by later facts, which showed that outside the de- struction of the Burlington elevator, with loss of $700000, the damage to north and west end houses was tri- vial, consisting principally of broken 1 window panes. The entire loss in St. Louis will not exceed $l,000,0 900, it is believed
 Outside the clay of St. Louis heavy damage and loss of life are reported. l Six persons in Jeuerson and Franklin counties not including St. Louis, are known to have been killed and more than 50 injured
 Valles Mines. in Jefferson county, a ! mining settlement 50 miles from St Louis, was demolished, three persons being killed. Almost every house in Cadet Washington county, was wrecked. Two are reported dead al that point. Esther and Lockwood, oth. CT mining settlements, were visited by the tornado. one is known to be dead at Esther, and an uncontirmed report is that two persons were killed at each place. Two are dead in St Louis as a result of the storm.
 Cabins Tossed Like Boxes.
 The full fury of the tornado was wis tied on the village of Valles Mines. It struck the wooded hill slope, where clustered 20 homes of miners in the employ of the Valley Mining company. It was preceded by terrific rearing like that of an express train. It came from the west, twisting and uprooting trees in it's path, 200 to 500 yards wide. The frail log cabins and frame shanties of the miners, in which were huddled the families, were tossed about like goods boxes.
 The tornado, for 10 minutes, was preceded by an inky darkness and fol lowed by terrific hail storm. The hall stones, as large as partridge eggs, | pelted the faces of the dead and in. Jured until searchers had removed them from the ruins of the houses and branches of trees.
 The escapes from death were mirac ulous. William H. Blunt, postmaster and general manager of the companv's store, was standing on the porch of the store. The wind lifted him clear for 70 feet, dropped him down. picked nm up again and damned him against a fence another 75 feet away. He was only badly bruised.
 It is believed the list of dead will be increased when wire communica tons have been restoredmnd full de tails of the tornado have been learned It Is almost impossible to estimate the extent Of the damage now, but it | Is believed it will run up into hun. dreds of thousands of dollars.
 Elevator Collapses.
 The Burlington grain elevator. To, | cated at the foot of Gano avenue. 490O north, St. Louis, and its contents were damaged to the extent of about SEQ. | 900, according to an estimate by Mar l shall Hall, president of the companv The whole upper half of the elevator which was 175 feet high, was demol- ished. The structure Is located on a nigh plot of ground and for this reason, it is thought, fared so badly. while surrounding buildings suffered only broken windows. The building is 300 feet long and 100 feet wide. Stored in the elevator were almost 100000 bushels of grain A large part or 1t Is wheat, and consequently the stock was valued at more than $500. 000. The presence of the grain in the structure is believed to have saved it from complete destruction The upper part, which was blown off contained the engines, motors and other apparatus. A part of this was bIown into the Mississippi river.