The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-29
BALL PLAYERS
CAUGHT IN STORM
seeking Shelter Beneath Grand Stand
Which Was Blown Over and
Score Were
Hurt.
SEVERAL LIMBS BROKER
Fierce Storm Breaks Over the Field
and Players and Spectators
Are Buried Beneath
Wreekage.

ST. LOUIS, May 29.-St. Louis yes
terday obtained relief from four days
Of intense heat In rainstorm that
did much damage to property, but was
Offset to a great extent by the benefit
to growing crops, which were suffer
Ing from drought. A grand stand in
the Granite City baseball park blev
over, lightning struck DIR. Joseph j.
Meredith of 47S0A Page boulevard,
injuring him; the steeple of the
Kings Highway Presbyterian church
was struck by lightning, causing a
damage OF 800; electric feed wires
throughout the city and numerous
trees we're blown down in the storm,
which came shortly after noon.
The rain caused cessation OF
Memorial day exercises in some Gem
eteries and prevented what n-omised
to be the best attended ball game of
the year. The storm was general, ex-
tending into most OF st. Louis county
and the east side. 1t did not rain
near Chesterfield, ST. Louis county,
where crops are withering. Author
tiles say the heavy wind did not al
low much of the rain to soak In the
ground and crops still need rain.
The wind, blowing with terrific
force. lifted the grand stand in the
Granite City baseball park. Nineteenth
street and Madison avenue, into the
air and turned it over on more thin
twenty people huddled behind 1t yes.
terday afternoon. Fourteen persons
were injured, one of them perhaps
fatally. Among the injured are three
ST. Louisans. The injured are.
Sidney Mangus, 20 years old, 221a
Washington avenue. Granite City,
pitcher on the Granite City team; in
ternal injuries and right leg broken;
perhaps fatal
William Amelung. Granite City
player; right shoulder dislocated.
Archie Boyd, Jr., manager of the
Granite City team; cuts all over body
William Brooks, 60 years old, 1886
North Thirteenth street, St Louis;
back and chest injured, internal in.
juries and head cut.
tSi EoiNouSy NeutiGtQ SITSet
and Washington avenue, Granite City,
Granite City player; back and chest
bruised
Lafe Hughes, Granite City player;
internal injuries.
James McCafferty, 81 years old,
-oop stoadard street, st. Louis, pitch
er; internal injuries and three ribs
/ broken.
Harry Maserang, 10 years old 215s
a street. Granite City. Granite City
player; broken kneecap and right
arm; nervous prostration.
Julius Never, 1924 Whittier street,
81. Louis; severely cut on breast; left
ear cut.
John Morgan, Granite City player;
iacerated head. breast and back.
EdWard Papperman, 81 years old,
ooeo South Broadway, st. Louis, pitch.
er, internal injuries and right shoul.
der sprained.
Ernest Robinson. Granite City
prayer; concussion of the brain; ser.
ious.
Harry Sweeten, st. Louis, playing
win Granite City team; internal In
luries; serious.
Russell Shatto. 22O1 % street, Gran
1e City; Granite City player; leg
broken and internal injuries.
Most of the injured persons belong
ed 70 Mueller Bros ball team of ST.
LOUIS and the Granite City team. A
neavy hailstorm came up about 200
ociock and they took refuge in the
uressing rooms under the stand. When
'he wind began to blow 1t shook the
s.and and they ran outside and hud-
uiea IN Its shelter. The structure 50
,eet long and 25 feet high, was lifted
oodlly into the air and turned over,
'ne PLAYERS being pinioned under the
seats.
lhey were not rescued for twenty
minutes. At the expiration of that
ume corps Of 200 men surrounded
.ne overturned stand and lifted 1t up
me Granite City hospital was closed
nearly a month ago. so they were
.dAen to nearby poolrooms and treat
cd on the tables.
Mueller Bros team was scheduled
% play the Granite City team of the
Madison County Baseball Association
yesterday afternoon. and several hun
ufed spectators had gathered in the
pafK at o'clock to watch prelimi-
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