ST. LOUIS CYCLONE
ROOFS SHORN OFF, MUCH DAMAGE DONE AND FORTY KILLED By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright P-ecd. 10.51 a.m. ST. LOUIS, Thurs. 'J’HE city was almost isolated from outside communication by a cyclone. Buildings were unroofed, trees torn up and automobiles blown from the streets. In five minutes the wind reached a maximum of f!0 miles an hour. * Many were injured in damaged schools and factories. A total estimate of the damage is still impossible. The hospitals are crowded. Forty-one persons lost their lives.—A. and N.Z.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 163, 30 September 1927, Page 9
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85ST. LOUIS CYCLONE Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 163, 30 September 1927, Page 9
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