Show severe storm on mississippi st louls louis A series of windstorm windstorms wind storms storn I 1 8 of cyclonic proportions struck st louis and vicinity on monday causing considerable property damage injuring a few persons and ImperIl imperillo imperiling Impe riling ln 9 tile the lives of passengers of the excursion steamer alton in tho mississippi river tile tho heaviest storm was at alton ill and it was there that the passenger steamer was buffeted by the tha wind finding that his boat could not mako make headway toward the regular gular wharf tile the captain headed it across tho me river in an attempt to of ef feet a landing on tho missouri side |