Show Severe Storm on Mississippi I I St lousA series of windstorms 9 of cyclonic proportions struck St I f Iouls and vicinity on Monday causing caus-ing considerable property damage Injuring In-juring a fow persons and Imperiling the lives of 300 passengers of the excursion ex-cursion steamer Alton In tho Mlssls clppl river Tho heaviest storm was ut Alton 111 and It was there that tho passenger steamer was buffeted by the wind Finding that his boat could not make headway toward the regular wharf the captain headed It ncross tho river In an attempt to ef foot a landing on the Missouri side i l I i |