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Show I ST. LOUtO CYCLONE CELLAnS.i Uj)nr or Them llullt Since tlio Tarrlbt Bturiu of '00. SL Louis is full ot cyclone cellars, saya the St. Louis Republic. Nearly all ot them have been built since that terrible ter-rible 27.h of May. One of them has ex isted longer tnen mac u is in mo homo cf Mr. D. L. Parrich, tn Cabaune place Mr. Parish was caught In e collapse of tho old Bclvldero hotel, on Washington avenue. It was a never-to-bo forgotten experience, and whna ho began to build his homo he raado up bis mind to provide against all emergencies. emer-gencies. This is how ho comej to have a cyclone collar older than the cyclono. While not a thing of beauty. Mr. Pur-rich's Pur-rich's "nolo in tho ground" ts one ot comfort. It Is ns deep as the foundation founda-tion ot the house and reared in tho southweet corner ot the cellar. Its walls aro ot stono, three and one-half feet thick. Heavy crossbeams form tho roof of this safety house. Two windows win-dows aro outwardly, on to the south, the other to tho north. They wore protected by Iron gratings first, but Mr. Parrlsh very wisely has taken theso out, In order to facilitate egress, should such n necessity occur. A heavy oaken doer that can be barred and locked makes the placo burslar proof. Tho floor of this novel cyclono house Is cemented and covered with a toft, warm carpet. A comfortable couch ts fitted Into ono corner. In another aro levcral massive shelves filled with provisos. These provisions aro renewed re-newed every lime the sky c.cuds up usplc!ously. Mr. Pnrrloh f;els perfectly per-fectly safe with his cyclone celler. "It la very comfortable, and I am sure If tho entlro houte blew away my cellar room would bo Intact," says he. "It , Is a protection tor my wife and children chil-dren while I am away, and I can bear tho thought of nnoiher cyclone calamity calam-ity better downtown by knowing that they have a place of shelter. During the season following the cyclone an architect friend of mine had at ono timo eight plans ot houses on his beards, every ono of which called ror cyclono cellar to match mine." Mr. Parrleh's cyclone cellar is the coolest Cisco In tho house nnd serves another good turn In the Parrlsh family. The little Parrlshes are excellent amateur photographers, nnd use Jt for a. dark room when It la not otherwise en-gaged. en-gaged. , |