Show severe storm on an mississippi st louis A series of windstorms of cyclonic proportions struck st louis louls and vicinity on monday causing considerable property damage la in juring a few persons and imperiling the lives of pa passengers of the ex carslon steamer alton in the RIM river the heaviest storm was at alton ill 11 and it was there that the Par passenger steamer was buffe buffeted tei I 1 by the wind finding that his boat could not make headway head vay ay toward the regular barf the captain headed it across the th river in an at attempt tem P t to et ef feet a landing on the side |