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Lennie (1 rtiy, mjii of Justice Myronj Gray, of this city, who is in the employ of the Standard Oil Go. at Must St.Louis, says that when the mightystorm cloul of last Wednesday swoop cl down upon the doomed Illinoisuame-uke of the Future Groat, he with 1 an intimate friend in the employ of the company were in one of themain buildings of the Standard Oil works. In the awful event the thought of self-preservation was uppermost in his mind, an 1 as quick as a lightning tlash he decided what to do. A short distance away was a small strongly built house of solid masonry which | contains a vault where were kept the books and valuable papers of the comp.my. He sai l to his companion,come?And they tlew. They opened the door of the vault, threw out the books andquicker than it can ’1 »told wen- ins. h*.When the door close 1 they shook ban 1 .it. I hi i each nth* r farewell ‘forever, each resigned to his fate.The suspense tiiit- follow: 1 was jawful beyond all power to compre j hend. The air was full of the evilciiec-of the storm’s mightv de-truc ;, Ition and desolation. The towers of j the east approach of the Ka i bridge went down amid the mighty roar; building' ill around than crumbledto the devastating touch of the wrathof the unseen power of the waring eh* j iaeiit' , irel it - uni !e 1 a if leu t!i j and demon-- were holding hie'h e ir nival all around them, \fter the tor n ado had -pent its fury, * In y r inn* outunhanued, but what a scene qf deso hit ion presented itself’ What an awful j transformation in a few moments’! Surrounded hy peace and plenty a few■moments before, now in the midst otdeath, desolation and despair, the wails and eries of the wounded and dy ing resendding what they had read of in battle-* of the great eivil war.9 I
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Jacksonville Illinois Courier
Jacksonville, Illinois, US
Wed, Jun 03, 1896
Page 8
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