The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-30

They further announce that not q sin
gle hotel in the city has been affected
nor the wholesale manufacturing dis
trict materially injured. The slight in
jury to the special building erected for
the Republican convention has been re-
paired and the building Is now ready for
occupancy.
Tonight, forty-nine hours after the
the tornado of Wednesday tore its way
through the city, there exists about as
much uncertainty as to the actual num-
ber Of people killed and the amount of
property damage as on the first morn
ing of the disaster. Scores OF dead have
been identified, but no one is willing to
venture a guess as to how many bodies
may be in the ruins OF hundreds of
buildings as yet unexplored. The total
number of dead in st. Louis identified
up to tonight is 1872. and In East st. Louis
127. In st. Louis there are still % bod
les unidentified and in East st. Louis Q.
1t Is believed that the deaths of the in
jured and the full recovery Of the dead
Will bring the dead list here up to
200. In East st. Louis the city officials
declared this evening that they have
hope that the death roll on that side of
the river will not exceed $50, but the
ruins upon which the rescuers have not
yet begun work may swell the total far
beyond that figure.
The estimates upon the property loss
have grown wilder and further apart.
Guesses were made today all the way
from $4,000, 900 to $4,000, 900 for st. Louis
and from 81. 500, 900 to $40 900, 900 for East
ST Louis The most popular estimate is
in the neighborhood of $25, 900. 900 for
both cities, including railroad buildings
damaged. The building contractors of
the city have been overwhelmed with
orders for rebuilding, and the work of
wlping out the havoc of the storm has
begun with much energy. The CONNER
cial Exchange announces tonight that
the auditorium to be used for the Re-
publican national convention has been
repaired and now shows not the slight
est effect of the storm.
Inc restitution. misery and want has
toucned the hearts of people In all parts
or the country and as result, ever
since the storm on Wednesday, the offers
Of help and contributions have been
pouring In. Up to late hour today s45,-
OOo was the total amount of donations
received. Many messages received show
that the purses and the sympathy of
the United States are at the disposal
OF the unfortunate at st. Louis. But st.
Louis Is a proud city. She is always
ready to give but never believes in TAX
Ing, unless it becomes necessary by alb
soiute want. The people of st. Louis
who escaped the ravages of the tornado
will see that their brethren shall not
surfer for any needed assistance. The
mayor Of the Mound City, we'll knowing
her civic pride. has uniformly returned
answers that st. LouisQean care for her
own, and while the kind offers of finan-
cial assistance are appreciated, no out
side aid will be needed.
From far off London, Sir Henry Irving
Olga Nethersole and Filson Barrett have
cabled money. sympathy and offers of
Denent performances II needed. Others
are as generous, and no doubt thousands
of dollars could be raised In a few days
If 1t were necessary.
Among the kilograms received today
were the following:
LONDON, May 29.-Mayor st. Louis:
Have mailed you $1,000. Deepest sym
(signed( HENRY IRVING.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. May 29.-Hon. c. P.
Walbridge, st. Louis: Neely Zouaves,
champions United States, tender serv-
| for storm sufferers.
(SiEnedD F. X. DUFFY.
SARATOGA, N. T., May 29-Mayor
st. Louis: The Presbyterian general as
sembly tenders deep and earnest prayers
in view of the calamity which has over
taken your community.
(Signed) JOHN N. WITHROw.
Moderator
From Chicago came delegation who
called on the mayor and offered him
any assistance the city needed. His
honor thanked them, but declined their
aid.
Corrected reports from various sources
along the river front materially reduce
the estimate of the loss by drowning.
How many roustabouts went down will
probably never be known as they are
generally of a class in whose welfare
there is little interest. Most of them
are negro nomads who move from one
port to another
The steamer J. ]. O'Dell, the Illinois
river packet which went to pieces at
kn a q tvIroI11fuOIS
trip from the foot of Cherry street. drag
ged down five unfortunates to a watery
grave. The victims are:
Morris Fisher, wellknown merchant
of Hardin, Ill.
Mrs Geoder, of the same place.
Sim Woods. chief clerk of the boat,
and the second cook and the chamber
maid. names not known.
OF all the thrilling experiences mar
rated on the river front. that of Miss
Clara d. - is given distinguished po-
sition on the list. She was employed as
typewriter in the office Of the Diamond
10 line. which has it's offices on the
wharfboat. When the Pittsburg was
swept out by the storm the wharfboat
went out with 1t. and likewise Miss
Clara, who had been looking out the
window at the pousse cafe colored
clouds which betokened a cyclone. In
an instant there was rush and roar
and the officeboat and all were off at
once. The wharfboat capsized when it
reached Arsenal island, and Miss Clara
escaped to a raft, receiving a drenching
in the meantime. From the raft she
was assisted by Captain Boland of the
Pittsburg to the steamer, which had
stranded in the willows. The young
woman was returned to the city Thurs
day only to find her home at Seventh
and Gratiot streets in ruins
Late tonight the following in answer
to the hundreds of kilograms of inquiry
was sent out by Mayor Walbridge:
ut Is not practicable to make indi-
vidual answer to the vast number of
friends who have telegraphed sympathy
and officers of assistance. Through the
medium of the Associated Press, 1 sin
cerely thank the city's many friends for
the interest they have shown and their
proffers of aid. The people of our city
are confident of their ability to properly
care for all the sufferers from the effect
of the tornado, and heroic efforts are
being made to that end. No accurate
estimate of the loss Of property can now
be made. but it is safe to say that the
loss as reported by the press ouside of
St. Louis has been greatly overesti-
mated.
(signed) &c. P. wALBR1DGE."
IDENTIFIED DEAD
| Revised Lists Of the Victims o., IN.
Cyclone
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