Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-06

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Woe in st. Louis.
st. Louis, May pa pail OF gloom and
death hangs over the Mound City Thirty
six hours have scarce been sufficient to
bring It's people to realization of the hor-
ror with which 1t has been visited, and
they are yet dazed AMI stupefied. Save for
the fitful glare of the gas jets in the win
dows of the saloons and restaurants, and the
electric lights of the few hotels and other
concerns that operate their own plants,
the entire city is still in darkness. In the
devastated district the search for the dead
buried in the ruins is being carried on with
the aid of torches and locomotive head
lights. Details of police keep the crowds
at a distance, while the air is filled with the
Bhrieks and sobs and hysterical lamenta-
tions of the bereave1 Ever and anon the
changing of a gong is heard in the distance,
and vehicles and street cars come to a stop
while an ambulance dashes by to add one
more victim to the record of the dead at
one or another of the extemporized
morgues. The streets in the center of the
city, usually active with pedestrians until
midnight, are deserted, save for those
whose avocations keep them from their
families or friends, while the summer gar
dens and other points of entertainment
uTC pare OI pdlTOIS. NIlel, dHt
Btupefaction have taken possession of the
city.
Prominent Men Killed.
Among the distinguished dead are David
Sage, a prominent real estate man, who
was killed at his home on Collinsville
avenue. He and his wife died together in
the debris. Judge Foulk, of Vandalia, was
killed and Judge Hope seriously injured
City Clerk Cain is missing The buildings
In the storms wake were largely COM
posed OF tenements. and the mortality
among children is appalling. klippel
restaurant, on Missouri avenue, was filled
with people when the storm struck 1t. All
are said to have been killed. The water
works were destroyed.
u The destructive result of the storm
seems greatest in East st. Louis. II. c.
Rice manager of the Western Union at the
relay depot on the east side. climbed across
the demolished bridge and reported a
wreck of terrible proportions. He said the
National hotel, fremont house, Martell
house., De Wolff cafe, Hazel Milling COM
panys mill Horns cooper shop and a
large number of dwellings east of that
section were swept into wreckage and
many people perished. The Baltimore &
Ohio and Vandalia roundhouses, the Stand
ard oil works. East st. Louis and Crescent
elevators and dozen freighthouses on the
levee were caught In the vortex OF the cy-
clone and reduced to debris.
The Martell house with all its guests were
blown into Cahokia creek, and only two OF
its inmates survived. These were Judge
Hope, OF Alton. and j. Martell, the proprt
etor. The East st. Louis Journal building
and the Vandalia freight house went will
the rest The old Relay house was swep
off the face of the earth and into lagoon
Just east of II, where Bloody island the
old-time dueling ground for ancient MIS-
sourians. is situated. While the storm ragec
along the levee district ii made a division
and destroyed Philip Stricklers residence
killing his wife and six children. No les.
than 400 buildings have been swept away
including four great elevators.
Tho Dead and Injured.
Careful tabulations of the information
gathered from all official sources show
that at eight o'clock Thursday night ther
were 1l4 victims that had been identified
while Is still await identification. Mos
of the bodies claimed have been removed t,
their late homes. The number of missing
the majority supposedly being in the ruin
of the Industrial establishments and resi-
dences that were totally demolished, 1
variously estimated at from so to 500. Onl,
complete search of the acres of ruins cal
tell the true story, for the people in TIL
stricken region seem utterly unable I
talk coherently. Men and women reporte
as among the missing are continually put
ting in an appearance. while on the othe
hand many believed to be safe turn out I
be among the missing. In the matter @
age the dead range from a male baby @
three months to a great-grandmother G
e2 years.
The number of injured reported to polio
headquarters to the same hour foots u
1S9. OF these five are unconscious and un
known. having nothing upon them by whic
they can be identified. The injuries rang
from slight cuts and contusions to one ur
fortunate who is reported to have sustaine
the loss of both eyes and fracture of tn
skull. both arms and legs and ribs. Q
the list of injured, and which is about one
fourth of the probable total the ovel
whelming majority of those caught in tn
storm found their way to their home
and thus escaped the official reports. Neai
iy 100 are reported by the physicians in a
tendance fatally injured" or 'ir
jured internally" which is practically II
same thing. These figures relate to the cit
proper.
On the other side of the river, in Ea.
ST. Louis, ILL.,, where the elements gathere
themselves together for supreme effol
toward destruction of life and propert,
the latest reports place the total of death
and missing at 2O5 and the injured at II.
Another tabulation made by the st. Lou
Chronicle gives these figures:
Identified dead in st. Louis. 12l unident
fed, 30; injured, 447.
East ST. Louis Identified dead, 129; III
identified. 125: injured. 1853.
Property Losses.
fOllOWlHB 10 Ill iHCoiplclc liol VI u
buildings blown down, burned or bad
Damaged. and of river boats sunk: At S
Louis-Woman's corridor Jail. st. Lou
iron and steel works, Cupples bloc
partially destroyed; fair grounds graz
stand, Waters-Pierce oil works. burne
Coe Manufacturing company. the Wal
wright brewery. Summer high scho'
John McDermot's saloon, Central en-
grant saloon. Jere shohans livery st
ole, Consolidated wire and steel work
q. N. Sawyer Manufacturing company, :
Louis Refrigerator & Woodenware COZ
pany, steamer Great Republic, several e
cursion steamers.
At East st. Louis-National hotel. TT
mont house, Martell house, De Wolf ca
Hezel Milling company's mill, Horns coo
er shop, Baltimore & Ohio roundhous
Standard oil works. East st. Louis elevate
~ levee freight houses, east end Ea
bridge scores of dwellings,.
The towns of Renick and Rush Hill. Nj
We're demolished.