The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-30

department was utterly powerless 10 cope
with the connagration, and Il is feared
nearly the entire business and a great por-
ton OF the residence section viii be de-
stroyed by flames. II not already so by the
wind, Among the principal buildings AL
ready In ruins are the National hotel. the
Standard oil works, East ST. Louis wire
nail works, the Crescent elevator. III. r..
Heel elevator, all freight depots and stores
and residences on st. Clair avenue.
Fire Upder Control.
Shortly after midnight the IRE depart-
ment secured control or the c0nfiagration
at East ST. Louis and the members OF the
department began 10 assist the ambulance
corps In caring for the wounded. No atten-
ton was paid towards taking care OF the
dead. The streets were In Egyptian dark
ness and searchiights were placed on
patrol wagons in the effort to reach the
location OF the injured.
The scenes OF death and suffering in
East ST. Louis are beyond the power OF de-
scription. Men. women and children fell
victims 10 the sudden swoop or the ele-
monts, and the clang OF the ambulance only
notifies the survivors of the death or fatal
injury OF another citizen. Railroad trains
both east-bound and west-bound are
stalled at the entrance OF the Eads bridge
with no hope OF proceeding farther for the
next three days.
Every ferry boat on the river has fallen
a victim to wind and waves. and there Is
not over two crafts In the river that dare
cross the Mississippi. Men bringing i'm
formation OF the condition OF affairs In
the ill-fated city of East ST. Louis are
obliged TO climb on hands and knees across
the broken Orders OF tho Eads bridge.
IL Is utterly impossible 10 get a record OF
the dead as carried into the improvised
morgues. So far "a bodies have been found
and at this hour. one a. m. messengers are
lF.4lsa l.nF - AssA-
ing the lifeless remains of victims In
bitches, under trees, trestleworks, rail-
road transfer depot ruins, and In the de-
molished residences.
Search for the Missing.
In the ruins OF the destroyed structures
throughout the city are victims, and II IL
possible that the death list Will be I'M
creased when the search for the bodies is
completed The injured, shrieking with
pain, were carried into Burk's hotel and
livery stable IN the vicinity. These were
soon filed and the overflow OF wounded
was taken to other buildings
From the houses east OF the Relay hun
drcds of volunteers rushed To the work OF
rescue. People ran among the ruins panic
stricken looking for lost friends. Women
rushed through the streets calling piteous-
~ for missing husbands and relatives. Chill
dren cried for parents and hysterical citl-
zens plunged aimlessly about In the dark
ness Mangled bodies and ruins were every
where.
Great Loss OF Life ut other Places.
Roodhouse. H., May 2S.-It is reported
that so children were killed I'm school
house at Drake. near this city. by the
cyclone.
Chicago, May 2s-word reached the Chi
cago a. Alton railroad Office Wednesday
evening that cyclone had demolished tbs
village OF Rush nm. Mo, ~ miles from
Mexico. I'm Audrain county. The cyclone
- g..
o'clock and blow down the schoolhouse,
crushing its inmates. The report was 10
the effect that 90 pupils had been killed anu
a number injured.
Sturgeon, Mo. May ga cyclone passed
Ave miles north OF here about three o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. AT Renlck three
mon were seriously injured and a family OF
coiored people were carried over mile.
two children being badly hurt Friendship
church. north OF town, was demolished
The funnel-shaped cloud was seen by half
the people OF Sturgeon. Bridges and fences
are torn up for miles.
Des Molnes, Ia, May 2S.--Reports OF Sc
rious storms and much damage throughout
Iowa are received here, but wires arc down
and there will be delay getting informa-
ton. In this section there was heavy rain
and wind. Reports OF a cyclone at Fort
Dodge are denied. II is reported much
damage was done at Boone.
Kansas City. Mo, May ga special to the
Times states that ten people We're killed In
a tornado which struck the. village of La
baddie, Franklin county. Wednesday even.
ing and that the town OF Renck. ten miles
from Moberly. In Randolph county. was
completely wiped out. Nothing definite
from either place.
Detroit, Mich, May 2S,-Relief associa-
lions have been organized at oxford. Or
tonville and Mount Clemens 20 relieve the
distress caused by Monday nights disas-
trous cyclone. Those families living In the
path OF the storm who escaped with their
lives lost nearly everything they possessed
and ARE iti actual want.
Gov. Rich VIII have an organization per-
fected at once for the receiving OF aid
from the people OF the state generally and
provide for it's distribution. one OF the In
jured. Mrs. Stewart. died Wednesday. anu
several more deaths are expected. IL is
said the monetary loss Will reach nearly
81, 100000. Fifteen OF the unfortunate VIE
tins OF the tornado were buried at Orton-
vile Wednesday.