The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-28

cars from topping into the river, 100 feet
below. The passengers were thrown into
confused mass. The network of wires
made rescue difficult and dangerous, but
it is thought all will be got out uninjured
The east span of the Eads bridge is so badly
wrecked that it will take three days to
allow trains to pass.
The reports of fatalities in East st.
Louis is hourly increasing, and at O'Clock
it is stimared that the loss of life will ex-
ceed $50. 1t is impossible to cross the
bridge to get particulars.
Lightning struck the Standard Oil
Works and flames were soon pouring from
dozen buildings. The fire department
was utterly powerless TO cope with the
conflagratlon, and it is feared nearly the
entire business and great portion of the
residence section will be destroyed by
flames if not already razed by the wind.
The plants of the Aourmills and the
works of the st. Louis Iron and Steel Com
pany were destroyed, and the big Cupple
block of buildings was partially demol-
ished.
Among the principal buildings already
in ruins are the National Bank, fremont
House, Martell House, the Standard Oil
Works, East st. Louis Wire Nail Works,
the Crescent Elevator, Hazel Elevator, all
freight depots and stores and residences in
st. Clair.
The dead and injured are being taken
from the ruins of the various buildings
and manufactures. Waters & Pierce's
oil works are in blaze, and buildings in
several parts of the city are burning, with
little hope of saving them.
a. c. Rice, the manager of the Western
Union at the relay depot on the East Side,
climbed across the demolished bridge and
reported wreck of terrible proportions.
1t is reported that the Grand Republic
and several other excursion steamers, with
ell the passengers and crews, have gone
down, with ell' the steamers on the levee
sharing like fate.
The greatest anxiety is felt for the safety
of passengers on the different excursion
boats which were on the river when the
storm broke. The steamer City of
Florence, with an excursion party, is re-
ported lost below Carondelet. The steamer
St. Paul with thirty passengers left for
Alton at 4 O'Clock, and is believed to be
lc,
cropping through the darkness and eagerly
imploring information for loved ones on
the river.
The city is in total darkness. At 9
O'Clock tonight no wires can be obtained
from the surrounding territory in the
western and northern portion of Missouri,
but it is feared that the loss of life in these
sections will be very large. The estimated
loss of life from the storm here and in
East st. Louis is 300. East st. Louis is
burning up. Loss already 100000.
There were really two cyclones. One
came from the northwest and the other
from the direct east. Both met on the Illi-
nois shore OF the Mississippi River and
joined in swirling cloud. The list of the
dead in ST. Louis is beyond present COM
putation. There are row fifteen dead
bodies at the Morgue
A startling report has jnst reached police
headquarters that 200 girls are in the ruins
of Liggett d Myers cigarette factory at
Tower Grove. There are alarming reports
of great loss of life in the southern por-
ton of st. Louis from the railroad tracks
to Carondelet-
The following identified bodies are at the
Morgue:
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 27.-The following
are among the dead on both sides of the
river:
CAPTAIN SEAMAN and wife and three
of the crew of the steamer Libbie Conger.
WALLACE BRADSHAW (colored)
aged IL.
KATIE CLAYPOOL, aged 7.
JOSEPHINE MARTINI, aged 25.
HENRY BESICHIS, aged 20.
JOHN NOLTA, aged 40.
MICHAEL DAWES, driver.
PETER DIEDRICH.
WILLIAM oTTENDALE, factory pro-
prietor.
BENJAMIN BURGESS.
JOSEPH CARPENTER, foreman of st.
Louis Railing Works. wife and child.
ALEXANDER SCHILINGER, dairy
man.
FRED WEETS, aged IL.
THERESA WEETS, his sister, aged 13.
JULIUS MARAN0.
FREDERICK ZIMMERMAN. chief
electrician Sculler-hne power-house, East
st. Louis.
JUDGE FALK of vandalia, killed in
wreck of Martell House, East st. Louis
DAVID SAGE and wife, killed in wreck
of residence, East ST. Louis.
PHILIP STRICKLER, wife and several
children, buried in wreck of residence,
East st. Louis.
MISS KATIE CLAYPOGL, aged 21, and
her mother, at 314 South Jefferson avenue.
MARTIN MCDONALD, at 2745 Clark
avenue.
Unknown baby at 2745 Clark avenue.
MRS. CHENEY, 1415 Mississippi ave.