Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-29

his list. There are not more than four or
five unaccounted for. Some patients who
were prisoners from the Jail, work house
and elsewhere are known to have escaped
during the confusion.
The militiamen were on duty all night in
ance to the police
AT st. Johns Hospital, on 23i street and
Lucas, the wounded are being Well cared
Tor; one patient, VIM. p. Lenke of los
to the Good Shepherd, via the Dispensary,
and then to st. Johns. He was badly in
1ured internally. and had several bones
broken. An unknown man is unconscious
anu on the verge ot death. The others are
oolng as well as can be expected under the
circumstances.
Many Offers of Aid.
Local papers today tell of the sympathy
offered by the whole country to ST. Louis in
It's present state of woe. Offers nave come
to Mayor Walbr!dge from commercial or
ganizations all over the United States and
from the mayors of cities. large and small
to extend financial aid as the situation de-
mands. Chicago was the first to extend
o!fers OF assistance, the city being repre-
sented by the Union League Club, Com
mercial Club and Mayor Swift 1t is not
likely that Mayor WaIbridge will accept
these Kindly offers, for. while the losses are
stupendous, local citizens are going down
IN their pockets and have already estab-
lshed large-sized fund for the sufferers
Inc Following messages were sent to
me me general manager of the Associated
Press at Chicago:
reed assistance. East St Louis is ap-
pealing for aid The proportion of de-
siruction to population. there is something
awful CHARLES w. KNAPP
Editor the Republic.
ST. LOUIS. May 29.-St. Louis is pro-
nj for shf
pralered aid, but is amply able to care
Tor her sufferers. East ST. Louis, how
ever, Is worse hurt than we are and help
is badly needed there.
ALBERT LAWSON.
Managing Editor the Post-Dispatch.
False Report About Bowling Green.
A dispatch received this morning from
Bowling Green. Mo, state. that that place
was not touched by the recent tornado.
The dispatch comes from the agent of
the ST Louis and Hannibal railroad at
ling Green, and adds that the twlster
struck eight miles from there, unrocfng
the depot at Burryyille, demolishing sew
eral houses and killing one woman, name
not given.
Capt Upton of the government snag boat
General Barnard had received reports from
people on shore below the city that there
mad been a severe tornado in Missouri
back OF Hannibal and that Bowling Green
mac been swept from the face of the earth.
he could not obtain any definite infornla-
ton of the catastrophe, as all the tele-
phcEe and telegraph wires in that section
OF The state We're down.
Killed in East st. Louis.
Following are today's additions to the
identified death list in East St. Louis:
Mrs. Patrick Bean and daughter, May
Corrgan, c. J. Connolly Child, Trudy
Connolly, Mike Dilligan, Edward Duffy,
Maria Evans Willie Free. Henry Fleming,
James FIannigan, F. A. Freeze, Mrs. Rob
ert Gage Amos Gage Annie GlaGshaw.
Martin Grubb, George Gerhardt, NJ. h Gil
iiean, Hermann Humphreys. William Har-
digan, j. Il. Heine, John Hadley, Mrs. Wm.
Hayes, Miss Schiida Haywood, julius Il.
hughes, James X. Kavanaugh, Mrs. Kun
re, J. E. Keen, George Luckey, j. Morgan,
Frank j. Murphy, Jack Mccall, Clarence
Morgan, r. w. Murray, +. A. Nichols fres-
ldence, CincinnatD, c. f. Potter L. l.. Por-
ter and son of Brighton, ILL.,: Henry Rose,
John Reems, W. A. Rice. Hunting bury, Ky:
Chas. Roeth, Mrs. Belle Hickey Joseph
Stopple Child. J. A. Samuel Mrs. George
Slate, Stella Stepher, Henry Sprecker, Mrs.
Z. Waldron.
The st. Louis Death List.
Following are today's additions to the LIST
of identified dead in ST. Louis: c. Aul, Wm.
Bowler, Ulrich BeckEn, Fred. Bernwell,
VIM. Blachek, VIM. Crook, Mrs Carter,
Ci'-lu VI MIS- carter, W m. SEOok, Peter
Dietrich, Joseph Escher, Thomas Irwin.
kasper Fielder, -- Fischer; child, three
months Old; Mrs. Anna Gardner James
Gon, Amos Gage, Henry Geagan, Henry
Hyman, Mrs. J. p Herman, Richard Jones
Henry keuhlin, Anna Leva, Mrs. Katherine
Maurscheimer James Morgan, Edward Me
Givern. Thomas Monagan, James O'Nel.
Mrs. . Neil. Miss O'Neil, VIM. Plank, Cath
crime Proute, John Richardson, Charles
Rehnebeck, Arthur Rehrlln, John Scherbel
James Sudhof, Bernice Steinkoelter, Ed
ward Selp, Adam Steinkoclter, VIM. Taylor
Louise Nignelle, Sarah B. Woodruff John
Wagner owen Waters Max Weiss, Michael
Noolsey, Robert Wilson, Lon Z!mple