Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31
II WAS 4 DAY OF FUNERALS The Somber HearSe Met at Ev-
 cry Turn in St. Louis. AN ARMY OF GRAVE DIGGERS Revised Total of the Fatalities on Both Sides
 ofthf Ger 418. HOSPITAL SER' V. MOST SATISFACTORY The Plucky 2 Iens Are Slow to Apply for Relief-f ernment Tents Will Not
 Be " < ed-The Ill Wind Blows
 ,>s for the Workingmen.
AN ARMY OF GRAVE DIGGERS
HOSPITAL SEF V. MOST SATISFACTORY

are at work in the ruined district bring
 ing order out of chaos, and it will be but
 a few days before every trace of material wreckage caused by the tornado of Wednesday night will have been cleared
 away At Il o'clock this morning this ta-
 ble was compiled for the United Press by the coroner:
 Known dead, St. Louis, 194 unknown dead St. Louis, 8.
 Fatally injured, St. Louis, Is; missing. St. Louis 56.
 Known dead, East St. Louis, 13s un- known dead, East St. Louis, 3; fatally inc jured in East St. Louis, 1.
 Total fatalities, AIS.
 Some mounds of ruins remain not fully explored, but those best acquainted with the localities express confidence that all the bodies have been removed The injured are being cared for fin Q.
 manner which should make every citizefp
 feel proud of the hospital facilities of St
 Louis. Some are under the immediate
 care of the city department. Others arg
 in the college and church hospitals. All
 are receiving the best attention that sura glcal skill and professional nursing can
 give. St. Louis will not need the tents
 offered by the government. All along the path of the storm are distributed long
 lists of houses, flats and rooms, to be had Ut tnS StIllt TeHtdlS that prevailed DefOr0 this new demand was created. There are fifty jobs awaiting every car- penter, bricklayer, roofer, plumber and glazier in the city. The supply of mate
 rial will probably run short before the work of restoration is complete But thus far no disposition to deal unfairly
 with the pressing demand has shown It. self. A minimum of crime is reported.
 All precautions taken by the police au- thorities, with the assistance of the na4
 IrrII IaRd lf !.
 from the disgrace of acts of vandalism and plunder. The relief fund Is swelling. It is now nearly $50,000. Instead of a rush to take advantage of charity, those having the matter in hand are pleased to note a strong and widespread dispo- sition among the people in the path of the storm to help themselves. Among 10000 families sorely stricken there will be hundreds that must be helped. Fffty-fve patients in the city hospital when the storm blew down that institu- ton are missing. But few of them are accounted for. Dr. Starkloff fears to saJ
 how many are dead under the wreckage. pr. Sutter estimates the number at twen-
 ty-hve, but would not be surprised if it runs over that figure. Father kenrick of St. Vincents church, who has been att tending the spiritual wants of patients in the hospital for years viewed the ruins this morning and gave 1t as his opinion that fifty bodies will be taken out. An energetic search of the ruins of the city hospital is being made today by
 firemen furnished by Chief Swingley.
 careful canvass of the situation in East St. Louis results in an estimate
 that the damage to the property within the corporate limits will exceed $2, GOO, 900, while the number of fatalities may not reach the citizens executive committees calculation of 200.
 Mayor Baker and The citizens execu- tive committee are working indefatiga- tn nII al |. overcome by physical assistance. They are ably aided by the women's relief corps.
 Four companies of militia are patroll- ing the devastated district and are pro- tecting property from thieves and van dals, who have flocked in on every train. East St. Louis will be for several days to come city of funerals. In St. Pe- ter's, St. Henry and the city cemeteries, as well as the cemeteries of adjoining cities, graves are being prepared for ths victims of Wednesdays disaster and solemn corteges of sad-faced people are traversing the streets of the devastated city, following their loved ones to their last resting place.
 There are funerals on all sides Hard- ly street or block was there which did not have one or more persons who were claimed as victims by the storm. and many of them were buried yesterday in order to prevent rapid decomposition. This and the crowded morgues hastened many of the funerals. In St. Louis to- day there was an almost unbroken line of funeral procesSions en route to Cav airy and Bellefontaine cemeteries. Out side cities and surrounding towns have been called upon to furnish hearses and carriages to accommodate the demand for conveyances. Extra gangs of work men are engaged in preparing graves. and Memorial Day is surely day of mourning in the Mound City The street car system is crippled and
 the telephone and telegraph services in the city are practically useless The streets in the southern portion of the city are filtered with debris and broken and twisted wires. It will be weeks before all the marks of the storm are removed from the thoroughfares, months, even years, before the hand of time will ob- literate thenlr from the houses the tor nado met
 The Prevalent association, st. Vincent de Paul society and the Hebrew Relief association are busily engaged in the work of relief. They will distribute food and clothing and will assist in bearing the expenses of burying the dead who have no relatives to care for them. Twenty More Lives Lost. Seneca, Mo-. May 30-A cyclone ac- companied by cloudburst of rain fell upon this place at D. m. yesterday.
 Twenty-Five buildings were wrecked by the twisting wind and a dozen others
 were swept from their foundations by the deluge of water. At least twenty lives were lost. Every stream in the surrounding country has oyerf1owed and a number of bridges on the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad have been swept away At Neosho the storm did great damage. Three bodies were found lodged in driftwood at the latter place, but are unidentified. All the streams of southwestern Missouri had been car rying their capacity of water and this sudden surplus will ruin thousands of