The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30

ferers are small property-owners. These
individual losses are small, but they ag-
gregate the larger part of the whole.
A survey of the district made TO-DAY
shows that over 5000 houses have been
damaged or wholly destroyed. These were
mainly residences of the middle class.
small shopkeepers and mechanics.
The damage to church property was par
ticularly severe. Following are estimated
losses to churches: st. John, Nepomuka
$4,000; Lafayette Park Presbyterian. SIG
600; Lafayette Park Methodist. $40. 600.
Lafayette Park Baptist, $4,000; Church. of
the Unity, $4,000; Mount Cavalry Episco-
pal, $4,000; Memorial German Methodist
Episcopal, $4,000; Holy Cross. Saxon.
$4,000; Compton Hill Congregational,
$1,000; Compton Hei hts Christian. $1,000:
st. Henry's, Catholic, $4,000; St. PauPs
Evangelical, $4,000; Trinity Lutheran.
$rs,0Oo; st. Vincent's, Catholic, $1,000: Sts.
Peter and Paul, $4,000; st. Johns Episco-
pal, $4,000; Annunciation, Catholic, $780,
600.
irresponsible correspondents and sensa-
ton mongers have wired to the outside
world preposterous estimates of the losses
mere, some reaching the absurd figure of
Soo,oO0,OOO. The estimates of good archi-
tects and reputable real estate dealers
place the property loss around $40 ,00O, 900.
An inspection made to-day gives the fol-
lowing:
In and along the levee, Main, Second
and Third, from Washington to Market,
the loss will figure up fully S1,000,000
From Main to Eighth and from O'Fal-
.lon. south to Franklin the loss is $500, 900.
A class of hard-working people occupy
this territory. The damage here is pa
thetic.
In the territory south from Market to
Chouteau, along Broadway and east to the
river front, 81, ,500,0 600 will hardly cover the
loss. This is mostly manufacturing and
business property.
Southwark along Broadway, from Chou
teau avenue to Lafayette, and embracing a
territory eastward to the river, property
has been destroyed to the extent of $780,
600. This includes mostly retail stores and
manufacturing plants.
From the Lafayette-avenue Bank south
to SouIard the storms fury wreaked awful
vengeance. The loss sustained was $780,
600.
Hardly building on either side of
Broadway was spared. They were occu-
pied by prosperous retail stores, repre-
senJing the energy and thrift of a life
time.
Embracing all the districts south of
Soulard, from the river west to city lin
its, the loss to residence and business
property is estimated at 81, 100000.
Going north again and taking in all the
territory up to the City Hospital the dam
age figures $1,000,000. In the immediate
vicinity of the hospital another million Is
reached.
Northeast of the hospital property has
been destroyed to the extent of 81, 900 900,
while Lafayette Park and vicinity gives
as much more. Westward from Lafaye yette
Park and north TO Chouteau avenue the
loss is 100000. Down Chouteau from
Jefferson avenue to Seventh street and
north TO the railroad tracks So, ,0OO, 900 is
the damage.
Along Park avenue, from Tenth to Sew
enth street, and north on Seventh to Mar
ket street, 81, SOC, 600 will about cover the
loss. Distress and disaster through this
section are appalling.
The remaining 81, $50 900 is scattered
through the central, western and north
western portions of the city. 1t includes
damages to churches and public buildings.
Damage TO school property is 100000.
Nearly all South st. Louis is practically
destroyed. Wrecked buildings and those
partly damaged cannot be repaired.
1t will be fully two years before the eff
fects. of the hurricane are effaced.