The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-06-03
centralia, Ill., and vicinity, 40 allied,

% injured.
Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, and vicinity, six
killed, 30 injured.
New Madrid, Mo-, and vicinity, seven
killed, 80 injured.
Richfeld, Ill, four killed.
Rushville, Ill, four killed, 25 injured.
New Baden, H., ten killed, 18 in
jured.
Jefferson City, Mo-, four killed.
Harmony, H., two killed.
Brinker Station, H., eight killed, so
injured.
Breclsinridge, ILL.,, two killed.
Fairfield, ILL.,, and Mascoutah, ILL.,,
each one killed.
Gratiot, Mo, four killed,
Mexico, Mo-, and vicinity, six killed,
80 wounded.
Warsaw, Ind. two killed, five injured.
The foregoing figures are believed to
be authentic. But there are besides
reports which may or may not be true
of two killed and eight injured at
Boyd, ILL.,; one killed and five injured
at Irvington, ILL.,, and a general state
ment of large number killed or in
jured in Audrain county, Missouri 1t
is likely that these reports are correct,
but they have not yet been satisfac-
torily verified.
EAST ST. LOUIS, May 8O.-The scene
on the island was ghastly one dur
ing the night. The people wandered
about until almost daylight in mean
ingless sort Of way, many of them be-
cause they had no other place to go,
and others drawn there by curiosity.
Nothing had been done to clear away
the wreckage, which still lay piled as
the elements had thrown it in masses
Dead horses abounded and sickening
odors rose in the night air With the
appearance of the sun this feature be-
came more obnoxious and the stencil
was frightful, but so busy are the citi-
zens that it is impossible to tell when
the carcasses will be removed.
Gov. Altgeld visited the stricken city
Thursday night and had a talk with
Mayor Bader and other prominent citi-
zens. He readily acceded to the may
or's request for troops, but his pub
| lished statement that he did not believe
the city was in need of outside aid has
not met with kind reception. Mayor
Bader and the rest of the people here
feel that they are in most urgent need
of all the assistance they can get The
rich have suffered with the poor and
the resources of those who could ordi
narily extend helping hand will be sc
strained in recovering their own posi-
tions that it will be difficult for then
to do much more than help themselves
There are hundreds of persons hers
with no home, no money and ever
without stitch of clothing of theil
own to be provided for and assistance
from other cities will be required Gov
Altgeld is not blamed The citizens be
lieve that he did not thoroughly grasl
the gravity of the situation, owing t.
the shortness of his stay here.
The Eads bridge is once more open
Trains began running late Thursda.
night and by Friday morning loni
lines of cars were crossing the disman
tied structure, giving the imprisone
East st. Louisans chance to get ou
of the city.
A gentleman who was in the neigh
borhood of the Union depot street rail
way power house just after the storm
asserts that some of the crowd ther
assaulted a ghoul caught thieving an
beat him to death. The story is tina
while viewing the wreck he saw half
dozen men jump on man who ha
been moving about in the crowd. Som
one hit the man with a club, fellin
him to the ground. Then the crow
jumped on the man and kicked hil
until he was unconscious. Some on
cried Lynch the thief" Then til
crowd picked up his limp form an
carried it to Russell avenue, wher
. they put it in dirt wagon and carte
it off. 1t was said that the man wa
dead. He was caught stealing propert.
about the wrecked power house.
ST. LOUIS, June 1.-Grand and flol
issant avenues, the main thorough
| fares to Bellefontaine and Calvar
cemeteries, were crowded Sunday wit
a continuous stream of carriages TO
lowing the victims of the tornado
their last resting places. The appea
ance of the hearses in the sad proce
sion alone punetuated the points wher
: one funeral party ended and anotht
? began. There was a sunless sky an
from the clouds dripped misty rail
, Fifty-one of the victims were burie
yesterday in this city and 80 in Ea'
st. Louis. The work of searching tr
ruins has gone steadily on.