New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-29


her After about an hours work the men
reached the woman Heavy beams rested across
her chest aud lever limbs. and she was beeuihs
from an ugly cut on the head While the WORN
Of rescue going on her husoahu seoou Ny
wriIging his hands and the tears streaming
down his checks AS they got closer 10 the "o'"-
an the men discovered the feet OF anotner "o'ii-
IAN sticking from beneath mass or uinperS'
She was stone dead, and was said to be MIS-
Hickey Mrs. Trump was finally eStr'ca'eu |ne
was placed upon board and conveyed u o.
,Iarv,s Hospital where her condition was pro-
nounced almost hopeless. -
Owing to the lack of any system "ha'eNei
and the small force at hand the work OF rescue
went on at snails pace The city was III 'o'a'
darkness except for the rays or lie" iah'ei,'
scattered here and there AS fast as the
wounded were taken out they were removed u
one of the hospitals or house tha' "Au
,yeatbered the storm There the limited corps OF
nbvscian MS attended them rapidly as possipie'
Some were raving in delirium, while o'hers "eu
the air with screams Of agony. AS last d9 INC
dead were taken out they were removed " oe
of the buildings that had been converted ln'o d
morgue At the latter places the bodies were
laid side by side on the floor, and as fast as 'hey
were identified cards bearing their names were
n,nned on their clothing. Many were so badly
noutilated as to render identification almost I'M
nossible These so-called morgues were pesleseu
g all night by the stricken populace. 1Eey i"oVeu
from one corpse 10 another, gazing upon 'ne
pallid features of each, fearful lest they s"ou.u
find the one they sought among the nuihpe'' a.
Kurru's morgue one poor woman iouhu i'
a husbands bruised and battered pooy gyms
fHanong the dead. With a scream she thre" nc!
gself across the PROSTATE form and gave iu'
vent to her grief. She was raised tenaeriy ~
>sympathizing friends. who conducted her rum
the room of death in a semi-conscious conoluoi.
St Marys Hospital received majority oi
those who were severely injured co.'s hao oeeii
hastily placed in the halls, and on these the SUI
ferers were placed after the wards were hiieu'
The small staff Of physicians did heroic WORK IN
rninistering TO the ills of those VINO came ui'ue'
their caro- .-~->
John c. Kent. butcher, and his wife had
narrowing experience, but escaped with their
.fsges When the tornado struck the city tney'
~aepether with four children were in their home
sa7cSt fouis-st and Collinsville-ave. All lied Tor
their lives to the cellar and all took refuge IN
Ahnge icebox They had scarcely got inside Inc
box when the house came down with a crash.
Kent and his wife were taken out alive and not
dangerously injured. but each of their compan-
ions in the box was killed outright
. DR. c. f. Null leading dentist OF the city,
was instantly killed in one of the principal
streets by falling timber while fleeing for
place of safety.
The rtsaY. station is: d mass Of ruins and a
Louisville and Nashville, train that was standing
in front was entirely overturned The National
Hotel is razed TO the ground and a number OF
persons were buried beneath the ruins. the &C.
cupants Of the few houses that wthstood the
storm threw wide open their doors. and ola all
in their power 10 alleviate the sufferings of the
injured, and care for the dead. AL night
lorg the almost impossible streets were filled
az arlI v0r " hither
and thither in their effort to find trace of some
missing relative or friend. To add TO the horror
of the scene. fire broke out at several places al
once and several large buildings that withstood
the force of the storm were burned to the ground
AS the water supply was entirely cut on, no ef-
fort could be made 10 fight the flames
When the storm struck there were nine prison
ers confined in the police station. The building
was completely Quilted, but none Of the prisoners
were severely injured. They were all taken from
the wrecked jail and taken TO temporary P'HCe
In many cases especially in the district along
the river 'front.' the imprisoned victims aea 'Te
rats in trap while pleading Valnly 1or aiu. !,
seemed that those buried beneath the wrecked
bSNses far In. excess OF the rescuers ana
the latter were accordingly obliged 10 turn ueai
ealsoso the piteous pleadings and walls or dls-
tress OF many. one unknown women was taken
from beneath mass Of broken timbers with the
dead body of her infant clasped tightly to her
breast. ~
mine men and sixteen women. Most of these
were workmen about the different freight depots
Twenty men employees in the Nandalia freight
depot are missing and are believed to nave Desn
iilled when the building fell. -
50 Among the worst disasters in East st. Louis
was the wreck Of the Martell House of which
nothing left but heap Of ruins. Up 10
O'clock seven people- were known 70 have been
erguired in the ruins. among them Judge tauik
of Vandalia. killed, and Judge Hop. seriously
injured. Both Circuit Judges. Judge Faux
has been holding court in Beleville trying what
are known as the Vieduct cases. Among others
killed are David Sage, well-known real-estate
man. and his wife Their house in Collinsville-
AVE Was wrecked and both were crushed in the
yfebris' ...... ... ..-.
tHafEAvY LOSS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA.
fiFTEEN CLERKS KILLED AND OTHER EMPLOYEES
.aiw MIssING-FREIGHT- HOUSES RUINED AND
"-s''. CARS WRECKED.
a:1u6 --c 30
philadelphia May ga dispatch to The Ledger"
SfEom Phtsburg says that the Pennsylvania company
esufered severely from the st. Louis storm General
Manager L. +. Loree received the following message
rom Superintendent II ], Miller, of the Nandalia
or St. Louis Division. dated Venice Tower Ill. a
few miles from East ST Louis. at noon to-day: Il
have Just returned from trip all prop
erty except the East ST. Louis and connecting rail-
sfoads We probably had fifteen freight-house clerks
killed.
s.other.employes who were in: the storm have not
abeen since. including engineers and fire.
synens- The loss of property includes the complete
rum OF both freight-houses.~ The days ontbound
business had just been finished. and the houses
were empty The Inbound house had, according to
sAgenf Creveiings estimate. about $1,000 worth OF
freight the latform our tracks from St Clair
ave: 10 me river are covered with cars in all con-
= ;'Two second-class coaches standing just Of
THE Baltimore and Ohio station crossing,
FRIED 100 feet to the north and deposited in cahoka
screek All the freight houses in East st. Louis
Illinois Central We have arranged 70 handle all
s d Sd bushes d asen hs ST L0 Ssbt s s
directly OF our East St Louis freight house.