The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01
ST. LOUIS SA0DEST SABBATH.
FUNERAL CORTEGEs MOVE IN A
CONTINUAL LINE.

FIfty-One BuriaIs in the City Proper
and Thirty-nine at East st. Louis.
The Work of Searching the Ruins
suu in PrOgress-A Scarcity of
searchers Brought About at East
81. Louis by Labor AEitatOrs.
ST., Louis. May 31.-Grand and Florissant
aeduues the main thoroughfares to Belle
fIltaine and Calvary cemeteries, We're
covered to-day with a continuous stream
OF carriages following the victims Of the
tornado TO the last resting place. The ap-
laarance of the hearses in the sad pro
,ezsion alone puuctuated the points where
one funeral party ended and another be
gun. There was a sunless sky and the
sonlbre clouds dripped a misty rain, as if
nature was weeping at her own dreadful
work Fifty one Of the victims were bur
Jed in this city and thirty nine in East st.
Louis.
rhe work Of searching the ruins has
some steadily on. Two hundred work.
house prisoners We're set TO work upon
The ruins Of the city hospital Health Of
dcer Starkeloff Is of the opinion that a
number Of bodies are under the ruins and
the work was pushed with vigor. Up to
s o'clock tonight no bodies had been
found.
Lack Of labor in East st. Louis ham
pers search work. The labor agitator is
abroad in that city and his infamous work
has had its effect, as In some cases 81 an
hour was demanded for searching the
ruins.
Three patients died in St Narys hospi-
tal in East st. Louis to-day.
Most of the work there is directed to
searching the ruins of the Vandalia
freight depot, and other BUILDINGS about
the eastern approach of the Eads bridge
All the railroads have paced on sale "tOr-
nado rate tickets az all points within a
day there are 5000 strangers here viewing
the ruins
Relief work has been systematized.
Dr. w. w. Boyd, chairman of the com
mitlee says that $500 deserving appli-
calls received assistance to-day. The
fund for this purpose this morning footed
up S5l,5bo The mails are beginning to
bring subscriptions from the whole
country. While the demand for help is
great IL Is still believed that the citizens
Of this city viii he able to care for AN
without appealing for outside help.
me eXaggerauon of damage 10 large
pullulugs and hotels by newspaper cor
respondents is the cause of much indig-
nation. No one large hotel in this city
suffered even temporary Inconvenience
The convention auditorium, which was
represented 70 be oblterated is reported
10 be slightly damaged. Contractor Nc
morrow II viii be turned over to the
BUSINESS Mems League ready for occu-
The city is rapidly recovering from the
shock OF the disaster, ana very soon the
storm will be only a date in local history.
The only addition to the death list in
St. Louis to-day is Carlo Aifonero. a
peddler, who died at the Alexian Brothers
hospital tonight at O'Clock.
The steady mist of rain found hundreds
of families unprotected save by hastily
constructed lean-tos against the few re
naming walls. Some were provided with
tents. Three hundred of these We're sent
up from Jefferson barracks to-day The
Irovident Association, the business mems
league, and the public relief committee
ceiving food sufficient for two days and
such shelter as could be secured
All transfer and express companies have
hauled free the few belongings of the
sufferers who secured rooms
The attendance a all the churches were
unusually large and the services were
memorial in character Dr. Scuyler dean
OF Christ Church Cathedral, held a spe-
clal service, at which a large sum was
contributed to swell the relief fund. Two
services at Pilgrim CONGREGATIONAL
church yielded nearly $1,000. Contributions
We're made in all the churches and pledges
made to continue the relief work until
the need ceased. Arrangements have been
made by every society, church and guild
In the city for benefit entertainments.
A panic was prevented tonight at the
Union station by the prompt work of a
special detail of fifty policemen. The So
600 visitors who had viewed the ruins
gathered at the station about o'clock
The midway, the grand hall on the second
doOr the waiting rooms and every pass
ageWay was packed with humanity. 1t
was impossible to open the gates. As
slstant Chief Kiley marshaled his men at
the Twentieth street entrance and began
forcing the crowd through the baggage
-ramway to the train sheds. 1t took
half hour to relieve the pressure. Women
tainted, children screamed and men
fought Three women were injured and
eight children were separated from their
friends. There are probably a thousand
strangers in the lower half of the city to-
night wandering helplessly in the dark
ruins.