Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-06-06
CLOUD BURSTS.
Missouri Again the Scene of
Death and Suffering
From Storm.
AT ST. LOUIS.
Total Missing and Fatally In
iured is Four Hundred and
Twenty-Four.

NEosHo, Mo-, May 31-A great rain
storm and cloud burst swept two miles
east OF here last night. Sylvester Woods
was drowned and several houses washed
eway. Seneca was washed out and
twenty five people are reported drown
ed, including the families OF t. j. Will
Jams, five, and II. Asdreas, i've, Mrs.
Robinson and child and several others
whose names are unknown. TIE Office
Of toe Seneca Dispatch was washed
away together with the South Metho-
dist church ard half the buildings on
Main street.
Two buildings were swept away, but
the loss OF lie is light. The damage TO
crops and furniture ia great, as many
houses are flooded.
The condition OF Seneca is pitiable. 1t
is town of 200 inhabitants, sixteen
miles west OF here, and situated in q
valley. The water extended from bluff
to bluff and was fIom four to six feet
deep ID every business house. Many
buildings were washed away, among
them being the building of the Seneca
Dispatch, together with the office. A
number of residence houses were swept
away. The M. e. church South was
carried several blocks.
Rev. Harry White and wife, of the
M. E. church, were in the Dispatch Of
fee and both are missing. Carl Schmidt
and family of five were swept away
Mrs. Robinson with her child, were
found in drift, both dead. The family
of Il. j. Williams OF five, are missing;
also Mrs. OuebIer and three children,
Carthage and family Of ADdreaux, a
isweler, five in all. Buchan and Cross
White, Anderson and family of the Day.
ton roller mile, six miles east OF Seneca,
are missing and supposed to be crown
ed.
The wires are down anG all iuforma.
ton is brought by messenger. The
FRISCO road has two bridges out near
Drayton and Seneca and much of the
track is washed away.
A report has just been received here
from Seneca that nine bodies have been
recovered but the names could not ee
sscertained. Ii is thought the flood is
much worse thGo at first reported.
Indications now point 10 another
storm, in which event the damage to
life and property will bs enormous. The
loss OF property will reach sl5O,0OO.
ST. LOUIS, May Coat midnight the
total missing and fatally injured in the
TWO cities is 424. This estimate is made
up as follows: In ST. LOUIS, known
dead 1876, unknown IL, fatally Injured
Diminishing SO; in East st. Louis, known
DEAD 1873, unknown 3, fatally Injured 2,
lossl IA.
This will undoubtedly bs added to
when all The ruins have bean uncover
ed. This was Decoration Day, but the
recent grisfs of the citizens of the
town had for the time being effaced
from their minds the memories OF those
elain in the war Of the rebellion snd
there were no services OF any kidd al
though elaborate arrangements had
been made during the early portion OF
the week.
Immense crowds Of people visited
the ruins today and it is expected to-
morrow there will be 75.C0O, 900 visitors
here as excursions will be run for leo
miles on "a roads running iuto the city.
Thieves were active last night and
although several hundred men are
protecting property, there was consider
able stealing.
Several hundred suspicious charsc-
ter were arrested by the police and
militia last night snd as the police
ststion vas crowded they were placed
under the care OF the militia.
There are may people missing in st.
Luis and anxious relatives azd friends
are begin ming to mourn them rs dead,
as no Information as TO their where
abouts have been learned.
No estimate OF the tinaccIal loss sus-
tanned by the city from the hurricane
approaching correct figures nearer
than several million can be prepared
at least, for week. But, it is already
evident the representations OF loss
eauaIlng and sometimes exceeding
$50, 600, 600 are as unfounded upon fact
as the reports printed 10 many foreign
papers that the loss of life would reach
into the thousands. These statements,
made in the mldst of the wierd end i'm
perfect impressions Of the night of the
storm. ard the succeeding day, might
Temporal lily Oe allowed TO pGss unchal-
lenged; but now, st. Louis has partial
ly recovered her composure and to Sc.
to the task OF restor 'tion, exsggeratiou
should be done away with and meas.
ures of relief fitted to the actual con-
ditione.
1t is estimated that the loss will not
axnond 210 0n0 Nn0