The Portland daily press., 1896-05-30

Dlasphemouns oath. Capt. keeble and
Sergt. Ham undertook to arrest them.
Woods drew Q knife and attempted to
stab them. People in the crowd came to
the assistance Of the officers and the men
were disarmed. There wero number Of
funerals OF victims Of the tornado today,
but the relatives of q great majority of
the victims preferred to take advantage
of the fact that tomorrow is Decoration
Day and a half holiday and therefore ar
ranged accordingly for interment.
AS result the undertaking establish
ments were rushed to an extent I'M
precedented. and the ambulance shaped
black vehicles wero at times during the
day to he encountered every few blocks.
So heavy WAS the pressure upon the
funeral directors that in many cases it
was this evening found absolutely
necessary to defer interments until Sun
day. The number of burials tomorrow
will exceed 100.
From detailed reports received by the
United Press from official sources up to
$50 O'Clock p. M, the following tabu-
lated statements is prepared: identified
dead in st. Louis, 176: unknown dead
in st. Louis and fatally injured in st.
Louis, IS; missing. 4.
identified dead in East St. Louis, 142;
unknown .ead, 3; fatally injured, 49,;
total fatal. 3S9; injured in St. Louis
estimated al 1000; injured in East ST.
Louis, estimated at 800. The lists of dead
hitherto printed have of necessity been
full of errors. There are still many per-
sons injured.
East St. Louis Wants Help.
East St. Louis, May 29.-The city is
waking from it's stupor of terror. Already
siokening doors have risen into the air.
With the appearance of the sun this feat
ure became more obnoxious and the
stencil was frightful.
Gov. Altgeld's published statement
that he did not believe the city was in
need of outside aid has not met with a
kind reception. Mayor Bader today said :
''Thsre are nearly $500 in this city with
out clothing, food or shelter and what
adds to the distress of the situation tho
majority of them are poor people.
Bradstreets' Estimate.
New York, May 29.-A ST. Louis
special to the Herald says that Brad
etreets Commercial Agency estimates the
the aggregate damage caused by the
series Of storms at $50, 00O, 900.
The Sight Killed Him.
Rockford, Ill, May 29.-Godfrey Hide
brand, a farmer, whose wife was be
headed ana daughter killed in the wreck
of his dwelling by cyclone on Monday,
dropped dead yesterday as the funeral
passed the site of the house. Two chill
dren Of Mrs. Isora Bird, who was killed
the same day, died yesterday.
Fatalities in Small Towns.
st. Louis, May 29.-Speoial dispatches
from points in Illinois and Missouri
record the loss of life and casualties re.
sulting from Wednesdays nights lorna.
do as follows:
Killed at Berkner, Illinois, James
Greayes, his wife, daughter and baby,
and four others; injured, IL.
Killed at Harmony Station, Ills, two.
Killed at BreckinridVs, ILL.,, two.
Killed at Masoutah, ILL.,, two.
Injured at VanGalia, Ill. nine.
Killed at Chalnois. Mo-, two; seriously
injured, three.
Killed at Jefferson City, ILL.,, 10; in
jured, 81.
Killed in Audrian county, Mo-, six:
fatally injured, five; seriously injured,
25.
Killed in franklin county, Mo-, one.
Fatally injured at Reniok, No., three.
At New Minden, ILL.,, seven persons
were killed and 40 or 80 injured Scarce.
~ house is left standing
At Baden, ILL.,, almost every building
in the town was destroyed. len persons
were killed and Is badly injured, some Of
whom will probably die.