Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-31
A DAY OF FUNERALS.
Almost Unbroken Lines Of PROFESSIONS
10 Cemeteries IN 81. Louis.
SUMMING III or FATALITIES.
whole Number Dead and Fatally
Inbred In Mound City ana fnst
~. Ionis, s;S-propcr.y Loss in
Latter Town, s2.00O,cO0. 49,.

ST. LOUIS. May 2o.-Thousands OF men
are at work i'm the ruined districts bring
ing order out OF chaos. anc II VIII be
but few days before nearly every trace
OF material wrcckagc caused by the tor
nado Of Wednesday night viii nave neen
cleared away. At II O'Clock this morning
this table was complied foT the Daiied
Press by the city Coroner:
Known dead. St. Louis. 1884,
Unknown dead. ST. Louis. s.
Fatally injured, ST. Louis IT,
Missing. ST. Louis. -.
Known dead. East ST. Louis, 49,
Unknown dead. East 81. Louis. g.
Fatally injured East St. Louis, 4.
Total fatalities, 4le.
Some mounds Of ruins remain not FUZZY
explored. but those best Acquainted win
the localities express confidence that MI
bodies have been removed.
The injured are being cared FOR in
manner which should make every citizen
feel proud Of the hospital facilities Of
St. Louis. Some are under The immediate
care Of the city department Others are
in the college and church hospitals. All
are receiving the best that surgical skill!
and professional nursing can give.
WILL NOT NEED TENTS.
81. Louis wiz not need the tents offered
by tho government. All along the path OF
the storm. boys distributed long lists of
houses. fats. and rooms 10 DE rad at the
same rentals that prevailed before this
new demand was created. There are iity
Jobs awaiting every carpenter. BRICK
layer. rOofer, plumber. and glazier IN
the city. The supply of material VIII
probably run short before the work of re-
storation is complete. But thus far no
disposition to deal unfairly with the
pressing demand has shown itself
minimum Of crime is reported. The pre-
cautions taken by the police auihorities.
with the assistance Of the National Guard.
have spared the ctiy's name from
the disgrace of acts OF vandalism and
plumber The relief fund is swelling. II is
now nearly $50 Ol. Instead Of a rush %
take advantage Of charity. those having
the matter i'm hand are pleased to note
strong and widespread disposition among
the people I'm the path OF the storm 20
help themselves. Among the 10000 fami-
lies sorely stricken, however, there viii
be some hundreds that must be helped.
when the storm blew down that institu-
ton are missing But few OF them ara
accounted for. Or. StarklOm fears to
say how many are dead under the wreck
ago. Or. Suffer estimates the num-
Der at twenty-five. but would not be sur
priscd II 1t runs over that figure. Father
Konr.ck. Of 81. Nucents church, who
has been attending TO the spiritual wants
Of patients in the hospital for years.
viewed the ruins this morning. and gave
IL as his opinion that fifty bodies will be
taken out Er.rsetic search of the ruins
of the hospital IS being made to-day by
firemen furnished by CHIEF Swingley.
EAST ST LOUIS SITUATION.
a careful canvass of the situation in
East 81. Louis results I'm an estimate
that tie damage To- property within the
corporate limits VIII exceed 100000 whii0
the number of fatalities may not touch
The Citizens Executive Committee calcu-
lation of 29e.
Mayor Bader and the Cinzens EXecu-
tive Committee are working indcfatfgably
10 relieve an suffering that can be over
come By physical assistance. They are
ably aided by the Womeu's Relief Corps
Four companies OF militia are patroil.ng
the devastated districts, and are protect
ing property from thieves and v1ndals,
who have flocked In on every train.
East ST. Louis Will Dee for several days
to come a city of funerals. In ST. Peters
81. Henry's and the city cemeteries, aa
wen as the cemeteries OF adjoining cities.
graves are being prepared for the victims
OF Wednesday, disaster and solemn cor
teges OF sad-faced people are traveis-
ing the streets of the devastated city.
following their loved ones TO their last
resting places.
FUNERALS OK ALL SIDES.
There are funerals on all sides. Hardly
street or block was there which
did rot have one or more persons
who were claimed as victims by the
storm. and many of them were buried
yesterday by reason Of necessity. This
and the crowded morgues FASTENED many
OF the funerals
In 81. Louis to-day there is am almost
unbroken line OF funeral professions en-
route for Calvary and Bollefontains cem>-
terics. Outside cities and surrounding
towns have been called upon to furnish
hearscs and carriages To accommodate
lhe demand for conveyance. Extra
gangs of workmcn are employed I'm pre-
barring graves and Memorial-DGy is surely
/ day OF mourning bon the Mound CITY.
The street-car system is crippled. ana
Me telephone and telegraph service in
the city is practically useless. The streets
I'm the southern portion OF the
city are Uttered with debris and broken
and twisted wires Ii win be weeks be
fore all the marks of the storm are re
moved from the thoroughiares, months