Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-28

ST. LOUIS, May 2s.-Two hundred
lives snuiied out In this city and aa
many more In East st. Louis, property
destroyed In value running up into
millions, is the record made by the 9Th
day Of May, 1896. This Ia oonservA.
tive estimate.
No possible idea Of the number OF
people killed In tho tornado that awe.
thia vicinity yesterday afternoon can
be made at this time. South st. Louis
h. Uttered With the bodies OF the dead.
East ~, Louis Is gigantic cemetery.
Under tho debris OF the buildings Of
that city are scores buried. whose
bodies will not be- brought to the light
Tor many days, perhaps never II was
the most disastrous storm from every
point Of view in the history Of thes
Southwest, The storm did little dam
nge Ia the business and northern
portions Of tho city, sayo along
tue river front, where the damage
cannot DO estimated; nor will II ever
be known Just how many gave up
their lives In the waters Of the Missls-
sippi when tho tornado came down
and tore all the boats In the hAtbor
from their moorings. Tho channel Il
full Of wrcckage. In South 81. Louis
the storm spent It, iofca. All the way
from Papin street to CArondolet II put
stamp on the lace Of the city that
will not be ofiaeed for years. Big,
strong bulldings fell before thu wind
like houses made OF cards. From
where Il entered the city, out In tue
toutnwe Btern suburbs, TO where II left,
somewhere near the Eads bridge, there
IN wide path OF ruin, Factory
alter factory went down anu
piles OF brick aud tlmbeTu
mark the places on which they
sloou. Dwellings were picael up and
thrown In every direction. Business
houses were flhtlened. There was no
chance for the escape Of the occupants
The ruins covered bruised anu mHngled
bodies that will not DO uncovered until
systematic search II made. Thou.
sands OF families IN South 81. Louis
ore homeless, practically, and the tenn.
loltly nUeplNhlH uuNANN' NNN'N' '"A
hundreds.
Early 10 the storm the plant OF the
l., Clede Gas company, at Fourteenth
aud Poplar streets, was destroyed and
large portion Of the central portion OF
the Cily was cut on from 10 gas sup
ply. This affected the nowpupuf offices
severely. lu the Republic Office no
gas could be obtained tU heat tue
metal on tho limo ype mnuhines anu
the typesoltiug was done Uu machines
In which the metal was melted by
blow lamps. THIS accounts for the
twisted condition OF tho iypograph-
ioal department Of the Republic this
morning and also for ita limited size,
The Scullln Hue Will DO crippled Tor
weeks BECAUSE OF tie blowing down u
The power house on Grey1T avenue.
Wires are down all over the city,
Liggetl d Myers big factory In ComI-
ton Heights Ia la ruins aud many
were killed anu Injured IN tue wreck.
i. evatOrs were blown down. boats
were tuuk anu churches ana school
houses were demolished
FLAaWs BREAK OUT.
After the wind aud rain haC done ita
work, IRE added TO the destruction,
RttEe1s mill was tho hrst To become
igniled ana II VAS totally doitroyed az
n oss Of 100000.
Harris barrett factory, nearly MY
Ioaueu cars IN tho terminal yards,
Lynchs boarding house, HUTd's feed
storp, Lee's blacksmith suop and other
smaller places were burned. The de-
slruotion VI the water works early IN
INC stonn cut of the water supply ana
Chief Putny anu his men fought the
mo with a bucket brigade as best they
could. Tho whole central portion OF
lhU city was threatened BY tho burning