The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-05-30
Search for the Dead and In
.jured Still Continues.
HORRORS MULTIPLY EVERY HOUR
ImprovIsed Morgues Being Rapidly
Filled with Mangled Cadavcrs-
Death List stiII Inc omplete.

OT- LOUIS. may ZS.-Ene Qay opened
cl ar and cool. Everywhere could be
seen men delving in the ruins for buried
victims, clearing the streets OF DIS
mantled poles, wires and general debris,
repairing the damage done to thousands
of buildings and relieving the injured
and homeless. 1t becomes more and
more evident that the tornado is the
worst that ever visited this or any other
city on the North American continent.
The horrors multiply every hour.
More than 13O dead bodies have been
rescued in st. Louis, and over 400 per-
sons are known to have been injured.
Mangled cadavers are found in innumer-
able places along the path of the storm
and are being taken to improvised NOR
CUES. 1t will be weeks before a complete
list of those killed can be made, but the
lirt of dead is climbing to the 200 mark.
OTly mere guesses can be made as to the
property loss on both sides of the river,
but the mercantile agencies say it may
reach $50,OO0.OOO in this city alone,
while in East St. Louis it will be sever
al millions.
In East St. Louis the disaster was
complete, the western section of that
railway town being one vast charnel-
house. Only a single dwelling is left
standing on what is called "The Island"
and 6O0 families are homeless. Citizens
estimate the dead at fully 200 on the
east side.
In the wake of the tornado came grave
problems, one being the protection of
the city in the absence of electric lights
The First Missouri regiment has gone on
patrol service and the police commits
sioners will add I5 men to the force
Besides this all previous calamities of
the kind seem trivial in cost. Manfully,
business men of St. Louis have taken up
the work OF relief. An earnest meeting
on Change Yesterday was the beginning.
While there are thousands who can pull
themselves out of this trouble, there are
other thous Ands who lost all and must
be helped. A partial resumption of
street-car services has been effected
The southern division of the Scullin
system was the most badly crippled,
owing to the destruction of the power
house, and the officers venture no pre-
diction as to when the cars will be run
ming. A partial restoration of the cleo
tric-l:ght service is promised in 48 hours
but it will be a couple of weeks before
all the circuits are in order. The de-
struc ion of poles and wires along the
path OF the storm was complete.
Inquests on 42 of the slain of East St.
St. Louis nave been held by Coroner
Waite. and that work continues. A vsr-
dict OF shock and injuries accidental was
rendered in each case.
East St. Louis has issued touching
appeal for aid. The committee which
prepared the manifesto, estimated that
200 persons are killed, and that the in
jured number thousands. 1t Is known
that number of persons are still buried
in the debris of the southwestern end of
the island, and in the ruins of the Hal |
lesy hotel, Martell house, Relay retreat
and Durant house. Many not seen by
families since Wednesday are supposed
to he stopping with friends or detained
from retaining to their homes by injur-
les that may not prove fatal. The street.
car traffic, telephone and electric light !
facilities are entirely suspended.
All business is virtually suspended. |
Every one agrees that months will fail
to reveal the extent of the tornado's de-
vasia'ion in Illinois.
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