The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-30

rant house. However, some conserva-
tive persons assert that the list will
not reach the estimated total of 200,
though enough persons are now missing
to create fear that the fatalities will
approach that number. Many of those
who have not been seen by their fami-
lies since Wednesday, are supposed to
be stopping with friends Or detained
from returning from injuries that NAV
not prove fatal
Street Car Lines Sufteret4 Badly.
The street car lines are in chaotic
condition, and only those in the north
end of the city are running. The only
street car line running in any part of
the city south of Olive street is the
Broadway cable. a big gang of men is
putting up the torn down poles and
wires. and conductors and mOtOrmen
are clearing the wreckage from the
tracks. The Soulin system has met
! with almost irreparable damage. The
pOwerhouse on South jefferson avenue
is blown to pieces. hardly wall stand
ing. The estimated loss of the Soulin
system is between $3.50 900 and $500, 900.
In the district between Sixth street
and the river, northward from Choteau
avenue, the tornado tore Il diagonal
path The district comprises business
houses. many of them of the older type
Every Building Sustained Injury.
Every building within the path sus-
tanned damage, Snokestacks and
/ chimneys were toppled over. Walls
were levelled Roofs were lifted.
Thousands of windows were smashed !;
miles of telegraph and telephone wires
were left in network Oh the ground.
Through these districts the streets are
impossible. They are covered in places
with debris 10 feet deep. Along the
levee front the hawsers snapped and
boats We're sent adrift. some to go down,
others to 60 ashore on the eastern bank.
The loss of life which might have taken
place at this point was averted by the
hour at which the tornado came A
little later the excursion steamers would
have been going ont. None of them
had left their wharves. Other river
passenger boats had gone an hour be-
fore, and although not heard from,
probably had passed beyond the path of
the storm.
Army of Gbouls at Work.
The wreck left by the storm attracted
an army Of pickpockets and thieves,
and they piled their trade all day and
all night with but few arrests. There
were numerous instances of the robbing
of dead bodies and frequent threats of
lynching the ghouls, but few were
clumsy enough to be caught, and those
who were were promptly carted off by
the police. Household goods were
stolen, and in the wreck of the whole.
sale houses miscellaneous goods were
carried away almost by the wagonload
The Dead at st. Louis.
Henry Allen, Charles Archambault, Mrs.
,, Bellman, James Ben, Fred Benwell, A. J.
Bergast, Louis Boeckman, John Burgess,
w. C. Butler George Cecil, Mrs Claypoole
and daughter, Emma Chancey, Martin
Craddick, Mrs. Crimp, Sophia Demonatin,
James Drenn, Annie Dugan, Joseph Dunn,
Michael Dunn, Il. A. Emans, twenty en-
ployes Of Lggett & Meyers, twenty five
employees of Worden Cutler Company, Mrs.
Ender, Edna Frieske, Mrs. Frieske, Sutter
Frieske, Gustave Fullmer, Julius Gaul,
Taylor Hallevan, ID. Hassing, Mrs. Helix,
Harvey Hess, John Hezelle, Maggie Hick-
ey, Isabella Howe, George Hubert, Thom-
as Irwin, Bertha Jaroba, Engineer Jones,
Silas Jones, w. G. Knabel, Henry Kehl-
ing, Harry Killian, James Killian, Thorn
rs Killian, William Killian, John Lohing,
Mrs Louis, Fred Mancheheimer, Joseph
Inc Martini, Joseph Manner, Joseph Mey-
ers, Robert Miller, Herman Miman, Ma
lachi Mcdonald Charles Nye, William
Ottenman, William Ottenad, August OF
tensmeyer, John Pandy, William Plachek,
John Rafferty,, Charles Ribeck, Mrs Rux,
Tina Rux, Charles Schmidt, Charles
Schweibeman. Lewis Sims, Mrs. Spillman,
T. j. Stephens, Charles Tandy, Mike
Wise, Wallace Webber, Fred Wells, Ser
raner Wills, William Winocklcr, Gustave
Wollman, Mrs. Woodruff, W. w. Woods.
C. Aul, William Howler, Ulrich Beck
lin, Fred Bernwell William Blachek,
William Crook, Mrs. Carter, child Of Mrs.
Carter, Peter Deidrich, Joseph Eschler,
| Thomas Erwin, kasper Feidler, Fisher
child, 3 months old; Mrs. Anna Gardner,
James Goff, Amos Gage, Henry Gaugan,
Henry lHyman, Mrs. j. p. Herman. Rich
ard Jones' Ernest Zimmers
East st. Louis Dead.
Charles Wait, William Surber, Mrs.
Stock, J. A. Porter, L. Richardson,
Amelia Surber, John Reams, Scott Hay
ward, Peter Waimsley, John Anderson,
Mrs. Bruce, Emma Sullivan, Jacob
Kntze, Myles Mitchell, William Mitch