Evening journal., 1896-05-30

roof OF ST. Fetor and Ruls church on
Soulard street
whole Blocks Demoiished.
Tho Soulnrd market. covering nearly
from Seventh TO Eighth and Carroll TO Ju-
Ian streets, is demolished. The cupola
and roof OF ST. Martins Evangolical
church are pono, and Soulnrd street at
the corner OF Fourth IS completely block
od with what a few days ago were the
homes of thousands OF working people. It
was about this point that tho storm turn
cd It's way 60 the north. 1t swept nearly
everything before &c for two or three miles
from the river to Fourth street. Among
the important structures TO fall waro the
roof and part OF the walls of the Saxony
-four mill, the Southern white load works,
Plants mill and elevator and tho St
Louis Foundry and Machine company's
works all Of which were more or less SO.
riously damaged
The number OF independent families
loft homelo.s by tho devastation along tho
path Of the storm will renoh up into the
thousands In mazy instances these un-
fortunatos have lost all their possessions.
Many will for days be dependent on ohari-
ty and on their more fortunate neighbors
for shelter There is a probability that
one man whose horribly manglod body
wns taken 30 the morguo was not killed
by the atorm. A gentloman who was In
the neighboinood Of the Union depot pow
or house just after the storm asserts that
some OF the crowd there assaulted ghoul
cnnght thioving and beat him TO death
His story is that while viewing the wrock
he saw half a dozen men jump on n man
who had been loaflng about in the crowd
Some one bit the man with club, foliing
him 60 the ground. Then the crowd
jumped on the man and kicked him until
be was unconscous. Some one cried,
Lynch the theft Then tho crowd picked
up his limp form and earried It TO Russell
avenue, whore they put 1t in dirt wagon
and oarted it Off
Tho Business Mons League issued tho
following announcement last night with
reference TO offers OF aid from cities.
throughout the United States; Tho
league indorsos the action of Mayor Wall
bridge in declining outside aid. II feels,
grateful for the many evidences Of gener-
osity in the hslp offerings, but, having.
made careful Investigation OF the stormt
stricken district which, though extensivo,s
s nlmost entirely c0nnned to the sectionl
OF tho city outside of the principal bust \
moss area, it is its deliberate Judgment
that the city viii be apply able to fully
provide for all tho neods Of the afflicted. "
They further announce that net a single
hotol IN tho city has beon affected, nor the
Wholesale manufacturing distrist matcri-
ally Injured The slight injury TO the
spoclah building erected for the Republic
an convention has already been repaired
and the building is now ready for oceu'
pancy.
story Of an Eyewitness.
Al.
wofkingmnns bank and principal owner
Of tho Fast ST. Louis Electric Street rail-
way. was ono of tho fortunate ones who
escaped IN iry. His story Is worth repent
Ing II was standing out by tho door Of
tha Office, Mr.. Sexton said, watching
the storm. There wore apparently two
currants OF air. A strong wind was lhow-
ing almost directly from the north, while
lIbm tho direction of st. LOWS / could SEQ
tho black clouds coming toward ug. As
the north wind atruoiz the clouds they lift
ad momen,nrily and then down thGg came
aenin. The wind, However,. coasod, and
ID began to rain Then tho wind cana
from tho south An Of sudden one OF
the big windows fol out, and just as It
did ! saw the roof of building across the
street blown or and come towaBd US.
'''Run for your liyos ! shouted to those
inside and with that I ran and got under
desk and remained there FOR whnt ap-
posrcd 20 be half an hour but what was
really not more than flyo minutes. Som.
by tho aid OF the lightning / saw that the
street car pole I'm 'front.' OF the Office had
stopped the lying roof. II it had not been
for that every ono OF us would have prob
ably been killed. AS twas / escaped with
few scratches"
In Sc. Louis county Wednesday, lorna
do loft continuous track OF destruction
and desolation. The storm apparently srlse
out OF the Mississippi river near St.
Charles. 1t passed over Florsant and
Bridgeton, and sweeping own on Wost
End park completely destroyed that littlo
village In pursuing its northeasterly
course with velocity OF more than 40
miles IA ho-ir &c passed through the towns
OF Sraimana, Central. Clayton, BTont-
wood, lsartholod, Maplowood and Shrews.
bury Park. Hundreds OF houses. barns
and outhuilfings wero blown away. For
est trees a century old were upruotcd
| Comptrollor Sturgeon thinks tho city
treasury will be heavily taxed as tho re-
suit OF Wednesdays storm he snys it
viii take nearly $500. 900 to repair the
damage done TO city buildings.
| Ii will cost the city, Mr.. Sturgeon says,
probably $500, 600 60 erect new hospital,
/ $2O, 600 for repairs 10 tho poorhouae. $40.
600 tor tho workhouse. $4,000 for tha
House Of Refuge and 81 600 for the Fe-
male hospital
Paying the Sugar Bounties.
wAsHISGToN. May 3o-Thc treasury