The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-30
VICTIMS OF THE CYCLONE.
OfhCiaI Figures Place the Dead and Miss
iDg al Between 800 and 400.
FOUR CHILDREN RESCUED UEINJUUED
From Under the Debris-The Republican
Convention Need Not be Delayed-Or-
sanizing for Relief Nork-The
Property Loss is Growing.

ST. LOUIS, NO. May 29.-F'rom detail
ed reports received from official sources
up to $3.50 p. NJ. the following tabulated
statement is prepared
Dead in st. Louis. 175.
Unknown in ST. Louis, s.
Fatally injured in ST. Louis, Is
Missing In st. Louis, 40.
Identified dead In East ST. Louis. 142
Unknown dead IN East St. Louis. 10
Total fatally, 8ss.
Injured In ST. Louis (ostimated), 1000.
Injured East 81. Louis ESTIMATED.
Soo
The list Of dead which have been
hitherto printed have, OF necessity, been
| rull or errors. Men were reported dead
who were missing and have since turned
up false idenuhcations were made names
| confused, by mlsiniOrmation and mis-
| spelling, so that there have been already
printed the names OF more than have
really been found. There are still many
persons missing. ard some are undoubted
| ly stll In the ruins The work OF dis
covery is now progressing somewhat more
! slowly, owing 70 complete exhaustion OF
| the workers and the necessity for repairs
IN their own schattered homes. There
ara unquesuonably many persons who
nave been killed whose disappearance has
| not been noted
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Business Mems League this morn
| ing Issued a statement 20 the country TO
the effect that the disaster will in no
/ way interfere with the ARRANGEMENTS al
ready made for the Republican Conven-
| uon, or TIE housing and entertainment
| Of the delegates. Despite the exagger-
1 u.
| the hours Immediately following the ca
| lamity. IL should now be definitely known
| through the country that only a narrow
strip across the Mil Creek Valley was
devastated. and that the principal busi-
| ness portion Of the city IS unscathed.
| The damage 20 the structure in which
| the convention is to be held Is much less
than at first anticipated. and Will not
exceed 81 500 and repairs can be completed
| by tho end OF next week.
None OF the large hJtels were injured
| In any way and the section Of the city
| that felt tho brunt Of the storm includes
| but a handful Of houses that have been
| placed in the list OF contingent extra
Accommodations for visitors. More than
| uine-tcnths Of the houses so listed and
| covering a radius Of from half "A mile 10
fwo miles west Of the Auditorium, are In
| a district entirely outside the path OF the
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storm.
lin TO noon to-day Coroner Waite had
held eighty inQuesls. Ia each case a
sfereotypoI verdict settling forth the Iact
that tie deceased had come To MS or
her death by injuries received as ine
result OF a tornado was returned Aooue
The same number OF inquests nave beeh
held i'm East 81. Louis, the vetdlcts Deihs
in similar terms.
FOUR CHILDREN khSD q hD'
while workmen were digging IN the
rufn. of one OF the tenements at Se'1"'"
and Rutgcr streets where So mucn naNOo
was caused an infant voice ciieu o"1'
please don't be so rough.
An opening was quickly made IN the de-
bris above the spot whence the voice ls-
s,ied and through its depths ten
year-old boy. lealn8 three girls about
tie same age. appeare.
All were ninjured although they were
weak from hunger and confinement Tor
nearly forty hours \ shout of joy went
mo from the crowd and before Tho police
could ascertain anything the little ones
had been carried away Somebody asked
the little boy as te was isaolear.nr Iow
De cme 70 Dos so lucky. and he piped IN
childish accents.
1--WE just fell in a soft place
30 fault .n tle construction. but pure
.v tho friehtful velocity Of the Wind is
responsible for the damage 90 Eats
Bridge East st Louis is waking from
ns strpor of terror. and things are be-
ginning BOW TO shape themselves to the
amelicrati0n Of the condition of tho az
fictel and the preservation or tho prop
erty loft after tho work az the hurricane.
A relief cOmnitt-e has been formed
with auxiliary Womans corps Money
is being subscribed the town IS thor
olPh'y p0uced with local constabu.ary,
and two companies Of militia The streets
are being cleared anLieehle effort s. being
mado at being cheerful by the towns
people
POLICE ARRANGEMENTS
There aye two companies OF national
guard in the city-one from BeleWiie.
Company D under CAPTAIN R0ger8-arriy- /
Ell ot a. NJ A company from Green
Vile. under Captain Harris, arrived this
morning The latter body was az Blrls- |
ner helping % remove The dead and |
injured 90 that pace 10 the county |
farm.
About fifty extra policemen were sworn /
I'm by the chief and these. with the regu- !
Jar force and the militia. are ample 10 |
g,mrl gl the exposed property.
Irndrsis OF homeless persons slept IN |
tho orcn afr last night. The public !
hurd'nes were thrown open for the ac- |
co nm0dation of the destitute and these /
places wCre crowded 20 their capacity. |
Food FOR tho hungry was furnished nber- /
ally hy c.fzens and keepers OF restau-
rants .n the reighborhood OF these tenn ,
porirT shelters
The pr0rlty loss IN this city IS grow
tag Eraistfcers agency on figures OBJ
famed from ielabio sources, reports that |
So 10.O.lO will amply cover the financial
ll-s.
10 ls reported moreover that Dun's
Agency. OF New York denies tho state
ment printed by the morning papers that
r. had placed tho total destruction Of
property ~ 100000.
The principal losses are In the dist--ct
between Russell and ChOtcau avenues
jefferson avenue and tho river, and the
fury of the tornado IS told more graphi-
callv than in words hy The tables showing
that IN THIS stretch OF territory alone
not lees than 1900 residences were either
totally or partially DESTROYED.
MOVING FREIGHT.
Tho situation among the cast side rail-
roads while very serious. might be worse.
The freight yards % every line on the
river front were completely covered with
overturned cars. and tho wrecFage of the
freight houses. but the superntcrdents.
with large gangs ~ wOrkmen. set 20 work
~ an early hour yesterday morning %
clear the tracks ard oy evening tne Wa
bash. the Clover Leaf and Ohio and Mis-
sissippi and the Baltimore ard ohio
routes announced that they We're IN shape
10 receive freight az their wards on the
east side. The Illinois Central the Van
lalia end the Louisville and Nashville
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