New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-03
RELIEF WORK IN ST. LOUIS.
ORDER RAPIDLY BEING BROUGHT OUT OF
CHAOS.

GREAT NEED FOR FUNDS IN EAST ST LOUIS
HoUSEBoATs AND THEIR INHABITANTS LOST.
ST. Louis. June No additional deaths
suit Of The storm Of last Wednesday evening have
been reported either this city or In East St.
Louis since : o'clock Yesterday afternoon.
fully revised list Of the dead in St Louis foots up
14l names. and eghty-eght persons are at present
unaccounted for. In East ST. Louis the death list
numbers ninety-nine and twenty~even persons are
reported mis- :inP.
TIL work Of rescue will he carried on until all Of
the larger .uns have been searched Additional
gangs OF lborers placed at work in the ruined
districts e ST. Louis this morning and order Is
rapidly being brought out Of chaos. The relief work
has assumed mammoth proportions and It is now
being prosecuted on a systematic and thorough
basis. 1t extends TO every section OF the affected
district. Agents Of the charities-m men and women
are making thorough canvass OF every street.
searching for destitute cases. Splendid results were
had yesterday. and many cases received attention
The relief fund Is growing handsomely. This morn
ing II haG pit up to nearly $4,000. and by hight
at least $4,000 more had been subscribed The Sub
scrlptlon and General Relief committees have re-
ceived large surls from abroad. and have gratefully
acknowledged them No subscriptions have been or
will be refused.
The lower house Of the Municipal Assembly to-
day passed the bill approprlatng 10000 for the re-
lief OF the tornado sufferers The ind'loualS Vi 'e
police force who were sufferers from the storm
have each contributed one days pay TO the srhera'
fund The st. Louis Fair Association turned INTO
the fund the profits OF yesterdays racing ABOUT
$500
James Campbell. Dan Catlin w. j Iemp. CharIeS
Parsons and other capitalists today TOOK inl'l'
steps to raise S2oo TO lend to tornado sufferers a
low rates of interes. 10 rebuild their homes no IL
terest will be charged for twelve months. AZ me
MONDAY Club sS5 Occ war raised to-day Tor 'hs p"'
pose.
in ha O-S
were onened his morning. with nearly the usual
attendance.
4 p,cnlar feature OF the effects OF the tornado
is the total disappearance OF the houseDoAt N"''"
Lined either she Of the Mississippi RIVE: fo'
distance Of four miles along the river 'front.' II Is
estimated that at least sevcnty-hve OF these NAT
boats were anchored. and were occupied hy aO'u'
three hundred persons. Not one OF the boats !
left and the fate OF their occupants Is "HS-
terry II is believed that they may nave Hese''''
them ar the first blow OF the storm. ana sought
refuge among the railroad and elevators.
Lcvoe workers who familiar "i'h TINS class
o. nondescr.pts however. scout this hesief. ana
,av that within few days the finding oi '''i
bodies AT lower river points will swell the death
list least one hunirei
Ruilliug Commissioner Randall said to-day our
insnectors Will not report FOR week. but from
what they say around the Office should place the
,o,al number OF houses destroyed AZ 1000 inc
damage !; can safely be sa.d. VIII average aT,h'"
g. 40 ,o each building This ! think. Nil cover
the entire loss on buildings
The work C. relieving the tornado suNere'- ID
Pas. :, Louis r. threatened with sudden siopiase
nom lack O; funds The committees treasury ht7
hecn heavily drained Although there IS yet some
money and provisions hand the ruppIY OF hJ'"
is iecr,a-n ng faster than subscriptions are hehk -
r,ived The committee has been aSuI'd tna' =,
Louis will do ali Il can 70 alleviate thr S""'''"o
across III" river -. .,. ,- -.
The County Supervisors IN Els, - Louis i N iy
srorsc - an appei' from TIL city 'gIh'i4 .'-i'''
voted an APPROPRIATION OF $500 10 relieve inc ''
mediate suffering ..,.. t....,.t,,.
Tho LADIES' ReAes Committee msd" a 'Vrf ,,... q. li.
territory to-day and report 5'o families ays2h,ri
renr,. were breakfa 7ted ~ the committee lio-1Nt
Gor hundred families who found homes In freight
csrs were turned out IN the ran to-day.
,ro In East - Louis has oyerFhadowcd the loss.s
-, .ircd In AL facrnf towns In Missouri and Hi
nos and NJ accurate lists ot Killed. nav" Drrh ma.i,
( careful compilation from All sources EiNo1 l'
following losses H. outlying town. ty tn@ o,nnh;o
Missouri ouside OF -. Louis sixteen klli.d ~ DID,
iured tI3 ODD estimated property !ofs l.lno.s o'3
s,de Of Eas- ST Louis. foriy-sN kill"i, l' hIli'
s, o,l estimated property los ofscs AT scores n
Other Illinois ponts. incluf!ng arm lt'i'rY am
crore NAV ralse the total 10 over Sl"i"' ,
Tbo total loss IN Randolph ard Ardrin conhNF,
Mo-. viii amount to S9Qp aifitona- i..es on
cr,Ds anl farm products IN the entire STATE MAJ
swell the total beyond &"""'