The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-02
TORNADO'S WORK.
Estimate Of Losses at St. Louis and the
Country Surrouuding-The
Death List.

St. Louis, June 1.-The footway over
the Eads bridge was practically ready
for pedestrians this afternoon. and the
drive way for wagons will be ready by
tomorrow or next day. The electric line
over the bridge will not be ready for
traffic for several days yet, but trains
will run over the bridge every twenty
minutes.
A 2 o'clock this afternoon the
ut the latest list Of fatalities:
known dead in st. Louis, 1876; un-
known dead In St. Louis. 8. Fatally in
jured in st. Louis Is; missing In st.
Louis 1lS.
known dead in East st. Louis las; un-
known dead In Es st st. Louis s; fatally
injured In East st. Louis 2. Total ia
tally 4s0.
The extent Of the tornados disas-
trous work here and In East st. Louis
has overshadowed the losses sustained
in adjacent towns In Missouri and Ill
inois and no accurate list Of KILLED has
been made. A careful compilation from
all sources made today gives the fol-
lowing losses In outlying towns by the
tornado.
In Missouri outside Of st. Louis, 18
killed, 1873 injured.
The total loss in Randolph and
Audrin counties will amount to 5000. 900
additional Loss on crops and farm
property in entire state will swell the
total beyond 100000 -.+
In Illinois. outside Of East st. Louis
46 killed, 179 injured. Estimated prop
erty loss S355.OOO
Losses at other points. including
farm crops. may bring the total to
81. 600. 900. .,..
The corpse Of John Barfest was taken
from the ruins Of Ottenad'R factory at
Broad and soulard streets this after
noon. Tho remains Of an unknown
at the foot Of lesson street. The work
Of searching the wreckage goes stead
lily forward. That q great many corpses
are In the ruins seem to be pointed out
by the fact that the police have list
Of 120 persons who are yet missing.
A number Of them are probably In the
river. It has been believed from the
first that at least fifty persons lost
their lives by being blown into the
river and only three Of them have thus
far been recovered.
The local relief fund Is now far be-
yond 100000. This does not include
the 100000 which will be given by the
Municipal assembly.
The telegraph companies have re-
paired the damage to their lines and are
handling the business Of the public
without delay.
The Bell Telephone company sus-
tained greater damage, and today there
were 1000 instruments in working or.
der and $500 silent. The continuous
rains are great drawback to the
vigorous efforts that are being made tC
start the street lights. All the street
car systems in the city, except one, are
running on schedule time.
Pity aroused by the suffering In ST.
Louis Is deepened to despair when the
woes Of East st. Louis are contem-
plated The biting chill Of the rain
laden air was poor comforter today
to the thousands Of homeless ones there
who made shift to shelter themselves
amid the ruins Of their home OF
| hivouaced in empty freight cars. All
the East st. Louis schools opened this
morning except two.
East St. Louis has recovered from
the damage done its electric wires mors
rapidly than st. Louis.
! The two militia companies are still
! In the city and kept doing police work
Without their assistance the police
would be unable to cope with the
thieves.
Mayor Bader reports generous re.
turns to their appeal for aid. No ad.
ditional deaths were reported thi.
evening. The corpse Of an unknown
man was found under q car at the re.
| lay depot.