The record-union., 1896-05-31
One Hundred and Twenty Eight Victims
Of the Tornado Laid at Rest,
And Yet Not Half the Bodies Have
Been Buried.

Buildings Wrecked, and a Dozen
Others Swept From Their Foun-
dations by the Deluge.
ST. LOUIS (Mo), May Boone hum
dred and twenty-eight VICTIMS VI
Wednesdays horror were laid at rest
to-day in the cemeteries or TINS CITY
and East St. Louis. The total OF IN
terments would have been larger, OUT
for the fact that the facilities or the
undertaking establishments were IN
adequate to the sudden and pressing
requirements of the situation Qui'e
q number of these establishments were
in one or another of the numerous paths
made by the tornado, and hearses, car
riages and collins by the score were
reduced to kindling. Hence the de-
mands upon those Of the mortuarlans
whose plants were in order were
doubled, and as aresult there was more
or less confusion and painful annoy
ance
No pretense was made of observing a
time schedule, and in many cases the
bereaved relatives and mourners sal
from early morning until late in the
day awaiting the coming of the fu-
neral equipages. until hearses dfd
treble and quadruple work, the driV-
ers driving at break-neck speed, and
returning to the devastated districts
as speedily as their loads had been de-
posted at the door of the vault or by
the side of grave. In several instances
ci,o 10 hna
containing the remains of an adult and
the others those of little ones. AT the
graves the religious rites were abbre-
waited, and addresses Of eulogy or con-
dolence were dispensed with
The interments in this city were d.
vided between Calvary, Bellefontaine
Saints Peter and Paul, Picket and He
brew Cemeteries, the two first named
receiving the greatest numbers. Be
tween the hours Of : o'clock and $50
this afternoon twenty-five professions
passed over Geyer avenue the thor
oughfare leading to the graveyard of
Saints Peter and Paul Denominational
lines were closed up, and there were
times when the solemn words of the
committal services Of Catholics and
Episcopalians, Presbyterian and Meth
odists, Baptists and Congregationalists,
German Lutheran, Unitarians and
Universalists were being repeated in
different cemeteries at the same mo-
ment Each funeral had its concourse
of mourners, and many pathetic and
heartrending scenes were enacted as
the mortal remains of loved ones that
but a comparatively few hours age
gave promise OF long and useful lives
Were lowered to rest.
A quarter of a million people visited
the scenes of the disaster about aris-
tocratic Lafayette Park during the
morning and afternoon At least a
fifth OF these were strangers from
points in Missouri and Illinois, who had
taken advantage of the national holi-
day and the reduced railroad rates tC
see for themselves the havoc that the
tornado had wrought. The crowds were
quiet orderly and sympathetic, and not
a single case Of pillaging or disorderly
conduct called for action on the part OF
the police authorities.
Furniture movers and general teams
tiers reaped a harvest in removing
household effects from the dismantleC
residences in this section, SO. SO, ans
ing demanded and paid without demur
III those poorer parts of the city wher'
the force OF the disaster had also beer
felt the willing hearts and hands of tn
more fortunate went out and were ex
sended to their stricken neighbors, anC
men, women and children, sometimes a
risk of life and limb. aided in remov
ing the humble contents of totterinl
houses and tenements to a place o
safety.
The interments will be resumed to
morrow. and by nightfall it is expected
that all OF the identified dead Will hav'
been laid at rest The unrecognizeC
bodies will be held until Tuesday, whel
such disposition viii be made OF thos'
not claimed as the Coroner may direct
Three Of the prin opal real estat'
dealers In this city tonight stated t
the United Press that they figured tina
the actual real estate loss in st. Loui
would not exceed $4,000, 900. Tn
damage to household property, bric-a
brac, paintings. statuary, etc. will
however swell this amount nearly 81.
100000 more. The loss in shade tree
and ornamental shrubbery is beyon'
computation. Lafayette Park, for tw'
decades the pride of the aristocrati
French residents" is but memory
Not tree is left standing in all 1t
broad domain, and It is surrounded b.
quadrangle of demolished houses
many Of which can only be located b,
the numbers on the adjoining ones tina
escaped.
The following additions to the roll o
Death in this city were made to-day
William F. Anderson. Adolph Goodman
William Klenk, Mrs. Mary Mccarthy
Thomas Pomely. Theodore Refs, Be
Sylvester, Gus Sterner Charles Tamtel
Fred G. Wells, Fred Wells, Samuel Tim
merman. Ewing Thomas.
Additional missing: John Rose. 10
Mclaughlin. Mollie Thurns, G.. Meyer
Sidney Foster, Joe Heenan, Charlie w
Rutledge.
Additional unknown dead: Three un
known men from the Dolphin. found a
the foot of Washington avenue.
E. D. APP of Chicago arrived in tn
city to-day and proceeded immediatel
to the ruins at Seventh and Rutge
streets in search Of hts parents III
was informed that they had been bur
led there during the storm. The stree
department has large force of men a
this. point cleaning the rubbish. In or
der to make traffic possible. Abou
twenty-five men are working on tn