The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-30
LIST GROWS
Bodies Of Cyclone Victims Are
Found Crushed Beyond
Recognition.
The MILITIA Is CALLED OUT
Presence Of Troops Necessary to Pro.
tect Propsfty from There's and
Yandals = HeartrendinS Scenes.
Hundreds Of Homeless Residents
Slesp In the 0p.n Air.
The MILITIA Is CALLED OUT

st. Louis, No., May 29.--Memorial
Day of 's6 will hereafter be an anni-
versary OF saddened memories to the
people Of the Mound City. "Old
Glor!es' innumerable .yill, as Of old,
float In the breeze tomorrow, but in.
stead of a proud position at the head
Of the poles, they will be lowered to
the sign of mourning and sorrow at
half mast. Beneath them procession
after procession will wind it's way
around the principal thoroughfares
and over Grand avenue to the last
resting places Of the departed at beau
tiful Calvary and Belfontain. =
There were q number Of funerals to-
day, but relatives Of the great major
ity Of the victims preferred to take ad-
vantage of the fact that the morrow Is
Decoration Day and half holiday,
and therefore arranged accordingly for
the interments.
At q regular meeting Of the municipal
assembly tonight Mayor Malbridge
submitted q special message asking
that the assembly appropriate 100000
for the relief OF the storm sufferers.
This proposition was favorably re-
ce!ved, but the exigencles of legisla-
| tion will delay conclusive action fer
several days.
Mayor Walbridge took occasion in
| his message to point out that st. Louis
was the only city In the country which
had weathered safely the recent finan-
c.al gale, and 1t should not be said that
any disturbance. physical Of linaucial,
could make st. Louis u mendicant ask
| Ing aims. This independence Of feel
| ing seems universal here. 1t does not
4 mn m hn hv.or ppf., h,,t
confidence in the. ability and disposi-
ton Of st. Louisans to care for the
storm victims. 7tt
STATEMENT OF THE FATALITIES.
From detailed reports received by the
| United Tress from official sources up to
$50 y. m. the following tabulated
statement Is prepared:
Dead in ST. Louis, l7e: unknown dead
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, 3:
fatally Injured in East St. Louis 10.
Total fatalities sSs. Injured in st. Loui !.
(estimated) 1000. Injured in East st.
Louis (estin,ated) 800.
The hurricane struck only a portion
Of the buildings, the principal loss
being from fire. The first reports of
damage at the Turner Iron works
were exaggerated. All buildings and
machinery are intact, and the works
will be operated Monday
The list of dead which have been
hitherto printed. have been Of neces-
sity. been full Of errors. Men were re-
ported dead who were missing and
have since turned up; false indentifica-
tions were made. names confused by
misinfOrmation and misspelling, So
that there have been already printed
the names Of more than have really
been found. There are still many per-
sons missing and some are undoubted.
ly still In the ruins. The work Of dis
covery is now progressing somewhat
more slowly owing to the complete ex-
haustion Of the workers. and the reces.
sity for repairs In their own shattered
homes.
There are unquestionably many per.
sons who have been killed whose dis
appearance has not been noted.
LARGE HOTELS UNINJURED.
None Of the large hotels were injured
and the section Of the city that fc!
the brunt Of the storm includes but {
handful Of houses that have beer
placed in the list Of contingent extre
accommodations for visitors. More thar
nine-tenths of the houses so listed ant
covering a radius from half mile tt
two miles west of the Auditorium ar,
In district entirely outside the path o
the storm.
Up to noon today Coroher Wait hat
held eighty inquests. In each case
verdict setting forth the fact that tn,
| u crxth hn< Il 10 Ii ~
by injuries received us the result of
tornado, was returned. About the sam
number Of inquests have been held II
East st. Louis. the verdicts being II
similar terms.
WOrkmen are busily engaged in clear
ing away the wreckage OF the st. Loui
Refrigerator and Wooden Gutter com
pany, in which 1t Is believed owe
twenty-five bodies lay beneath tn
ruins. The mass Of debris is so great
however, that 1t is not believed tn
basement Of the building, in which tn
bodies are, will be reached inside o
twelve hours.
Miss Minnie Conrad, 22 years of age
daughter of Lieutenant Conrad. Of JET
ferson Barracks, Is believed to b
among the killed. She left HON
Wednesday afternoon and has not beel
seen or heard from since.
MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.
While workmen were digging in tn
ruins Of one Of the tenements at Sew
enth and Rutger street, where 80 muc
havoc was caused, an infant voice erie
out:
please don't be so rough" Al
opening was quickly made in the deb
ris above the spot from whence tn
voice issued, and through its depth
10-year-old boy, leading three girl
about the same age appeared. Al
were uninjured, although they wer
weak from hunger. and confnemen
for nearly forty hours. A shout of TO-
went up from the crowd. and befor
| the police could ascertain any names
the little ones had been carried away
Somebody asked the little boy as h
was disappearing how ne came to b
SO lucky, and, he piped IN childish &C
cents: I'VE Just fell IL q soft place.
Among the missing reported are Georg
Howard, of Minneapolis, and Edwar
Ray, q stockholder OF the Massillo
Bridge company, Of Robinson, ILL.,
The steamer City Of Quincy, recent
, purchased nv The piva~ r,Mh ro-nnose