The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-06-06
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
THE EFFORTS OF THOUSANDS HAVE
LITTLE EFFECT

Sn Clearing st. Louis streets-Passage
WAYS Made in Principal Ones, But 9th
, ers Are Impassable-Great Uncertainty
!, Vet Exists - to the Actual Number of
Fatalities.
ST. LOUIS, May 8O.-Although several
days have passed since the tornado tore
its way through this city, there still ex-
lists about as much uncertainty as to the
actual number of people killed and the
amount Of property damaged as on the
first morning after the disaster. Scores
Of dead have been identified, but no one
is willing to venture guess as to how
many bodies may be in the ruins OF the
hundreds of buildings as yet unex-
plored. The total number of dead in
st. Louis identified is 162, and in East
st. Louis lO2. In st. Louis there are 81
bodies still unidentified, and in East st.
Louis2. It is believed that the deaths
Of the injured and the future recovery
Of bodies will bring the st. Louis
death list we'll up to 200.
Guessing at the Property Loss.
Many guesses are being made upon
the property loss, and they range from
&C, ,OO0, 900 to $5O,OOO,OOO. The most
popular estimate is in the neighborhood
Of e25, ,OOO, 900 for both cities. The con-
tractors of the city have been over
whelmed with orders for rebuilding,
and the work of wiping out the havoc
Of the storm will be pushed with all
energy.
The path ofthe storm is over q mile
wide. It starts away out in the SUBJ
urbs Of the city, where beautiful homes
of people of wealth are located. TAX
ing a zig-zag course it extends down
through where the densely populated
tenement houses are located, fully SIX
miles, and crosses the river
At the extreme limits OF the city to
the west is quarter known as Tower
Grove Park. It is populated by people
Of wealth and the houses are palatial,
with beautiful grounds and surround
ings. To the southeast OF this is an
other region Of wealth. The storm
moved its way through them both.
Magnificent residences in both places
were S .e,
IN some cases, while in others roofs
were carried away, trees torn from their
roots and all the picturesque beauty de-
stroyed. From the corner OF st. Vm-
cent and California avenues away to
the northeast as far as the eye can
reach is q stretch Of devastation and
ruin. The Christian church at this
corner was an almost unacceptable
pile of bricks, mortar and timbers. Ihe
Chouteau school, half mile north, was
90 badly damaged that it will probably
have to be rebuilt, while nearly every
dwelling intervening -... :,
Was Unroofed or Demolished.
. AT California and Russell avenues the
houses at the northeast corner are IN
ruins. while those on the. opposite
corner were scarcely damaged. LOOK
ing from this point towards the business
center Of the city as far as can pc seen
are wrecks Of homes. Lafayette park
one of the most attractive public pleas
ure grounds in the city, has not single
tree left standing. It resembles thlcke1
of underbrush with the trunks Of great
&rees twisted and torn, scattered
throughout. The Lafayette Methodist
church, facing the park, is in ruins, a.
Is nearly every beautiful house in thi'
vicinity. North from Lafayette pari
on Mississippi avenue are the ruins O
7 Schneider's beer garden. Nearly every
house on the east side Of this street 20
mile or more is