The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-06-04

- ''''hEiiG aipnG IN 700, -.
sidcrin- tuat it WIS onlv ;n,uale, c.
IT'S present capacity Tburas,,'O,ed ,
me. some OF the ,loc,nrs aay morn
iirst rest after midnight RI poG the,
they w"r" all up ana busy %' W. bud
Friday morning. Tirrn ar"s u o'clo4
sick AZ the emergency Yearly 3l
we're transferred from th'p'al whl
tai aitrr II was demolished, ~ hospl
ot the hospital has checked m ane c!gS
II" thinks that there ara ~ his ls
than iour or five unaccount NV. MON
Some patients, who vera for
from the Jail. workhouse and MI,soles
are known In have eSrapad drn,.
confusion. "ns tAe
Al. ST. Johns hospital, ON rn
thir' street and Lucas. the wo "ny'
are being we'll cared for. Ono Yunued
William i'letk". of zoos Lafave,,tao' eAt
nue.. died. He was first son, :. ave
Good Shepherd via the d;Sn " We
and then 10 81. Johns. lie WAS Ss a
injured internally and had "aay
bones broken. An unknown ,na
unconscious ana on the verge 90 " h 8
eau
There exists about rs much
talnty as to the actual humber of wv
pie killed and the amount Of nrorps'
damaged IS on the first mornin, n.V
the disaster. Scores OF dead hayo y"
identified, but no one il wi,in""a
venture u guess as to how many hs|
les may be in the ruins of the hnna.,
al buildings rs yet UNEMPLOYED w'
total number Of dead in st. Louis idaa
titled ~ present is 1872. and in r,u,
81. Louis ~. In 81. Iuke'S tharo a'
- bodies still unidentified. and in p...
81. Louis =. II j believed that III,
draIhS Of the injured and the fr,r,,
recovery of bodies will bring tho :,
Louis death list up To 500. In r,s,
81. Louis the city officials declare ths,
they have hope that the death roll on
that side OF the river will not eycaad
lJO. but The ruins upon which the res
"uerS have not Yet begun work NAV
swell the totals far beyond that flynn,
GurSspS We're made to-day upon ina
property loss. and they were from &.
100000 to S.D. DOD. 900 for ~. L.ouis and
from Sl.OOD.iUO To S2o,OU, OO. Tha
most popular estimate is in the neigh.
borhOud of S2I,UoD 900 for both cities
Including railroads and buildings dam.
aged. The contractors of the city hay,
been overwhelmed with orders for 70.
building. ana the work of wiping out
the havoc of the storm will be pushed
with all energy. The CommitNe in
charge announced to-day that the audi
tOrium will be- used for the Republc
an national convention, and has been
repaired.
No Ala Needed
The restitution. misery and want
here has touched the hearts of thu
people in all parts Of the country. and
Wednesday. offers of help and con
tributionS have been pouring in. II
To a late hour $4J.DDO was the tOta
amount of donations received. III,
following card in answer 10 hundred,
o. tel"gramS Of inquiry has been sen
out by Mayor Walbridge:
1T is not practical 10 make indivd
ual nSW To the vast number Of
friends who have autographed Syma.
aAi tai VI hNNi~latII'' 1 iliVh-n
The medium Of the Associated Press
sincerely thank the many friends fN
the sympathy they have shown anj
their p%rofferS of aid. The people of Oh
city are confident Of their ability
properly care for all the sufferers frOr
the recent. tornado. and heroic effort
ar" being made to that end. No az
cuiTlte estimate OF the loss Of propert
can now he made. bat ii is safe tina
the loss as reported by the press on
side OF 81. Louis has been greatly owe
estimated. G. L. Walbridge."
Corrected reports from variou
sources along the river front materia
~ reduce tAe estimate of the loss
drowning. How many r0ustabon
went down will probably V !
known. aS they are generally of a cla'
in whose welfare there il little intere
post Of them hrin. negro n0mal
who move from m port To anOtle
The Steamer j. j. Odill. the lllino
river packer which went to pieces
the littShurg dyke after II tumultuo'
trip from the foot Of Cherry stree
dragged down tiv" unfortunateS. II
victims were Norris Fisher. a w
known merchant Of Hardin. ILL.,: MI
Goodar Of III" same place; Sim Wood
chief clerk pf the boat. AMI the Secoi
cook ana Chambprmail, whose nam