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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29

"At least 200 lives have been lost and
the number of manned and wounded
We are unable Is yet to estimate, but 1t
will probably run into the thousands.
THE amount OF damage to property
is very great and is impossible at this
time to ascertain, but It Is safe to say
that at least 5000 families are rendered
homeless. A great number Of these
must depend upon charity for shelter.
While the loss appears to fall upon
the poorer class OF people, almost every
citizen has directly or indirectly suffer
ed. While we regret exceedingly to
call upon the country at large in this
extremity. we feel utterly unable to
supply the absolute necessities Of these
afflicted people, although our own citi-
zens are putting forth every effort and
are contributing. literally and indeed
more literally than their means allow.
I'VE, therefore, appeal to the generosi
~ Of our sister cities and other commu-
mites for help in this, our hour Of trou-
bic.
1--WE will be pleased to receive SUBJ
scriptions and assistance in any form
which may be deemed advisable.
1--WE, the executive committee, have
appointed Mr.. Paul w. Abt. president
of the First National bank Of this city,
treasurer, to whom all contributions
can be sent"
A public meeting was held In the
Grand hall of the st. Louis Merchants
exchange at noon today and So, 900 was
raised in less than an hour for the suf-
ferers OF Wednesday nights storm. The
meeting was called by Corwich Spencer,
president Of the Merchants exchange,
and was largely attended.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
STREWN WITH DEAD
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her bow and pilot house above water,
17as seen going down stream at about
$40. There was no sign OF life on the
wreck. A barge with a deck house up
on II and bearing fifteen or twenty peo-
ME who were wildly waving lanterns
FOR assistance, floated swiftly along.
shortly after, a tug boat came IN pur-
er,it and. IL is thought, took the runa-
~, y barge in tow. The wreckage that
eoated by the barracks seemed compos-
al of every kind of debris. wreckage OF
boats and wharves, houses, furniture,
logs and lumber. The barracks suS-
xained no serious damage.
The Grand Republic is safe, having
,ona 70 Alton yesterday morning 10 take
an excursion from there tonight.
CHURCHES DAMAGED.
Many churches in all parts Of the city
suffered from the storm.
ST. Francis de Sales church was COM
plete1y wrecked.
The Jacob memorial church at Ar
nnond and Jefferson, while new and ap-
narently well built, went down at the
first stroke.
Mount Cavalry, at Johnson and La
favette. was completely wrecked.
The LAFAYETTE Park ". E. church,
South, corner Missouri and Lafayette
is minus a roof.
Portions Of the walls Of the Lafayette
Park Presbyterian church, Albion and
Missouri, are missing.
HOLY Angels church, at LaSalle ana
ST Anee. and Cracker Castle, on the op
posite corner, at Sixth and Biddle, are
total wreck.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
CYCLONE AT THE CAPITAL
Washington Receives the Third Visitation
WIthih Ten Days

Washington, May 2s.-For the third
time IN ten days Washington has ex-
Perienced a cyclone, and for twenty
minutes this afternoon the wind swept
the city and rain beat down with a v!o-
lence suggestive of the ST. Louis horror.
With the newspaper stories OF yester-
days tornado fresh IN mind. the sud
Den sweep OF the storm caused much
suffering 70 nervous folks, The wind
came from the southwest at the begin
ming. about 800. and with rapidly In
creasing velocity, swung around 70 the
northwest and north and tore along
swee ping away roofs from q number OF
buildings including the Lutheran Mem
oral church. uprooting scores OF tres
al over the city and doing other injury
Much damage was done TO che splendid
foliage in the executive nsDSio7
grounds. and two OF the finest Of the
large Old trees were torn I'D BY he
roots. making four lost IN a week from
storms. The wind acted like 6 genuine
western cyclone II the white hsuss
grounds. cutting the trees and s-ez:
limbs away IA q clean bur narrow cath
across the rear lawn A. the capitol the
storm caused a temporary Suspension
q business IN the house. raenb.-z
rushed through the tobbiss 20 he port
COS and watched TIE storm Ar. Dl1giey
- Maine. who temporarily occupied toe
chair. was FOR several minutes almost
TIE sole occupant O. the ho1se- The
meteorological instruments IN the house
lobby showed remarkable change TIE
temperature Eel = degrees IN ffceez
Dinu-as- The fo-oe o. the md Tor the
fvss I've minutes averaged sixty males
A ooa-. gradually Increasing . Il miles
To- TIE LASS Eve minutes. The Ei1i al
sae height ~ the seo-n sadae1ly shit
ing from southwest - northwest
The barometer had ban graazs1sy
falling al day Until this storm came Oh,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
GOVERNMENT PROVIDES TENTS
Joint Resolution Reaches the Presiden
and is Signed in Ten Minutesz

ana l signed Zen Minutes
Washington D. c., May 2s.-Afl inter
est in the house proceedings today were
overshadowed by the st. Louis tornado.
A resolution was passed directing the
secretary of war to place at the dis
posal of the mayors of the stricken cities
a sufficient number of tents to provide
for the temporary necessities of the home
less and to render such aid as might be
in his power.
Mr.. Bartholdt of st. Louis, who saw
Secretary Lamont today, said there
were eight or ten boats used In the Mis-
sissippt river improvement commission
which might be able to render assistance
and these will be ordered to the scene OF
disaster If necessary.
Washington, May 2S-Resoiutions
passed by the house looking to the re-
lief Of the sufferers al St Louis reached
the senate and unanimous consent va ]
given 10 consider. Er. Vest expressc j
dissent 20 tae resolution, saying t1z.
lie peop.e of Missouri and St Louis
were able to take care OF the people.
The resolution was changed from con-
current to joint, and passed.
The resolution authorizes the secre-
tary OF war TO loan tents TO the tornado
sufferers, although Mr.. Vest deprecated
this step as unnecessary. The chap
lain's prayer made eloquent reference 10
the ST. Louis catastrophe.
Washington, May 2S-The Joint reso-
luton for the relief of the st. Louis SUI
ferers reached the president about 5
O'Clock and was signed by him ten min
utes later.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
SITUATION IN EAST ST. LOUIS
Scene of Utter Ruin and Desolation Lies In
the storms Path.

Scene of Utter Ruin and Desolation Lies In
the storms Path.
st. Louis, May 2S.-The estimated
death list at East st. Louis is 200 ana
the injured will reach about 25O. The
storm struck at the big elevator 300
yards below the Eads bridge, followed
the river to the Eads bridge. started
diagonaIly towards the Relay depot ana
continued on CoIlinsville avenue, then
lifted and dropped again at the National
stock yards. Nothing remains Of Broad
yay from the river to the viaduct, and
On the east side for a width of probably
300 yards there is absolutely no sem
blance to a house, freight shed or cars
left standing Cars in the yards were
thrown on their sides, on top OF each
other, into the ponds Astounding on the
island and completely wrecked. The
Big -Four, Vandalia and Louisville and
Nashville freight sheds are RACED on
the ground, not so much as a stick re-
naming in an upright position. The
office force, together with the freight
handlers at the latter shed, sought
refuge in box cars to the north of the
platform, on the approach Of the storm,
and owe their lives to that fact No
one was hurt there beyond a few slight
life and the number injured IS very
great Nothing remains Of the Relay
depot to mark where it stood. The Ma
ti0nal hotel at the National stock
yards. is wrecked, the whole front be-
ing torn out, roof blown off, and every
window on all sides blown in. The Mel
son and Norris Packing company's
plant is minus its two upper floors and
the new sale stables, which were only
recently moved over from st. Louis, are
feveled to the ground. The river front
for a thousand yards is one great mass
Of wreckage. Steamboats,, ferrybOats,
transfers and tugs are piled up in an
indiscriminate pile, some partly sub
merged, others high and dry on the
shore. The very stone masonry on the
east end of the Eads bridge was cut off
clean with the railroad tracks. while the
approaches are twisted and wrecked.
Trains are passing over very slowly
and carefully. Every undertaking es-
adjustment in the place is an imDro-
vised morgue, and the hospitals are full
of Injured. At st. Mary'S there were
probably sixty patients, with some so
seriously hurt that they cannot recov-
er. One little sufferer of ten months old
lay there moaning and unconscious. She
Was plCheu up III 'front.' OF her nOOSes
without stitch Of clothing on her little
body. She is injured internally and viii
die. Her mother lies badly hurt in an
other ward.
At the police station nothing could be
learned beyond what could be seen at
the morgUes. hospitals and out on the
streets. it viii be several days before
the exact situation is known The
search for the dead is still going on, but
Is slow work. There is yet too much
confusion to proceed Systematically.
The only mode of travel between st.
Louis and East st. Louis is one ferry
boat, making hourly trips, and it IS
loaded down to the waters edge with
people coming and going.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
MORGUES CHoKED WITH DEAD
Impossible to Yet Ultimate the Fatalities
in East st, Louis.


East ST. Louis, May 2S.-East St
Louis is in ruins. The cyclone which
swept down upon the city last night OBJ
liberated block after block of business
houses and dwellings and left behind in
its red trail Of death scores Of human
beings beneath the walls Of fattened
buildings or crushed to death in the
streets by the flying debris. The i'm
provlsed morgues and hospitals are
fairly choked with dead, some crushed
and battered out OF human shape. and
through them flows a steady stream Of
hysteTical women and grim faced men
looking for their missing ones. It IS al
most impossible to make an accurate es-
climate of those killed. At the various
morgues and at ST. Marys hosuital
there are fifty-six, and six are in the
Big Four freight house ruins. How
many there are scattered about the city
in private houses il Is impossible to tell
but conservative estimate would place
the total number at least az loo.
The scene IS simply appalling. From
the river TO the National stock yards, 4
distance Of over d mile, scarcely a
building is left standing. The grea test
slaughter was done on the island. SO
called Here were located the VandaIia
freight house and general offices. the
siver boats, warehouses and humble
sbodes OF w0rklngmen. Nothing is left
standing. The places where formerly
houses and freight depot were stand
ing being literally swept BY the fury Of
the storm.
In the Fandalia general office alone
there were twenty or TWENTY-FIVE killed
the bodies OF some of whom are still
buried beneath The brokn rafters and
bricks. The monetary loss cannot hA
estimated, but il VIII run into the mil
lions.
The first section OF the cyclone. for :.
appeared 70 come IN waves. first struck
East St Louis about SIS O'Clock. Eve
witnesses who were near the river de-
clare that the cloud seemed 10 div -
and then come together again. The
path was very wide. embracing al1D.,s-
the entire levee district, with the center
and what appeared 70 be the most DE-
structive part, of the storm near the
Esds bridge. The ripper portion o.
the bridge. from the east side OF che
river for about fifty feet. was torn away
SAe great iron girders being twisted
Ike strings and the massive masonry
torn away and hurled - the tracks be-
meath. On the bridge just as the storm
struck Il, was = Chicago and Alton pas-
senger train. This was turned com
pietely over. as were also three trolley
cars on the upper portions Of the bridge
All % the passengers were badly shak-
en- up but none were seriously injured
4 little 70 the north and directly on
the river hank stood tie Belt Line war,a-
$3.50 ? 2As oew brick structure. This
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
NO TRAINS OUT OF ST. LOUIS
Complete Embargo Laid on Railway Traf-
fic by the Storm.

Chicago, May 28.-All of the lines be-
tween here and st. Louis claimed dur
ing the afternoon that their service was
in a fair condition, but up to late in the
afternoon not a train had entered the
city from the stricken city. In one OF
the offices OF the Chicago-St. Louis
roads, 1t was said absolutely nothing
was known of the train service from
either of the Mississippi river towns.
The two principal Chicago-St. Louis
lines, the Alton and the Wabash, were
practically paralyzed 50 far as st. Louis
business was concerned. Wabash peo-
pie declared that they knew nothing of
the movement of trains and could not
until Geographic communications were
established.
The company ran trains, but they
were made up this side of the wind
swept district. Alton officials admitted
that they were getting no trains into st.
Louis. Some of them denied that the
Eads bridge was disabled to degree to
make it impossible for trains to use, and
others admitted it was. The road re-
ported a train out of st. Louis during
the afternoon.
General Manager Brown and the su-
perintendent of the Burlington left for
the stricken city on an early train this
morning. Nothing was heard from them
during the day. A dispatch received
from st. Joseph reported the Burling
ton freight house at East st. Louis to
have been totally wrecked, and that
about forty box cars had been blown
from the tracks and nearly all demol-
ished. 1t housed several locomotives,
but it reported that they are not badly
damaged. The same st. Joseph dis
patch confirmed the report that thirty
men were killed in the Vandalia freight
house.
At the depots of the Chicago-St. Louis
roads crowds of people were making
anxious inquiries all day long.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
ALTGEID SENDS THE MILITIA
Two Companies Go TO East St. Louis {
Looks After Ghouls.

LOOKS AFTER Ghouls.
st. Louis, May 2S.-Martial law has
not been declared al East 81. Louis. and
II VIII not he unless conditions change.
Governor Altgeld 50 decided tonight.
However, two companies OF the Illinois
national guard have been ordered IN
der arms ana directed 10 proceed 70
that city at once. The soldiers viii act
under the direction Of the mayor Of the
city and DO police duty.
Early this morning il became 7nos--
ent that the local police could not pro-
tect the lives and property OF the cltf-
zens OF East st. Louis. Hordes OF
thieves and thugs from al over the
country began TO swarm into the city.
attracted by the opportunities offered
FOR plumber and robbery. When the
mayor learned 20 what extent the
thieves Mere swsrming Into the town,
ne at once sent word - Governor Alt
geld appealing for aid from the stat
government. As soon as Governor Ait
seld received this message he proceeded
% East 81. Louis with his private SC
rotary. Colonel Nose. Arriving at the
scene Of the disaster. ne was met by the
mayor and chief 81 police and a number
OF prominent citizens. When he became
advised as 70 the situation he ordered
cut two companies OF the Illinois state
miIifls.
When seen tonight By 4 representa-
tive Of the Associated Press. he said
that he was appalled, by the horror o.
the situation.
When I reached East St Louis the
governor said. ! was informed by the
mayor thai their regular police force
vas unable 70 cope with the heartIess
robbers who OF every train were pour
ing into tom. TIE local polsce force
vas not able 70 protect the lives ard
property OF the citizens. and there was
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danger that some of these human
ghouls, ready 10 rob the dead or cause
further diaster, might set fire to the
city. The mayor then formally asked
assistance from the state, and ordered
two companies, one from Belleville and
the other from Greenville, to report 20
the mayor of East St. Louis immediate
ly. I think that the Bsileville company
is now on the ground and the Green
VILE company, which has fifty miles 70
come, Will, l think, reach the city by
midnight. Both the mayor and chief OF
police felt that with the assistance Of
these two military companies they could
easily control the situation and that
there was at present nohing else that
the state could do for hem"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
SHORT METRE FOR vANDALs
ST. Louis Patrolied by Companies of Mis-
souri, state Militia.

ST. Louis, Mo-, May 2S.-Four hun
dyred members Of the Missouri national
guards, in addition to about the same
number of St. Louis, are patrolllng the
storm swept district tonight. By to-
morrow many of the militia will be on
duty. This is in accordance with an
order issued by Mayor Walbridge this
evening and is done to protect the ex-
posed property which has attracted tNs
criminal element from all over the sur
rounding country. I'VE anticipate no
trouble" said Chief of Police Harrigan,
"but the action was taken simply as a
measure of precaution and in view OF
the fact that little trouble with thieves
has been experienced across the river.
Both the police and the militia have re-
ceived orders 10 arrest every suspicious
character found and ii will go i'll with
anyone caught in any act of vandalism
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
FoRTY-FIyE DEAD FOUND
Divers Bring Up the Last of the yictoris
Bridge Victims

Victoria, B. C, May 2S.-The work Of
rescue at the scene of the bridge dis
aster was completed this afternoon
when the last of the bodies was recov-
cred by divers. The death roll includes
hfty-five names and il is feared that
TWO or three strangers may yet be miss
ing Evidence is accommodating showing
grave negligence on the part of the civ
&c authorities, they having been warned
the day before the accident that the
bridge could not hold. This afternoon
was given up 10 the funerals of the
victims. Twenty funerals are arranged
for tomorrow:
form, enbodying merely the princile Of
ADD GRAND REPUBLIC
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
FIGURING on THE LOSS
Ten and Thirty-Five Millions are the Ex-
tremes of the Estimates

Chicago, Ill. May 2S.-The Tribune's
St. Louis special received this morning
says: The financial loss by the storm
is variouly estimated at all the way
from SIC. COZ, 600 to $4,000. 600. That the
former figure is too small is certain, and
the latter is not much too high. Tho
telegraph companies also came in for
their share Of the loss. Not a wire
was left standing in St. Louis last night
and today the streets in the districts
most affected are a mass OF tangled
poles and wires. The loss TO the tsle-
graph companies IS estimated at $780,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
One Cyclone Worth Million Bayards for
Making the World Kin

London, May 29.-Al OF the morning
papers here had editorials on the ter
rible disaster at st. Louis and all ex-
press their sympathy with the residents.
The Chronicle urges England 10 send
some prompt and affective expression
Of sympa thy 1T is quite certain says
the English journal. that If 1t had hap
pened in England that the sufferers
would not wait long for sympathetic
words, or, If necessary actions. from
America"
The Graphic says: Not even the
stories Of Pompeii and Herculanean can
compare with ii in awful solemnity. II
simply numbs the imagination"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
To Grow Hair on Bald Heads

In ninety days. use DANDERINE. If
you cannot get your hair back. YOU can
get you1 money back. An druggists.
81 90
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
TOUCHING AFPEAL FOR AID
Relief Committee Pleads FER the Itomeies
Families of at ~. Louis.

81 Louis. No. May sS-An appeal. f..
sued al midnight By the East -. Louis
relief Committee. plainly shows the stu
alton n that stricken city. Thew are.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29

when Ii began to rise During the pro-
gress OF the storm II rose IA inch
GOOD WORDS FROM ENGLAND
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

Teachers Treasurers' and Clerks Rec
ords, Warrant and Classi6-
cation Records.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-07
NOF APPEA-o
COUNTY, .;kLS,
Opinions Rendered y That Tribun,

Opinions Rendered Ny that Tribunal
Yesterday.
RICHMOND, Va. Feb. 6-Virginia
court Of appeals rendered the following
decisions to-day:
Aylett. trustee, vs.. Walker, from cir
cult court of King and Queen; affirmed.
Richmond Granite Company VS.. Bal
ley, from circuit court Of Henrico; Of.
flrmed.
City of Petersburg vs.. Todd, from the
hastings court of Petersburg; affirmed.
BY Judge REILLY.
Fitch vs.. Commonwealth, from hust-
inRs court CT Staunton; reversed. By
Judge Cardwell.
StAude vs. Kreck, from the chancery
court OF Richmond; affirmed. By Judge
Buchanan.
Walkers administrators Va. Mason,
trustee, from the circuit court Of Lunen.
burg county; affirmed. By Judge Har.
rison.
Tuclrer's administrator VS.. Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company. from
the circuit court Of Dinwiddie; affirmed.
Stanley ct ais vs. Stanley's admins
Hanover; affirmed.
Houghton 81 Sweet VI. Mountain Lake
Land Company; appeal and supersadeas
to the corporation court of Radford.
Bridgeforth va. Bridgeforth, from cir.
cult court of Elizabeth City; appeal re-
fused.
Buntin vs.. Swami & Holland. from
corporation court Of DAnville; writ Of
error refused.
Hawkins va. Commonwealth, from
corporation court of Lynchburg; writ of
error refused.
Russell vs.. Almond, from circuit court
Gloucester; petition for rehearing re-
fused.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-07

! :; PRESIDENT HARRISON has written
81 10. ter declining to be g candidate for
the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent, thus removing all further cause
for coDjuncture On that score. There
has been great deal OF talk about
President Cleveland as candidate for
the denomination OF his party; but 80
far he has been as dumb as On oyster
son the subject, notwithstanding many
of his admirers are urging his "claims."
3Itwould greatly relieve the anxiety Of
many Dem oeratic aspirants for the Presi
Dental nomination IL he would come
out ct once with similar letter to
tine one written by General Harrison,
and 1t would also afford much relief TO
the public mind for him to express him.
self one way or the other. His con-
atinued silence leads many to fear that
he will again enter the race for the
Presidential nomination, and the longer
shis state of things continues the
stronger iE the belief that such ia his
intention. Mr.. Cleveland ought to
sneak out ut once.