The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-04
EVERY HOUR BRINGS NEW RE-
QUESTS FOR BURIAL PER
MITS IN ST. LOUIS.
THE EFFLUV|A FROM DEAD ANIMALS
Becoming Very Offensive in the Devastat-
ed District-The Municipal Assem-
bly, Adopted Resolution Asking
for Outside Aid.

st. Louis. June Five days have
elapsed since the terrible tornado swept
over the city, and yet the long list of dead
has not reached the foot of its lengthy
column. Nor is it likely the end of this
week or the next will finish it. The num-
bers of seriously injured is manifold larger
than those who did not survive the aw-
full experiences of the storm. That many
of them will succumb to the injuries in
fiicted is quite certain, for each hour the
mortuary clerk is presented with new re-
quests for burial permits. Many animals
of all descriptions were in the storm and
their bodies are becoming a menace tc
those living in and about the devastated
districts. These are being rapidly re-
moved.
In the last few days $50 horses and
mules and five cows have been carted
away. Their bodies were mashed i'll
eyery conceivable manner and were found
in all kinds of places. a similar work
will be done in East st. Louis, where
numerous animals killed are becoming Of
fensive
Among the subscriptions received is
one of $500 from Gates, Son & Co. of the
National Bank of Scotland, in London,
Eng. and $1,000 from Helen Nj. Gould.
The telegraph companies have repaired
the damage done their lines in Wednes-
DAVIS tornado and are again handling the
business of the public without delay.
The receipts of today's racing at the
fair grounds, amounting to S14OO, will
be donated to the storm sufferers.
A sharp disagreement has arisen among
different members of the relief commit
tee. Many desire outside assistance,
while others oppose it. At a meeting of
the executive committee of the relief COM
mittee held today much time was given
over to a discussion of the misunder-
standing that has gone abroad concern
ing the attitude of the committee on out
side relief. A statement for the press
will be prepared which will endeavor to
show the gentlemen who called the meet
ing for tomorrow that at no time has
any outside assistance been refused, but
they will strenuously oppose the issuance
of any appeal from the city to the outside
world for help.
Mr.. Spencer, president of the Mer-
chants Exchange, said today: st.
Louis can not afford to go on record as
begging for funds. We have nearly
N III -,O
get to 100000. Long before that time
we will have matters i'll shape to know
approximately how much we will need.
If it becomes necessary to call Tor as
sistance from the outside world we will
do it, but the necessity is not now APP
parent
APPEAL FOR OUTSIDE AID.
st. Louis. June both houses of the
municipal assembly of the city of st.
Louis tonight adopted resolutions asking
for assistance from the outside for the
sufferers. The appeal calls attention to
the calamity which has befallen the city;
rendering many citizens destitute and
homeless, and asks for all the aid that
can be sent. All donations are to be sent
to the mayor or police commissioner OF
st. Louis, or to any other committee who
may have charge of relief fund.
Tonight's action is not in accord with
the position taken by the mayor i'll de-
claring that outside aid is not needed.
The loss of life in East st. Louis as
sumes less serious proportions as the days
pass. The list of dead numbers 100 iden-
tilted. with two dead men and woman
unknown. In addition to this one man
is missing and eight are seriously III
jured. They will probably die.
The known list of dead today III st.
Louis foots up al names, all of these
dead having been recovered. Besides,
it is known that thirteen others have
been killed in the storm whose names
are not known. These bodies have been
recovered. OF the 141 dead bodies but
one remains unidentified. The list of
missing persons has diminished to So
including the II said to have been lost
from the steamer Libbie COnger.