New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
CT LOUIS GOES TO WORK.
NOT APPALLED, BY ITS GREAT TASK.

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PATIENTS MIssING--RELIEF WORK.
-. ,ris Nav 30--The thousands Of men at
-, ,r the ruined district are bringing order out
=, chaos and it will sbe but few days pelore
u ~, avery trace of the material wreckage
'ssad nv the tornado of Wednesday night has
,.sn cleared away
W. r.,s table was compiled to-day for the United
60 nv the city Coroner: Known dead IN
:. r,u,s 194: unknown dead in st. Louis, .;
..uv ,uiured in St Louis, Is; missing IN ST.
- -. known dead in East ST Louis los;
r,,,,rn dead in East ST. Louis. 3; fatally IN
"a ~ East St Louis. /; total fatalities, 4lS.
&C. mounds OF ruins remain not fully explored
.. .hoss hest acquainted with the localities ex-
0'' confidence that all bodies have been re-
moved.
SPLENDID HOSPITAL SERVICE.
r,. injured are being cared for in manner
-.hch should make every citizen feel proud OF the
.,o,,al facilities OF St Louis. Some are under
,,,nediate care of the city department;
'"s .-a IN the college and church hospitals.
roca,v;re the best attention that surgi-
-, skill and professional nursing can give o''
,o,,s will not need the tents offered py the
Government All along the path OF the storm
-, distributed long lists of houses, fats ana
% he had at the same rentals that pre-
v.ued before this new demand was created.
r.rore- Waite has been constantly on duty
.,.o. Ttursday morning. The procession Oh lhe
s..a nsssed under review befor, him in an ON
Ito, and perfunctory way. The pat6os usual on
.,oh occasions was redoubled, intensified oy
,,s surrounding throng Of waiting relatives
...,,,ng till the offcialsm had released ther
aesd There were ninety-four unforluhates
..sssd under the ordeal OF ths necessary IN
,,.c,,on The Coron = and assistants were mar
c,,u, even delicate, in thei" treatment ol '"e
asa6 before the living relatives. When the un-
,,oun were reached the Coroner ceased from ms
wo,k waiting for Identification. There yet re-
main eleven bodies N the slabs
Al o'clock yesterday morning two "noa'ers
ore r,cxe6 up in the rlver az the foot OF Destra-
,.r.s, which are supposed 10 be members OF lhe
wrecked boat crews.
family Of four lived at No. l16 Barry-s'.
u,as,asdav morning Wher the tornado hao
,a,.ad ,hora was out one survivor. Mrs Ma
ana. uux nftv-six years Old her daughters Jeh-
r,s seventeen years old. and Mary, sixteen
r.ers o,s and jam Lablien forty-nine years
o,a occupjed the dwelling. AS the blast seizec
,,a bcnsa ana partly lifted 1t, Mary sprang 10Y
,,o aoor The others started TO follow, but the
,,o. tsn ard crushed them to death. The sur
v,v,nr daughter stood on the street wringins her
s.,as tran,ic from grief, and refusing to be
,ed away. Neighbors told the story this morn
Ing.
FIFTY HOSPITAL PATIENTS MlS'iN"'
Dr starklon Health Commissioner. and chief
a. the hospital service in this city IS forceu 10 'ie
a.. r.,,s,or that the deaths at the City Hospital
49,. ,or hoyond first estimates. He reluctantly
.,.... that oftv natients Of the hospital are not
,..our,sd ,o- Ir Suffer- superintendent OF the
hosuitai. says that a number OF patients nea ~
the commons about the place and there is nope
that many of the fifty missing from the hospita.
will be found among the charitable peopl" Oh t'ie
vicinity. Health Commissioner Starklof ana Dr'
Sutter both declare that there is strong prob
ability that the bodies OF some Of the missing
patients will be found in the ruins
The character Of the work done yesterday IN all
that southwestern part OF the city included within
a half-dozen blocks about Lafayette Park was IN
marked contrast to that performed In the less
wealthy distr-. visited by the storm. Carpenters
were at work unroofe1 houses. Hundreo5 OF
moving vans were backed up against the front
doors OF wrecked homes. There We're express
wagons, coal wagons, handcarts and contrivances
which the residents Of the district never saw De-
fore. On nearly every house surrounding the
Park carpenters and repairers were at WORK. III
the Park itself fifty men were employed, out the
prodigtous amount Of labor necessary to be done
made the task Of bringing order out OF chaos ap-
pear impossible. 1t was pathetic picture TO be
sure, in this part OF the city, but not comparable
with the scenes which were to be witnessed TWO
or three blocks east. west, north or south. here
no moving-vans could be noticed. Not even ex-
press wagons or handcarts were In evidence
Men. women and children had slept the night De-
fore In their demolished homes; the weli-to-do en-
gagged all the means of transportation. Inc poor
were left to provide for themselves. There were
complaints even from the rich or excessive
charges. There were curses and maiedictiohs
from the poor Some people had paid SlZ ioao
for moving-van Others had paid Slo ana some
cases reported where $20 was chaTseu
There appeared TO be no immediate chance loi
protection against this extortion. Hundreos oi
families had gone the night before to hospltaDie
roofs In other parts Of the city. Others had re-
mained in half-covered homes but yesterday the
great exodus occurred. The work in hand was to
provide temporary shelter. and every carpenter
VINO could be engaged was urged TO repair 'he
ieast damsked covering to the various homes
Lacor<fs to clear away the wreckage demand o'
cents an hour Wages OF bricklayers advanced
from % cents to 81 10 an hour
DEVASTATION AT THE PARKS.
The wreckage at the parks is enormous Fe"
can realize the damage done TO these pleasure re-
oru. Commissioner Ridgely early this morning
Sa that It would be impossible for him to ex'
pfss In dollars the damage done. In Benton
tfk 226 trees were leveled TO the ground, all the
6rlbbery, plants and flowers destroyed. and the
hwns rooted up. 1t will take years for the trees
be repaced-money cannot hurry the process Of
nature The greatest damage in Forest Park
vas caused by the unprecedented sudden rise IT
tne river Des Peres In a few moments the river
became raging torrent washing away banks
undermining trees and carrying away the timber
and other material along the bank intended fol