The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-30

ST. LOUIS, No. May 2e.-ro-nlght,
sorty.clEht hours after the tornado OF
Wednesday, tore its way through the
c,,y. there exists about as much uncer-
,alnty as TO the actual number Of people
killed and the amount OF property dam.
ased as on the frst morning OF the dis.
ag,er scores OF dead have been idcn-
tlaed. but no one is willing 10 venture
a guess as 10 how many bodies may
Be In the ruins OF the hundreds Of
buildings as yet uncxplored. The total
number Of dead in ST. Louis identified
up TO tonight Is l62 and In East st.
Louis i27. In ST Louis there are TWEEN
,y.two bodies still unidentified and in
East ST. Louis :. 1t is believed that the
deaths OF the injured and the future
recovery OF bodies will bring the 81.
Louis death list well up TO 700. In East
St. Louis the city officials declared this
evening that they have hope that the
death roll on that side Of the river will
not exceed $50, but the ruins upon
which the recuers have not yet begun
TO work may swell the total far beyond
that figure.
Tho estimates upon property loss have
grown wilder and further apart.
iuesscs were made to-day all the way
from s.. 600 900 to $50, 900. 900 for St. Louis
and from s, 800. 600 to $2O,OO00V1 for East
st. Louis. The most popular estimate
Is IN the neIghborhoOd OF S25,OOOOO Tor
both cities, Including railroad buildings
damaged. The building contractors or
the city have been overwhelmed with
orders for rebuilding, and the work OF
wiplug out the havoc OF the storm Will
be pushed with all energy.
The committee in charge announced
tonight that the auditorium TO be used
Tor the Republican national convention
has been repaired and now shows not
tho slightest erect Of the storm,
Two companies Of the Illinois state
militin from GreenYillc and Bellevtfle.
Ill. in a about 100 men, patEoiled the
lavCe distrlC; OF East ST. Louis all day.
Dead Inca were established and no one
yvaS allowed to pas without permit
Il wired Governor AltGeld yesterday
asking him to take this RctiOn," said
Mayor Bader to-day. 1t was done In
order 10 protect the exposed property
for our force WAS insufficient TO proper
Is gulT0 II. IN q cast Vi TINS MINI NAAS
criminal element come In very quickly
Tor the purpose OF pillaEc. and they fire.
gucntly resort to lncendiaTssm, and al
though We have not been troubled as
Yet. IL wns done Ms a measure OF pre-
caution and to prevent a beginning OF
thi.very. / tclegraphed TO Chief OF Po-
licc HnrriGan. IN st. Louis, to prevent
MS much as possible the influx OF thugs.
This he has done aud sent a number OF
detectives and officers to help us out.
lie has nleo stationed men on the other
side and unless q man appears all right
he ls refused permission TO cross. There
Is nothing. however, IN the report that
martial law has been declared"
The eject Of these stringent meas-
ureswas soon seen to-dny In the greatly
decreased number Of people In the dis
trlct over sixty suspects have already
been arrested and were sent out OF
town or locked up. Several .pIckpockets
md confidence men have also been ar,
rested. in addition to the militia and
police force. Chief Of Police Ganey
sworc In nfty deputies who were placed
In different parts Of the city.