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


lcscy hotel. the Martell hotel and Re
lay Retreat and the Durrhnt house.
Every one agrees that months Will
fail to reveal the extent OF the tornado's
devastation In the Illinois town From
the surrounding country thousands Of
men. women and children flOcked into
the city to view the scenes OF ruin and
death.
Grows Worse Each Hour.
The situation In East st. Louis grows
worse each hour. The crews OF res
cuers at work have made comparatively
little progress, and the belief that large
numbers OF bodies are yet to be found
IS growing. The wrecked town pre-
sents an awful appearance to-day. The
debris choked streets are patrolled by
military and police. and the work Of tine
rescue parties hns made little impress
sion on the Jumbied mRgsc OF brick and
timbers. Scores OF dead horses and
cattle are scattered among the ruins
and are adding Sickening feature TO
the already unsanitary condition OF the
district.
In the wake OF the tornado came
grave problems TO meet, one Of them
the protection OF the city In the absence
of electric lights, The First Missouri
regiment has gone on duty for patrol
service, and the police commissioners
will add l5O mon 10 the force. Besides
this all previous calamitiea OF the kind
seem trivial In cost Manfully the
business men or st. Louis have taken
up the work OF relief An earnest meet
ing on change yesterday was the be-
ginning. There are thousands who can
pull themselves out OF this trouble.
There are other thousands who have
lost all and must be helped.
4 partial resumption OF the street car
service has been erected. The east and
west roads OF Market street are In op-
Grafton and also the Broadway and
the Grand Avenue OF the north and
south lines. The southern division OF
the Scullin system la the most badly
crippled, owing TO the destruction OF the
power house. and the officers venture
no prediction as TO when cars Will be
running.
A partial restoration OF the electric
light service Is promised in forty-eisht
hours, but it will be couple OF weeks
before all OF the circuits ure in order.
Tho destruction OF poles and wires
along the path OF the storm was COM
plete.
How the schools suffered.
The officials OF the board OF educa-
ton are busily figuring out the enor-
nous loss which the schools setfered.
All the south schools between Chotsau
evenue and Arsenal street were badly
damaged. Some had roofs blown away
and walls caved in and others got of
with ruined windows and chimueys.
The schools which suffered most are
the Clinton, Clinton branch. Peabody,
Charles Hodgen. PestalotzZi, Grant,
New Sheppard, Lokverture, Fruebe,
| LOngNettow and Madison. The Comp
ton, Marquette, Choteau and Garfield
also suffered. The school board can
not repair the damage for less than
$50 900 and pernps larger sum will be
| needed Many OF the schools will not
be opened again until September.
St Patrick's Roman Catholic church.
Sixth and Biddle streets. was damaged
even more than was first reported. The
spire was entirely destroyed and a
two-story brick building on the cor
ner OF Sixth and Biddle. The organ
loft OF the church is a wreck and the
orgun covered with bricks and debris.
Despite this gloomy state OF Affairs
services will be held as usual Sunday
morning.
The emergency hospital OF the old
Good Shepherd, on Seventeenth and
Pine streets. is running along In good
shape considering that II was only
Thursday morning. Some OF the doc
tors took their first rest after midnight
| Thursday but they were all up and
busy by o'clock Friday morning.
There arc nearly so sick In the emer-
gency hospital transferred from the
city hospital after It was demolished.
The clerk OF the hospital has checked
up his list He thinks now there are
not more than four or five urnccOunted
for Some patients who were prisoners
| from the Jail work house and else
| where, are known to hav" escaped dur
Ing the confusion. The militiamen
were on duty all night. They have been
| OF grent assistance TO the police.
At st. Johns hospital on Twenty
third street and Lucas street, the
wounded are being well cared for, one
| patient, William r. Lenke. OF zoos La
| fayette avenue. died. He was sent first
to the Good Shepherd via the dispen-
| snry. and then to st. Johns, He was
badly injured internally and had sew
cral bones broken. An unknown man
Is Unconscious and on the verge OF
| death. The others are doing as well
as can be expected under the cireum-
stances,
on the River.
The boatmen to-day began the urdu-
OTIS task OF recovering their wrecked
and disabled craft, at least such por-
tIons OF It as appeared to be worth
saving. Eleven boats and tugs are
! badly demolished and sunk, most OF
them being thought TO be beyond re-
| pnir They are as follows: Dolphin
No. 2; j. J. odll, City Of quincy, Libhie
Conger, Bald EAGLE, Belle of CALHOUN
| East ST Louis. Andrew Chrlsty, Henry
l.. Clark. and the tugs Baton Rouge
Belle and s. G. Club. An effort viii
be made, however to raise some OF
them. q,
with respect TO loss OF life. the J. J.
| Odl wns the most unfortunate, Five
persons who We're members Of her crew
| or passengers on the boat were reported
| missing yesterday. and as none OF them
yag nrcountrd for by nightfOil thcy
were all given UP for lost. In all cases
death cnEucd from drowning and none
| OF the bodies hnycbeen recovered, Th'
| number OF those who Lost their livrs
! IN the river IS matter Of conjecture
| only. No atctmpt has been made bJ
the authorities 10 prepare such lisj
and river men say Il ~ hopeless task
The crews or regular passengers o
! tho wrecked bnnts Cnn b" accounted
ror. but dozens OF the visitors and
| loungers always TO be found among
river shipping may have been lost i
ls not believed. however, thnt the doal
iIst on tho river will be very heavy.
Tho altuatlon In East st, Louis has
grown worse each hour. The crow!
Of rcscuers at work have MADE com
pnratlvely lIttlc progress and the belief
J that large numbers of bodies are yet q
| he found ls growing. The wrecked
| town presents an awful appearance to-
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