The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-02

ST. LOUIS, June 1.-The work of
clearing up the debris and repairing
the damage left by Wednesdays storm
| continues with unabated vigor, de-
spite drizzling rain. making it I'M
comfortable for workers and victims
| alike
All day teams donated to the use of
/ the storm sufferers helped many to
move from their dismantled homes to
places of security and shelter. Great
numbers are receiving at the relief de-
pots food, clothing and household nee
essities that have been donated by the
charitable of ST. Louis.
The best news of the day was that
occupants Of the demolished city hos
pital, forty or fifty of whom were re-
ported still under the ruins last week,
! are all accounted for. A roll call dis
| closed this fact today.
A list of 120 persons missing in ST.
Louis since the storm is in the hands
of the police. Many among them are
! people from outside st. Louis who were
/ visiting here or who had business in
| town. A search is being carried on
! for all these among the ruins of
wrecked buildings.
MANY OF THE THOUSANDS
from the surrounding country who
! came to st. Louis yesterday to see a
/ great city partially destroyed by the
! storm, have left for their homes. but
hundreds still remain.
! In East ST. Louis it is estimated that
/ at least 100000 people visited the ruins
! There was a terrible crush at the de-
pots Sunday night when they started
J to return home The trains were in
adequate to accommodate the multi
| tude and many had to remain there
over night.
In East st. Louis the work of reliev-
| ing the many homeless and destitute
! persons is being carried on rapidly,
] and everywhere buildings are being
repaired and debris removed to faciM-
/ tate the reconstruction of residences.
| stores, etc.
An official estimate of the loss to
shipping has not yet been made and
will not be made until the submerged
| boats have been examined. The first
! estimate Of 100000 has dwind1ed
| down to less than $780, 900, and the
| chances are that these figures will be
! reduced materially. Five persons were
| certainly drowned and probably Others
I The continuous rains are a great
drawback to the vigorous efforts that
| are being made to start the street
lights.
RETARDING THE WORK.
Supervisor of Street Lighting O'Reil-
/ ly says that the state of the weather
was not only greatly retarding the
! work, but is a menace to electricians
/ that they dare not tamper with reck-
! lessly. For this reason it may be
weeks before the city is lighted as here
! tofore.
The number of seriously injured is
many fold larger than those who did
not live to survive the awful exper-
| fence of the storm, and that many of
! them will succunb to the injuries in
! f1icted is quite certain, for each hour
/ the mortuary clerk is presented with
new requests for burial permits.
| Many animals of all descriptions were
! killed in the storm and their purify
| ing bodies are becoming a menace to
those living in and about
THE DEVASTATED DISTRICTS.
These are being removed. In the past
| few days $50 horses and mules and five
cows have been carted away.
The bodies were mashed in every
| conceivable manner, and We're found
! in all kinds Of places. A similar work
! will be done in East st. Louis, where
the numerous animals killed are be-
coming offensive.
| Among the subscriptions received is
one of $500 from Gates, Son & Co., of
| the National Bank of Scotland, in
| London, England, and $1,000 from Hell
en- NJ Gould
The telegraph companies have re-
paired the damage done their lines by
Wednesdays tornado, and are again
handling the business of the public
without delay.
THE MISSING.
Following is list of persons report
| ed missing in st. Louis since the storm
of Wednesday:
Charles and Eddie Appel and
years.
Louisa Arnica.
| John Brouthers.
| Henry Reichenbacher.
| c.. NJ. Brown.
John BergeSt.
Carl Brandenberger.
John Connolly, Springfield, Ill.
Alphonse Koening, Darlington, KY.
William Crooks.
! Mamie Conrad.
| Charles Coles.
William Cook
! Joseph Dorsey.
Joseph Deter.
| Mrs. Florence Davis.
Stephen o. Davidson. 3fa
Philip Damat, Wheaton, ILL., =,
| Jean Decker.
! Fayette Eastman.
Teleph Felb.
Edward Felb.
Henry Forfit, Decatur, ILL.,
Jere Fruin.
| Morris Fischer, Hardin, Ill.
Sidney Foster.
Mrs. Gogar Hardin, III.
Nancy Gingels, Beaver Creek, Ill
Odolf Goodman.
Maggie Goodman.
| J.. P. Goodline.
Adolph Goodman.
Walter Gruenewald
Maggie Hickey.
Jacob Harris