The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-30
MORE on THE STORM.
Further Particulars Of the
Tornado at St. Lonis.
NOT As BAD AS FIRST REPORTED

The Number Killed WIN Reach About
Tife Hundred aud the Injured Near
seven Hundred The Loss Of Property
WIN ie Between sio.0Oo. 900 aud sa0.-
100000 Much Damage ~ Csniralia.
81 Louis, May 29.-Dosolation still
reigns supreme in the tornado stricken
districts Of East St. Louis and this city.
Day opened up clear and cool and every
whore could be seen gangs Of men dig.
ging Ia the ruins Tor victims, clearing
the streets, dismaniling poles, wires and
general debris, repairing the damage
done 20 Thousands Of buildings and re-
Loving tho injured and homeless.
As time roos on IL becomes more and
more evident the tornado was the worst
ever visited this or any other city ON the
North American continent. Horrors
multiply every hour aud the list Of the
dead is appalling More than 1870 dead
bodies have been rescued IN 81. Louis
and over 900 are known 20 have been in
jurcd. Mangled oadavors have been
found NJ innumerablc places along the
path Of the storm and are being taken to
impovisod morgues in different portions
Of the distressed districts. II viii BE-
weeks before a complete list Of those
killed can be- made. Tho list Of the
dead Is climbing to the 200 mark.
Only mere guesses can be made as 10
the property loss on both sides Of tho
river, but the mercantile agencies say il
may reach sjO.00O.OOO In this city alone
while east Of s. Louis Il may be several
millions. In East St. Louis the disaster
Is complete. The western section Of
that railway town being one vast char
mel house. Only q single dwelling is
left standing on what l. called the is
land" aud 800 families arr homeless
Citizens estimate the dead at fully 200
lnquosts on the bodies of a. slain in
St Louis, have been held by the ooro-
her and the duty CONTINUES. The YER
dict: "shock and injuries accidental. I"
rendered IN each case. East St. Louis
issued a touching appeal for aid and the
committee which prepared the mani
fest estimates that 2o0 persons are
killed and the number injured viii foot
mp into the thousands.
However, some conservative persons
assert the list has not reached the esti.
mated total Of 200. though enough per
sous are missing to create the fear that
the fatalities win approach the number.
strcctcar traffic, telephone service
and electric light facilities are sus-
pended. Men stand mute and aghast
at the havoc wrought. Al business
Is virtually suspended. Every one
agrees months will fail 20 reveal the ex.
tent Of the tornado's devastation in hi.
nois.
From the surrounding country thou
sands Of men, women and children are
walking into the city 10 view the scene
Of destruction and death.
ing in Lafayette park The wreck a
the city hospital Is 50 surrounded by
debris that It is barely possible to reach
I Il. aud the structure will have 20 be- ~.
built.
Many Of the handsome residences in
Fourteenth street and about Lafayette
park arc ruined, but the most damage
was done ON Sixth. seventh. Eighth and
Ninth streets, south along Choteau,
among the tenement district. House.
art 20 be seen in all stages of demolition
from loss Of roof TO complete destruc.
tion. In some the front walls had fal-
len ont and the tenants performed their
household duties. cared for the injured
and mourned their dead in full view Of
the crowds in the streets. From the
doors Of may partially wrecked houses
tluttcred the black badge Of mourning
and scarcely a house in all the district
that did not have some injured relative
friend or noighbor within its wind.bat
tered walls.
The path Of the storm is aboui half q
mile wide and over four miles long
sweeping through the thickly populated
southwestern portion Of Eastland ant
aoross the river 60 East st. Louis.
Colonel Wottmore. manager Of th,
Iiggott & Meyers tobacco plant which
was wrecked, estimated the ontir'
property damage in ST. Louis and Eas
st. Louis at $4,000, 900, which will b,
almost total loss, owing to the lack o.
cyclone insurance. Other estimate
range from sl5,OoO.O00 to S0,o0O,OOo
but the majority arc close to that mad
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