Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-05
EAST ST. LOUIS CASUALTIES,
Counting Up the Victims of the Re-
cent Calamity.

cent Calamity.
The following corrected list of the cas-
uaties in East ST. Louis has been given
cut:
Identified dead, 80: unidentified 9; miss
Ing, %; fatally injured. T. Total. ia.
The following Is the list Of transient
people who are missing and supposed to
have been killed in East st. Louis:
Florence Demming, Dexter, Mo-; Thos
Meisng, st. Louis; William Clark, James,
vile. Wis; George Sharp and Earnest
Eliet, Denver Col; William North, Peter
boro', Ont: l.. ana Caroline Myers, South
Brooklyn, n. y: o. w. Fitch. Lincoln,
Neb; H. d. Roberts, New Orleans, La !;
B. A. Critchlan, Homestead. Pa; William
Hcffe, Newport; b. Smith. Springfield, Hi.
Phoebe Clark Creamery, ILL.,; Joseph Crome,
Chicago; Frank Taylow. Martin Grove.
ILL.,: Richard Maston, Granite City, ILL., !:
William Kegel. Lancaster, Pa: Walter
Glasscock, Morse. Kan; Charles Gilman
Cleveland, Ohio; Paul Michter New York
William .Hartisan. Birmingham. Ala; w.
Mrs Garner. Lincoln, Neb.; Frank Nc
Conkle, Lawrence, Ind.
A movement has been inaugurated to
raise a fund of $4,000 or more to aid those
who lost their homes in their efforts to re-
build. At the first meeting, an impromptu
one held at the MONDAY Club So, 600 was
contributed by prominent business men.
and this will be increased. 1t is proposed
to loan tornado sufferers money on second
mortgage.
S. ID. Webster, general claim agent of the
Terminal Railroad Association, announces
that the upper roadway of the bridge has
peen completed so as to admit the passage
or loot passengers. The roadway was torn
up distance of $50 feet. Part of the
debris was piled on the railroad tracks,
and all the next day after the storm was
occupied IN clearing away the rocks and
other III ,
the trains were allowed to cross The work
OF erecting a temporary roadway and sup
ports was then commenced. This has been
carried on steadily ever SINCE but the work
progressed slowly, owing to the fact that
the Workmen were Obliged to keen the rail-
road tracks clear. A large amount of tim
per mas been used in the repairs, which are
temporary. The masonry viii ha ranairo6
later.
Although it Is one week since the disas-
trous tornado struck ST. Louis and the East
oide II was not noticed until yesterday that
an the house boats on the river had disap-
Choteau avenue last Wednesday morning
mere were sixty-four Of these floating shan
Ties Not one was left blythe fury of the
tornado aura An old river man said:
a1 ne denlzens OF the house boats are
real nomads. They drift Or are lowed
Wherever their fancy directs. They are the
slpsles OF the great rivers. They know but
rev people In the cities and are known by
Few. l was figuring last Sunday week on
now many OF them were in this harbor for
the June rise, and, figuring five to each
BOAT there We're over 300 hare last We'd
nesday believe most of them drowned,
because know it Is both ira dition and in
stinct with them to stick to their floating
homes till the last
Not one of these boats Is left I have
peen patroliing the river now Tor five days
since the tornado and am sure that over
o9o or these people. including women and
children, are lost. The lower river will give
up this summer over 100 thaphave not as
Wednesdays tornado" o.!