The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-06-04
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There exists about as much uncer--
tainty as to the actual number of peo-
pie killed and the amount Of property
damaged as on the first morning after
the disaster. Scores of dead have been
identified, but no one is willing to
venture guess as to how many bod
les may be in the ruins of the hundreds
of buildings as yet unexplored. The
total number Of dead in st. Louis iden-
titled at present is 1862, and in East
st. Louis -127 In st. LulSe's there are
80 bodies still unidentified, and in East
st. Louis 2. 1t is believed that the
deaths Of the injured and the future
recovery of bodies will bring the ST.
Louis death list up to 300. In East
st. Louis the city officials declare that
they have hope that the death roll on
that side Of the river will not exceed
100, but the ruins upon which the res
cuers have not yet begun work may
swell the totals far beyond that figure.
Guesses were made to-day upon the
property loss, and they were from ST.
600, 600 to $50, 1000, 900 for st. Louis and
from $4,0OO,OOO to $2O,OOO,0OO. The
most popular estimate is in the neigh
borhood of $25,O00,OOO for both cities,
including railroads and buildings dam
aged. The contractors Of the city have
been overwhelmed with orders for re-
buildin and the work Of wiping out
the ha c of the storm will be pushed
with all energy. The committee in
charge announced to-day that the audi
torlum will be used for the Republic
an national convention, and has been
repaired.
No Aid Needed.
The restitution, misery and want
here has touched the hearts of the
people in all parts of the country, and,
as result, ever since the storm Of
Wednesday, offers Of help and con-
tributions have been pouring in. Up
to late hour $4,000 was the total
amount of donations received. The
following card in answer to hundreds
OF kilograms of inquiry has been sent
out by Mayor Walbridge:
1t is not practical to make individ-
ual answer to the vast number Of
friends who have telegraphed sylnpa-
thy and offers Of assistance Through
the medium of the Associated Press I
sincerely thank the many friends for
the sympathy they have shown and
their proffers of aid. The people of our
city are confident Of their ability to.
properly care for all the sufferers from
the recent tornado, and heroic efforts
are being made to that end. No ac-
curate estimate of the loss of propertv
can now be made, but it is safe that.
the loss as reported by the press out
side of st. Louis has been greatly over
estimated. &C. P Walbridge."
Correcteds reports from various
sources along the river front material
~ reduce the estimate of the loss by
drowning. How many roustabouts.
went down will probably never be-
known, as they are generally of class
in whose welfare there is little interest
most OF them being negro nomads.
VINO move from one port to another.
The steamer J. J. Odill, the Illinois
river packet which went to pieces at
the Pittsburg dyke after a tumultuous
trip from the foot of Cherry street,
dragged down five unfortunates The
victims were Morris Fisher, well
known merchant of Hardin. ILL.,; Mrs.
Goodar Of the same place; Sim Woods,
chief clerk of the boat, and the second
cook and chambermaid, whose names
are unknown.
St. Louis, June g. Every railroad
entering this storm stricl1en city ran
excursion trains yesterday. They
brought scores of thousands of people
to view the devastation and ruin that
Was wrought by the akful storm Of
Wednesday. The streets of the ruined
district were thronged with visitors all
day. They came from almost every
town and city within radius. OF 300
miles, and nearly all day drizzling
rain fell. Lowering, threatening clouds
covered the sky, and q more dismal
scene than the ruined portion of this
city presented could scarcely be i'm
agined, and through the crowded
streets all day long came funeral pro-
cessions. Nearly 100 burial permits
were issued by the health department
Saturday, and every hearse in the city
was in constant use yesterday carry
ing the victims Of the storm to their
graves. At early dawn people began
to crowd into the city morgue. Many
came in search of friends, but for the
most part the people who visited the
charnel house were drawn by NOR
bid desire to see the mangled corpses
of the unfortunate victims of the tor
nado. All day long the officers Oh
duty were busy keeping the people
moving in line and out Of the viewing
room of the morgue. Every few min
uCCo oOMc OAc WOu1u luluk Cuey udU
discovered some one whom they knew
among the bodies exposed for view.
Searching for Bodies
The street railway companies have
had hundreds of men at work repair
ing the damage to their power houses
and trolley wires, and to-day nearly
all the principal lines were in opera
ton. But the work that has been
done is SO meager when compared
with that which remains that there is
scarcely any perceptible improvement.
The telephone service is practically
paralyzed, although the telephone
company has had hundreds of men at
work repairing the wires. Hundreds
of demoraliZed buildings have not
been touched; no one can tell if the
ruins conceal the bodies of victims of
the storm. Some of the local papers
have been severe in their denunciation
of the mayor Of the city for not being
more active in restoring order in the
stornl-swept district In many locali-
ties a foul stencil arises from the
ruins. Whether this is due to the
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