Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-06-05
ORDER PREVAILS.
Authorities Assisted By Militia
and No Vandalism.
Terrible Sights still Revealed About
the City of st. Louis.

/ ST. LOUIS. No, June l-Conseryatiy'
estimates place the number Of known dea,
/ in ST. Louis at 1875, unknown II, fatally in
7 iured Is. missing SO. st. Louis hospitals
contain I2j seriously injured. and over -H
are confined in various Last IT. Louis iu-ti
tution-. Outside Of these the number "a
injured ia private homes in 81. Louis il
placed at over 900 and across the river a
least that many bear marks Of Wednesday
disaster.
/ No estimate Of the financial loss sustained
I by this city from the storm approaching the
correct figure nearer than so, 600, 900 can be
prepared Tor AT least a week. II Be- alreudN
evident that representations of loss rqualing
and sometimes exceeding 1900. 900 are as
unfounded as the reports printed by many
foreign papers that the loss of life would
reach thousands.
Mayor Walbridge still stands by his es.
innate that the property loss will approNi-
mate go 600. 900 and conservative business
men place il in the same neighbOrho0d.
The work OF relieving the destitute and
needy proceeded ia highly satisfactory
manner. a. far a. subscriptions To- the
various relief funds IN ST. Louis were con
crrnrd. The municipal assembly approached
100 600 the merchants exchange fund was
swelied TO 500 100 aud the rr;l estate eN-
change fund 10 1926. Other funds in
creased the grand total To- -lGH. los.
There is absolutely no truth ia the reports
that 81. Louis il at the mercy 81 thieves and
yandals. The town was never more orderly
than today. only few arrests have been
made and these were for minor offences.
There has been little disorder In East 81.
Louis. but it j. hardly worth mentioning.
The report Of the killing Of a man who, ii
was said. was found rubbing dead bodies,
proves To have been a fake"
The First regiment OF the National Guard
Of Missouri turned out last night to patrol
the southern part OF the city. where the
greatest damage was done. Colonel Bat
dorf divided hs regiment into three bat
talions and each was assigned to a district.
The militia will remain on duty until the
city shall have sworn IN enough extra police
to guard the ruins. They arrested four sus-
pici0uS looking individuals ia the vicinity of
Lafayette park and took them to the police
station for observation. The men We're re-
leased, with warning to get out OF the
neghborhood without delay The soldiers
stated that citizens are so badly worked up
over the danger of robbery that they are
afraid 10 sleep.
Militiamen are patrolng East st. Louis.
Major l.. T. Bennett, Of the Fourth infantry,
|. n. g., in command. A dead line has been
established along the ievee, a distance Of
about three-eghths Of a mile. No one j.
permitted 10 go into the city across that line
unless he shows a pass. No effort l. made
to shut visitors out Of the town. but those
who seek to enter On other than important
business cannot cross the dead line.
Major Bennett acts under the Instructions
OF chief Of police Ganey, who has htty-iye
special policemen ON duty.
The Ohio sou, western railway company
Yesterday notified CHIEF Ganey that freight
lEaig haai lhaap, Glaqgtared by suspicious char,
would arrive in town at noon. SIX foriN'eI
men were detailed to receive them, and
when the train arrived took siNty-iive unin-
vited passengers into custody. lhey said
they intended to see the sights, but all
were locked up. though later in the day
some were released, Half dozen suspects
were arrested AT Gross park, and dozen
more were picked up around town.
The governments offer of tents for the
homeless will not be accepted by this city
Houses. flats and rooms are available, Mt
rentals that prevailed before the tornado.
There are fifty jobs for every carpenter,
bricklayer, roofer. plumber and gla2er In
the city, but the supply Of material will
nrohabiv run short long before the work of
restoration l. complete. Wages Of brick
LAYERS have advanced from fifty cents to
lie an hour.
For three whole DAYS no effort has been
made to dig into the ruins of the city hospl-
tai. where 420 sickly and crippled patients
were lying when the storm cloud btoNe over
the city. Fifty-hve of those patients have
not been accounted for. Two We're found
dead Immediately after the storm cleared
away and more than 800 were removed in
ambulances to other institutions between
the hours Of five O'Clock Wednesday and
noon on Thursday. A score or more OF the
missing are a. likely as not crushed beneath
the nile Of materials that comprise the hos
pitals Sixty patients We're on the fourth
ioor of a wing that was completely demol-
ished.
A drive through South st. Louis revealed
sights that seemed more terrible than any
ever seen after tornado. The destruction
there cannot be grasped on Il single hurried
tour of inspection. AS the reporter drives
past some of the piles of wreckage sickening
odors are encountered. They may come
from the bodies of horses, scores of which
are buried under fallen stables. Then comes
the more horrifying thought that it may
come from human bodies.