Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-28
AT EAST ST. LOUIS.
Reports Of the Casualties I'm tn,
Illinois Town.

| EAST ST LOUIS, Ill, May 2S.-rhe Sis
tiers of St Mary's Hospital have kept no
record OF the injured received, but believe
the number is over fifty. The doctors have
| all been busy since the storm sewing UP
| and dressing wounds.
| The patients had sustained injuries OF
| various kinds, but fortunately, only a few
| were considered in a critical condition
| Two or three died after being received at
| the hospital
| w. ii. Williams, assistant superinten-
dent of the st. Louis and East St. Louis
| halfway Company, very seriously in
| Jured internally and severely hurt ahout
| the head, his arm broken and the cords Of
| his left arm 50 severely injured that there
| Is possibility of losing il. Mr.. Williams
| was eating supper at the Relay Retreat,
| and saw the storm coming, but, like 9th
| erS, uld not think there was any danger of
| the building caying in. and they exerted
| an thelr strength 10 keeping the doors and
| wiHdo"s closed TIL the collapse came when
ne was buried beneath the walls Mr. VII
| hams showed presence of mind by running
iath up through The debris, aiding The
| Tescuers ia their work.
At East St. Louis The destruction u.as
| great The houses, factories and work
| shops along Front street were cut To the
errGnd ana present q sight of sad ruin aad
| wreck. How many lives were snuffeI our
| under the wrecks 1t will take time to INA
| out The threc-story frame hotel of N:lI-
| lam Nicher, IN which there were fifteen or
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| no" many, or whether any guests A.. -
! safed IS not known. Among the buildings
destroyed are the city hall, police station.
| fremont House, Baltimore and ohm ara
Nand&lia railroad ro9nd houses every
| 1re.sht hCuse On the island, Virgins Ferry
| oolniaEyS warehouse. Standard oil works
! GiigGih Hotel, " Jrkman's Bank and b.
| r harris cooper sEop.
| The dead bodies of the following have
| oeen recovered: Mr.. and Mrs. David S
2.sse, George Nools, clerk in VandalIa Of
| noes; Henry Stricken, Nandalia railway. /
| + he'ne Nandalia railway; DR. c T. Ea-l
deniist; two children of Mrs. Horace Trurnp,
iAtchfield, III; Mrs. Richey, Joe Frank. joe
| Mitchell Phil. Stricken Miles Mitchell
| Charles Carroll. barber: Jno Kent. Mrs
Scott Hayward, Frank Rose. Ed. KAY
| &naEh. Jacob Kurtz Nincennes, Ind: Mrs.
LEND E,lendenning, Mrs Bruce, Mrs. Emma Sui
| nvan, Robert Bland Joe Cramer, Charles
| Maitz, WI lillian Suber Henry Winterman,
| = Anderson, -- Palmsley, Miss Con-
| ley, Mrs Slide, fagman of Air Lin, ra.no
| unknown; Jno. Hays. Mrs. VIM. Hays Mrs
Fat Bean. unknown boy, unknown travelling
| man.
The bodies OF four unknown men and two
| unknown women are awaiting fdenufica-
| ticn.
Missing-Eddie Bland. supposed to be In
| Ger wreck OF Nandalia depot: City Clerk
| jerry Kay. Frank Bland Frank McCor-
| mick. Albert Volkman. Earl Keene George
| Woods. Mike Kildea, W. z. Kiefer, Alvin
Mate Win Murray, Dan. Kelly, George
| Romer, w. Frelink and w Hanford III
| employees in Eandalia depot and beIia,,.5
to be in its ruins
Dead Estimated Mt 100.
In comparison to its size the fatalities
| and losses suffered in East St Louis
| greatly exceed those on the other side of
the river The larger part OF the central
| portion of the city is razed to the ground
| while on the fats along the river bank to
| the north of the Eads bridge not q house is
| lett standing. In the latter portion the loss
| 10 Is. 600, .a,.
| to have escaped without some member
| being killed, while in many instances whole
! households were wiped out Of existence
| placed at 80. "
| The Catholic Church St John OF Mann
| muk at the corner of 18th and SouIard
| streets was razed to the ground. except The
| 'front.', which stands like a tower all the
| side and back walls being completely de-
| stroyed 1t was a large and handsome
| church.
| Injured at Enst ST. Louis.
| The following includes those seriously in
| jured al Es st st. Louis:
| John Bewiger. houseman at st. Clair Bo-
| tel
H. c. Hall. engineer, Baltimore and Ohio
Mrs. Ellen Hennessy. 2l2 St. Louis ave-
| nue, chest crushed: will rie
| w. II. Williams assistant sunariptan
dent of St Louis and East St Louis cleo
| tric railway, right arm broken, head cut
ana internally injured: will probably die.
Patrick Kennedy, internal injuries
ID. Bender, clerk. Big Four, Internal in
| juries
J. H. Buchanan, How ell. Ind. internal
| injuries.
| X. II. McMann. heai cut.
I. p. Elan, blacksmith in the Vandalia
| roa1, internal injuries
| w. c. NGnmeter. Baltimore and Ohio.
| timber through thigh; viii probably die
| tured.
Mayor H. F. Bsder, badly injured about
| the head by flying timbers
Mrs Horace Trump internal fniuries
Bert Farrell. both legs cut off at thigh
| Oar Kelly, crushed by falling building
! Joe Duffy. same.
| William Price, same
Baby Brewer, 50G West Broadway. leg
| broken.
| John Block. internal injuries
Joseph Reed, internal injuries; Ambrose
| Hormon. both legs and left arm broken:
| James Ramsey, same; four members of
Armour family; Frank RoT. Venice. III,
internal injuries; VIM. Hops. thigh frac-
| tured; Ed Gull, thigh broken; Peter Har-
| ris, shoulder broken Mrs. l.. Hientel 518
Missouri avenue, thigh broken.
| The missing: City Clerk Jerry Kane:
| Eddy Bland. supposed TO be under ruins
| Nandalia depot; Frank Bland same: Frank
| Mccormick, same; Albert Veakman. same:
| Carl keene, same; George Woods same
| Mike Riddea, same: W. e Keefers same:
| LAWN Mote. same; VIII Murrey. same; Dan
| Kelly, same; George Romer, same; W r.
| Freelink, same; Link landlord same; John
| B. Wiger, II. c. Hall. engineer B. and o.;
| Mrs. l.. Hennessy, chest crushed; Mr.. VIII
| liams, assistant superintendent ST. Louis
| and East st. Louis electric railway: Pat
| rick Kennedy, internally injured; D. Bax-
| ter internally injured; J. H. Buchanan.
| o. o. Howell, internally injured; ]. H. Nc
| Mann, head cut; T. p. Flam, internally in
| jured; W. c. Van Meter thigh badly hurt.
| probably die; w. NJ. Hope, legs badly frac-
| tured; NJ F. Bates. badly injured about
| head by tiying timber; Mrs. Horace TRUMP
internally injured.
| More Deaths.
| The following have been added to tbs
| East st. Louis death list:
Charles Waite, William Surrer. Mrs
| Stock, James A. Porter, a Cincinnati drum
| mer, name not known; L. Richardson flag
| man for Vandalia railroad: Amelia Sufferer.
| John Reams, Peter Walmsley Jacob
| kintze p. j. Stricken, unknown woman
J and two children. near Drury ice housej
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