Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-30
ST.. LOUIS DISASTER.
Estimated that 500 are Killed
and 1900 Injured.
7 he Aggregate Damage Of Storms
Placed at $50, 600, 900.
Hundreds Of People HomeIess-Now Getting
at Real Figures.

from points in Illinois and Missouri re.
cord the loss Of life and casualties re
sulting from Wednesday nights tor.
! nado as follows:
Killed at Berkner. H.. James
Greaves. his wife. daughter n baby
and fou others: injured, II. The tor
nado swept everything before it,. Sew.
| eral residences were totally demolished
and n large number of freight cars
standing up on side tracks werethrowi
from their trucks. No estimate of tho
damage has been made. but in addi-
ton to the people reported above. abou,
80 others We're slightly injured.
Al Harmony Station. H.. two.
At Bfeckinridge. H.. two.
Al Maseoutah. ILL.,. two
AT Cllamois. Mo. two; seriously in
jured. three.
At jefferson City. Ill. 10: injured. u.
In Andrian county, Mo. six fatally
injured, five: seriously injured, %.
In Franklin county. Mo. one.
Fatally injured at Kenick. Mo. three.
Injured at Vandalia. Ill, nine.
Mayor Walbridge. Health Commits
sioncr Starkon and Chief of Police
Harriean completed a tour Of the de
vastated streets at 4 O'Clock. his morn
ing. In addition to gathering data oi.
sufferers needing immediate relief
they made estimates of losses. Tn.
mayors tour Of inspection has been
thorough, and without hesitation he
places the property losses in this city
at $50. 600. 600.
This Ices not include the damage to
shipping nor the collateral loss by a
suspension of business. but is placed
upon the property extinguished by the
storm. While these figures are start
ling. they probably convey TO the out
side world the true character OF the
disaster in convincing form. These
losses in seven-tenths of the cases are
irreparable. as they fail upon those
unable to recoup themselves.
Local papers, this morning, tell of
the sympathy offered by the whole
country to st. Louis in it's present state
of o Offers have come to Mayor
Walbridge from commercial organiza-
tionS all over the United States and
from the mayors of cities. large and
small, to extend financial aid as the
situation demands.
Chicago was the first to extend offers
of assistance, the city being repre-
sented by the Union League Club.
Commercial Club and Mayor Swift. 1t
is not likely hat Mayor Waibridgc
will accept these kindly offers. for,
while the losses are ~stupendous. local
citizens are going down in their pock-
cts and have already established a
large-sized fund for the sufferers.
Three companies of the LIST Regi-
ment. Missouri State Militia. We're put
on guard on the section bounded west
by Grand n north by Choteau
avenue. south by Geyer avenue. and to
the river east. this morning. They
volunteered their services and were
gladly accepted.
The necessity for their presence
arises from the fact that the regular
disinantled four courts and ~workhouse.
and thieves had begun d~epredating in
the deSolated section.
Following is Il partial list of losses
and is representative of the class that
suffered most: City hospital. south
Western suburbs. unroofed: poor house.
southwestern suburbs, unroofed: Con-
cordia Turner hall. Sixth and Soulard
streets, demolished; convention audi
torium. 18th and Clark avenue. can be
rebuilt in As hours; Soulard market.
South broadway, demolished: at Fair
grounds. grand stand. $50 feet long. |
unroofed; st. Louis Wooden Gutter
Cos. factory. South Sixth street,
wrecked.
The Church of the Annunciation, |
Sixth and Hickory streets, was de- |
molished: st. Patrick's church, Eighth
and Carr streets, demolished: st. Paul'sI
church, Ninth and Lafayette avenue |
st. Nincent's church. Ninth and
streets, demolished: A~nnuncia-
ton church. Sixth and LaSalle streets. |
wrecked: Trinity Lutheran church, 1
and Hickory streets, demol-
st. Vincent's church. Ninth and
avenue. windows went out, and
tower off: St. Peter and st. Paul
Seventh street and Allen ave
nne. total loss: st. Louis Railway
Co. power house. Jefferson and Geyer
avenues. total loss; Fourth street cablel
power house. Geyer and jefferson axexf
nues, total loss: jefferson Avenue H3ifSs
way car chops, jefferson avenue 8It4E
street. demolished; Elevatof1
-. IoOI OF 1nOteau avenue, |
gas tank of Laclede Gas Co, 18th
street and Choteau avenue exploded;
building. large wholesale gro
and wooden warehouse, Seventh
Spruce streets. damaged by fire:
south Side race track, totally destroyed;
bicycle factory. Main and Park ave-
1ue. wrecked; Four courts, 18th street
md Clark avenue. east prison wall
ut: Schneider's summer thea
Mississippi and Choteau avenues.
Water and Pierce Oil Co.'S.
anks. 14th and Papin streets, exploded:
Merchants Exchange. Third and Pine
streets, unrOOfed and flooded.
Reports received up to an early hour.
his morning, indicate a loss of 500
ives in St. Louis and East st. Louis by
cyclone. The number of
INJURED in the two cities will be found
o be 1900, judging by the names al
eady reported. Nearly 100 injured per-
We're reported by their physicians
s fatally or internally injured in st.
4ouis. These victims were taken Ia
heir homes and were not in the pOlice