Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-30
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OF the one are those OF its namesdke
and neighbor across the river.
MUNICIPAL RELIEF FUND.
At regular meeting OF the Municipal
Assembly tonight. Mayor Walbridge sub
mitted special message asking the as
sembly 10 appropriate 10000 for the re-
lief OF the sufferers This proposition
was favorably received, but the exigencics
of legislation will delay conclusive action
for several days. The money is to be AT
once available upon the passage OF the
measure. The committee report viii be
made tomorrow. Informal discussion
was had. and II was agreed that every
appropriation for public improvements
not pledged on contracts already made
should be diverted 20 the relief OF the
sufferers. The disbursement OF this fun,,
win be made under municipal control. and
viii be independent OF other relief mea-
sure5.
Mayor Wabridge took occasion I'm lis
message to point out that ST. Louis was
the only city In the country that had
weathercd safely the recent financial gale,
and It should not be said that any dis
turbance. physical or financial. could
make st. Louis q mendicant asking aims.
This independence Of feeling seems uni
versal here. II does not appear to be
braggadocio. but serene confidence in the
ability and disposition Of ST. Louisans TO
care for the storm victims.
From detailed reports received from Off
cial sources up TO $3.50 +. NJ. the follow
ing tabulated statement Is prepared
DEAD AND INJURED.
Dead in ST. Louis. l7j.
Unknown dead In 81. Louis, S.
Fatally injured I'm 81. Louis, lS
Missing I'm St Louis. 10.
Identified dead in East st. Louis. Ii2
Unknown dead in East ST. Louis. 10.
Total fatally injured. 2sS.
Injured In ST. Louis (estimated). i,0oo.
Injured In East ST. Louis estimated.
800.
The lists Of dead which have been hith-
erto printed have. Of necessity. been full
OF errors. Men were reported dead who
were missing and have since turned up,
false identhcations were made. names
confused by transformation and
misspelling, so that there have been al
ready printed the names OF more than
have really been found. There are still
many persons missing and some are un-
doubtedly stii i'm the ruins The work OF
recovery Is now progressing somewhat
more slowly, owing TO complete exhaus-
ti0n Of the workers. and the necessity
for repairs i'm their own shattered homes
There are unquestionably many persons
who have been killed whose disappear
ance has not been noted.
THE PROPERTY LOSSES
Forgetting every personal interest that
clashes with the work OF mercy. the peo-
pie Of this city who escaped the fury OF
the storm have incessantly ministered TO
the suffering Of the luckless ones Since
the dreadful twenty minutes Of disaster
Wednesday evening no thought has been
given 10 property losses The worst Is
now known. however. and the work OF
computing material losses has begun. As
the world knows. the greater majority
OF the sufferers are small pr0perty-owners
The individual losses are small. but they
aggregate the larger part Of the whole.
survey Of the district, adopted to-day,
shows that over 500 houses have been
damaged or wholly destroyed These were
mainly residences Of the middle class,
small shop-keepers. and mechanics.
DAMAGE TO CHURCHES.
The damage TO church property was
particularly severe. Following are esti-
mated losses to churches: Lafayette-Park
Presbyterian. $1,000. Lafayette-Park Me-
thodist, $1,000; Lafayette-Park Baptist.
NotNlft 1UNitu bl Alt Z my 'lVNNVf III
Calvary Episcopal. so 900: Memorial-Ger-
man Methodist Episcopal $4,000; Holy
Cross. 5000: Compt0n-Hill Congregation
al. $1,000: ST. Henry's Catholic $1,000; st.
Paurs Evangelical. 10000; Trinity Luthe-
ran, $500: 81 Vincents Catholic. 1900:
s.. Peters and ST. Plurs. 5000; ST.
Johns Episcopal, $1,000; Annunclati0n
Catholic. $io6C00.
irresponsible correspondents and sensa-
tion mongers have wired 20 the outside
world prepJsterous estimates Of the losses,
some reaching the absurd figure Of s50.-
0)Oo0. An inspection made to-day gives
the following
TOTAL DAMAGE.
I'm the territory along the leyee. Maln
Second and Third streets. from Washing
ton TO Market streets. the loss will foot
up fully 100000
In the district south OF Soularl avenue
from the iiyer west 20 the city limits,
the loss 10 residence and business proper
ty is estimated al Si01oC0j
Coins north, and taking I'm all the terri
tory up 10 the city Hospital, the damage
figures up a million dollars.
In the immediate vicinity OF the hospl-
tai another million H. reached.
Down ChOuteau avenue, from Jefferson
avenue % Seventh street and 20 the rail
road tracks 100000 is the damage.
Along Park avenue from Tenth 70
Seventh streets. and north on Seventh 20 |
Market 100000 will about cover the |
loss. The distress and disaster through |
this section are appalling.
The remaining 100000 Is scattered |
ilons through the central and western 4
and northwestern portions Of the city II 4
Includes damages to churches and public /
The damage to school property /
IS 10000
Nearly all South st. Louis IS practically |
Destroyed II will be fully two years be- 4
'ore the effects Of the hurricane are ef- |
faced.
TOWN ALMOST DESTROYED.
NASHVILLE. ILL. May 29.-The little
own OF New Minden. a few miles from
iere was almost totally destroyed by
Wednesdays storm. Seven people were
killed ana FORTY or fifty injured. Scarcely
house was lcf, standing
STEAMER PIKE SAFE.
HAVANA. ILL. May p The steamer
,. H. Pike. reported turned bottom side
10 In the tornado az 81. Louis Wednesday
light. arrived at o'clock last evening.
she was IN the storm at the Merchants
ridge, but was turned head 70 the wind
nd Rugged one of the piers, escaping
Without Injury or loss OF lie.