The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-30
STILL GREAT
UNCERTAINTY
The Full Details VI the 81. Louis Dis
aster Are Not Yet to Be
Obtained.
OUTSIDE AID NOT NEEDED
Number oi Dead Incfeasiug--Hasy Es.i-
mates as 10 Damage TO Property
Man Stamped to Death
The Homeless.

81. Louis. May @.-Tonight. forty-nlne
hours after the tornado Of "wednesday
tore its way through the city. there *
lists about as much uncertainty ~ 10 the
actual number Of people killed and the
/ amount Of properly demolished as on
the FIRST day after the disaster. Scores
Of dead have been Identified, but no one
r. willing 20 venture guess o. 20 how
many bodies may be In the ruins OF the
hundreds Of buildings as yet unexplored.
The total number Of dead IN 81. Louis
Identified up to tonight. Is lez and in
East S. Louis n. In ST. Louis there are
2 bodies still unidentified and in East
ST. Louis two. Total dead. si5. II Is
believed that the deaths OF the injured
and the full recovery OF the dead VIII
bring the dead list here well up 10 90.
In East St. Louis the city officials de-
clsred this evening that they have hope
that the death roll on that side OF the
river will not exceed i50. but the ruins
upon which the rescuers have not yet
began work may swell the total far be-
yond that figure.
have grown wider and further apart.
Guesses were made today an the way
from 10000 to s50000. 90 for St. Louis
and from Sl.i0O.0o0 TO so, ,0o0.o00 for East
ST. Louis. The most popular estimate Is
in the neighborhood OF S25. 0Jo.o00 FOR both
cities. Building contractors OF the city
have been overwhelmed with orders for
rebuilding. and the work OF wiplng out
the havoc OF the storm has begun with
much energy.
st. Louis, May 29-The number OF fam
lilies left homeless by the devastation
along the path OF tho storm IN St I.suis
proper will reach Up into the thousands.
In any instances these people have lost
all their earthly possessions. Many will
be for lays dependent upon charity ana
their more fortunate neighbors for shell
ter.
There is a probability that one man
whose horribly mangled body was taken
10 the morgre was not killed by the storm
A gentleman who was In the nelghbor-
hood OF the Union depot power house
Just after the storm asserts that some
OF the crowd there assaulted ghouf
caught thleving and beat him TO death.
His story Is that while viewing the wreck
he saw half "A dozen men jump on the
man. who had been loafing about in the
crowd. Then the crowd jumped on the
man and kicked him until ne was uncon-
scious, Some one cried Lynch the thief"
Then the crowd picked up his limp form
and carried II TO Russell avenue, where
they put Il in a dirt wagon and carted
Il of.
The Citizens League issued the follew-
ing announcement tonight in reference
to the offers Of aid from cities through
out the United States:
THE League endorses the action or
Mayor walbridge In declining outside
aid. II feels grateful for the many evil
dences OF generosity In these help offer
lngs but having made careful investl-
cation OF the storm stricken district,
which though extensive. is almost en-
tirely confined to section or the city
outside OF the principal business area,
It is its deliberate judgment that the
city will be amply able TO fully provide
for all the needs Of the afflicted.
They further announce that not single
hotel in the city has been affected, or
the wholesale manufacturing district ma
terially injured. The slight injury TO the
building erected for the Republican con-
vention has been repaired and the build
ing is now ready for occupancy.
St Louis, May 2s.-One OF the features
OF the storm, and one of the after-effects
which was somewhat feared, was the
large number of horses killed on every
side could be seen the mangled bodies
Of these animals. The police department
was busy all day removing carcasses ana
none too soon, for the warm weather
OF the past two days had already started
The railroad yards are gradually being
cleared OF the debris, rendering the move
ment OF trains possible, but II will be
weeks before anything like order can be
A ladies' relief corps has been organiz-
ed. Committees have been appointed
from all the churches OF the city and are
actively at work soliciting aid and are
meeting with good success. Tickets will
be distributed to needy ones for food and
shelter. Mayor Bader estimates that 800
families are left entirely destitute ana
will need immediate sustenance. Many
have not even sufficient clothing.