The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-06-12

most popular estimate il III the neigh
borhood Of $25, O0O, 900 for both cities,
including railroads and buildings dam.
nged. The contractors Of the city have
been overwhelmed with orders for re.
building. and the work of wiping out
the havoc Of the storm will be pushed
with all energy. The committee in
charge announced to-day that the audi
torium will be used for the Republic.
an national convention, and las been
repaired.
No Aid Needed.
The restitution, misery and want
here has touched the hearts of the
people In all parts of the country, and,
as q result, ever since the storm of
Wednesday, offers Of help and con-
tributions have been pouring in. Up
to late hour $4,000 was the total
amount of donations received. The
following card in answer to hundreds
OF kilograms Of inquiry has been sent
out by Mayor Walbridge:
1t Is not practical to make individ-
ual answer to the vast number Of
friends who have telegraplled 'sympa-
thy and offers Of assistance. Through
the medium of the Associated Press I
sincerely thank the many friends for
the sympathy they have shown and
their profers of aid. The people of our
city are confident of their ability to
properly care for all the sufferers from
the recent tornado, and heroic efforts
are being made to that end. No ac-
curate estimate of the loss of property
can now be made, but It is safe that
the loss rs reported by the press out
side of St. Louis has been greatly over
estimated. &C. p. Walbridge."
Corrected reports from various
sources along the river front material
~ reduce the estimate of the loss by
drowning. How many rorlstabouts
went down will probably never be
known, as they are generally Of n class
In whose welfare there is little interest
most of them being negro nomads
who move from one port to another.
The steamer J. j. Odill, the Illinois
river packet which went ito pieces at
the Pittsburg dyke after d tumultuous
trip from the foot. Of Cherry street,
dragged down five unforttnates. The
victims were Morris Fi$her. we'll
known merchant Of Hardin. ILL.,; Mrs.
Goodar of the same place;S Sim Woods,
chief clerk of the boat, ana the second
IL
are unknown.
st. Louis, June 2. - Every railroad
entering this storm-strickhn city ran
excursion trains yesterday. They
brought scores of thousands of people
to view the devastation add ruin that
was wrought by the akftll storm of
Wednesday. The streets f the ruined
district were thronged Will visitors all
day. They came from almost every
town and city within a radius of 300
miles. and nearly all dan drizzling
rain fell. Lowering, Threatening clouds
covered the sky, and }ore dismal
scene than the ruined potion of this
city presented could sca{cely be inn
agined. and through tie crowded
streets all day long came funeral pro-
cessions. Nearly 100 burial permits
were issued by the health department
Saturday, and every hear3e in the city
was in constant use yesterday carry
ing the victims of the stbrm to their
graves. At early dawn Aeople began
to crowd into the city motgue. Many
came in search of friends. but for the
most part the people who visited the
charnel house were drawn by a NOR
bid desire to see the mangled corpses
of the unfortunate victims of the tor
nado. All day long the officers Oh
duty were busy keeping the people
moving in line and out of the viewina
room of the morgue. Every few min
utes some one would think they had
discovered some one whom they knew
among the bodies exposed for view.
Searching for Bodies,
The street railway companies have
had hundreds Of men at work repair
ing the damage to their power housesj
and trolley wires. and to-day nearlyl
oil the principal lines were in opera
ton. But the work that has been|
done is so meager when compared
with that which remains that there isl
scarcely any perceptible Improvement
The telephone service is practicable
paralyZed. although the telephone
company has had hundreds of men al
work repairing the wires. Hundreds
of demoralized buildings have nod
been touched; no one can tell if thd
ruins conceal the bodies of victims of
the storm. Some of the local papers||
have been severe in their denunciatiop
Of the mayor of the city for not being
more active in restoring order in tie
storm-swept district. In many local.
ties foul stencil arises from the
ruins. Whether this is due to Tie
fact that the ruins conceal human
bodies or dead animals, time alone ian
tell.
The number of persons and fannie
who are still without homes and with
out the means Of getting them is grfat.
Many wagons were in use to-day his
tributing food to the hungry. Ovl r IL
hundred teams were kept busy mo1ing
furniture from wrecked buildings for
those who did not have the meanb to
pay for van. There are hundreds of
people who need clothing and nedl it
badly, and the supply on hand is terry
inca ger