Evening journal., 1896-05-30
CROPPING IN THE RUINS.
St. Louis Is Recovering From
Her Great Disaster.
BUSINESS CREDIT IS UEIEJURED

600 More-Thc Total Loss Placed at se2,-
900. .0oO-East 81. Louis Accepting Aid.
ST. LOUIS, May 3o.-The city has sufii.
uicntly recovered from tho shock OF the
tornado 10 consider the affect it may have
on business. lt is believed that credit Will
bo pna6eotod since tho wholesale district
was practically unframed, and few ner-
chants in general trade suffered any great
loss or impairment N capital. The total
property loss Is estimated at s2s. 600, 900
Tho city council has voted 500, 600 for
relief'work, and citizens have subscribed
$4,000 more. Mayor Walbrldge persist.
entiy declines offers OF aid from outside
though local paper declares that it voices
tho sentiment of tle community in snying
this Is a great error Of Judgment and that
great suffering must result
fast ST. Louis is accepting offers Of as
slstanoo whenever rendered
The latest estimates of the number Of
victims follow;
ST. Louls--205 killed. ls fntally injured,
1000 others injtred, 20 missing
Enst ST. Iouis--l4l killed, / fatally in
jurod 800 others injured.
Illinois towns-25 killed, 2Gy injured.
Missouri towDs-l3 killed. Ga injured,
Sfatally injured.
Indiana towns--2 killed, 80 injured.
Telegraph lines arc bolnR restored; tfaf-
ilc on the Gould lifios has been resumed; /;
street cars arc running on several limos;
gas and electric lighting will be resumed
In most soctions OF tho city.
Arrangements arc boIDg perfected TO or
ganize large forco to search for bodies in
tho ruins. Three companies of state mill
tia were sworn In to assist In maintaining
order, though thcro has been no pillage in
the city and fow arrests
Course of the Storm.
The pathway of the tornado Is fully
milo and half wide It6tarts away out
IN the suburbs of the city, where boauti-
ful homes OF people Of wealth are located
Taking zigzag course, It extends down
through where the densely populated tene-
mont houses arc located, fully six miles,
and crosses the river.
AZ the extreme limits OF the city to the
wost is a quarter known as Tower Grove
park. IL Is populated by people of wealth.
and tho houses are palatial, with beautiful
grounds and surroundings. To the south
east OF this Is another region OF wealth
The storm moved its way through them
both. Magnificent residences In both
places were wiped of rho face OF the earth
carried away, trees torn from thoir roots
and all tho beauty destroyed. Along Call
fornla avenue In Compton heights are
strown wrecked homes. roofs Of houses
trees and massos OF rubbish vhirled into
the city from the farms and Wild timber
beyond tho city limits. The Same is true
of tho other thoroughfares Not tree or
house IN the way OF the storm was left
without dnmaRo. Tho corner of st. Vim.
cent and California avenues, away to the
northeast as far as tho eve could reach
was a stretch Of devastation ana ruin.
Church Completely wrecked.
Tho Christian church at this corner was
an almost unrecognizable pile OF brick,
mortar and timbcrs A littlo to tho south
stands the Missouri Pacific RAILWAY hos.
pital The creator portion of tho roof was
torn of, and tho whole building was so
badly wronched thSt the superin tendant
Dr. T.. T. Asterling, says II will tako at
least slA, coo TO repair tho damage. There
were nearly 100 patients in the hospital,
and they wero thrown into q state OF pan
&C. Tho Hodgen school, still south OF the
hospital, Is wrecked 20 the second iloor
while row of residences across tho street
wore not harmed. Tho Choteau school,
half mile north, was so badly damaged
that It will probably have to ho rebuilt
while nearly every dwelling intervening
was unroofed OF demolished
AZ California and Russell avenues tho
housos at the northeast corner arc in
ruins, while those on tho opposite cornor
were scarcely damaged But for blocks in
ovcry direction woro ruinod buildings.
Looking from this point towecd the busi.
moss center OF the city, az far as tho eye
oould reach arc wrecks OF homes.
The course OF the storm was down a
valley, where before the city was laid
out a stream had rum Choteau avonue
lies parallel to this valley and is tho main
thOroughfare Leading 90 the heart % st.
Louis. For mile 30 the south and nearly
half milo north Of Chotcau avenue WAS
the path OF the storm.
Longiellow boulevard, a winding street
line0 with handsome homes, was loft
with scarcely house standing unharmed.
At Missouri and Russell avenues was
the South side race track IL was almost
swept clean OF tho buildings that stood
upon it before tho storm. North from hero
Is on immonsc pile OF brick and mnchin-
cry and street cars lt is what remains Of
what was Scullin's electric street railway
power house. 10 is estimated that 5000, 900
VIII scarcely cover the damage
kast from this ruin for half mile there
IS scarcely building loft standing.
Brnuifu Park Ruined.
Lafayette park, one os tho most attrao-
tive public pleasure grounds in tho city.
has not single tree loft standing IL re-
eemhles a thickot OF underhrush, with tho
trunks OF great trees, twisted and torn,
scattered Throughout
The Lafayette Park Methodist CHURCH
facing the park. IS in ruins as is nearly
every beautiful house In that vicinity. At
Lafayette and Missouri avenues is mass
Of debris which was formerly tho I.afay
otto Avenue Baptist church. North from
Lafayette park on Mississippi avenue arc
tho ruins Of Schneider S beer garden.
Nearly every house on tho east side Of
this street for a mile OF moro is eithor
blown down OF badly injured.
Browns tobacco factory, a six story
structure at Fighteonth street and Cho-
teau avenue was almost wholly demolish-
ed, and to the north OF Il is what remains
OF Evans Eros. tobacco warehouse. A
short distance east of the wnrehouse is the
wreckapo left OF blown up gashouse. A
short distance south Of Choteau avenue.
on Seventeenth street, is the Fulton gram
mar school, or tho ruins CT it. From here