The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-29

river to the viaduct. and on the east
side, for width of 800 yards. there
Is absolutely no resemblance to a
house. freight shed or cars left stand
ing. Cars in the yards were thrown
on their sides, ends, on top of each
other. into the ponds abounding on
the island and completely wrecked.
The Big -Four. vandalia, L. & N.
freight sheds are razed to the ground,
not as much as a stick remaining in
an upright position. The office force,
together with the freight handlers at
the latter shed. sought refuge in box
cars north of the platform, and owe
their lives to that fact.
At Vandalia the loss of life and the
number injured is very great. Nothing
remains Of the relay depot to mark
where II stood. The National hotel at
the National stock yards, is wrecked.
the whole front being torn out, roof
blown of. and every window on all
sides blown in.
Th~ East St. Louis Death List.
East St. Louis, Ill, May 2s.-The
river front for more than 1000 yards
Is a great mass of wreckage. Steam
boats. ferryboats. transfers and tugs
are piled UP in an indiscriminate pile.
The stonemasonry on the east side Of
the Eads bridge was cut on clean with
the railroad tracks. while the approch-
es are twisted and wrecked. Trains
are passing over very slowly.
Every undertaking establishment in
the place is an improvised morgue
and the hospitals are full OF injured.
At the police station little could be
learned but what could be seen at the
hospitals and morgues. The only mode
OF travel between st. Louis and East
st. Louis Is one ferryboat. making
hourly trips.
The East ST. Louis dead are: Charles
Waite, William Surber. Mrs. Sock, ].
A. Porter, l.. Richardson, Amelia Sur
ber, John r. Eams, Scott Hayward.
Peter Walmsley. John Anderson, Mrs.
Bruce, William A. Sullivan, Jacob
Kintz. p. ]. Strickler. unknown wo-
man and two children. messenger boy
on bridge. seven unknown dead in
Dublin house. Michael Kindea, Thomas
Keefer, Bert Farrell, william Farrell,
Frank Mccormack, Joseph Franks,
unknown man, unknown woman. ex-
Policeman Thomas Griffin and family
of three, Frank Roose, Robert Bland,
John Valentine. David s. Sage and
wife, Philip Strickler, jr., and mother,
Judge Faulke. Mrs. NJ. Martell, all OF
the boarders at the Martell house. ex-
cept Judge Hope OF Alton, Ill, Mr..
and Mrs John Hayes, VIII Hayes, all
boarders, estimated at 16. at the Tre-
Mitchell Irene Clendenning, two un-
known unidentified boys at bridge
tower, six unidentified bodies at cleo
trio railway station, Mrs. John Reed.
Patrick Dean and family of six, John
Buchanes, two boarders at Slacey's
boarding house, Edward O'Brien. John
Breen, Ida Gladdue. Mrs. Roof. Albert
Volkman. Joseph Mitchell, John Sui
livan, William Hickey, unknown man
on Coliinsville avenue son of Mrs. Ira
Kent Henry Winterman, Winstan
Park Jacob Kortse, w. ]. Murray,
manifest clerk Vandalia. Elvin Cole,
- Frawley. Andrew Anderson, Hen
ry Gladdue. John Reed. Matt Keefe.
Mrs. Barr, Mrs. Brewer, Mrs. Joseph
F. Sullivan, - Windley. Mrs. Kemm.
Mrs. Seller. c. c. Carroll, Mrs.
Scmicke. George Chatham. Guy Avery,
Joseph c. Brown. John A. Hearnie, w.
f. Smith, B. c. Simmons. Mike Bruck-
er, unidentified man about 35, uniden-
titled cab driver about 30. Dick Ander-
son, Mabel Trump, Dissey Trump, T.
]. Mccain. Mrs. Mary Lee, Sandy
Hook, drowned; eight unidentified
dead at Brenner's morgue, Walsh Cap
lain, Charles Whicher, Mike Vogt.
Martin Spellman, DR.. Mum, ollie