Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-30
fTGTINS OF THE CYCLONE
,.la~t for the Dead Continues il
st. Louis.

,eOesolatiOn-The Pathway
Storm Marked by Leveled
-s:,rs-Hundreds Homeless IN
e. louis, Where the Full
of the Storm Was Felt
.-. ...si.e the Ruins for the Dead
80 Losses Estimated at
several Millions.
-,-.s Nay 29.-Desoladon stil
--sne in the tornado stricken
ESQ. Eas, 81. Louis and this city.
nv o,saed up clear and cool and
s,-s could be seen gangs Of men
r the ruins for the buried vic
--s the streets Of disman-
.. wires and general debris
---se damage done to thousands
r.-.s and relieving the injured
.,-.ess AS time goes on 1t be-
-s and more evident that the
.,t. -re worst that ever visited
any other city on the North
.-..- ointment. Horrors multiply
mn and the list Of dead is ap-
2lore than $50 bodies have
f In ST. Louis, and over 400
.~s are known TO nave been m
t p-rrled bodies are found in in
he places along the path OF the
-- and are being taken 10 the I'M
-.t mo~gues in the different pOr-
.--.r. ,re distressed districts. 1t viii
ts fore q complete list of those
si can be made, but the list Of dead
climbing TO- the 200 mark Only mere
rsSss can De made as TO the property
so7 both sides of the river, but mer-
milf, AGENTS say that IL may reach
|rmn n this city alone, while in
4 gy s. Louis the disaster was COM
/ BE he western section o. the railway
- being one vast chGrnel house.
-ra single dwelling was LETT stand
< on what is called the Island" and
hnIes are homeless. The citizens
uaai the dead at fully 200 on the
side
n ,ls wake of the tornado came
gave problems, TO met one of them
protection of the city in the ab-
-T O.. electric lights-the First Mis-
- Regiment has gone on duty for
-u. service and the police commits
,,srs viii add 150 men 20 the force.
aov This an previous calamities of
kind seem trivial in cost. Manfully
BUSINESS men Of s.. Louis have taken
p ME work Oi relief An earnest
ring ON Change yesterday was the
1 ginning There are thousands who
d p-I themselves out Of this trouble.
'e are other thousands who have
an
AND MUST BE HELPED.
s partial resumption OF the street car
i nice has been effected. The East and
roads of North Market street ere
operation and also the Broadway
uranG avenue Of the North and
-h lines. The southern division OF
S.ullin system is the most badly
pied. owing 20 the destruction Of
power house. and the officers ven
no prediction as TO when cars viii
mining
4 partial restoration Of the electric
service is promised In forty-eight
Is. 0c- i- VIII be a couple Of weeks
a-i or the circuits are in order.
destruction of poles and wires along
ail Of The storm was complete.
les's Oh the bodies Of forty-two
an IN s.. Louis have been held
".oler Waite, and that duty cor
is A verdict OF shock and in
accidental was rendered in
S. Louis has issued a touching
1 or aid. and the committee which
i-- the manifesto estimates that
Il 'so1s were killed. and that the
or injured VIII foot I'D in the
sands. 10 is known thar a number
sons are still buried in the debris
southwestern end Of the island
I l7 ruins Of Hallesey Hotel, the
House and Relay retreat, and
NJ 1llr' House. However. some con-
awe persons assert that the list
reach tle estimated total Of 200.
81 enough persons are now miss
create o fear that the fatalities
21cl that number. Many Of
-o have nor been seen by their
since Wednesday are supposed
sol1rg with friends or detained
nls l0 their homes by in
may no, prove fatal Street
telephone service and cleo
l-ag facilities are entirely sus-
~.n sand mute and aghast
'0c Which was wrought. All
virtually suspended Every
Cha, months win fail to re-
-e extent of ,ae t0rnado's devas-
.a5 Illinois town. From the
es country thousands Of men.
-a. children flocked into the
'-" The scenes Of ruin and
a.e OFT the Board or Educl-
Hslrng out the enormous loss
'- SCHOOLS SUFFERED.
>'1.h End schools between Cho-
i' and Arsenal street we're
ased. Some had roofs blown
'-- wallis cayed in. and others
NA ruined Chi1neys and win
il schools which suffered most
Dc,on. Clinton Branch. Pea
.13r.eS HO5gen, Pestalozzi.
NeF Sheppard. Lokverture.
Lafayette. Longtellow and
tae Compton. Marquette.
and Garfield also suffered. The
ra cannot repair the damage
.-aa $4,000, and perhaps
A win be needed.
.la schools Will not be open
laa. September. ST. Patrick's
-lolc church. Sixth and Bid
was damaged even more
.eported. The spire was de-
anu tWO-StOry brick huilding