The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-31
TEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

Even This Enormous Sum Does Not Include
Dsmage to Parnlture-rhe Total
Can Never Be known
Associated Press Special Wire.
ST. LOUIS, May 3o.-The Post-Dis-
patch this afternoon prints statement
which very materially modifies all pre-
vious estimates Of the aggregate loss by
the hurricane of Wednesday. The arti-
Gle says:
No estimate Of the financial loss sus-
tanned by this city from the storm APP
preaching the correct figure nearer than
several million can be prepared at least
for week. But it is already evident
that representations of loss equaling
and sometimes exceeding $5O,000,00O are
as unfounded upon fact as the reports
printed by many foreign papers that the
loss of life would reach thousands. These
statements made in the midst of weird
and vague Impressions of the night of
the storm and the succeeding day might
temporarily be allowed to pass unchal-
lenged; but now that st. Louis has par
TALLY recovered it's composure and set
itself to the task OF restoration, exagger-
alton should be done away with and
measures of relief fitted to actual condi-
tions.
With this end in view, the judgment
and advice of prominent citizens with
both knowledge and experience in such
matters have been sought and obtained
with the result of the enormous total
heretofore siet up has been scaled down
to a more probable aggregate. A very
careful consideration Of facts and fig
ures justifies the assertion that the hith-
erto generally accepted figure of $50, 000,-
900 must be divided by five to give the
maximum loss sustained. In fact, con-
sentative and well informed business
men regard $5,000,Q00 as being nearer the
proper amount In arriving at this con-
clusion all the heaviest losses have been
considered and the figures have been OBJ
tanned from persons in possession in al
most every instance OF special knowl-
edge. The following is a table Of the
principal losses:
st. Louis Elevator company, $4,000
ST. Louis Refrigerator and Wooden
Gutter Company, s125,000.
Eads bridge. $4,000.
Public schools, 100000.
Churches, 100000.
Liggett & Myers new factory. $3.50, 900.
Street railroads, s275,OO0
River interests, 100000.
Telegraph lines, $4,000.
Telephone and electric light compa-
MES, s150,000.
City tnStlIutlOn<,. *llV,VVV.
Fire alarm telegraph. $4,000.
Railroad interests, $500
Pulls Bros iron works, $4,000.
Grout Bagging company, $4,000.
NJ X. Fairbanks company's factory,
$50, 900.
inland Oil company. $4,000.
st. Louis Iron and Machinery compa-
ny. $4,000.
Pepper Cotton Compress company
$4,000.
Laclede Gas company, $4,000.
e. Goddard Flour Mill company, $780,
900.
Ballantine Galvanized Iron company,
$4,000.
St. Louis Furniture company. $4,000.
ST. vincent's asylum, $4,000.
Purina mills, $4,000.
Shickle. Harrison, Howard company,
$4,000.
stromberg. Kraus and company's fac
tory, $4,000.
William Ottenad, $4,000.
Liederkranz hall. $4,000.
Eden Publishing house. $4,000.
Sawyer Manufacturing company,
$4,000
Brown Tobacco company. $4,000.
Selkirk's Storage company, $40, 900.
Aetna Iron Works, 100000.
Consolidated Steel and Wire COM
pany. 100000.
Excelsior laundry, $S00O
Bridge & Beach Manufacturing COM
pany, $4,000.
Plant Milling company, $4,000.
Mueller Bros Furniture company,
$40 900.
NJ. M. Buck & Co. (warehouse), $780,
900.
Wainwright brewery, $4,000.
Anheuser-Busch brewery, $4,000.
National Wall Paper company, $12.-
900.
William Koenig & Co., s25,
Cupples Wooden Ware company, $12,-
00O
c. ]. Kostuba, furniture, $4,000.
Standard Steel company, $4,000.
Epstein & Burnstein, 10000.
E. F. Seidl, $4,000.
Cox d Gordon, $4,000.
Belcher refinery, $4,000.
Hydraulic Pressed Brick company,
$40, 000
Total, $3.50, 900.
This table aggregates less than 81. 000.-
900, total large enough, but almost in
significant when compared with the fab
ulous estimates.
To this, however, must be added the
damage done to the residence property
throughout the city, which, while it will
be probably large. cannot in the nature
of the case amount to as much as that
done to business property as shown
above.
Viewing the. situation in this light II
will be seen that $10,000,00O should be
ample to cover the actual property dam
age. This estimate has not included the
loss and damage to furniture This will
never be known. The greater part of the
damaged furniture will be repaired and
made to suffice, especially in the homes
of the poorer classes. On the whole.
while the loss will be enormous, it will
fall most upon labor to replace it, an
arrangement not without it's encour-
agement for the prevention of suffering.
Thieves were active last night and al
though several hundred men are pro-
tecting property, the thieves did con-
siderable stealing. Several hundred sus-
piciOuS characters We're arrested by the
police and militia last night and as the
police station was crowded they were
placed under the care of the militia
Police Commissioner John Lee is not
one of those who estimate the damage
of the storm as light and who thinks
that st. Louis is amply able to relieve the
distress unaided. He said today:
Il think the foolish, false pride which
has prompted the announcement that
St. Louis needs no outside aid and can
take care of her own distress and ruin,
is we'll deserving Of general denuncia-
ton. The men who have an
nounced that we need no outside aid
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