The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-04
|TH[ ST. LOUIS CYCLONE
NUMBER KNOWN TO BE DEAD
ON BOTH SIDES OF
RIVER, 315.
COMPLETE LIST WILL REACH 400.
WRECKED BUILDINGS AS YET
UNEMPLOYED MAY CONTAIN
MANY CORPSES.
THE STREETS ARE STRENM WITH WRECKAGE
Hardly Building Left Standing in the
Path of the Storm-Thc Injured List
is Very Large. Many of Whom
VIII Die-Much Damage Done
NJ Other Points.
THE STREETS ARE STREWN WITH HRECKAGE

ST. Louis, Mo, May 2S.-Whcn dark
ness temporarily interrupted the search
for storm victims tonight, 80 people were
known to be dead on both sides of the
| river, and although the complete death
list will never be known. it is believed
| that it will approximate 400 in the two
cities. The number of injured is much
| larger and many of the manned can not
survive. The property loss will reach
well into the millions. but insurance peo-
pole, hrcmcn and police alike refuse to
hazard even guess ut accurate figures
The uncertainty regarding loss of life and
property is due mainly to the wide extent
of the havoc wrought by the storm. The
miles of wrecked buildings rs yet uneX-
plOred and the numerous collapsed fac
tories towards the investigation of which
little progress has been made. may hide
almost any number of bodies as the police
have been unable to secure anything like
an accurate list of the missing.
In the factory districts many of the
employees on duty ut the time the storm
broke were with relatives in the city.
and their disappearance would certainly
be noted. even though they were buried
in the ruins. 1t is believed by the police. too
that owing to the suddenncss with which
the crash came, many tramps or homeless
ones sought shelter among the buildings,
and that nothing will be known of their
death until perhaps weeks hence.
The list at q o'clock of known dead in
st. Louis is 100, and in East st. Louis
146.
The city is in darkness tonight All
over the stricken district the debris
chOked streets are crowded with sight
sccrs, and through the dim light of gas
through the east end of the city and
morgue ut lWelith street constant
stream of people is urged forward by the
police. Hundreds OF homes are in ruins,
and dozens OF business houses are
wrecked.
Many steamboats, are gone to the bot
tom of the river and others are diSmant--
led. Railroads of all kinds have suffered
panicS have weeks of toll and large cN
pcnditurcS of money to face before they
will be in satisfactory shape again.
The most furious work of the storm was
along Rutgcr street. In Fayette and
Chotcau avenues and contiguous
thoroughrarcs east of Jefferson avenue.
The houses are in the streets with the
roofs underneath. ,nrioI by bricks and
mnrtor Underneath fine brick and
mortor oro housoLolL woods of eynrv drs-
n.int;nr md an ton of ali unrootod trnes
omh tomrinJ masses If wires There is
"' nt '' tnon ~. %niIjin~ stnnIina in Tn
Ii%' 81 20 o'' ,,r,, Tba wroci, of Tho civ
nnnit,J ,,,rrourIad Inv wrnclo%o
uosi';"' - ~ 80, ,,;IJ, .,,I i b..
sla' !, Is hat"A poSEtII ~ froaIi d e. tba
l.l ."r mus M III, r,onT-,,.;rro5
STORM was t!iu BOO u. '..ts Iiams sonttor
mouse Apout w l',r .h W Mr. tor"nodo
Ell through 'lS WhIIS wien 'nt .oiUn" 'a,,
struck put althoush lhe th'lle uppr,
story, was cut OIL ciesli anu one VIE
RACED nut one on lhe llltll3'e
was KILLED. Inc Nictlm was located III
one OF the upper stores ana was
killed by falling hrlcK. Inc Gltire
building was rendered useless ana 1he