Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-15
THIRTY TWO NEW GRAVES|
Made at New Richmond, Wis.,, the
Stricken Town, Yesterday.

Stricken Town, Yesterday.
THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE,
BUT FOR THE NON-ARRIvAL
OF A SUPPLY OF COFFINS
WHICH HAD BEEN PROMISED.
THE NUMBER OF KNOWN DEAD
INCREASED BY ONE-TEN BOD
les STILL REMAIN UNIDENTI-
FLED = FOUR MORE BODIES
FOUND-THE RELIEF WORK
WE'LL UNDER WAY-LATER
PARTICULARS OF THE HERMAN
STORM.
NEW RICHMOND, Wis, June IA
Thirty-two new graves were made to-
day in the little cemeteries at opposite
sides. of town, constant succession
@ funerals threading a passage
through the Uttered streets all day
long. Services for twenty-five were
held in the Catholic church and from
the Congregational church ten. There
is still large number of unburied
dead, and but for the fact that large
number of collins failed to arrive to-
day, it is likely the number of funerals
would have been close to fifty. The
number of known dead was increased
by one, Henry Larsen, a boy about Ia
years of age, the son of a laborer. and
two of the injured died. Contrary to
general expectations there were no
bodies found during the day in the
basement of the Williams dry goods
store. 1t was predicted when the work
of clearing out the debris was begun
that at least twenty bodies were still
in the cellar of Williams store, but at
nightfall large portion of the place
had been gone over and nothing was
found to indicate that any more dead
were in the ruins.
Ten bodies still remain unidentified,
five of them lying in the Catholic
church, three in the Congregational
church, and two in the school house.
All of these have been counted in the
list OF dead sent yesterday. Four bod
les were found to-day, those of Mrs.
Kate Hawkins, Willie Hughes, John
Prior, and - Larsen. The Hawkins
family, consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mawkins and three children, is wiped
out with the exception of Mr.. Hawkins,
who is seriously injured and his recov-
cry is very doubtful. The body of
Patrick EARLY, boy of twelve years,
is in the mass of wreckage in which
the body of Prior was found, but it
could not be located to-day. Two of
the injured died to-day, Mrs. Joseph
Brockway and Thomas Stevens. Mrs.
Brockway was severely injured intern
ally, and her hip was broken. Stevens
was badly crushed by falling debris.
The work of clearing up the town
was undertaken in a systematic man
ner this morning, and decided progress
was made. The numerous dead horses
that were lying around were adj buried
early. in the day. All the fires which
had been smouldering for SO hours
were extinguished, and number of
cellars in which dead bodies were sup
posed to be were cleared up.
The militia kept strict guard around
the edges of the devastated district and
no one who could not show excellent
cause for admission was allowed inside
the lines. Even people who wished to
go and look at the remains of their
own houses were turned back by the
soldiers unless they could prove that
they wished to do something more than
gaze at the ruins. Supplies have been
coming in all day from all directions
and there is no scarcity of anything
to eat. Bedding is not too plentiful
and blankets are needed. Food was so
plentiful to-day that the relief COM
mittee made large sum of money by
selling sandwiches and bread. All the
funds derived from this source of rev.
onue was turned over to the general
fund and from this source alone nearly
$500 was derived. Ten cents was
charged for a thimbleful of coffee and
the same amount for a very desperate
sandwich. The cashier moreover.
made it his business TO be forgetful of
returning change and In numberless
cases he worked off his sandwiches at
so cents apiece.
All of the wounded are doing well to-
day and no more immediate deaths are
looked for.
OMAHA, Neb., June IA special to
the Bee from Herman. says:
Ten persons dead. twenty-five injured,
five Of whom wifi die and half Of the re-
mainder suffering from very serious
wounds. sums up the list Of casualties re-
sulting from the tornado that wrecked
this place on Tuesday night.
The population is in a pitiable condi-
ton. Those who lost their homes, and
there are about five hundred of them, are
absolutely without resources and must
depend upon public charity for sustenance
and a chance to begin life over again.
MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING.
Special to the Register
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