Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-29

logs were rushing down the river at a terrible
rate. The chief at once stationed officers
at the bridge with Instructions to allow
no teams to cross TO the West side. About
hall an hour afterwards the report was denied
and the restraint on travel was removed.
DR.. W. L. Mintzer's family was on the prop
bend, and up to late last evening had not beer
able to get ashore. Some half dozen valu
able horses were also on the grounds and ir
danger of drowning. The steamer Mary
Barnes will probably 60 out this morning
and endeavor to rescue whatever possible.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAT.
Early yesterday morning the chief of police
took possession of half dozen boats belong
ing to Joseph Dingle, and placed them at the
disposal of the police patrol. They proved to
be of great service during the day.
Side by side with the rush and hurry,
anxiety, care and the thousand and one per.
plexaties arising from the food, there are now
and then artistic croppings which, il view of
the wilderness of water, is intensely pathetic.
This is manifested by glance at the upper
windows OF many OF the cottages, which are
lined with flowers taken from parlor, and sitting
| where they present smiling front to the
terrible chaos of the surroundings.
| Two small houses foated down the main
| channel Of the river during the day. They
| were of small value, but served to attract a
large crowd of spectators.
| Already means have been taken to perpetu.
ate for the ediflcation, wondermcnt or disgust
Of posterity, the varied features Of the great
food. This Is being. accomplished by, the
been seen yesterday armed cap pie with tri-
pod and camera, in search Of the most eiigi.
BILE location for securing the best views. Zm.
merman, Lucas and other artists were on
hand, and number of faithful views were
taken of the situation. These may be lald
away to refresh the North American of the
future as he leans on the st. Paul bridge and
ponders on the beautiful landscape spread be.
fore his admlring gaze, yet to be.
have been devised by those in distress to save
their property from destruction. Among
other successful devices was that of French
man, whose house was not founded upon q
rock. Last Monday, anticipating the overflow,
he procured three or four carloads of rock
and, dumping them on the parlor floor, he se-
curely anchored his house, which was as firm.
ly rooted az Gibralter, while several Of the
surrounding cottages were overthrown.
Among those who have come to the front as
being practical in the emergency is Mr.. VIM.
Blrcher, whose active and open.handed liberal.
ity has earned him the heartfelt thanks Of
scores of sufferers. The doors of his larder
have been thrown open TO the unfortunate,
and he has extended substantial aid to large
numbers of those In need Last evening he
turnsd portion of his residence into o soup
house, and those who were hungry were fed
free of charge. The members of the hook and
ladder company and the police are also CRATE.
full for bounteous spread supplied them at
the noon hour Yesterday.
Faithful to the last stands the immense sign
of the Boston Clothing House, on what used
to be an island above the bridge. 1t serves as
a gauge whereby many determine how rapidly
the river is rising. With characteristic enter
prise Mr.. Mickey proposes to place a NAM
moth high water mark upon the sign and
make permanent memento OF the food
Quite an excitement was created in the
morning by the efforts of Enos Wood to res
cue his COW. She was mired In his back yard,
but was gotten out with much difficulty. She
was led through the fiat to !the bluff near
Eighth street and got ashore more dead than
alive.
A hen and brood of chickens foated
through the middle culvert perched on
square of fencing.
Mr.. Oliver Demery found bunch of keys,
and the owner can find them at P. II. Kelly's
store.
Jerry Mccarthy and J. L. Pollock spent the
whole day with two teams and a skiff in as
sisting people to land their goods and remove
them to places of safely. The goods in Mr..
McCarthy's store were freely used during the
day, and rope by the cord was sent out where
it was needed for the purpose of anchoring
houses. The establishment also supplied a
large quantity of food for those in need
of it.
One of the most untiring workers during
the day was Hebe Hare, who rowed boat as
long as he was able to do so, and then went to
work on the barracks with Ratchet and ham
mer. he did not forsake the points of danger
great credit for his exertions on behalf of the
submerged citizens.
One-half of the proceeds of the entertain.
ment of the Michael Davitt branch of the
Land league, to be given at the Opera House
on Tuesday evening next, will be devoted to
the relief of the sufferers at West st. Paul.