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

father of waters, and will never again De see l
by the residents of this part of the country.
A HIGH WIND
from the west commenced blowing oo"n Lux
river about 10 O'Clock, and added greatly u
the peril of navigating the fats. 1t oleW
outhouses and shaking even the most stable
buildings to their foundations. boatmen ex
perienced the utmost difficulty in rowing tnef
craft against wind and current combined Ihe
dust from the bluff and the street was sumo
eating In its volume, and blinded those com
PEELED to be out of doors. The wind was the
cause of many of the accidents that occurred
and occasioned great discomfort. Much Vaiu
THE WORK OF REsoU1NG THE PEOPLE
was undertaken with hearty good will. The
police marine patrol found that during the
night four families had taken refuge in the
River school with all the household goods
they could gather. Boats were at once dis;
| patched to bring them Oh, :. ano
hsrs ss Tos pos oos Scs s0nsd By
Sergeant Walsh and Capt. James Starkey,
brought of novel group, consisting OF three
women, two pigs, q dog, cat and Daoy.
| The animals PROVED very easily managed, but
| the women several times came within an ace
of capsizlng the boat. 1t required all the per-
suation Of the gentlemen named to keep them
quiet. Other officers found the same dltnculty
| with their passengers. Most OF them were
fearful that they would capsize, and in almost
every swift current were sure to shit their
| positions Just In the wrong manner, and the
utmost skill and strength were required to pre-
vent disaster.
REcALoITRANTs.
4 crazy man was found occupying house
alone. A boatman endeavored to reach and
rescue him, but was warned of, the man
threatening to shoot any one who approached
the house. Though the water was several
feet deep inside the house he refused to leave
it. A police boat managed to reach the house
unobserved and Officer Shields knocked the
man down with his club, when he was Sc
cured, placed IN the boat and taken to the
shore.
A family living in the house belonging to
John Byers refused to quit the premises,
though they were completely surroun. ed by
water and the house was In mOmentary danger
of being swept away. Force had to be EN-.
ployed to compel them to leave. An hour al
ter they had been taken out it would have
been almost imposs lble to reach them on &C.
count Of the increased current.
ACCIDENTS.
While Joe Minwell, one of the most ex.
perleAced rivermen, and John Costello were
removing the latter's furniture, the boat, one
of the largest on the fat, was capsized by the
current and the entire contents lost. A stove,
sewing machine, and much other valuable
property was lost. Both men were thorough
ly drenched, but fortunately escaped with their
lives. They had close call, however, as the
water was deep and the current strong at The
point at which they capsized.
A man named Louis Nash lost his foothold
on the edge of the second or middle culvert,
and fell headlong into the rushing current.
He was fshed out by Officer Moriarity assist
ed by several bystanders and hung up to dry
In neighboring saloon.
Mrs. William Provonchia, while endeayor-
ing to enter boat, missed her footing and
had floated some distance before she was res.
cued by John Herdman. She was well soaked
but came ashore smiling and greatly rejoiced
at narrow escape from watery grave.
Christian Peterson borrowed skif belong
ing to Enos Wood and endeavored to save a
sewing machine from his house near Eighth
street. He loaded the machine into the boat
and strrted for the shore, but not be-
ing able to row we'll became involved in the
currents, struck snag and was upset.
the water and disappeared from sight, while
the skiff foated off and lodged among some
trees near the bend. Mr.. Peterson clung to
clump of bushes and shouted Justify for help.
He was overheard by passing boatman, who
took him in and piloted him to the shore.
THE BARRACKS.
There was an urgent necessity for accom-
modation for those who had been Obliged to
abandon their homes. The Humboldt school
furnished room for about half dozen fam
ilies, while three were cared for in the tents in
Camp Kavanagh. Shortly after noon the
wind blew most of the tents down, but as the
day was warm but little inconvenience was ex.
perienced. The committee of the chamber of
commerce had found men and teams In abund
ance, lumber was procured, and the erection
of temporary barracks was begun. The site
was on Isabel street, about quarter of mile
beyond the Humboldt school. Only
about a dozen men volunteered their
services, but these soon wearied of
the work, and at noon abandoned the field.
Some twenty men were kept hard at work,
however, and by nightfall two barracks, each
sixteen by a hundred feet, had been nailed to-
gether and partitioned off into rooms about
sixteen feet square, and several families had
taken possession. The quarters were not very
the rigors of the weather. They will
accommodate about fifty families until such
time as they will be able to find other homes.
KEEPING OPEN HOUSE.
There was very promiscuous herding to.
get4er Of families in all parts of the West side.
Along Bridge street each house contained from
two to dozen families, and in other parts of
the city, the same crowding was noticed. There
was no lack of hospitality. Food there was in
abundance and none were compelled to endure
the pangs of hunger. Each house was every
mans abode If he needed it.. The stores and
saloons were packed with every conceivable
article of household furniture and men and
women were herded together like sheep. All
were apparently cheerful and determined to
make the best OF their situation. They chat
ted glibly, recouEtlng their experiences with
laughter and enQuiring as to the whereabouts
of this or that neighbour or acquaintance.
There was no lack OF sympathy for those who
had lost goods by the food, and all that re-
mained was freely shared by all. It was
practical illustration of communism in It's
most admirable form
A BARN DESTROYED.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the barn in the rear
of Jerry McCarthy's stores left its foundation
without moments warning, and veering
around the corner of his house swept into tho
current Of the creek adjoining it on the east,
and came crashing against the culvert. For a
time it appeared as if the culvert would be
carried away,so great was the pressure against
it, but the hook and ladder company was sum.
moned from the city and the men set about