Daily globe., 1883-08-25
THE NEEDS OF THE DESTITUTE.
Scores OF Families Left without Means
Of Subsistence.
WORK OF THE RELIEF COMMITTEE.
Appeals for aid Issued by the Local
Authorities and Generous Responses.
Especial Telegram to the GlobeI

DuStI9 on every hand. The work of re- |
pairing property not entirely destroyed is |
going on. The streets are still thronged |
with sight seers. Gov. Hubbard arrived |
in the city at an early hour this morning.
and in company with Mayor Whitten
drove through the devastated district. The
Rommets house is being used as a tempo
rary hospital for the wounded. There are |
twenty nine patients there, and they are
well cared for. The ceilings is high and the |
vast room well ventilated Comfortable |
cots have been provided for the suffering
Medical aid is abundant and nurses are
also plentiful. Ladies, cid and young,
seem to vie with each other in administer
ing to the wants Of the wounded and seem
to care for them as tenderly as they
would for their Own loved ones at home
Three or four of the patients are
very seriously injured and death is hourly
expected.
The body of a tramp was found south
of town this morning. He is badly
mangled and is now being cared for by the
marshal.
Two relief committees were sent to the
country to-day and will report tomorrow.
Three deaths are reported in Salem-John
Lilo, John Anderson and Mrs. Mulda. Job
Herington and Mr.. Wells are also reported
dead. Mrs. Chapman is lingering be-
tween life and death. She is the mother
of the proprietor of the harvester works
and is eighty three years of age. She is
being cared for at The residence of Mr..
Phelps in East Rochester.
An organ agent named st. John
was in town to-day trying to buy
instruments from some of the unfortu-
mates for little or nothing.
The relief committee is doing all that
flesh and blood can. A large booth has been
fitted up in vacant store room next to
Bonham & Roth's grocery, and three hun
dred homeless ones are daily provided for,
provisions being poured in without stint.
Those of our own citizens who escaped
the storm fend's wrath give with will
ing hand. Three boxes Of provisions IN
excellent condition were received from
Minneapolis. Clothing Is coming by the
box full. Ch!ldren's apparel is mostly
needed.
The contributions received by the mayor
from abroad to-day are as follows:
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad com
pany, $1,000
Lyle, MINI, $50.
Sidoud, 540O.
Rosenbaum Bros, of Chicago, 800.
Winona, $500.
Waseca. $500.
VI. G. Ward, of Waseca, $10O.
Rushford, $3.50.
W. D. Washburn, of Minneapolis, 81 ,O0C.
St. Peter, $500.
Mankato, $500.
a. Oman, of st, Paul, 5000.
D. NJ. Osborne & Co., Of Minneapolis,
$50.
City of Minneapolis, $4,000 and the
promise of $4,000 more.
Eyota, 800.
God bless those noble cities who open
their Golfers SO nobly in response to our
cry for aid, is heard on every hand. The
relief committee is to give $25 to every
destitute family for i'm mediate use. They
are also taking measures to begin at once
the rebuilding of the ruined homes and
repairing those not entirely destroyed. 1t
has been determined to rebuild the de-
stroyed houses owned by the occupants
free. To superintend this work J. II. Car
penter, of Carpenter & Fettz, architects,
st. Paul, has generously offered his SER
vices instead of taking vacation, and the
offer was gladly accepted. The general
plan, which only awaits the unanimous ap-
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place about eighty houses in the rough,
average size 16x20 and Is feet high, max
ing room for two stories each, to be
divided into two rooms, two floors in each
and joists sheathed inside and covered
outside with flooring, roof of shingles or
prepared paper; any further finishing or
furnishing at the owners expense. The
average cost is estimated to be $3.50 to
$1,000, making the aggregate perhaps
$4,000. For the purpose the timber
companies have offered material at very
reduced rates and the railroads trsnspor
tation free. Sixteen car loads are already
ordered, besides requests several presented.
A call will be issued for carpenters and
masons at regular wages. The plan meets
Gov. Rubbard'5 approval, and before the
cruel blasts of winter come upon US cozy
homes will be reared over the ruins of
those torn away.
One hundred and forty families are en-
rolled upon the relief list who are abso-
lutely destitute. The task of caring for all
of these hungry mouths is gigantic one,
but the noble citizens of Rochester are
equal to the emergency. But in addition
to this clothing, stoves, cooking utensils,
bedding and furniture have been swept
away; nearly hundred strong men with
little mouths to feed have been killed or
disabled; half million dollars worth OF
property has been destroyed.
The burden is greater than
Rochester can bear alone. The
relief committee, at Gov. Hubbard's sug-
gestlon, issued the following circular to-
day, and it is their request that every paper
in the state should copy:
On the evening of August p terrific