The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-16
to the necessity of outside help, as more fami-
lies are driven to the necessity of seeking other

to the necessity Of outside help as more fami-
lies are driven to the necessity of seeking other
homes
The people of Attica reluctantly admit that
there is need of charity in this extremity, but
are doing all they possibly can to help them
selves. At meeting held al the City Hall this
afternoon the sum of 1000 was raised In q few
minutes, some of which is to go to the rebuild
ing Of the wrecked manufactures. so that the
scores of employees may be afforded steady en-
ployment, and thus be enabled to help them
selves and to reduce the amount that should be
offered by such cities and towns are disposed
TO help mitigate the distress here.
Men who had lost thousands have come right up
to more than their duty, and to-day subscribed
money by the hundreds. with promise OF more
as it is needed. There can be no complaint that
the people here are not doing their whole duty.
In truth. there seems to be disposition to draw
as lightly as possible upon other localities but
the fact remains that there is great distress
here and there should be generous response of
the people who have not suffered such vista
ton. In times of distress elsewhere Attica
has ever responded generously to the appeal
for help, having sent money, and food.
and clothing to such stricken cities as Chicago
on the occasion of the great fire, and to the
Oho-river towns when they were flooded. No
appeal has been turned away, but there has
always been shown disposition to offer help
ing hand, so that it is now but fitting that others
should remember those things and do what they
can to help this community in calamity too
vast Tor Inem TO cope Win alone. DuF1uE tao
days that Immediately followed the cyclone the
people were too dazsd to fully appreciate the
magnitude of their losses. They are now begin
ming to feel the inevitable pinching of poverty
and distress Local relief committees have
their hands full administering to the wants Of
those in distress, and 1t is assured to all who
may contribute that their offerings will be wisely
and economically administered.
Some thirty families have been temporarily
crowded into houses with others, and will thus
I'D live rs&nAx
ters can be secured for them
j. u. Crane, proprietor OF the Revere House,
has leased the large residence occupied by Mrs.
Yeager, and will turn it into boarding house
1t is uncertain what will be done with the hotel
building. 1t is SO badly wrecked that it is
doubtful If it will pay to try to repair it.
Every mason. carpenter and builder in the
city is busy at work the ruins, and every hour
makes the aspect less destructive in appearance.
The various roads will run excursion trains to
the city on Monday. but by that time very much
of the debris will have been cleared from the
streets, though of course the houses swept away
will be missing
Word was telegraphed here yesterday by
Professor Virgins who claims to have predicted
the other cyclone, that there another in this
vicinity, and for the people to be ON the watch
for it. At about alf-past the clouds took on
very much the same appearance that the one did
on Wednesday evening, when the town was
wrecked. There was the same strange inter-
mingling of the clouds, and for q time there was
grave fear that the experience was to be re-
peatsd. The clouds, however, kept at high
altitude. and the danger, if there really was
any, passed by. 1t will be some time before the
people of Attics witness the approach of q
storm without the gravest apprehensions
The weather is cooler to day and the people
are encouraged to hope that the rain will not be
as copious and frequent as it has been for the
past week
Another meeting was held tonight, at which
81, 900 more was raised making s. 600 in all sub
scrbed here