St. Paul daily globe., 1886-04-16

the dead broker, and contained policy for
So, 600, which hereturned to the home office.
thereby depriving his widow of just that
amount of insurance money. 1t Is UNDER
stood that new policy has been taken out
by him in the New York Life, as Mr.. Hat
bert, whose injuries are of dangerous IL
not fatal character, by reason of the cy-
clone, went up to st. Cloud for the express
purpose of getting the banker to take out a
policy IN that company. 1t is supposed
that the visit was a success. as the policy
of the st. Paul company was returned,
after mailing which the two men went
over to Sauk Rapids, evidently for the pnr-
pose OF talking insurance to some of the
residents OF that place. While there the
cyclone came on and Hull was killed and
Halbert badly injured. At the time of the
visitation the two men were standing to-
gether. 1t is questionable whether the steps
looking to the taking out of new policy
were sufficiently advanced and of record to
result in the payment of the policy to the
widow.
ST. PAUL's SYMPATHY.
yesterday morning Mayor Rice sent
communication to the city clerk requesting
that Official to call special meeting of the
councll at the earliest possible moment.
Inc clerk got the members together at II
O'Clock when message was read from the
mayor reclting the disaster at st. Cloud
and Sauk Rapids, and suggesting thai an
amount be placed at the disposal of the
relief committee of the stricken towns.
he said that the governor had been asked
for assistance, but as the legislature
Is not In session, nothing could be done
by the state officer, but refer the communi-
cation to the city official. At the conclu-
sion of the reading of the message the body
passed unanimously resolution granting
30, OOO to the sufferers, which action was
Immediately communicated to the city
treasurer, who drew check for the amount
and sent it to the mayor to be forwarded
to the points where help is required. The
action of the city council was remarkably
prompt, the transaction consuming not
more than five minutes time. Later Mayor
Rice received telegram of thanks from d.
L. Calhoun, mayor of st. Cloud.
RETURN OF THE RELIEF TRAIN.
AT $40 last evening the special train
sent up the evening before returned with
quite number of those who had gone up
to see the devastation and to aid in the
work OF relief. Among them were Drs.
Murphy, Day, Aneker. Simmons, Jones and
Abbott. One Of the two coaches was an
emigrant sleeper, and in one of the for
ward berths was Z. G.. Halbert, carefully
tended by wife, son and family physician.
lie was still unconscious. On the arrival
OF the train he was lifted to
stretcher and carefully carried to the
lmproviSed ambulance that bore his yet
breathing form to his home on Ashland ave-
nue.. As he lay in his uncertain sleep
with bandaged limbs and head, bruised face
and eyelids closed, his appearance caused
many shudder, and suggested the yet
more terrible scenes elsewhere.
Transportation for five injured persons
had been telegraphed for. and the patrol
wagon and carriages were on hand, but the
only other victim of the storms cruelty that
the train brought was H. Berg, hardware
merchant of Sauk Rapids, who was brought
to this place and placed in st. Joseph's
hospital under the direction of W. P. Alb
bott of st. Paul. Mr.. Berg's injuries con-
sisted mainly of broken jaw and severe
bodily bruises