St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18
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see fit to countermand his order closing the
saloons within that time. Thomas Van
Etten, leading attorney who lost two
buildings, and whose house and barn was
badly injured. suffering damage amount
ing to S5, 600 is on the streets to-day not
withstanding the fact that
THE CYCLONE LIFTED HIM
after carrying him 500 feet, laid him down
on his hands and knees in the mud. He
says he will rebuild, and already workmen
are clearing up the debris on his property.
Erasmuss Cross, a county commissioner,
lost upwards of Ss, 600. With the other
damage that he suffered his meat market
was torn into shreds, but already the frame
work of new market is up on the old site.
Within four days he will be in business
once more. The Berg Brothers, hardware
dealers, were sufferers to the extent of S20,
900. Their store was swept out of exist
ence and their stock badly damaged, but
they are at work on their building and will
probably be doing business again within
two weeks. Adam Jochem lost his house
and a portion of his brewery. but he will
repair his brewery and rebuild his house.
{. G.. Wards general merchandise store,
which was badly damaged, is open again.
q. w. Sweet attorney and original owner
of the townsite, lost his Office building. but
will rebuild as soon as he can get men. The
Benton county bank building is being re-
paired and will be occupied by the middle
of next week. These are but a few evil
dences of the general spirit that prevails
among the citizens, and they say they
WILL REBUILD THE TOWN
and make it more substantial than it was
before, despite the rumor that the effect of
the cyclone had thrown over it an atmos-
phere of eternal death and the people who
had lost their property would move to East
ST. Cloud. This impression seems to have
fixed itself upon the st. Cloud citizens and
they are almost sure of getting the Benton
county court house rebuilt at that point,
but it is quite probable that they are count
ing without their host. The postoifice has
been removed into a little frame saloon
facing on Broadway that escaped the fury
of the storm, although buildings on either
side of it were razed to the ground. The
letter case rests on two liquor barrels, which
are fiankedon either side with barricade
of merchandise and billiard tables. 4
pleasant-featured lady, with white hair and
steel-bowed spectacles distributes the mail.
which is received as regularly as it was two
weeks ago. A little way down the street
Is long, low building, with the
FRONT TORN OFF
but otherwise uninjured. BY the side of
the building are pitched four white tents
This is the headquarters of the relief COM
mittee, and corps of ladies and gentlemen
deal out articles of wearing apparel and
edibles as they are demanded from the piles
that fills the shelves and counters. Pitched
on the lawn near the Beatty house is a
large white tenI about 100 feet long. In
this are kept the supplies that are taken
from the trains, and the outside cities and
towns have SO generously responded to the
appeal sent out to them that the tent is full
of provisions, bedding and wearing apparel,
and among other articles several stoves
have been received. What the people need
now most is financial aid. They are well
supplied with provisions. bedding and
clothing, but they are penniless and must
have money before they can recover their
fOOthold. Once give them a start and they
are independent enough to once more place
themselves on solid ground. If they are
not given financial aid tie great number OF
foreigners will be obliged to leave the city,
and yet this will be almost impossible in
their present condition. for they are utterly
dependent on outside charity.
AN IMPRoVISED HOSPITAL.
Snugly nestled at the foot of the hill in
, the friendly shelter of the trees is square,
plain building, whose walls are marred and
show need of fresh paint. The county off,
ceS were in this building until the new
court house, which was destroyed Wednes-
day night, was erected. 1t was then for
saken, end for many months stood empty
and deserted, but the Women's Christian
Temperance union few weeks ago rented
it and have had their headquarters there
since. When the terrible calamity befel
the city this society threw the doors oi
the building open to physicians. and it was
converted into hospital. and to-day there
are six patients lying within its walls. All.
with one exception, are doing well and the
doctors anticipate no danger of a fatal re-
| suit from their injuries. This one excep
ton is the case of a lady, Mrs. Ganckop
who is suffering from a crushed shoulder
and an injured lung. She is now lying
very low and hopes for her recovery are
very slight. She apparently has no rela
tiveS or intimate friends, as no one has
called at the hospital to see her. and she
speaks of no one and is lying in
sEMI-CoNsCIoUsNEss.
She was brought from beyond the hill
where she was found by the searchers OF
the night of the storm. They were at
Sracted by her pitiful cries and took he
from among the ruins of her Shanty in a de
lirious condition, and subsequently PLACED
her in the hospital, where she has since lin
gered between life and death. She lies OF
a cot TO the right of the door with bandage
across her chest and around her head, he
eyes closed and every breath a groan. DC
cupying cot next to her is Mrs. Aneth
whose ashy-pale face and sunl1en eyes tel
of the terrible suffering of mind and bod,
that she has passed through during the pas
three days. The day before the disaste
she was strong, healthy woman. She i
now hardly more than a living skeleton
She has broken arm and suffers from
other injuries, external and internal. bu
the physicians are confident of bringing he
through all right. What seems 20 be The
saddest case is that of Mrs. John Russell
and her three children, who occupy cot
near the other two patients. The younges
child is baby in arms, while the oldes
is years, the latter beautiful little cir
with sunny hair. who courageOusly bear
up under her wounds She has broker
arm and her face is badly bruised and eve
streaked with blood. As the doctor passed
her to-day, as she lay in her bandages, sh,
looked up at him and
swEETLY SMILED.
Another child, 3 years old, is stretched
out with broken thigh. The baby is badl,
bruised about the head, as is the mother
but she assists the nurses in caring for he
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