The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-21

Relief Committee-First ward, j. w.
Faugh, A. T. Taylor, f. NJ. Walker, Mrs.
G. II. Varnell, Mrs. Jno. Guthrie, Mrs.
Kim Collins. Second ward--J. w. Bur-
ton, Frank Harmon, w. ID. Table, Mrs.
Annie Pace, Mrs. Wilbanks Mrs. r. b.
Tanner Mrs. VIM. Reid. Third ward
A. NJ. Stratton, j. N. Battcriield, M. Bur
CESS Miss May Slade Mrs. 4. p. Watson,
Miss Elyira Mcfarland. The committee
to report to Norman II. Ross, secretary
finance committee.
The secretary has been In communica-
ton all day with the large cities of the
country and formal and systematic APP
peal will be made TO all persons to assist
the dcmoralized city in its aiiiiction, which
is indeed beyond a parallel in this country
in the devastation OF cyclones. Those Of
western Missouri. jamestown and Wash
ington Courthouse, Ohio, not equaling in
total destruction the loss Of this place. The
morning trains brought a host Of excur-
sionists who
CAME TO RENDER AID
and TO comfort stricken friends. Nearly a
thousand strangers trod the streets amazed
at what they hear and see. The town is
full OF reporters, and the dreary tale is re-
peated time and time again. Artists are
on the scene, skctching the ruins, and the
pencil in hundred hands is jotting down
facts and stories from thousand mouths.
The telegraph operators have been indus
triously at work at the ticker all night and
today, their force ut this place having been
greatly reduced by the death OF two OF
their number in the destroyed city. Mount
Vernon is a beautiful city OF 1000 inhabit-
ants, the county seat Of Jefferson county.
II is considered one OF the most thriving
and beautiful OF southern Illinois cities.
Its streets are broad and well lined with
shade trees, and the residences are trim
and homelike. II is situated on the Lou
isville & Nashville road, and is about sew
enty-eight miles from St. Louis. The sur
rounding country is rolling. Cyclones or
heavy storms have never before visited
this region, and IL was considered safe
from any such destructive element.
The able corps Of physicians that re-
sponded 10 the first call were quickly or
ganized, and all day long have moved
from place TO place. The shock TO many
has been terrible, and outside Of breaks
aud bruises, the physicians still have been
required. A complete list of dead and
wounded has not yet been compiled.
The property loss will aggregate nearly
$500, 900, and falls heavily upon thriv-
ing community. The following is n par
tial list Of the largest losers. though the
heaviest losers are the hundred poor who
lost their NIL:
Summing up the county buildings, the
churches, bnsincss-houses and stocks OF
goods aggregate loss OF $40, 900; fine res
4 H..
licences injured, $4,000; cottages, ware
houses, barns, etc, $4,000. Total, SD73,-
goo. Other incidentals will increase this.
All day long the funeral tramp has been
heard through the town, and every little
while n body Of men passed down the
street carrying the remains TO the home OF
friend 10 await burial. As yet no ar
rnngcment has been made for q general
funeral. Some Of the bodies have been
taken 10 other towns and some into the
country.
CIRCULAR.
The following circular was issued this
morning and Is now being sent through the
mails:
MouSr vERSoS, III, Feb. 30, ISIS
To the Mayor and Citizens
The city Of Mount Vernon, Ill.,, was Wis
tied by terrible cyclone on yesterday af.
tcrn0on. which carried death and dcstruc-
tin in lis path. About thirty people were
killed outright, aud scores Of men, women
and children are MANNED, wounded and
bleeding, and about 1000 people are made
homeless by the disaster. Some 300 houses
are swept almost from the face OF the earth,
among which ara the county courthouse,
public school buildings, Methodist and
Baptist churches, supreme courthouse,
round-house OF Louisville 4 Nashville rail-
road. and many Of the leading business
houses are also n total wreck, their con.
tents being buried beneath the ruins. A
raging fire which broke out also destroyed
much OF the property, which might other.
wise have been saved from the ruins. Pco.
pie are sorely in distress, and are forced "a
call upon the charitable people Of the coun.
try for money and such other timely as
sistance as they may feel abletocontribuic
Money Is needed more than provisions, n
there are few business houses that may
be able 10 supply the demand. Send cash
contributions. II possible, TO Geo. w
Evans, chairman finance committee, Nor
man II. Moss, secretary.
List oY Lossrs.
The following list Of losses has been com
piled 10 far
Supreme court building. unrooicd coun
~ courthouse, destroyed; Methodist
church, torn 10 fragments; Commercial
hotel. unrooicd; Baptist church, demol
ished; u. w. Yost, store, blown In; Porie'
& Bond, drug store, destroyed; Maj. Jane,
IIitchcock's residence and photograph os
tablishmeni, destroyed; Jerry Taylor's res
idencc, ruined; Nieman's restaurant and
bakery, wiped out; Mary Woscott 4 Scift
general merchandise and machinery, blown
away, $1,000 damages; w. T.. jackson
harness store, roof of and mashed; Jordar
Morgan, jeweler, building completely do
stroyed, some stock saved; Jacob Oswald
building occupied by Polishcr's Furniture
company, entire loss, both building and
stock; the Crews block, owned by Y. g.
Murray, occupied by Robert Ryan, DIR,
goods. loss entire; q. w. Evans, bank, de
siroycd; Siralton & johnson, three siory
building. wrecked occupied by johnson
drug store, also by Rcnchlcr, Waters 4
Co groceries and dry goods, total loss
sIso Z; m Gorridge' groceries: uppe
rooms occupied by thcater and Masonic
hall. Central hotel and saloon connect
inc. both ends blown out; Cooks franz
drug hVolci loui -, wv 49,
pied by Goihen 4 Ellis, saloon; silas Dow
Ing. two story brick residence, ruined
WaTren's two story frame store
rooms, Heismann's bakery and coniec
tionery. total loss; Thomas Walsh, resi-
dencc, two story brick; q. +. NJ. Ward
residence. damaged badly; Mount vcnol
Milling company, three story brick mill
DESTROYED, loss $4,000; Woolen factory
badly injured; Lewis Deal, FIRST hous
struck, building literally torn 70 pieces