The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-21

of Health Commissioners will be here tonight.
Governor Ogesbv cannot como to-nl.nt o'sps
are now being taken to give pnoiic Iuneaa,
Tomorrow TO all who have not yet been ouIieo
taken away.
Governor Oglesby to-day sent the following
telegram 20 the Hon. George H. Varneli. Mayor
Of Mount Vernon:
The great calamity OF yesterday to the people and
city of Mount Vernon fills the public heart with sor-
nrssen distress in the .y Of suppes tent. or other
things to aid the suffering community pease tels
the State Board of Health. and Adiutant-generaI
Vance will leave on first train for Mount Vernon.
Adiutant-eeneral Vance and DR.. Raucne ar
rived here at IL O'Clock last night. and immedi-
ately met the citizens committee and arranged
to have forwarded immediately number OF
shelter tents for the use OF the homeless nutii
permanent quarters can be FURNISHED
for them For the convenience OF many
without homes the Airline and tho Louisville q
Nashville railroads put on special trains TO carry
such as chose to 90 to friends in neighboring
towns during the night and Taturn during Tue
day.
A message was received from Governor
Oglssby. asking the advisability OF issuing
proclamation for aid. He said ii no answer was
received soon he would call upon the people OF
the country for contradictions or clothing. cro-
ceries and money. AS there is plenty of clothing
and groceries hand, and the dealers
show q Willingness to come generously to the
front the mem bera of the committee are moro
desrous for cash contributions than other AID
There are many persons who believe that all
the people have not yet been taken from the
ruins. ar many point to Crewss Block as
funeral pile in which the remains Of three or
five unknown may yet be found.
The following list of losses has been compiled:
Supreme Court building. unroofed; county
courthouse, destroyed; Methodist Church, torn
BAPTIST Church. demolished; B. w. Yost. store
blown in; Porter 81 Bond drug store, destroyed;
Maj James Hitchcocks residence and photo
graph establishment, destroyed Jerry Taylor 9
residence, ruined; Niemans restaurant and
bakery. wiped out; Maxey. Westcott 81 Swift
general merchandise and machinery. blown
store. roof off ami mashed; Jordan Morgan,
jeweter, building completely destroyed, some
stock saved; Jacob Oswald, building occupied
by Polishers Furniture Company. entire loss.
Block. owned by E. G Murray. oc-
cupied by Robert Ryan, dry goods. entire
loss entire; g. w. Evans, bank destroyed
Stratton 81 johnson, three-story building
wrecked. occupied by Johnson's drug store. also
goods. total loss; also. 9. B. Gordridge, grocer
les. upper rooms occupied by theater and Ma
sonic hall; Central Hotel and saloon connect
store. total loss; two-story brick. occupied by
Gothen & Ellis, saloon; Silas Downing, two
story brick residence. ruined: Warren's two
story frame storerooms. Heisnianns bakery
and confectionery. total losses; Thos. Walsh.
residence. two-story brick; q. F. M Ward,
residence, badly damaged: Mt. Vernon Milling
OomUauvy CuFeeStoTy Orlck Wl ueHtToyeus loeS
100000. wooden factory, badly injured; Lewis
Deal. first house struck. building literals torn
to pieces Stra,ton hardware store; demolished.
loss Sl5, 900; Howard Bros. g. Co., groceries,
wholesale and retail, In Watson
building. stock loss $1,000. building
ruined; Hudspeth, dry goods three
story building, total loss. S20,000 David Wise,
cothier. loss s15. 900; Yost 81 Co. dry goods and
groceries, stock. loss $1,000 Crowd@rs barber
chop, demolished; John Grays saloon. stock
and building injured; VIM. Rooero, dealer in
fnha and fmar al lnRa HahYt rim
millin@r. stock aud building destroyed; Mrs
Waters. nilliner, stock and building destroyed;
j. H. Ferguson, harness. stock and building,
partial loss; Hi Williams IL Co., general dry
goods. loss SO, 600. The following were totally
demolishei Three brick buildings belonging to
Colonel Casey; T. Il. Wescott's residence; Chas.
Hoyts residence: Prof. Barnbardt's residence;
Mrs. Milers residences; Mrs Albrirht's resi-
dence; q. T. Broolts's residence; Y. A. Covers
residence; Russell Dewey's residence; Lawler
Lece's residence: David Yearwood@ residences;
s Phiman Maxey's residence; Fletcher John
stons residence; George Howard's residence;
Lewis Emmersons residence.