New-York tribune., 1890-04-01
RELIEF IN LOUISVILLE.
SYSTEMATIC MEASURES TAKEN BY THE
COMMITTEE.
A DISMAL STORM ADDS TO THE MISERY Oh
THOSE WHOSE HOMES WE'RE DESTROYED
THE DEVASTATION IN OTHER
PARTS OF KENTUCKY.
PARTS OF KENTUCKY.

THE DEVASTATION IN OTHER
PARTS OF KENTUCKY.
Louisville March 3l.-With four inches of heavy
snow, which has slowly melted during the day. the
situation in the tornado-strckcn district has been
gloomy indeed. Night settled down dismally
upon the wrecked homes. Scores of families are
sheltered only by hasty structures of boards or
canvas and they are wet and cold. Thanks to
the generous and intclligenty conducted relief
there is plenty of food, and hunger is not now
among the miscries
In the residence portion of the dcsolated dis
trict The has greatly retarded repairs. To-
night few of the houses. even those least damaged
are habitablc Many household goods have been
exposed TO the weather, and proporiionaiey TO the
total value involved much greater loss has beer
caused by the snow to housclccpcr> of moderate
means than TO business houses in Main and Market
SITS, or even the tobacco warehou>e-men. The
latter have all succeeded in getting most of their
property under shelter of some sort In Main-st
signs have been put up in many partly wrecked
stores that orders will be filed as usual and bust
ness has been resumed.
What damage has the snow done ?' tobacco
warchouscman was asked.
None TO speak Of, he replied Snow docs
not hurt tobacco in hogshcads rain does
Mayor Jacob said: I'VE have now rccoverel
all the bodies of those who were killed by the
tornado. and ! am satisfied that the total number
of those who were killed outright and those VINO
will die from wounds sustained thereby viii not
reach 100 While the destruction of property
was heavy, still the greatest suffering Will fal
upon the humber classes of people, who were
living in their modest homes that had been created
by years of toll. In my Judgment, 100000 will
l.. l. 81, fltoso
poor PEOPLE, for such as these will have to be
cared for. no matter al what cost. rs far as
business is concerned. with the exception Of tie
leaf tobacco market, il has never been suspended,
and even in this branch of trade one-half the
warehouses were intact. and all are now ready
for custom. as ample STORAGE room has been ac-
Guircd in other portions Of tie citv. Noiwlth-
standing only two DAYS had elapsed after the
storm. all wrecks and debris had lccn removed
yesterday. have never seen such courage and
rcrurcratiye power rs has been evincei by all
who have been afflicted. and while recognizing.
AS some do. that the fruits of lifetime Of hho:'
have been swept away, still they bow brayely ana
with proper humility to their fate.
Three tobacco Warehouses held sales to-day and
tine trade in the untouched portion Of the city has
been so active that the ccarines Of the day show
nearly the usual increase over the total of year
ago.
Ell" Myers. Isdorc I.owcrs'cn \. Marks and
Ike" Edcman. Russian Jews are locked up in
the Central Police Station charged with arson
They were caught building large fires in de
molshcd store in Market-st., between Tenth and
Eleventh SIS. which is in tie midst O. the ruined
district Mrs. liamwcll, wife of the rector OF
Sf Johns Church. was robbed OF everything she
had. All her lcwelry was taken from bureau
drawer. and a box containing silvcrware was
broken open and its contents taken away. Even
the body Of the dead minister was not sacred,
and his .od watch, which the widow cherished
particularly, was taken from his pocket.
The relief fund approAmates $4,000. The
Board of Trade to-day received subscriptions
amounting to 81 900, while numerous checks have
l.-.n sent into the Mayors office and :he ncwspa-
per Offices Among others, The Conrcr-J0"rhai
doubled Its subscription. Inc Louisville ana
Nashville Railroad subscribed SlO.uou. Al tnc
mcctna Of the Executive Committee OF the board
Of Trade Relief committee tins afternoon the ioi-
lDwimg WAS adopted:
"RcsolNcl. In answer to nuncro.s inquiries from
persons al home and abroad. the Board Of Trade
Keller Committee annohnces that i"r'rr nptrn
contributions from Louisville cIt!Irhs ana corpora
ttnu, are greatly needed, and are most earnestly
,..nucsied # the cont ntrlhutions from Oul own "o-
pie arc not Sufficient to relieve the distress oi sui
icr,rs 10y the storm. tn" committee VIII appear l"r
nfl then all voluntary contributions Ot money
viii be- accepted and used II needed.
\ water famine IS Row ihfet'i'e IN serious
earnest Tie river, already at so hl-h stage
iraf the injury 10 tie pumplns Stallion IN me
vaf.r-worls could not be- repaired. - going mp.
and - long 49, the Hood continues, nothlh- can
l.. done President lon- has issued another W|ih-
iur To- consumers and estimates that TIE reservoirs
nov barely hold a thrcc-.aAS supply for iic eng.
= d>plt,h from Hartford, NY. says. ms
,.nacr from the Duke ncighhorhood, WHO came
I'M tttt.r rfif IA
thaf Farmer COMBS house. IN that n"ighnor-
hood was blown down. killing tw" children ana
- bruisnr and inJur.ug the remaining hNr yer
SONS in the house that one was reported 7" n'
,i,iu0 and the others suilerinr with broken limis
and internal injuries In this nci~hborhood me
tr,rk Of the storm was about half mile wide
and every house or barn WAS damaged.
most Of them being lcvclle. with th'
earth Large tracts of timber are nait'ncd down
Ike taU cra,s after a hard raiusiorm. TWO
riurchcs one school-housc and half dozen barns
were blown down ~ tnc No. trrck nrieh'''fnu",,'
hu, no other fltaii'c g, haNr been nport'" N'i'
,hcrc i. unch apprehension that more serious
,i..,.t.rs vIU vel ic reported.
disn,toh from Owru>h"r says: " VI West
Io,isvilir rot a business housc was left standing
and only ON. dwelling can he seen. cltN "''
ncrson was killed. a negro boy. Tom Logan
'rr o. ,li wears The injured are 'lohn Law
son y O'Bryan. wife and two children, bnri
Woodyard Tom Wheeler. Matt ievi', Nn'
Iolhrook. - Rummnecs The loss IN West