Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-02
LOUISVILLE IS HOPEFUL.
A Large Fund Raised for the Needy by
the Relief Committee.

Under bright, smiling sky the people in
Louisville's desolated district took heart yes
terday, says Philadelphia Press correspond
emf on the ground, and as a result last night
witnessed greatimprovement in the condition
OF affairs. In the business portion q great
many OF the tobacco men and merchants have
resumed transactions. In the resident portion
nothing but the scarcity OF bricklayers, car
penters and timers binders the work Of rebuild
ing. The water situation is unchanged. Whether
there will be famine or not depends upon an
experiment: which the water works engineer
will attempt with the broken standpipe today.
Ii he can make temporary air chamber OF
the portion of the pipe which remains standing
they can start the pumps, otherwise they Will
be unable to do 30.
There are now only about six feet of water in
the reservoir and it is being rapidly exhausted.
The engineer says that Monday 7.5OOOOO gal
Ions Of water were used in the clty-about
twice much as he expected would have been
used and as ought to have been used. With the
most rigid economy the supply cannot last more
than three days longer.
RELIEVING THE NEEDY.
At the board of trade relief room applica-
tions for assistance continue to come in. At
present nothing but absolute need is relieved
and that only for the present. hasty glance
over the books shows that only small sums
x20 and they were for burial expenses. The
majority were 60 and IS distributions. No
basis for general disbursement in cases Of the
destruction of property has yet been arranged.
The present object of the committee is to serve
the urgent needs, and reserve for the future.
when the rush somewhat abates, the arrange
n;ents for greater and more general distribu-
tions. The amount of subscriptions including
the sum of $4,000 subscribed by councils and
$4,000 by the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road. raises tie grand total to about $4,000.
The legislature has also subscribed an add
tional $50 00O
The city health officer, DR.. Gath. is fearful of
al epidemic of some kind as one of the indi-
rect results of the tornado. Ii there is water
famine he predicts an epidemic. In an inter-
view he said:
ION account Of the way most Of the resi-
dences, hotels, business houses and factories
are built the pipes in which the refuse and filth
OF all descriptions are usually carried away can
not be flushed II The water gives out. 1t will
remain in the pipes sending its disease breed
ing odors into the air. Today have had sew
eral notifications of buildings in which the
water pipes have been INSTRUCTED, and l have
had the sanitary corps out attending to them.
trust that people will not consider this as
simply sensational statement, made during q
moment OF unnecessary alarm. The situation
Is dangerous and l urge upon the people the
vital necessity of being careful with what little
water remains"
THIEVES ARRESTED.
Several thieves, who We're working among
the stores on Market street, were arrested yester
day. Among the number was finely dressed
man, who gave the namo of Thomas Cronin,
Pittsburg, Pa. He had over S160 in his pocket,
besides gold watch and chain and number
of letters. He is over six feet high and is
thirty -One Years old.
If the work of repairing and rebuilding goes
on as rapidly for the ensuing two weeks as it
has there will not be many business firms re-
naming idle. Louisville after her terrible
visitation Of last week is still trife unsteady
on her pins, but with the amount of pluck her
business men and other tornado sufferers are
exhibiting it will be only question of a few
weeks until she is firmly on her feet as be-
fore, and that condition she hopes to reach
without asking for outside aid.