, 1890-04-03


As night closed ~ Its folds ON the de
sns,cd oity ol l.ouisy,ho tnc widows
uuu orphans arc boWuI down wilh tuI
NoiIl,t oi tic deepest greet Wreck and
RUIN nave settled dOMn Ia Its very midst,
ana the spcCters OF the dead, whose
funeral pyrcs are heaps OF bricks and
mortar, seem To rise ~ aud cnshroud in
the uWtui hIiU OF thu.I presence Inc en-
tire C,ty.
Buuds of brave rvscucrs continue to
WORK, Uut as night comes on they seem
to Work uUru silently. although 10 less
Urduuusiy. As cicu remnant OF tho
piles of WrcEAge Is lifted, II Is wiln tue
anticipation OF unCuyerlng ~ view -
llieIvsa IOuu or thU urNtn.sgt features
u, some human victim u thr uwiul
storm, Bat tucrg Is 10 time 10
Cunsldgr inc dead, Tor the living may
yc, DO burned beneath the mountains
vi duoris, and tuvy turn and delyc
ugain with renewed energy into the
great u.asl ia tueir search iur crushed
uud mdnglud humanity.
riiE HrsDutHs WURkiN" rs iHE pAEH.
40 the night EfuWs darker lhc Wurl.
buCOnvs IuUrg awful. kven thU .uN,tu-
tlgr ut lignt uud it, iear-uisIv,ung
qualities are denied them, IOr au the
clsCtuC wires were torn down py thc
s.urm anu Git tue city to po vushTOuJuu
Ia tie deepest gloom. II grows 20 dark
in the shadows Ot the crUmbllng WAlls
tnut still stand as silCut s"utineis over
the duAu, thHt every uUJcrt with tue
sunDlance oil a human iOtm must TIC
graspcd toprONclt To Ue tIcsn or stone.
5ul, the uutiriug and strong'hearted
WORKERS continue 10 dig in the nerliless,
storm made gruNes ul the dead
AGuSI2iNG slGnTs.
There is no estimating the number of
a ltt A. lIlrltHl Llu Pho
pie are sun learning vi the missing
nemUers ol their iaIuIiivs, ami mothers
Auu IHtnCrs stJuu Mi.uly gaEliIg on the
ruins and crying on the Almighty W de-
liver to them at least thcir uutu. Hard
eiIud hearts nfU mOvud wltn deep SYM
pathy anu luie men ave IN tho art and
Crime. Ihu streets are thrOuged with u
multitude Of sUrrONlng pu, Pile, Incy
Stand upon tnu corners, with tear
dimmed eyes solemnly discussing the
reauiul catastrophe, or move nom one
MONT OF the wreCkod district " anOthVh
gazing ut the scenes OF ruin.
oNE HUNDRgD nOhRLEss FAMILIES.
There are ut least lUG families home
less in the street, that were happy yos-
terdny in the possession OF their homes.
One poor woman, between her hall
stliled sObs, told how that very evening
her husband had paid 10 tue build
lllk ucNoAhtNiOl NAN AA9k dCliui
they owed upon the house, and
now all tnut remains is u confused mass
oi brick and mortar. There ara many
Other cases almost parallel TO this. Not
only were houses dashed to the ground,
hut the furniture in many instances
WAS entirety destroyed. Aundrcus vi
thousands OF dollHrs worth OF goods lay
last night upon the business streels at
the mercy ol thieves, IL now seems al
most impossible 10 md storelIouses ior
the vast amount vi merchandise.
TuE MOB umVLS Rack,
At many places towering walls of
briclt are osclilatng IN tho ulr, ready to
1,,suund at any moment. These loints
of danger urv guarded by the police and
a military company, VINO are dfivng the
suraing crowds back ut the point oil the
bay oIvI. A..
roam, sta,lda a reckless mob Clamoring
| ,or .,IuisslOn, Dut tncy are invarlably
refused, unlus, IL be 10 idenLliy sOnie
relative or friend. Occasionally when
one OF these enter u sound, hulf hob and
/ han sllriVk, Reaches thv outor-dOor Tho
telephone wires are all down, ana IL will
/ take ten uays 10 got them up aild wSrk-
INK again.
YusIStfs HOUSES WRECK NJ,
The iron works OH Eighth street, a
iuur-story building, were bloNn down,
and several uf the employees injured
The wholesale liquor establishment uf
Brown q Son, OH Eighth aud Main
streets iell, and Instantly caught fire.
jy nArI work the iircincn ln;ATaged 10
control the blaze. Tho buildings ad-
iacont,to il woro considerably torn up,
and IL Is quite positive that several dead
lay beneath the ruins.
The great building at 7i5 Main street,
ooCupi",i by the &. II. Santhor tobacco
nrm, II. IL. Toewat and X. q james W.