Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-30

| morning that the building was insured
to the extent of $1,000, and that the
damage to the stock would not be more
than $500.
The great demand now is for brick
layers, and it is hoped that the sur
rounding cities will supply all that are
needed. Probably 1900 of these can be
given employment. and contractors an
nounce that they will pay $3.50 a day.
It is rumored that local bricklayers will
demand So day.
At Cook, Hoffman, & Co.'S landing
were sunk three boats belonging to
Thomas Faucet & Bros. and two barges
OF s. s. Crump & Co., both of Pitts
burg, loaded with coal aud containing
II ZOO bushels, valued at about SIS 900.
The cloud accompanying the cyclone
was observed almost along its entire
course by DR.. Lyon, who resides at the
falls. He saw the cloud approach up the
gap in the knobs through which the Ohio
flows. It was balloon shaped
twisting in an attenuated tail
toward the earth. It emitted
constant fusilade of lightning and
seemed to be composed of Iurid, snake
like mass of electric currents whose light
would sometimes be extinguished for
few brief moments, making an almost
intolerable, horrible darkness. 1t
was accompanied by a fearful roar
like unto thousand trains
crossing a big bridge at once. It could
be seen to strike Louisville, and then
with incredible rapidity, rumbllng aw-
fully, the great mass leaped the river,
changing it into white foam as it came
towards the Indiana shore
Mr.. Lyon is gentleman of scientific
a. AelNr
watched the storm with view to ascer-
tain certain points in the cyclonic move
ments.
THE DEATH ESTIMATE LOWERED.
LOUISVILLE, KY. March 29.-It seems
certain now that the estimate of the
dead at the Falls City hall has been over
the mark, and that the total
number of persons in the build
ing when it crashed was not
half as many as was at first guessed.
RELIEF COMMITTEES.
The executive committee of the relief
fund, which is operated in connection
with the board OF trade and charity or
CARNATIONS. with headquarters at the
board OF trade, received a large number
of new subscriptions to-day and relieved
a number of. cases in which immediate
action was necessary. Tomorrow
thorough investigation will be put
into operation by which cases
will be attended to. The executive COM
mIttee, with full corps of assistants
and clerks under the management of W.
T. Rolph, chairman, will be at the board
of trade building and remain there ali
day. The amount of the fund now i'll
the hands of Treasurer Buckner, except
what was used for urgent cases yesterday
is about $50 900.
The committee from the Cincinnati
chamber of commerce, which came
down at midnight Friday returned home
yesterday. The executive committee of
the board of trade politely but firmly de-
clined the offers of assistance, Chairman
Rolph notifying the gentlemen that
Louisville proposed to stand up to the
rack and
CARE FOR HER PEOPLE.
The Cincinnatians applauded the de-
termination, and remarked that Louis
vile was plucky, and invited call on
the Cincinnati chamber of commerce if
help was needed.
Louis Barkhous reports the receipt of |
kilograms from B. Lowenstein s. Bro
and George Arnold of Memphis author |
izing drafts on them and proferring the |
assistance of business men.
A telegram is also reported, which |
states indianapolis raised $40 900, to be |
sent if needed. There are offers /
also, but none of them have |
fod ho |
actuated the people seems to be that |
Louisville will stand by her OVID people |
Mayor Jacobs said, however, that while
he was opposed to calling for outside
help, if voluntary contributions were Of
fered he would advise acceptance.
Messrs. left, Weller s. Co., a large
New York mercantile firm, telegraphed
Mayor Jacobs to draw on
them for $1,000, which was done.
Hon. George E. Tanner, president of
the Indianapolis board of trade, tele-
graphed to the same effect and the
mayor also drew on him for $1,000.
Two kilograms were received from
Governor Campbell of Ohio Offering aid,
and ainquiring what was most needed.
The mayor, replying, stated money alone
was needed, and that all sent would be
used to the best advantage.
n t0i6SrdpH LuOu0F OTuGF IOr S0UU was
received from the Simmons hardware
of St. Louis, which also con-
tanned expressions of sympathy for Louis
ville's great misfortune
The relief delegations from Cincinnati,
and from the Kentucky leg
islature viewed the devastated district
to-day and saw for themselves the work
Of devastation that had been done, and
in some measure the distress
that prevails on eyerv hand.
Neither of the delegations were solicited
for aid, but the matter was left in their
OWN hands to do whatever their own in
clinations suggested. The inspection of
the legislative committee may result in
4 large appropriation by the legislature,
and material assistance Is expected from
Cincinnati and Indianapolis when their
respective committees return and tell of
the desolation and suffering they Wit
messed.
A FEMALE SHOPLIFTER.
She Says She Uses q Drug and Can't Help It.