Evening journal., 1890-03-31
IN The CYCLONES PATH.
The Latest Returns from the
Desolated District.
BuRgrNG LouIsYlLLEs DEAD.

The Number Of Victims Has Not Reached
One Hundred Thus Far-G -Golconda, Ind,
yeritnble Goloondn-Fifty Lives Lost
in Clay, Ky.-News from Elsewhere.
LOUISVILLE, March Si.--lf possible, the
throngs Of sightseers were even larger than
the day previous, when the woful spectacle
was first unfolded to the light Of day in all
its hideowness Early trains brought hun
dreds Of curious visitors and agents OF relief
from neighhoring cities and towns 70 swell
the multitude Of those who wendeS with a
local interest toward the scene, and the
guards had much difficulty in maintaining
their lines against the pressure. All night
long tho search parties continued their
labors. and the sound of rattling wagons
rose out Of overy street Carpenters and
timers worked like beavers the whole day
trying TO repair broken roofs and strengthen
dangerously weakened walls. Gangs 81 line
men were getting the tangled and broken
wires Of the telephone aud telegraph out OF
the way for further repairs.
Funeral Bells ToIiing.
Meanwhile the solemn tolling OF church
bells, the frequent passage Of laden hearses
and long lines Of funeral carriages gave
note to the hurrying crowd that the lorna.
dos victims were passing to their last rest
ing places.
Careful estimates by competent under
writer's and salvage agents are nearly agreed
that the damage 10 buildings of all classes
to domestic goods aud commercial stocks
will aggregate close to s., 300, 600, with a
liberal allowance for rebuilding repairs
Ninety-four Dead.
The main point Of comforting thought is
that the loss Of life will not prove nearly so
great as at first supposed. At late hour
last night ninety-four names were borne on
the list of dead, and Of these but three were
taken from the ruins during the day.
Burying the Dead.
The work OF burying the dead went on
with CHASTITY systematic brisbness Sunday.
and all of the hearses in the city we're taxed
70 their utmost. One procession contained
i've hearses conveying the bodies of the un.
fortunate laundry girls-Maggie Mcclure,
Mary Ryan, Bridget Grow, Maggie Camp
bell and Mary McGinty funeral serv.
ices were held at the cathedral at the same
time
Carriages $40 per Hour.
Humboldt lodge l. o. o. r., remained at
Cave Hill cemetery during the afternoon,
and received one az a time the funeral pro.
cessions OF the ten members Of that frater.
nifty killed at tho Falls City hall Tho burials
with the ritual services OF the order, occurred
az hall-hour intervals. SO urgent were tho
demands on the undertakers that as a rul,
but two hacks were allowed TO each funeral
Even with this arrangement the facilitie
We're inadequate and the street ears vi,
Green street and Baxter avenue to the ceme
terry, were called into requisition as q NOR,
rapid means of funeral convevauces
| Iwenty-four funeral professions passed out
Broadway during the day en- route to Cav,
HILL The funeral OF Rev. DR.. Barnwell
pastor of St Johns Episcopal church. tool
place at noon. His son, Dudley Barnwell
was buried at the same time. The owner,
Of carriages and hacks raised their charge,
to $40 per hour for the use Of their vehicle,
and, as a consequences, all the carriage.
available in Jeffersonville and New Albany
were brought TO this city.
Some Of the colored people, and the poorer
Of the unfortunate families, were forced tc
use express and transfer wagons
Red Cross Workers Not Needed.
Miss Clara Barton, president Of the Ameri
can National Association OF the Red Cross.
with DR.. J. B. Hubbell, general field agent
Of the association, and J. II. Morelnnd.
foreman Of their work at Johnstown. Pa.
have arrived here. Miss Barton says in an
/ interview:
II find there Will he no need Of our assist.
ance here. The first news had placed the
loss Of life so high and the report that Bowl
ing Green was entirely swept away. indi
Gated such terrible distress that we left
work already before us to come. find that
the calamity in Louisville has been met with
admirable courage and good sense. In
large experience have never seen dis
aster SO efficiently handled and have never
known efforts better directed.
When | see how carefully everything ha,
been done l am quite ready to believe your
authorities when they tell me You do noi
now need assistance and that they almost
certainly will be able 70 take care OF Won,
wounded. II by any chance there should b.
need Of our aid it will not be withheld
Miss Barton will look over the field from
this point for time, and then extend aid
in the direction most needed Her assistant.
are now located within call through sec
tions where danger and suffering are threat
ened.