St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-01
Snow Enhances the Gloom Of
Hundreds of Homeless
LouisvillianS.
Some Call 1t Beautiful, But 1t
Adds Much to Their Dis
comforts.
Firebugs and Thieves Operate
and Render Martial Law
a Necessity.
It Is Now Positively Known
That Only Ninety-Three
Were Killed.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 31.-With
four inches of Water-soaked snow,
which has slowly melted during the
day, the situation in the tornado-strick-
ell district has been gloomy indeed.
Night is settling down, dismal and
dreary, upon the wrecked homes; and in
spite Of all efforts, there are many
broken in spirit, though physical wants
are supplied The lights cleaning
through vapor-laden atmosphere serve
only to reveal pictures of desolation.
The streets are in many places ankle
deep in mud and water, and ice-cold
streams pour from everywhere. The
worst result of the wet is not so much al
additional injury to property and goods
as in suffering to Unprotected people.
Scores of families are sheltered only
by hastily put-up boards or canvas, and
they are wet and cold. Thanks
TO a generous and lntelligently conduct
ed relief, there is plenty of food, and
hunger is not now among the mlSerieS
Much has been done during the day fol
relief, and much more is being done to-
night The relief committees agents
are dCIlNGly SupplyllS SuCH plOtCCllOlI
as is possible. The most
Needy Are First Supplied.
In the residence portion of the desc
lated district the snow has greatly re-
tarded repairs. Tonight very few OF
the houses, even where least damaged,
are habitable. Much household goods
has been exposed to the weather, and
prOportiOnally to the total value in
vOlved, much greater loss has been
caused by the SNOW to hOusekeepers OF
moderate means than to business houses
on Main and Market streets, or even
the tobacco warehouSemen. The latter
have all succeeded in getting most of
The household effects would not repay
the extraordinary measures taken to
save stocks of goods, and thousands OF
dollars worth in the aggregate scat
tered through some thirty blocks of the
city will lie in the wet for day or two
longer. On Main street signs have been
put up in many partly wrecked stores
that orders will be filled as usual and
business has been resumed. ''What
damage has the snow done?" tobacco
warehouseman was asked. None to
speak Of he replied. "SnOw does not
hurt tobacco in hogsheads like rain
does. A drenching rain where hogs
head is exposed drives right through
and Injuries the tobacco. But snow lies
OH the hogshead and gives it a chance
to brush off. Even when it is not
brushed OFF, in melting it slides Off
You see those two hogsheads? Well
they appear drenched through. Now
come and look at the tobacco in them
The tobacco was found only in gooC
condition to handle, not in the least too
n In or, int fC,f
Jacob said: 1--WE have now about re
covered all the bodies of those who were
destroyed by the recent tornado, and
am thoroughly satisfied that the tOta
number of those who were killed Outrigh
and those who will die from wounds
sustained thereby Will not reach
one Hundred and Fifty.
While the destruction of property wa
very heavy, still the greatest suffering
will fall upon our humber classes. VIII,
were living in their modest home
that had been accumulated b,
years of toll. In my judgment
$500,0O0 will go far towards maxim!
whole the losses of these poor people
but such as these will have TO be caret
for, no matter at what cost. And as ia
as the business is concerned, with tn
exception Of the leaf tobacco market, i
has never been suspended, and even il
this branch of trade 0ne-half of tn
warehouses were intact, and all are nov
ready for custom, as ample storage
room has been acquired in other por
tiOns of the city. Notwithstanding onl,
two days had elapsed after the cyclone
all wrecks and debris were remove,
yesterday. l have never seen suc
courage and recuperative power as ha
been eVlnced by all who have been at
tiicted, and while recognizing, as som
do, that the fruits of life
time of labor have been swept away
still they bow bravely and with propp
humility to their fate. From the morn
ing after the cyclone they have been a
work repairing the damages they hav,
sustained. As far as public quiet i
concerned, order has never been better
and outside OF the narrow limits of tn
district swept by the storm, no on
would know that he was in a city tha
had been scourged by fierce and mos
deSoIating tornado" Three tobacco
warehouses held sales to-day, and tb
trade in the untouched portion of tn
city has been SO active that the clearing
for the day show nearly the usual in
crease over the total of a year age
While there have been fewer crimlna
attempts than expected considering tn
two instances have proved the wisdor
OF placing the district
Under Martial Law
and putting the state guard on pickle
duty. Ed Myers, Isadore Lowensteir
A. Marks and Ike Edelman, Russian
Jews, are locked up in central polio
station charged with arson. They wer
caught starting large fire in demol
ished store on Market street, betwee
Tenth and Eleventh, which is in tn
midst of the shattered district. Th
fire was extinguished before it ha,
made much headway. Mrs. BarnWpll
wife of the rector of st. Johns church
was robbed of everything sne had. Al
her jewelry was found to have bee
taken from a bureau drawer, and bo
containing Silverware was broken Opel
and its contents taken away. Even tn
body OF the dead minister was not sd
cred, and his gold watch, which thu
widow cherishes particularly, WA
taken from his pocket. Frida
two ladies visited the demoi
ished house to secure Mrs. Barn
wells sewing machine for her. The
placed it on the pavement, and Will
absent within the machine was carriet
off. These outrageous cases are, how
ever, the only ones reported. The tota
amount of the relief fund approximate
$4,000. The board of trade has to-da,
received subscriptions amounting f
$4,000, While numerous checks haV
been sent into the mayors office auC
the newspaper offices. Among others
the Courier-Journal doubled its sub
scrlption. The Louisville IL Nashville