St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-29
OscilIa ing in the Air

for this vast am0urt or mercnanulSe'
At many places towering walls of brick
are
OscilIa ing in the Air
ready to fall at any moment. These
points of danger are guarded by the po-
lice and military company called the
Louisville Legion, who drive the surg
ing crowds back at the point of the
bayonet. At the entrances OF the vari-
Gus dead rooms" stand the breathless
mob clamoring for admittance. but are
invariably refused unless it be to iden-
tify some relative or friend. Occasionally
when one of these enters sound-half
a sob and half muffied shriek-reaches
the outer doors. Coroner Ii. G. Miller
has ordered that no body be inferred
until it has been viewed by him. This
has caused some dissatisfaction among
those who wish to take immediate charge
of the remains of their friends. The
telephone wires are all dOwn,and it will
take ten days to get thelh up and work.
ing again. The search for victims is
going steadily on, and each hour adds
largely to the already long list. In many
places the men labor in great danger of
being buried beneath the tottering walls
at any moment. and other accidents are
looked for momentarily. Chief Engineer
Hermany visited the water works this
afternoon and inspected the damaged
portion by request of the directors. He
found that the standpipe had been COM
pletely blown down, but no other dam
age had been done. This, of itself, how
ever, is enough. for it will soon
Leave the City Without Water.
No pumpingscan be done, and there is
only about enough water in the reser-
voir to last five days. At the end of
that time the public wells will have to
supply the demand. Mr.. Hermany was
asked about how long it would take to
repair the damage and put an end to
the inevitable water famine. 1T is inn
possible" he said, ''for me to make
even an estimate, for do not know. l
have put men to work clearing away
the wreck, and it will be done ilnmedi-
ately. but Just how much time it will
take do not know. But on account of
the scant supply in the reservoir the
city will soon be without water. esti-
mate the damage to the standpipe will
amount to about S20,000." This after
noon President Long issued notice to
all water consumers that, with the eX-
ception of the fire department, all water
supply would be turned off for week
or until repairs are completed. In the
meantime the public is assured that
these repairs will be prosecuted as
diligently as possible.
Crushed and Blackened Ruins
mark the spot where only last evening
stood the splendid large union depot, at
Seventh street and the river. When the
crush came Louisville Southern train
| had Just come in, and the J. M. & L.
train was ready to pull out. But both
were caught by the falling mass and
were crushed like shells. The wide
iyer, disturbed by the fury of the tor
nado, is yet angry, and what was left OF
the depot by the wind is momentarily
| threatened by the strong waves that
surge under and about the platforms.
The lunch-stand man, William Geisel,
was instantly killed by the falling tim
| bers, and six other persons were in
jured, but none fatally. Owing to the
speedy removal of the bodies last night
the names of the injured could not be
| learned, but some passengers are
thought to be among the number. A
| force of men is at work at the depot,
and while it is building all trains will
use the ]. M. g. l. tracks and the old o.
g. M. depot at Fourteenth and Main
streets. From Seventh street and the
river, as far down as can be seen, one
Continuous Sea Of Desolation
meets the eye and bewilders the thou