St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-01
railroad subscribed $4,000. at the
meeting of the executive committee of
the board OF trade relief committee this
aEt 20 falln1uiI,nr alQntHl.

afternoon, the following was adopted:
Resolved, In answer to numerous inquiries
from persons at home and abroad, the poard
of trade relief committee announces that
further liberal contributions from Louisville
citizens and corporations are greatly needed
and most earnestly requested. IL the coniri-
buttons from our own people. are not sum
cient TO relieve the distress OF sufferers from
the Storm the committee will appeal for as
sistance from outside of the city and state.
Until then all voluntary contributions OF
money will be accepted and used if needed.
Offers of aid come in from all direc-
tions. The following are telegrams re-
oeived by the mayor and replied to with
expressions of gratitude:
Charleston. S. C.-Mayor Jacob, Louis
vile: Read with horror the terrible calamity
to dear old Louisville. Can we be of as
siStance? LOUIS MATTHEsE.
Oakland. Cal.-Mayor Jacob, Louisville:
ANY account of r. Gilchrist and family?
Waiting patiently. Answer
Brockton, Mass.-Mayor Jacob, Louisville:
The city of Brockton, Mass, expresses SYM
pathy. If substantial aid is needed will re-
spond promptly. WILLIAM L. DOUGLASS.
Mayor Grant, of New York, offered
any help needed. The mayors of Kan
saS City, Norfolk, w. Va, and Of neigh
boring Kentucky and Indiana towns
also rendered aid. The following cable
gram was received and properly an
SWered:
Dublin, March 29-To Mayor of Louis
vile, Ky. Heartfelt sympathy with you.
KENNEDY, Lord Mayor OF. Dublin.
The tobacco warehouse men feel very
grateful to the Cincinnati warehouse
men and the chamber of commerce for
the substantial aid rendered by them
and the protferS of more that are so
freely extended. A delegation from the
Cincinnati chamber of commerce was
here to make personal examination.
Ninety-Three Were Killed.
The total number killed by the tor
nado here Thursday night is ninety
three. This includes John Schnell, a
saloonkeeper, who died to-day of his in
juries. Schnell was caught in the
wreck at Falls City hall. His leg was
broken and he received internal in
juries. 1t is feared that r. r. Barton,
of Catlettsburg, is dead in the ruins.
His friends are inquirtng and he cannot
be found. So far about $50 badly injured
have been discovered. The majority
of those who were worst hurt are at
the various hospitals, and several of
these are not expected to live.
Among those who pershed by fire with
John Enrich and his child at Eighteenth
and Maple streets was Fritz Deph. AL
though Deph had father, mother and
sisters, and his remains were dug out
Friday morning, yet the first public an
nouncement of his death was made to-
day. In the published list of the dead
since the accident, another name, bear
ing no resemblance to that borne by
the dead man, has always appeared.
This was James McCalline, and under
that name his remains were viewed by
Coroner Miller. Deph was going
that night to the theater. and had
stepped into Emerich's grocery to get a
cigar, when the storm struck the edifice
and he was thrown into the cellar.
When the burned timbers and ashes
were taken away late the next morning
the charred and backened remains
were found in an Inverted position. The
body was straight upright, the head
resting upon the rubbish at the bottom
OF the cellar, and the feet supported by
the timbers. Deph was tWenIy-nine
years of age and unmarried.
Freaks of the tornado.
The residence of John e. Green, son
of Dr.. Norvin Green, OH the old Meier
raj stock farm, was unroofed and the
property destroyed to the extent of
several thousand dollars. Mr.. Green
and his family were in the house when
the tornado. swept down upon them,
but fortunately all escaped ull-
| hurt. Fifty fine old forest trees
in the yard were blown down.
| When the cyclone approached Thurs
day, the steam ferry Hlte was in mid
river, crossing to Jeffersonville from
Louisville. Supt. Dorsey, of the ferry
company. Pilot Mullen and Capt. Henry
Dugan we're in the pilot house. They
saw storm approaching from the south
west, but feared no danger, as it rarely
comes from that quarter, but
| to be prepared, the boat was headed tC
run up stream, before the wind. Sud
denly they were envelOped in vast
solid sheet of water. flashed through by
| vivid lightning. Horrible rushing
noises drowned all other sounds. The
boat careened until her starboard sides
were three feet under water, and
| they gave themselves up for lost
In the cabin, thirty-five pas
sengers were running to and fro, panic
| stricken. while some of the crew tried
| to hold the doors shut 1t was all over
in an instant. and the boat bad been
lifted bodily and turned around end fol
end. and heading for Kentucky instead
| of Indiana. A dead calm sue
ceeded for short time. The boat
was finally landed in JetfersOnville
A special from Henderson says the tota
of killed in Webster county is forty, and
of wounded eighty. Nearly all are il
a poor section known as Black Ford. A
relief corps has gone to them from Hen
derson. A coat was found near Hender
son which contained papers showing
| that If had hppn hlOwn frOm Paduaah 9
the finding of check. supposed to bt
from here, in yard twelve miles from
Cincinnati. The check was for S52.
and in favor of a Louisville tobacco