Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-04

seven bodies have been taken out there.
The total insurance, it is believed, will
not exceed $125,000. OF this, 100000 is
life insurance, which is upon laborers
and the middle class of people and in
small ten cent companies and Knights of
Honor. Z
H ENTIRE LOSS OF LIFE
Will not go much above one hundred, if
that number is reached. Up to this
afternoon the total number killed at all
places whose bodies have been recovered
and of the missing, who it is reasonably
certain are dead, is lightweight. In ad-
dition to these, there are about a dozen
who are so badly injured that death may
ensue, although fatal results are not an
ticipated in most of the cases. Any
where from $50 to 200 persons are in
jured to an extent worth noticing and
probably 500 to 1000 have very slight
bruises that do not inconvenience them.
BR1CKLAYERs IN DEMAND
The great demand o is for bricklay-
e1s, and it is hoped that the surrounding
cities will supply all that are needed.
Probably 100 of these can be given en-
ployment and contractors that
they will pay them $3.50 per day. 1t was
rumored this morning the local bricklay-
ers would demand SIS per day. The Sec
rotary of war has ordered that four hun
dred tarpaulins be loaned to the citizens
to protect their roohess houses.
THE CYCLONE CLOUD.
The cloud accompanying the cyclone
was observed along almost it's entire
course by DR.. Lyon, who resides at the
falls. He says the cloud was balloon
shaped, with a twisting and attenuated
tail toward the east. 1t emitted a con-
slant fusilade of lightning and seemed to
be composed of a lurid, snake-like mass
OF electric currents, whose light would
sometimes suddenly be extinguished for
a few moments, making an almost intol-
cradle and horrible darkness. It was
accompanied by a fearful roar "like that
OF a thousand trains" crossing a big
bridge at once. It could be seen to
strike Louisville, and then with incredi-
BILE rapidity, rumbling and roaring, an
awful mass leaped from the river, chang
ing into white foam as it came toward
the Indiana shore. It appeared to cross
near the Louisville bridge just over the
falls. MIR. Lyon is a gentleman of scien-
titic attainments and a close observer,
and watched the storm with the view of
ascertalning certain points on cyclonic
movement.
DIFFERS OF ASSISTANCE REFUSED.
The amount of the relief fund now in
the hands of Treasurer Buckner, except
what was used for urgent cases, is
$4,000. The committee from the Gin
cinnati chamber of commerce, which
came down at midnight Friday, returned
home to-day. They viewed the devas-
tated district and said the damage was
much greater than they had supposed.
The executive committee of the board of
trade politely but firmly declined their
offers of assistance, Chairman Rolph no.
tifying them that Louisville proposed to
stand up to the rack and carry her own
people. There were offers of assistance
from many other points also. None of
these have been accepted. The spirit
which animates the people seems to be
that Louisville will stand by her own
people. Mayor Jacobs said that while
he was opposed to calling for outside
help, if voluntary contributions were
offered he would advise its acceptance.
Mayor Jacobs received many kilograms
to-day from all parts of the country offer
ing help and financial assistance. To all
OF them the mayor responded on behalf
OF the citizens of Louisville, thank
ing them for their kind offers of
assistance and stating that money only
could be used. Many offers of food,
clothing, medical attention and nurses
were offered, but the mayor felt that Lou
isville could house and feed her wounded
and distressed, and bury her dead. Some
offers of this nature were kindly de-.
clined. Said Mayor Jacobs: Il saw
much distress and suffering, but the
people are brave and hopeful and few
are asking for help, and many are refus-
ing to accept it when offered to them,
when they can possibly get alongwithout
it. Men have gone cheerfully to work
to repair the damage dome to their
homes, and their wives and daughters
are lending willing hands to whatever
needs being done, and I don't think I
have seen more thansone instance where
L thought assistance was asked by per-
sons who didn't deserve it" 5''
GALATIANS LOSS.
Business in Gallatin is temporarily
suspended while people discuss the fear
full disaster. In the path of the storm
are to be found horses and cattle lying
upon the ground in great numbers,
killed by falling trees and othe debris.
The chesapeake & Nashville road suffers
greatly. In two places about six hunA
dred feet of high trestle work was Al
stroyed and two three hundred . u
iron bridges blown from their pilla, Y
and wrecked. A mile of track was toI y
up by the cyclone. The loss to etScks,
and other property in this district is es-
timated at two millions.
~ AT MARION.
MARION, March 29.-A large portion
of this place was destroyed by the tor
nado and eighteen lives were lost. a.
family consisting OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Montague and four daughters and the
mother Of Mrs. Montague, living. eight
miles from Marion were crushed to death