St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-08
The President Sends a Draft
for 5000 to Oil City
Sufferers.
Gov. Pattison Pays a Visit to,
the Pair Of st ricken
Cities.
Five Hundred TnouS and DOL
lars Needed for the
Distressed.
Precautions Being Taken to
Prevent Pestilenc9 in
the Valley.

OIL CITY, June To-day the funeral
rites over twenty-five bodies of the VIC
Tins of the fire and food were held. and
never were sadder or more impressive
scenes Witnessed. This morning sub
committee from Pittsburg. consisting OF
Capt. j. J. Vandergrift. George Heard
and 5. j. Robinson, accompanied by
George p. IIulkill and n. f. Clarke. of
this city. took carriages and drove to-
Titusville. The object is to consult
with the committee of Titusyille as to.
the needs and wishes of the people or
The whole Oil Creek valley. This morn-
Ing all the delegates and those who had
gone to the Minneapolis conven.
ton from here returned. They first
learned of the flood and fire through All
Associated Press dispatch, and all the
gentlemen Immediately Joined their
forces to those of the relief corps and
are ready for work. Gov. PattisOn, on
his arrival, held conference with the
local committee. 1t was stated by the
committee that there were 800 persons
to be taken care of; that this must be
done for eight week, and to do this
s500.000 would be required. The gov
ernor expressed his approval of the
work SO far done, ana the system the
corps employed. While no promises
were made, il is safe to say that a pro-
clamation Will be issued, calling on the
people TO aid the stricken valley. After
the meeting the governor addressed
crowd in the street. He assured them
that aid would come. The governor and
his party then boarded the special train
and started for Titusville. In his party
was Supreme Justice IIardrick, Robert
McWade, OF Philadelphia, member OF
the Philadelphia commission. and who
has doue good work in this country ever
since the Chicago fire. A letter was
received from President Harrison en-
closing Il draft for 500.
1T has just been learned tonight that
Polish boarding house situated in the
rear of the Oil City Tube works was,
Sprned to the ground and that when
the fire broke out between twenty-five
and thirty workingmen were in the
building and the greatest doubts are.
entertained as to the fate of the un-
fortunate foreigners. None OF them
were seen after the building collapsed.
The agents of BradstreetS and Dun's
mercantile agencies are in the town
computing the financial losses. They
have gone over the ground and.
find that the loss will not exceed
half a million dollars. This is.
nearly all covered by insurance. Forty
five miles below here. at Parker, four
bodies Of victims of the food were found7
late last highland were brought here for
Identification. Two more deaths Oc-
Cured this morning, Mrs. Hawk, whose
daughter died yesterday, and four
year-old John Bruensell. The relief
committee rooms were filled all day
with applicants. and so far 325 have
been provided. for There has beena
sl5, 900 receiyed,up to noon by the re1iefi
committee. = There are no young chill
dren left or infants. The children were
the ones who quickly succnmbed to the
floods, and not a case of destitute
child has been reported. AS rale
death came to the entire family. If not
fathers. mothers and older children
were the survivors.
Those who are acquainted with this
section Of the city say that scores have
perished who will never be heard of.
These same continue to estimate the
loss of life at $50, and others insist if a
complete record could be had the awful
list woui reach 200.
The big oil tank on the Ciapp farm
has Just caught fire and has caused
great excitement. Some of the more
timid are highly excited lest there shall
be aDOther pXDlOSiOn