Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-15

ion squaieIy in the face and trying t@s
brave. The scene tonight is Il wild dl
The city Is in almost total darknl'
The militia is patrolling the streets
guarding the safes and vaults Of 4
banks and trust companies. which +
| stand in the midst of the debris. Sevd
safes were opened and their conttE
found burned. Tonight it is repoil
hat a little child was burned to desE
out ii is impossible to confirm the rum
Late tonight a relief meeting was en-
| ~ the mayor and in half an hour SSH
rad been subscribed in aid of the sui
FRS. Those who contributed are as
lows: q. 5. Moulton, who is at
Headquarters. 500; Bishop Walker, 81
Weir q Campbell, 500. Cass com
$500; John Haas, $500; Moorhead, S5I
$500; A. III. White, $500; First Mattel
bank, 500; ID. b. Shotwell. $500: Md
head Milling company, 100 sacks of flo!
). q. Comstock, $500; w. Reiss, |
suits of clothing. The vaults of
Northwestern Trust company have jill
been opened and their contents foundp
% burned to a crisp. w. =. McKinstlt
safe was also opened and that of ~
y. A. Morton. The contents were fot|
well preserved.
In the aggregate the insurance is S1.2i
900. and will all be paid here within sill
days, though a great deal Will be discouT,
Tor cash. Hence 1t is probable that 'thl
viii be 1000 men at work among the bti
In ten days. Times are hard. but thial
cash and will enable the people to push
work. Mayor Smith has called for a nj
ing OF city contractors tomorrow morniI
and as soon as the ruins cool OF. the u
River Valley Bank will begin immediail
a $4,000 building. Alex Stern has I
graphed Grand Forks for 10000 pres
brick, and will comm snce rebuilding
once; EnSrts to arouse the people from
are being made by the prominent basin
men. Sticking In the ashes OF ms
burned blocks are little signs saying: III
are the remains OF a once handsome 5u.
| ever before" This evening the coul
held a hurried special session and gave
ders for immediate rebuilding of the q
hall and Jail. The Citizens National be
and the Northwestern Loan company hi
taken hasty action looking to immediate
building. The fever Is catching rapid
and IL looks as il Fargo win surely i
Phoenix-like from her ashes and beco
available room or bit Of space is being u'
In Fargo tonight. No stranger can sect
a bite TO eat, or "A place TO sleep. 7
scene on entering the place bcggars desci
ton. Haggard men, women n child
stand gazing at the ruins
In Dumb Despair.
The heart of the business portion Is a v
smoking square. The cold wind from
p~rairies drives the smoke through the sire
and people are almost yalnly trying to m,
about In the darkness. Hundreds OF Mo
head citizens went over the river early
the evening, but sightseeing is imposs..
The previous reports sent out nom b
were not exaggerated in the least. on
contrary, they gave only an incomplete Il
OF the sad picture OF woe and devastat
here tonight. IL 10 safe to say that
i manila uviIl mass this chilly pIuhf m thn ~
prairie. Tomorrow morning numerous ms
ings will be held by contractors, build
and business men to fan into life Ihe sn
dering energy OF the populace. Relief ms
ings will be held, subscriptions Will be asl
and every step will be taken to relieve
people. Strange to say the residences burr
belonged for the most part TO the poo
classes. They are the suffering ones.
they lose not only home, but food I
clothes. and have not a dollar In the wo
TO purchase my Moorhead Is, of couI
the center OF trade. Only half a dozen sto
remain in Fargo. No one Is taking adv
tage OF the situation for selfish pnrpos
All are working in one ommcn interest,
by Mayor Smith and Gov. Burke.
The LOSSES.
Editor jordan, of the Republican, fgu
his loss at $4,000. with $4,000 insuran
Bristol Il Sweets loss is SAT 900, with s
900 insurance: the Robert Street Methot
church's loss Is SIS, 0U0; Red River Natio
bank building, loss $4,000, insured for $
300: loss OF e. NJ. Raworth T. Co. $500
insurance 500 ,oo0. Mrs. Harry O'Neili,
the destruction Of Appeal corner and
buildings, will lose SIS 600. insured for s
900. Herman loses s10.Ou0; North !
school building, $4,000: g. NJ. Fuller, S
900, insurance $500; Deering & Co.. 81
600; Sutherland a. Co, 5000: Citizens
tional bank, $4,000. insurance S35,t
Mccormick Mower and Reaper works, 81
900; Magiil & Co.. Sl50.0 600, insurance s
600: Il. schmidt. two stores on Eroadw
10000; f.. v. Quinby. $500; Day. Bea
Startling. $500; Attorney Ball, $4,000; A
Stern. $4,000, half insured; Bowers
Son. $4,000: IL. IL. Beal, S10.6
Harrington a Wright. = 10000; The RAJ
$500; T. Il. .Yerxa, $4,000; w. a. Sc
$1,000; Logan's studio, $500; Nick Fie
and Reaper company, 100000; MINES
Thresher company, $3.50. 900; Austin Graf
81, 900; j. Il. Holmes * Co, 50. 200: w.
Douglas, 81 1000; Hancock Bros, $1,000: II
EhIinan, $4,000; Hops Bros, $4,000.
sides these there were many other los
ranging from $500 10 $1,000 on residen,
stores. livery stables and personal propel
Agent Walker reports the losses by {,
pa lies he represents as follows: CONNER
Union Assurance company. S27 900: La
ashire. $1,000; Hamburg Bremen. S21,f
Northern Assurances company. $4,000: !.
waukee Mechanics, $4,000: Phoenix
London. $4,000; Aetna OF Hartford, s32.f
Liverpool and London aud Globe, $50.
German-American New York, $4,000: i
association. Philadelphia. S25. 900: Royal
London. Sl5. 500: Hartford Of Hartford. )
600; Phoenix, Hartford. $50, 900: SPRING.
Fire and Marine. So, 600: London and Il
casnlre. $1,000; Connecticut. Hartford. s
900: ST. Paud Fire and Marine. 500
Orient OF Hartford. $40. 600: Worcester. r
land. S. 5000: National, Hartford. 500
Merchants, $4,000; Greenwich, New y,
SIS, 600. Total, S933. 700.