St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-07

fitted up until the boat could be re-
paired and put in shape. Nothing def
lnite as to the location had been de-
cided on, but it would probably be set
tied at the meeting today. The work OF
the association, Mr.. Kirk said, had been
very successful, and world of good ac-
complished IL field which up to the
time the association was started
had received little if any atten-
ton. Mrs. Peak, who lost her life
In the burning boat had taken great in
terest in the Sunday school and mission
work, and her loss would be greatly
felt. The Bethel boat as business
enterprise, he said. was a success, and at
the time of the fire was self-suStalnlng,
aside from the great good it did III fur
nishing clean lodgings and good meals
at small cost to those in need of such.
The boat proper was built in South Still
water several years ago. and after being
brought to st. Paul had beeu fitted up
for the purpose.
The Value of the Boat
he placed at $1,000, which included fur
niture and fixtures estimated at $1,000.
The insurance was $1,000 on the boat
and nothing on the contents. The boat,
he thought, had been damaged to the
extent of $1,000. and the fixtures and
furniture, which were almost totally de-
stroyed, would be total loss. At the
meeting of the board of managers this
morning, Rev. II. Franklin, of Chicago.
general uperintendent of Bethel work
in the South and West. would be pres
ent and give advice as to the DeSt steps
to be taken.
Insurance men put the loss on the
boat at S1,20), which is covered by 81
500 Insurance, of which amount $1,000
is held by tho FIRE and Marine, and $1,000
Ill companies represented by Prince u
Shandrew. There was some months
ago $4,000 inourance on the boat, but
this had been Cancelled down to the tg
ureS mentioned above.
Relief Agent Hutchin yesterday is
sued circular calling attention to the
needs of the persons who lost their all
by the fire. The list which is given be-
low explains what is needed at once to
made the unfOrtunateS comfortable.
List Oftgl Sufferers.
Rev. William A. Alleyn. wife and
Annie. aged seven, Bird Island. Rem
vile county, Mimi, Baptist minister.
lost everything except .Rey. Mr.. AL
leyn's suit; they need dresses and cloth
pair of glasses (cataracU, without
which he is about blind and cannot get
about.
Daisy Waiting, aged eighteen.
domestic on the boat, whose home is in
st. Louis, Mo-, lost everything, needs
clothing throughout at once.
Rev. William Wigham, of Fairfax,
Mimi, charge of the NJ. E. church, lost
all his clothing, was about to return
home today.
Rilla Dresser, aged fifteen, Fairfax,
OOne Tree lake., lost all her clothing,
was to return home today.
Belle Dresser, aged twenty-one, Fair
fax, (Lone Tree lake,, needs clothing
throughout.
Jay Moso, American, single, labOrer,
age twenty-one, two weeks here from
Minneapolis, needs some clothing.
John Angus. Scotch, single, lawyer,
age thirty-one, from London, England,
has been employed by the West Pub
fishing company, later George II. LainS;
lost 500 worth of valuable books, ETC.,
needs clothing.
George Tuttle, American, single. la
borer, age thirty-one, needs clothing.
John Sterile, German. photographer,
age fifty, wife and six children at Marsh
field, Wis, needs clothing.
Frank Hamilton, American; single;
railroad man; aged twenUy-seven; from
New York and Chicago; needs hat and
shoes.
FRANC Deegan. Irish; single: wall
paper cleaner; age twenty-eigh two
days here from Michigan; needs cloth
in
Fred Merse eIu, French; single; rail-
road man; ageu thirty-three; from New
York and Chicago; needs hat and
shoes.
William Nelson, American; SINGLE.
aged thirty-nine; worked on 500 line at
Bald Eagle junction; lost ticket to st.
Louis and money; needs clothing.
The eight men who escaped from the
boat i'll their night clothes and were
taken to the central station-wer fitted
out with clothing yesterday morning.
Lowering, the shoe man, furnished each
of the men with pair of shoes. and the
balance of their outfit was made up
from contributions sent i'll by charita.
bly, disposed persons.
Coroner WhitcOmb, seen last evening,
said he had been making investigations
during the day, and, although he was
not certain, it was quite probable that
an inquest would be held. His idea
was that in order to prevent, if possible,
occurrences of the kind in the future
it would be better to have legal in
YeStgatiOn.