The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-09-04
RELIEF WORK GOES ON.
Prompt Measures Taken I'm 90. paul To Re.
lieve Great Distress.

Prompt Measures Taken Am %. PAUL Co Re-
lieve the Great Distress.
ST.. PAUL. Sept. 4-When the news
came that hundreds had persisted i'm the
forest flames along the line OF the Du-
luth road, the city was stirred 10 it's
very foundations, for never in the his
tory Of the state has such . terrible
calamity overtaken Minnesota. The
response was at n o prompt and effect
i've. In . few hours the measures for
relief were thoroughly organized. The
action and the response were sponta-
neous.
Tams Bixby, in the absence of the
governor, at once set the machinery of
the state In motion, while ]. J. Rhodes
and j. H. Burwell saw that the iobbers
were properly advised OF the gravity OF
the situation. Mayor Smith and Sec.
rotary Costello busted themselves with
the calling of the relief meeting Of the
chamber of commerce this morning,
and various churches, irrespective OF
denomination, were thrown open for
the reception of contributions.
A Big Trsinload Of Supplies.
Before B o'clock wagons loaded with
boxes and barrels began to arrive at the
nnion depot at the foot of Rosabel
street where they were loaded directly
IN the cars. The train load consisted
Of 1000 blankets, $50 frying pans, $50
coffee pots, 900 sets Of knives and forks,
200 spoons, $50 plates, s cases of coffee.
1 chest Of tea, 800 pounds Of sugar and
d like amount of bacon, 500 hams, b
barrels of pork, 3 sacks Of beans, 10
sacks Of -four, % cases Of corned beef, .
sacks of salt, 10 boxes of crackers, 1850
loaves of bread.
While this was being done Mi. Bixby
autographed 10 the chairman OF the re-
Lief committee at Pine City TO find out
what was needed. and the answer
contained o List Of those things which
the committee had already furnished.
The Array Takes . Hasa.
The next step taken was to secure
tents for the homeless ones, and ar
engagements were &c once made with
Captain wv. H. Hart, brigadier quarter
master, 70 have the tents Of the national
guard, stored AZ Lake City, shipped to
Pine City. The tents were brought up
On the afternoon Milwankee train and
Ieft on the Duluth road Monday morn
ing.
Accompanying this relief train were
twenty-five of the regular soldiers nil
Fort Smelling. General Merritt offered
70 send a. many man as needed and
other supplies Of medicines and ratiOns.
BE ordered the detachment O. troops
sent TO do all i'm their power TO relieve
the sufferers.
Another relief train. consisting Of .
number Of freight cars and q cabo0se,
left Sc. Paul shortly before noon Mon
day. The train had ono ! load OF
supplies from st. Paul, and expected to
get other supplies from Minneapolis
and White Bear. Provisions and sup
plies were collected al along the line.
Mernberso I the relief committee went
along to learn what was needed, and TO
direct the distribution Of the supplies.
Haasing azonsy Rapadly.
The citizens and members of tho
chamber Of commerce who assembled
Monday morning 20 take action for the
relief of tho ire ~sufRerers raised nearly
1000 Id cash subscriptions before ad-
iouxnment, and appointed b large com-
mittee, representative of the various or
gnnizations and business interests, to