Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-28

olhers who are anxiously inuuiring for
news from the stricken city.
SSiIa tor vest was seen by a Star re-
porter and said that he was in complete
ignorance except from what ha had sear
IN the newspapers. He was endeavoriny "a
Adru as possible to get some news
Representative BnrthoIdfs Grief.
Alter seeing Representative Cobb, The
star reporter saw Representative Bar
liloldt' VINO seemed to be in great distress
The latest news by the Associated Press
he said. was that Concordia Hall had heen
destroyed. This hail." he said. "is within
one block of my home, and my family 10
cNere can't get a word from them 7
rear that something has happened [ live
he aid. in answer to a question Eat a2ia
south 9TH street. l believe nv whole dis
trlct is in ruins" Notwithstanding this
hr harthoIdt was going bravely on, con-
ferring with his colleagues Messrs C,ohb
ana Joy, about getting a resolution intro
uuceu IN the House providing for relief of
some KIND Tor the sufferers. Mr. Bartholdt
Saiu ne mad called on the Secretary of the
Navy, In company with REPRESENTATIVE
Hubbard. and that the Secretary had said
'iat ne could send tents to the sufferers
Resolution for Tents PASSES,
Immediately after the opening of the
House Mr.. Bartholdt secured the abortion
OF resolution authorizing the Secretary of
war TO send tents to the mayor of St
Louis for use by the sufferers.
Then Mr. Bartholdt asked leave of alb
sence for himself and his colleague. Rem
resentative Hubbard. Mr.. Bartholdt stated
that he would leave at once for ST Iouis
Mr.. Hubbard is a physician AID goes tn
tender his services.
Representative joys Opinion.
Mr.. Bartholdt's district is In South St
Louis. while that CT Mr. Joy is In the op-
DOSltp Girpctinn ATr Tn,-
Mr. Cobb that after the storm passed
through Mill Creek valley and struck the
river it must have gone into Mr. joys dis
trict. After learning the news as to Mr.
Bartaoldts district they didn't know what
to think. although Mr. JOY said he believed
mere mad been three distinct cyclones, or
'ne concentration of d number of them
There are no large buildings in my dis
trlct reported to have been destroyed" he
said, except the grand stand of the race
track. mat was a splendid structure
The fact that this building was ont Of
range of the real path of the storm makes
me think that there must have been a sep
arate cyclone which struck It."
In MIR. Halls District.
Judging solely by the newspaper ac-
counts" said Representative Hall of the
second Missouri district, "the storm cut
wide swath through my district. My fam
lily Is at Mo5erly, which is las miles north
west OF st. Louis. and the storm is re-
ported to have passed through there I
nave been unable to get any news From
what l have read the storm must have
started at Milan, in the upper end of nv
district, and 233 miles from ST. Louis If
passed through Moberly and went on to
St Louis, doing great damage in Randolph
county"
Mr.. Hall has brother living in ST. Louis
ana MS anxiety Is by no means small.
At the House Weatber Ruro,u
+. ]. Randolph, in charge of the branch
weather bureau at the House, was sur
rounded by members Of the House through
out the morning. They were anxious for
news as to the track of the storm. its
origin, &c. Mr.. Randolph explained that
the storm was not the general storm which
mad been predicted, but was one Of the
many local storms indicated on weather
maps by red arrows.
Much information was also demanded an
10 the probable weather conditions TODAY
ana Mr.. Randolph explained that the gen
eral storm, which originated at Concordia
ran, Is on Its way out the St. I,awrence
valley, and that it may be severe in the
lake regions. i-t 'iie
MI. randolph secured proof sheets of tho
Associated Press reports received NV Tho
star, containing news from the storm and
these were read with great interest by The
members OF the House, being the only in
formation of any kind that they could oct
Inc PROOF sheets were passed from mem
Der TO member Of the House. and every
word was scanned with eagerness.