The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-04
George IIesse.
John Roach.

the storm as light, and who thinks tina
st. Louis is amply able to relieve the dis
tress unaided.
Mr.. Lee has gone carefully over tn
wrecked districts with Chief of Polio
Harrigan and examined the condition
closely. This morning he said:
II think the foolish false pride whic
has prompted the announcement that 81
Louis needs no outside aid and can tax
care of her own distress and ruin is wei
deserving Of great denunciatiOn. TIL
men who have announced that we do no
need outside aid do not know or appea
to appreciate the gravity of the situation
and represent their own well-fed, com
Portable and well-housed views"
Commissioner Lee said:
II have very thoroughly explored tn,
| ruined district with the chief of police
and vice president Of the police board
and know that the average of the esti
mates which are made by the press are
not exaggerated.
''If the damage is $20,000,000 which
is the lowest made, and the absolutely
necessitous conditions, such as positive
lack Of food clothing and shelter, are
only . per cent, it will require $500, 200
to relieve them.
81 have never known call for public
aid that st. Louis people did not come
promptly to the front, and ! don't desire
or exaggerated
go. Io,,;, 100, .,,,,,J -. .... ~ -,
all H. Us nv.u a. pIeoent aIi the
H.. 'no ."u g. 80. oui own pgVPie; where
tho;,. III LII ~ ~ ~, w. 81, W htip' anu
,' Ill ~ y. $40 p mno clti,ii tnal
49,, ~ I'm .ia'i fJoo,coy MN ne aue
h"soL,ll e,,,i, .ne ia'h vi ciotnis' ioou'
equipment anu sheiter.
IL snouid De remembered that hum
dreds OF manufacturing plants have been
destroyed ana many thousands of people
a ai OUT Oh employment Tor several months.
'. no, therefore, uares take the RESPONSE
pnlly Vi saying 81. LOUIS can and Will
!ake care OF her own sufferers and suffer-
ing! IL man nome Is blown to pieces
anu ues'r3yeu, is ne any the less entitled
10 reiiei tiiah the men VINO nave no home
VI lahiiiy ana merely heed fOod!
In the opinion of Mayor Baker of East
ST. Louis the total loss of property in that
city will not exceed S2,0OO,0O0.
The POst-Dispatch tins afternoon prints
A statement which very materially modi-
lies all previous estimates of the aggre-
gates by the hurricane of Wednesday.
The article says:
"No estimate of the financial loss sus-
Iainpd by this CITY from the storm an
Droaching the correct figures nearer than
several millions can be nrenar rod for NJ
east n week but il is nlrnndv avident
hat representations of losses eoualling
md sometimes exceeding $40 OO0 mn are
rs unfounded upon facts as tho renorts
circulated by MANY foreign paners that
he loss of life would reach thousands
rhe statements made in the midst of thc
impressions of the night of the
storm and the succeeding DAYS might
be allowed TO pass uncbnl-
enged. but now that st. Louis has nnr-
tally recovered its composure and set
tself to the task of restoration. eyoggero-
ion should be done away with and meas
Tres of relief fitted to actual conditions
with this end in view the Judgment
md advice of prominent citizens. with
10Th kowledge and experience in such
matters, have been sought and Obtained.
With the result that the enormous total
heretofore set up has been scaled down to
more probable aggregate. Very care
I'll consideration of facts and figures JUS
flies the assertion that hitherto generally
ccepted hgures-S5O. 000, 00O-must be di-
.ided by five to give the mayimuy loss
ustaincd. In fact. conservative and
veil Informed business men regard So
100000 as being nearer the proper
mount. In arriving at this conclusion all
he heavy losses have been considered
nd the figures have been obtained from
crsonS in possession of almost perfect
The following is a list of losses: The st.
.ouis United Elevator company, $500. 900;
Il. Louis Refrigerator and Wooden Gut
Pr company, S12j 600; Eads bridge. 500
90: public schools, 100000; churches,
100000: Lggctt Il Meyers new facto-
Y, S2j0,0OO: street railways, S275,OOO;
liver interests $30O,00O telegraph lines,
10000; telephone and electric light com
anes. SlJO,OO0; city institutions, SILL
OO fire alarm telegraph. $4,000: rail |
BAD interests, $50O0O0 Pulls Bros |
any, $4,000: n. X. Fairbanks compa- |
VS. factory, $4,000; Inland Oil company, |
A 900: st. Louis Iron and Machine |
Dmpany, $4,000; Pepper Cotton compa-
Y compress. 100000: la Clede Gaslight |
lmpany, Second and Convent, $4,000; |
!. Goddard flour mill. $4,000: Bannantine |
advanced Iron company, $1,000; OF
mad Furniture company. $50, 900: tene-
tents, $4,000: st. Vincents Asylum.
enth and Marion, $4,000; Purina mills, |
5000; Shickle. Harrison Howard COM
any, $4,000: Stromberg, Krause X Co.,
,ctory 5000. William Otto. $4,000:
iederkranZ hail. $4,000: Editor Publish
~ House. $4,000; SAWYER Manufacture
~ compnny. S4OOOO: Brown Tobacco
,mpany, $50, 600: Sclkirk's storage house,
lG 600: Ateno Iron works. $40 600. Con
,lidated Steel and Wire company. S15.-
No. Excelsior Lumber COMPANY. S4S.-
10: Briggs and Beach Manufacturing