The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-30

Mrs. Ira Sweet, OF East ST. Louis, vice
| president. Committees have been APP
] pointed from all the churches of the
| city and are actively at work soliciting
aid and Hrc meeting with good success,
| Tho new library building has been
mado the general relief headquarters.
] Tickets win be distributed 60 the needy
ones for food. clothing and shelter,
Mayor BadCr estimates that at least
800 families are left entirely destitute
and will need immediate assistance.
! Many have not even sufficient clothing.
Among the tclcgrnms OF sympathy
which have bocn received by Mayor
Bader Is the following:
CHICAGO, May 2S.
"The members OF the Hamilton Club
tender their heartfelt sympathy 10 the
people of your stricken city in the
| awful calamity that has visited them
and we offer every aid and help In this
| hour OF nIliCtlon. Let US know what is
needed.
tsgncD HAMILTON CLUB.
II. G. MOULTON. President"
A message OF the same Import was
also received from President FTeiberE,
OF the Cincinnati chamber OF commerce.
II, d. Sexton, vice president OF the
Workingmen's Bank. and principal
street railway, was ono OF the fortunate
ONES who escaped injury. His story Is
worth repeating,
II was standing outside the door OF
my office" said Mr.. Sexton, watching
the storm There were apparently two
currents or air. a strong wind was
blowing almost directly from the north,
while from the direction Of ST. Louis
| could see the black clouds coming
toward us As the north wind struck
the clouds they lifted momentarily and
then down they came again. The wind,
however ceased, and IL began to ruin.
Then the wind came from the south.
An OF sudden one OF the big w!a-
dows flew out and just as 1t did saw
the roof OF building ucros the street
blown off nud come toward us. Run
for your lives ! shouted 10 thGge in
side. and with that ! ran and got under
a desk and remained there for what
appeared to he half an hour, but what
was really not more than tve minutes.
Soon by the aid Of the lightning | cav
that the street car pole In front OF the
Office had stopped the dying roof. II
II had not been for that everyone OF us
would probably have been killed. AS u
was. | received only n few scratches, ''
Although thousands of men have
away the wrcckage in the path OF the
tornado. they have scarcely made nny
percrptible impression toward restnr-
ing the chaotic confusion 10 anything
like order PaSsageways have been
made through some Of the principal
thoroughfares, 1t IL true, but for thu
most part the streets are still chokcd
with the battered remains al homes and
factories, hospitals and churches. The
path OF the storm Is fully mile wide.
II starts away out In the suburbs OF
the city where beautiful homes OF Pco-
pie OF wealth are located. Taking a
zlvzag course. Il extends down through
where the denscly populated tenement
houses are located, fully siX miles, and
crosses the river.
The parochlai school adjoining the
church is also seriously damaged. The
huge tower of the Saxon Lutheran
church At Eighth street and Lafayette
avenue. was blown OF rs was also the
towers and roof of 81. Peter and PauIs
church on Snulnrd street. The Soulard
street market. covering nearly an en-
tire block from Seventh and Eighth
streets md from Carroll to Julian
streets, is demolished The cupola and
roof OF St Martins Evangelical church
are gone nDd Soulnrd street ut the cor
ncr Of Fourth Is completely blockaded
with what a few days -agO--weFCe- Ce-t4te
homes OF thousands Of working people.
II was about this time TINT the storm
turned It's way TO the north. II swept
nearly everything before Il for two or
three miles from the river 70 Fourth
street Among the important stTuc.
lures to fall were the roof and part OF
the walls OF the Saxony flour mill. the
southern white lead works. Plants mill
4 FF.fFH a
muchfnc company's works, all Of which
were more or less seriously damaged.
Thou'Nnds IIomrIess.
The number OF families left homeless
by the devastation along the path OF
the storm Will reach up into the thou
sands In many Instances these unfor-
tunates have lost all their worldly pos
sessions. Many win for days be de-
pendent on charity and thcIr moro for
tunate nelghborS for shelter.
There is q probability that one man
whose horribly mutilHted body was
taken to the murgue, vas not killed by
the storm. 4 gentleman who was In
the nelEhborhoOd Of the Union depot
power house Just after the storm as
sorts that some OF the crowd there as
sauftcd ghnui caught thfevfHg md
bent him to death. His story Is that
while viewing tho wreck he saw hall
n dozen mon jump on n man who had
been lnahng about IN the crowd. Some
one hit the man with club Telling him
to the ground. Then the crowd jumped
on the man and Kicked him until ht
was unconscious. Some one cried
lynch tho thief" Then the crowd
| picked up his limp form and carried II
| 10 Russell avenue. whore they put It In
| n dirt wagon md cartcd II OF.
The business mcns' league issued thr
| following announcement with refer.
oncc to offers of aid from cities
throughout the United States:
"'rhS Lcnguc endorses the action Of
| Mayor WaibridEe In declining outside
ala. II feels grateful for the many
| evidences Of generosity In these he'll
| offerings. but having made careful
Investigation Of the storm-strIckcr
districts which, though extensive. Is
| almost entirely confined to the Hcctior
| NJ the city outside OF the PrlHciPa
business arcn, II Is It's deliberate JudE'
ment thnt the city will be able to tully
| provide for all the needs of the nilllct'
'rhcy further announce that not &
| single hotel In the city has been affect
cd. nor tho wholesale and manutactur'
| Ing districts materially Injured, Th,
| slight injury to the special building
| erected for the Republican convention
| has already been repaired md thu
building is now ready for occupancy
4-=assare.-aa-a-.--ss
SWEPT OVER ALL,
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