The Red Cloud chief., 1896-06-05
NATIONAL AID PROVIDED.
10th House. ot Congress Pass a Relief
Rcsoiution-rrompt Action Taken.

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WAsHiNGroN. May ga most the
sole topic of conversation among the
members of the House Today was the
~. Louis tornado. Men stud about
in groups and discn,sed the details.
The 81. Louis members, Mcsirs. Cobb,
Bartloldt, and JOY, and Murphy of
Illinois, who lives in East II. Louis,
were almost frantic with anxiety.
They had no news of their families,
except such as came through the AS.
sociatcd Press dispatches, In the
death list they recognized many
whom they knew. Mr.. B%artholdt.
whose famils lives within a block Of
Concordia hall in South st. Louis. was
especially solicitious for news from
his family Chaplain Coudcn. in his
Invocation, referred fcclinglv TO the
sorrow and suffering in the grief
stricken district.
As soon Us the journal had been read
Mr.. B~arthCidt Of Missouri asked unani.
mou consent for the consideration OF
a resolution prepared by Mr.. 10y.
directing the Secretary of War to
place at the disposal of the mayors Of
~. Louis ard East st. Louis a suf.
ficicnt number Of tents to afford TEN.
porarv relief 20 the homeless in those
cities, and to give such other relief as
might he propcr. etc. lie explained
that his colleague, Mr.. Hubbard, had
called on the Secretary OF War tins
morning and had been informed that
il Congress would give the authority,
eight or ten boats now near II. Louis
in the Mississipp' river for improve.
mcnt could bc sctt 10 the city To rem.
der assistance and relief
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The JOY resoluti, IN was at once sent
TO the senate, whc'c unanimous con
sent vas given To consider it. Scua-
tor Vest expressed hi, dissent to the
resolution, saying the people uf Mis-
souri, and 81. Louis were able To take
care of the people and that later re-
ports had shown that the first &C.
counts of the terrible calamity had
been exaggerated lie said it would
do nc harm tn pass the resolution,
however. Senator tullom expressed
the opinion that the states could take
care of the people The resolution
was changed from concurrent to joint
and passed.
In his prayer opening the senate
the Rev. DR.. Milburn, the blind chap
lain, referred to the 81. Louis storm.
praying: "Oh, God, we stand a.haSt
at the awful tokens of Thy power and
majesty. The earth il shaken and
trcmbles and the foundations of the
hills are shaken Divine mercy was
invoked for the stricken city of st.
Louis, succor for the manned and
afflicted, strength and aid to those
ministering relief. and protection
from another visitation of Divine
wrath.
The War department was dispose d
to do all in its power to aid the strick.
en- localities, but being without any
official reports of the disaster, owing
pei haps TO the absorption of
all Geographic facilities by the
press, il was at Il loss to know what
was necessary To he done. However,
To show its disposition to act in the
matter without delay, the following
telegram was prepared by Assistan,
Secretary Doe n sent to the three
representatives of the engineer corps
nearest to the scene of the disaster
J.. W. RinS at Rock Island. Assistant
Engineer =. II. Young at Usage City
and =. W. Fox at ChamoiS: In tn,
matter of the recent destructive storm
at IT. Louis and other places, the as
Sistant secretary Of war directs thai
all possible aid be given by the use %
any available government boats.
None of these boats are at ~. Loui,
just now.