The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-31

sa.on words Of special kilograms were
Bent by these correspondents.
AS the fund grows for the relief OF
the victims of the tornado, practical
work is being done in giving the SUI
ferers the help of which they stand 10
sucn sore need. No delay is being had
in CHS most important work. 1t is re-
ported the sufferers
MUST HAVE RELIEF AT ONCE.
TIE Merchants exchange relief COM
rnirtee is doing it's work as rapidly as
possible, and is sending wagons ana
provisions into all parts of the strlck-
en- district.
An army of 300 men with seventy
five large wagons started from the
Cupples' block early this morning 70
carry assistance to the sufferers. Their
mission was to remove the household
goods OF the unfortunates to places OF
safety from the elements. In many
cases the victims had no place to move
their goods, and the Simmons Hard
ware company rendered the use of the
new warehouse on Ninth street, be-
tween Clark and Walnut streets.
The work, which is being done as
help to the regular relief committee,
was carried on Systematically.
SUFFERING INDESCRIBABLE.
The suffering witnessed by the gen
tlemen who canvassed the district Fri
day and today was indescribable. They
found entire families almost starving.
AZ one place they found a woman who
was about to become confined without
place to lay her head.
The work being carried on from the
Cupples building is not IN conflict with
the Merchants exchange relief COM
-r.if 6I14 liam TO- 10
Today the Merchants exchange COM
mitee supplied fifty families with pro-
visions, ordering the goods OF mer-
chants who, with their own wagons
could deliver them without delay IN
addition, the wagons of the st. Louis
Transfer company had been placed dt
the disposal of the committee, ana
these We're employed in transferring
property to places Of safety. Inc re-
lief corps organized by the st. LOUIS
Provident association is canvassins
the district from Tenth street to the
river between Geyer avenue and the
railroad tracks. On Friday they mad
reached Twelfth street and today their
work was east The headquarters OIL
the Merchants exchange RELIEF conf
mittee was throngeo all day with
sAD-FACED MEN AND WOMEN
seeking Succor. Some or the suories
told were heartrending.
The Souland street police station IS
the center of the relief work in the
eastern portion Of the ravaged as
trict. It lies near the center OF the
storms path and affords a convenient
and accessible bureau. Quite q num-
her of relief wagons have been placed
al the command of the sergeant IN
charge and the officers are instructed
TO direct persons applying to them Tor
relief or assistance in moving 10 the
station. In all S169.108 has been col
lected for the work of relief. rms IN
cludes the city appropriation or Sloo'-
600. The work of clearing I'D the De
1-aeta+ed district of South st. Louis
was begun this morning. One thous-
and men with teams were put at work
nv the street department under the
n--sonal supervision of Commissioner
Miner.
sunday morning the entire street de-
rartment will go to work under direc-
zion of Chief of Police Harrigan
SEARCHING FOR BODIES OF THE
DEhD.
The street department is now working
a+ an expense of $500 Gay. Commls-
sioner Miner says it will take Sl9.VoV
TO nut the streets in order ana hanl
awav the litter. There is about S1SooO
TO the credit Of the department. TOT
this branch of the service.
Excitement has entirely subsidized and
+he stricken people have already set
fled down 10 face the situation and
make the best of it. On every hand
may he seen men, women and child
rem engaged in the work of restoration
where it is possible or removal where
It is not.
have now been taken out of the ruins
IN the neighborhood Cf Seventeenth
and Rutger streets. which it is thought
constitute the entire number buried
there. All the other residents Of the
wrecked buildings have been located
elsewhere A large force Of city en-
nloyees is now at work clearing the
street
At the old Sou1ard market work has
been abandoned The debris at this
point does not obstruct travel. and will
not he touched for some time. Com
merce has. however already sprung up
IN and about the ruins. The vendors
and hucksters are out in full force and
enjoy a but
SLIGHTLY DIMINISHED TRADE.
The tradesmen whose shops were de-
TnoliShed have contriVed temporary
quarters under the sheds in that por-
ton of the old building vet standing.
At the ruins Of the furniture factory
on Soulard and Broadway. g large city
gang is at work clearing the streets.
It's efforts are supplemented by those
of a crowd of volunteers who labored
with the expectation of recovering the
body Of Charles Bergest. a driver for
the concern. which is supposed to be
still in the ruins. Around Lafayette
park. east, west north and south, the
number of these houses is legion.
Chimneys are being rebuilt. missing
roofs replaced, walls patched and
rooms cleaned. Some persons have got
as far as putting in window-panes, but
they are few. Some of the street rail-
way lines that suffered from the storm
have resumed operations and are
BDsIDGED BY IMMENSE CROWDS
visiting the ruins. The remaining lines
viii be in shape for service next week.
The magnitude Of the city's misfortune
in losing the city hospital is becoming
more apparent daily. Only actual ex-
perience in attempting to care for the
unfortunates made doubly homeless by
the storm has brought out the full ex-
tent of the calamity
The work OF building a. new hospital
will be begun at once
POST DISPATCHES VIEWS.