The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-01
M. L. CLARK.


of them came to look after relatives and
friends. The devastated district in South
St. Louis has peculiar fascination for
the visitors. Thousands of them thrOng
pede the work of rescue and repair by
crOwding around the wrecked buildings
and climbing over tottering walls and
heaps of debris that the rcscuing corps
really fear to approach too near The
scene througout the wrecked district
during the night was peculiarly weird
and dreadful one. Up to 10 o'clock it
was unbrOken darkness near, and here
and there dim lamp sent CLEANS out
ward, indicating the few houses which
had not suffered to such an extent as tC
be uninhabitable. These seemed but tC
accentuate the gloom of the constantly
passing to and fro Of shadowy forms.
The entire First regiment, to the num-
Der Of $50 men, were patrOlling the dis
trict embraced by Choteau and Geyer
avenues. from Grand avenue to the
river
Had Orders to Halt Everybody.
They had received explicit orders tC
halt every one they met to demand ex
plantations OF their presence on the
streets. and if these were rot SatiSfac
tory and above suspicion they We're ar.
rested as suspects. In the event OF
hnx ~,
rife layoncts, and if that would not
suffice. then II" Cartridge. The dc.
meanOr aud evident resolution of these
militiamen was impressive and ell.
couraging. 1t was apparent that they
felt the responsibility which had de.
veloped upon them and they We're de.
termined to prove worthy of their trust
Every nook, which might prove the
hiding plA,sOf those OH evil mission
bent vas minutely examined. and it
would have gone hard with any one
committing crime. A large number
of hard looking characters, with ap-
pearances against them, were halted
and given explicit orders to move on.
AttempteU TO fOlO . fNevel.
But little marked disturbance was
encountered. but at Seventh and Park
avenue where a gang Of hOodlums.
headed by Thomas McDermott. a no.
torious character. attempted to hold
high carnival of bacchanalian roister.
ing. They entered the home of William
Dolphin, picked up his lamp from the
table and took it across the street
where they proposed to have reveL
Dolphin reported to First Lieutenant F.
s. Chariot of Company A who was in
charge at that point. He took a
squad and proceeded at once to
the rendezvous of the gang, where he
rounded up Is. BY this time very
large crowd had gathered at Eighth and
Park avenue, intent upon rescuing the
prisoners. Lieutenant Chariot was in
formed of their design, and, leaving two
of his four men on guard. took the other
two and proceeded to clear the street.
The crowd was inclined to dispute this,
but Chariot gave his men orders to shoot
straight and fast if necessary. while he
displayed his revolver at full cock. 1t
was question for moment whether or
not there was to be bloodshed. with the
chances greatly in favor of it. But only
for moment. There was a surging
back and forth and finally the mob
broke and dispersed.
Many Offers Of Assistance.
The messages received show that the
purses of the people Of the United
States are at the disposal Of the helpless
unfortunates of st. Louis. But St.
Louis is a proud city. She is always
ready to give, but never begs. unless it
should become necessary by abject
want. The people of st Louis who
escaped the ravages Of the tornado will
zee that their brethren do not suffer for
the necessities of life or for any needed
assistance From far off London, Sir
Henry Irving, Olga Nethersole and
Wilson Barrett have cabled money,
sympathy and offers of benefit perform
ances if needed. kilograms have also
been received from governors, mayors
and others all over the country.
The Damage to shipping.
Corrected reports from various
sources along the river front materially
reduce the estimate of the loss by
drowning. The revised list of total and
partial losses in the levee Office of the
harbor department included the follow
ing steamers: Dolphin No. 2. Libbie
Conger, ]. J. Odill. City Of Quincy.
Henry Sackman, George A. Madill,
four Wiggins ferries, tug boats Baton
Rouge. Belle and s. G Club. Bald