New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
PROMPT AND ACCURATE NEWS SERVICE
CHORUS or PRAISE FOR UNITED PRESS RE-
PORTS OF THE GREAT STORM.


PORTS OF THE GREAT STORM.
Springfield. Ill. May 9O-''The Evening News" said
editorially yesterday afternoon
The people In Central Illinois are fast becoming
acquainted with the United Press's superior service
and its accurate detailed list OF the dead and injured
ecyd % bn sH4 se5T and frpm aas ho
legion IN the stricken Western district in the terri
were even more accurate in detail Tran the Associ-
ated Press service TO the Springfield morning papers
The matches United Press Is 10 be congra tuated
leader in news gathering.
Columbus Ohio May 2o.-''Thc Evening Press
yesterday said:
The superior telegraph facilities Of the United
Press have been demonstrated on varioue occasions
thoroughIv han IN the complete reports OF the 81
Louis disaster IN ThmrsSay day nights hts ediSn m ION cH the ac
Cleveland OHIO, May 3o-"The Recorder" this
morning says edtorIally:
All who have taken the pains 10 look at such mat
ters must have noticed how much peter ana mgr S
Louis tornado that were Pq6lished In he ns
morning paper Everything was given promptly ana
e the best form possible nis h mes fro Af press
the boSt & Tcegyn. Numerous news
Every day ne M, ynn IN me other papers and
from day TO day in the condensed form that ~
world they are served In our columns.
Des Moines Iowa. May 3o-"The Leader has the
following to say this morning:
Tho Leader" was able present its readers on
Thursday morning a complete and accurate account
of the storm OF Wednesday evening and was able 10
go TO press at the regular time with each efiition
The other morning paper was on me slreeo o' omo
sent anything but speculation based on dispatches
from obscure Illinois and Missouri towns, Tar re-
moved from the oi the disaster. Tne Asso-
ciaed Press report the morning after tho storm con
sisted OF runlors and long dissertations on the q"
rgcd impossibilty Of securing news. me IhiIci
Press report consisted OF accurate ana succlnct
story of the storm with wealth OF dcta as TO inc
killed and injured ana property damage IL con,
talned none Of the naccuracy o; me A.soclatea h q
more complete and reliable account OF the storm
than any Of the Chicago papers or the Des Moines
pers contained statements placing the loss OF life IN
81 Louis and East st. Louis all the way from 100
| 10 800 The developments have proven the sub,
stantial accuracy OF the United Press dispatches OF
the first night and the unreliable nature OF the news
sent out by the Associated Press.
! Co.orado Springs. Col, May So.-"The Gazette"
this morning publishes the following editorial:
Now that the great cyclones are over. We think
| admirable way in which they have been reported by
| the United Press. whose service THE Gazette en-
/ joys The night Of the cyclone in ST. Louis The
Gazette" received from the United Press and printed
| next morning OF the fullest and most complete
reports OF the wreck tnat has ever been made Of
ANYTHING OF the sort Lists Of the buildings de-
stroyed estima Of the losses. particular account
the track Of the storm. and excellent descrip-
tion OF IT, among the features of this report.
mite and particular accounts OF losses, and the most
accurate details OF everything that was essential TO
| be known. OF course II is the business Of the
United Press gather news. but the excellence OF
its service only be appreciated by comparison
OF the accounts has sent OF the disaster. with
| the corresponding accounts sent out by the Asso-
oia ,ad press or nrinted in the Denver morning pa
| pers This latter organization seemed 10 be para
| lived by the size OF the event The United Press
sent out the best report OF 1t which has ever been
given Of a similar catastrophe