The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-21
THE LOCAL COMMITsrEE Is yrNARI.E
TO CARE FOR ALL THE
DESTITUTE.
HEAVY LOSS AT HALL0CK.
TWO DROWNINGS REPORTED AND
THE NUMBER MAY BE MUCH
GREATER.
TALE OF WOE FROM BAYOU v1DE1
Loss of Life Not as Great as Was
Feared, But Is Serious, Never
theless.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-Secretary
telegram by its recipient:
Penbina, N. D., April 20.-IIon H. c.
Hansbrough, Washington: The storm of yes
terday, in connection with the flood, has left
over 200 people destitute along Red river
in this county. Aid is needed at once Can
anything be done? Local committee is unable
to render sufficient aid. -Judson Lamoure.
This news caused a surprise to the
war department officials, as the officer
who had been sent to the Red river
country has returned, reporting thar
there was no call for government aid.
AS the department has no agent in
that section, it will communicate di-
rectly with the mayor Of Pembina and
probably authorize him to extend aid
to the destitute.
The following report came today
from the inspecting officer at New Or
leans
have had interviews with parties repre-
sented to me as responsible who report that
372 persons, including men, women and chill
dren, are destitute from the overflow in the
vicinity OF Nestor, on the left bank below the
organized levee district and have practically
been in that condition for several weeks. 1t
is recommended that rations be shipped to
them for three weeks.
The department has already adopted
this suggestion. In view of repreSen-
tations by the army officer at Vicks-
burg that he is obliged to pay $3.50
per day for a relief boat, Gen. Wilson,
chief of engineers, has directed Mai
Stickney, the engineer in charge at ST.
Louis, to put in commission at once
two of the steamers belonging to his
department, the Golden Gate and the
Albert, and send them to Vicksburg
for the use of Lieut.. Crowley. One is
wanted for the distribution of relief
on the Mississippi between Vicksburg
and Greenville, and the other is to work
along the Yazoo and Sunf1ower rivers
and their tributaries. AS Lieut.. Crowley
asked for assistance, Gen. Merritt, at
New York, has been instructed to de-
tail officers from Fort Thomas, KY.
and Jackson Barracks, La, for the pur-
pose.
/. GRAND FORKS, N. D., April 20
Mayor Dennie, Of this city, has just
received the following dispatch from
Drayton: 'ssssrssrss
Owing to the terrible gale and storm of
Sunday there is great destitution among the
north and south Of this city. Nearly all have
lost their buildings, stock seed grain and
provisions, and their relief is beyond the
power Of local aid, so widespread is the desti-
"A
meeting of citizens of Drayton, held last night
the undersigned were appointed a committee
to make an appeal to the government, through
Senator Hansbrough and Congressman John
son, for immediate aid of the distressed people.
We wish concerted and simultaneous action
of other river cities in order to make an ap-
peal strong and effective, as a large appropra-
tion will be needed to be effective. Will your
city cooperate with US Immediately? We
make similar appeals no Grafton and Pembina
Signed, S. ]. NJ. Wylie, ]. K. Fairchild, George
A. McRae.
This forenoon meeting Of the busi-
ness men of this city was held in the
office of Stephen Collins for the pur-
pose of looking into the matter of the
destitution which exists among the
farmers north of this city along the
banks Of the river. The gale Of wind
which ragged all day Sunday from the
northwest caused a great deal of dam
age, and destroyed an immense amount
of property wherever it got a full
sweep, especially in places where the
barns and houses were surrounded by
water. The meeting decided to send
the message as it was received from.
Drayton through to the secretary of