The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-14

Mayor Kiefer was early yesterday
morning advised of the distressing state
Of affairs at New Richmond by c. w
Mosher, former mayor of the town, who
sent the following telegram:
Cyclone absolutely DESTROYED the whole
business portion of New Richmond and
a large portion of the residences. There
are at least 100 dead in the city and hun
dreds of severely wounded. We need
physicians and nurses. l am coming to
st. Paul via Omaha railway special
Please have ready for our train to take
back at once 40 single mattresses for
wounded, 20 cots, IS pair of blankets or
quilts, % dressing gowns for males, SO
dressing gowns for females, 25 dressing
gowns for children, so dozen 31k inch roller
oandages, bottles of arnica and other
drugs. We want also a fire engine and
l,oOo feet of hose to put out the fire In the
ueorls where live persons may be impris-
oned. Get supplies from Noyes Bros &
Cutler, or anywhere that can be secured
quicker.
THINGS WERE READY.
Word was Immediately telephoned to
the several jobbing houses and when a
special pulled out at s O'Clock on the
Omaha road all the things asked for were
soon on board
Dr. Ohage, accompanied by several ply
siclans, and Chief Goss, with Lieut.. Boer-
ner and squad of twelve patrolmen.
joined the party shortly before the train
left. Chief Cook, of the fire department.
ordered Engine Company No. 3, with en-
gine nose cart and J, 200 feet of hose and a
crew or ten men under charge of Capt.
". To
ana render what assistance possible.
Flnch, Van Slyke & Co. furnished 10D
pairs OF blankets, fifty comfortables, five
dozen ladies' underwear, five dozen miss
es and children's underwear fifty each
Oh sheets and pillow slips, ten dozen suits
underwear, five dozen children's hose, five
rolls toweling, five dozen mems overalIs.
three dozen boys overalls, five dozen la
dies wrappers and two dozen ladies'
skirts.
The st. Paul Red Cross society also
donated literally, and Noyes Bros. & Cut
Ter supplied the train with the necessary
pandages, drugs and medicines.
Moses e. Clapp. E. E. Mcdonald, Mrs.
w. H. Mcdonald, Secretary Tallmadge,
Nelson and DR.. Louis Nelson, DR.. Herbert
Davis, DR.. w. r. Ramsey, Dr. H J.
OBrien, L. j. Bowlin and A. L. Ohage
also boarded the relief train.
NEEDED FIRE APPARATUS.
AT noon Mayor Kiefer received the fol-
lowing telegram from Moses E. Clapp:
City in ruins. All cellars of business
blocks smoking. Bodies known to be in
ruins. Send one fire engine. Cannot we
have one or two more?'
In answer to this telegram Engine Com
pany IL, consisting of engine, hose cart
and 1,20O feet of hose, in charge of Capt.
Black, with a detail of ten men, was sent
out on the train which left st. Paul at
o'clock 's ~'@e
President Young, of the jobbers' union.
in the meantime had called a meeting Of
the organization and the afternoon train,
in addition to the food sent out on the
morning train, carried a full supply of
edibles, including canned goods of all
kinds, hams, sugar, coffee, tea, crackers
anC 900 loaves Of bread.
RAISING A FUND.
Yesterday afternoon Comptroller Nc
Cardy received a letter from George
Thompson, of the Dispatch, enclosing a
check for $780, The letter was as fol-
lows:
,'I send this to you to crystalize at once
the direction in which funds may be sent
for immediate use, and / request that you
accept such funds and make such use of
them as you deem necessary in their re-
or other citizens subscribing or any
other manner that is deemed advisable to
insure the most satisfactory results
Knowing your public spirit and reputa-
tion for conservatism, l have presumed
upon your friendship, and take for grant
ed that you will act as before stated I'M
mediate action is necessary, and delay in
called meetings would only handicap the
good that can be done at once
Comptroller McCardy Immediately Wir-
ed the mayor of New Richmond to draw
h
on that much money to spend in any way
he saw fit.
An hour later Frank Schlick, of Field
Schlick & Co., came In with another
check for 500, and during the afternoon
officials around the city hall contributed
$45 more to the fund. Comptroller Nc
Cardy expects, when the fact becomes
known that fund is being raised addi-
tional amounts will be received.