The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-16
RlEF FOR TIE SUFFERERS
Many Cities and individuals
Respond Literally to Call
for Assistance
OVER S15O,OOO IN MONEY
be Unfortunate Cyclone Sufferers
in the Northwest Remembered
by the Generous Public.

4 Touching Appeal From q Wisconsin
tousressmsn Results in Largo Relief
funds Being Raised-A Nebraska Town
fompletely Wiped Out of Existence
hi Many People Killed.
omaha, Neb., June ia tornado
sslck the town of Herman, in Wash
neton County, and wiped the place
ant of existence. Herman is a place
AZ about 300 inhabitants, in the ex-
heme northern part of Washington
Oounty, and is on the line of the Chi
caeo. st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
Railway. The storm was general all
Dyer The eastern part of Nebraska, and
ltDmaha a cloudburst did great dam
,qe A conductor ON the train from
,ioux City passed through Herman
lot long after the storm and he says
lot d building is left standing in town.
He counted tweleVe dead bodies ly-
ne in III estreets. The fatalities will
run up to Il hundred if
not hi-uer.
Al special train has left Blair, the
Couhty seat, ten miles distant. for the
icen If the disaster carrying surgeons
lnd supplies.
Mv Richmond, Wis, June 15.-The
astl wrecked by the cyclone Mon
tay ght has been gone over and the
nIiR searched thoroughly. From the
ktest summing up of figures it is
NOV positively that 3l6 people were
oiled and there are about fifty that
ire not accounted for, but may not
AVE been killed.
An unusually large crowd of strang-
rs FlS in town. They sought shelter
Fheft er they could find it. More
ban fifty bodies were buried when the
uildi ngs took fire.
ADumber of these unfortunateS were
nly injured, but being pinned under
le Nreckage, they were slowly roast
to death.
TWenty-six bodies were found in one
'Ilaf
A travelling man just arrived was
king to a merchant at New Rich
ond when the storm burst. The mer-
ant was carried away and killed and
E travelling man was thrown through
+. window, receiving only few
Mlches%
Eher passengers say the track of
storm was half mile wide and
8k the greatest loss of life was
hele the people went into the cell
instead of being swept away from
eir foundations the frame buildings
|ere lifted and then crushed down in
the cellars, killing the refugees like
&ts
The property loss will reach fully
&00D,000.
MiINaUkee, June 15.-The Following
elegfam was received from Congress-
nan aohn J. jenkins, from New Rich
lond Wis, addressed to the Governor
nd Chamber of Commerce:
I'll city wiped out by storm.
very business building and contents
pd orcr half the dwellings and con-
nts total loss. Many hundred dwell
Igs partly ruined. over one hundred
punned Forty dead bodies; many
psslng and ruins burned. Local peo-
r making heroic efforts and giving
Rely of what little they have left.
Nlhfew exceptions no food or cloth
Not an article of goods, wares or
fchandiSe left.
Aust have immediate relief: will re-
Read for some time Not a coffin
arhcIe to bury the dead. Practical
utption prevails. VIII you notify
pblic and ask them that aid be
Naded as soon as possible"
Hsponse to this telegram which
ehed the tender spot in the heart
RFefy citizen in Milwaukee. the rich
por alike, President Cottrell, of
Wander of Commerce immediate
caned a general meeting of all
s& to provide means of relief for
&c Fho lost all of their earthly pos
lonS in the frightful storm. The
fung was largely attended, prin-
tllN by representative business men
ahout S31 900 in cash was paid in
fhe relief fund which was imme-
elF forwarded to Congressman
Elus at New Richmond for distri-
On Ten thousand dollars of this
mas donated by the Pabst Brew
Vmpany. Fully four car loads of
FispnS of various kinds were also
Eerbcd and the Wisconsin Central
ffoAd Company for its contribution
lne goods to the stricken city by
lai rain.