The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-14

The horror Of the New. Richmond cyclone
struck the people of ST. Paul with full force
MANY residents of the city had relatives or
friends living there and the anxiety with which
they waited for some tidngs of their friends in
creased as the day progressed. Some it was
found, had escaped with slight injury orswithout
scratch; some were dying or dead No one
had to suggest the necessity for assistance and
while physicians and nurses were willing to
contribute their services to relieve the pains and
suherng the state executive the city executive
and the business men took steps to assist in tb.
rehef which the situation called for Anythin.
tlao anybody could do he willing to do, but
the forty miles between st. Paul and New Rich
hlond was barrier to their efforts
1t was not until the arrival early in tho of+or
noon OF the first train with thirty of the wound-
ea that the awful suffering caused by the cp
Sene impressed itself on those who saw +b
ambulances and patrol wagons rush to and from
the union depot carrying the wounded to the
hospitals and the empty cots for another loao
OF the sufferers. The union depot dreu i+s
crowd There were few even of those who
oSlty' out when the two trains bearing a narr
of the wounded pulled into the union s+o+io,
with their freight of suffering and pain ex
perlenced a feeling of intense symnatbv for +b
survivors of the terrible storm and baartfoi+
pity for those who were brought to st, Paul to
be cared form, the city hospitals The sight or
Inc wounded, many of them near to death ver
pauently bearing the suffering and submitting
Wlthout murmur to many. inconveniences. was
lesson in the grandeur of human SUFFERING.
such as few could witness and not be impressed
FIRST TRAIN in.
The first train was met by a crowd number
Ing a thousand people which filed the immense
sheds, anxious to see the wounded. The ST
faul physicians We're notified that the train
would arrive at 2:3O and deputation consistns
of DR.. ]. II. Brimhall DR.. A. B. Ancker. Or.
Burnside Foster, DR.. Fulton, DR.. g. NJ Coon
DR.. William Davis, Dr. Lathrop DR. A. !. On,
Iette, Dr.. c. L. Greene and Dr. ]. O. Cayanaurn
were at the station to render such aid nc was
necessary. Preparations had been made to
carry the wounded Immediately to the hosptaIs
and ambulances from st. Lukes, st. Joseph's
city and county hospital and the Ducas stree,.
Margaret street. Rondo street and central sta
ton patrol wagons waiting. The train
was in charge of DR.. Knox Bacon chief Of stat,
of the special which left Monday evening: DR..
Ball, Dr. Dunning and DR.. Kelly, assisted by
Misses Kelly, Gallagher, Lotus, Christensen
and Keogh, nurses from st. Luke's hospital.
The wounded were brought in In two bag
gage cars and coach, cots having been put In
for their accommodation. They were at once
transferred to stretchers and carried to the am
balances, in which they were transferred to the
: hospitals. Thirty-two of the wounded came In
on the first train and the sight was at once
Every variety of injury seemed to have be-
fallen those In the doctors charge and blood !
stained bandages and gaping wounds testified
to the serious nature of the hurts of many Of
the patients. Some unconscious when re-
moved from the train and the doctors stated
that there were several who could not live
through the day.
REMOVING THE INJURED.
The hospitals were visited by Globe re
DorterS late last night and a revised LIST of the