The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-19
THOUSANDS ON THE SCENE.
Ruins Were Viewed by a Host From
Outside Cities.

Ruins Were Viewed by a Host From
Outside Cities.
Staff Special to the Globe.
NEW RICHMOND, June 18-Several
thousand people from. the surrounding
country visited here today. The only
visitors from the Twin Cities were those
brought in on two sections of the regular
Wisconsin Central train, which arrives
here at $50 p. m.
The streets of the remaining portion of
the city were lined with teams, and serv-
ices were held in the Church of the I'M
maculate Conception. the Congregational
list, and an open air service on the site
of the Baptist church by Rev. William
Wilkinson, of Minneapolis.
A large party of st. Paul ladies came
UP today to assist in the st. Paul branch
of the Red Cross work established here.
Several hundred of the workmen were
fed at noon and a great many lunches
sold to the visitors, from which a neat
revenue was derived. The following st.
Paul women were here today: Mrs C.
G. Titcomb, Mrs. Dr. A. F. Goodrich, Mrs.
E. o. Zimmerman, Mrs. ]. o. Pattee, Mrs.
Conde Hamlin, Mrs Ambrose Tighe, Mrs.
Whitman, Mrs. Norman, Mrs. Hartman,
Mrs Weideman, Mrs. Holl, Miss Freder-
icka Somers. Mrs. Olmstead, Mrs. DR..
Vittum, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Shurick and
Mrs. Johnson.
Detective James Howard, of Minneapo-
lis. rounded up couple of women pick
pockets during the forenoon and ordered
them to leave town at once, or have the
option of occupying a box car cell until
justice could be meted out by the justice
of the peace, who holds court every morn
ing.
There are still many rough characters
III town and it keeps the squad of police
nd 10
keeping track of the hght-fngered gen.
try.
It is now believed by nearly every one
that no more bodies will be recovered
from the ruins. The workmen put in
a long and tedious day. The shop men
from st. Paul went back last night.
which left the force somewhat reduced,
but the Menomonie and Eau Claire and
local crews are hard at work, and re-
markable progress is being made clear
ing up the ruins
In those store buildings where 1t was
possible to save anything the stock has
been removed to another part Of the
town and spread out on the ground to
dry. In nearly every case the salvage
has been a great deal more than was at
first expected. The lumber yard was
at first thought to be a total loss, as not
one board was left on another, but crew
of men were put to work sorting out the
boards and as a result some very SUBJ
stantial piles of pine are to be seen.
The lumber was valued at $4,000 The
less has not been estimated as vet
William McNally said yesterday that
the estimate Of "a half million for the
total loss was far too low Whiis he
is. still confined to his ,bed,- he has, been
quite active with his pen. He says that
a million and a quarter will no more
than cover the total loss of property.
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charge of the field, In the absence of Mr.
Mosher, said yesterday regarding the
work of relief:
''The first thing that will be done
is to build temporary places of business
for our business men. These places will,
after the city is permanently rebuilt, be
used for storehouses. The idea is to get
as many people to work and earning
money as possible. The mex. thing will
be to build houses for the people rendered
homeless. At present there are three or
four families to every house. AMI the
homeless people are housed under most
difficult circumstances
Practically every one in the city Is be-
Ing fed by the Red Cross and relief COM
mittce. There are some merchants snd
some people who will go right ah sad and
build on their own hook, but these ara
decidedly in the minority, and we GER
tainly have most perplexing situation
to face. 1t took thirty years TO build
the town, 1t was swept away in sixty
seconds and now we stand ready to
build it up a second time ana will do
so beyond any question If the liberaIity
of the people continues
The remains of the man taken out
of the ruins yesterday have been posi-
lively identified as Pat Goheen by his
wife. Goheen had a peculiarly shaped
tooth which his wife readily recognized,
patients, all doing we'll or these four
were admitted yesterday. Peter J. joyce.
body bruises; Mrs. F. J, Joyce, head