The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-01
0SS OF BRIDGES HAS
ISOLATED THE CITIES

The loss of the bridges and the sus-
pension of street car travel and tele-
phone service have almost isolated Ar
gent1ne. There would have been a ia
mine today but for the discovery Of
two refrigerator carloads of meat in
the railroad yards and the generosity
OF contractor, who sent a wagon
load of bread from Kansas City for
free distribution. The meat was con-
hscated and the bread and meat In
being served at the city hall. Many Of
the destitute are negroes, who have
not even saved sufficient clothing. The
people in the flooded district had am
pie warning, but, cIinging to their
houses, hoped for a fall of the water,
until they could only escape by boat
or raft. The water is quiet except
where the new channel is being worn
and there will be no loss of life.
Further rise of the water will not
increase the flooded area, which al
ready reaches to the bluffs, but will
take many houses now inundated but
still resisting on their foundations
The situation in the suburb of Ar
mourdale tonight is one of bitter DESC
lat1on, with every prospect that the
financial loss, already heavy, will be
greater within the next twenty-four
hours. In the section are situated all
the large packing houses, Armours,
SWifts, Cudahy's and Swartzschild &
Sulzberger's. The loss to these plants
alone will be close to $4,000 900. as the
agents of Swift & Co. estimate their
loss alone to be close to $1,O0O,0O0
AT 2 o'clock the most serious blaze
OF the day broke out in some lime
cars opposite the west end of the union
depot. The flames ran rapidly from
car to car and within three hours thirty
OF them had been destroyed. Among
them oil
threatened great damage to everything
IN th1r vicinity. The wind carried the
great sheets of flame toward the south
ana the current here carried patches
OF blazing oil in the opposite direction.
fortunately there was an open space,
Which afforded egress for the burning
oil and 1T was carried out to the river
Directly south of the viaduct was
large warehouse. Close to it were
several cars loaded with lime, and at
. O'Clock they were all ablaze and with
tnem went the warehouse and all it
contained. The damage in this fire
could not be less than 100000. The
other fires were scattered over a dis
lance five miles long by three miles
vide and in every instance ar supposed
TO nave been caused by lime. It was
impossible to approach within a mile
OF them, but none were large.
Notwithstanding the reports of great
loss of life, very few of the stories
could be substantiated late tonight, and
1t will be several days at least before
there is any accurate information in
this regard.
William Heisler, seventy-five years
OF age, is known to have been drowned
near his home in the east bottoms this
afternoon.
The work of rescue and relief was
taken in charge this morning by the
Commercial club. At that time it was
the intention to aid the people of Kan
sas City, Kan. Plans for this had been
started, however, when word came that
all bridges leading to the Kansas town
were down. simultaneously came
startling reports of the foods at Ar
mourdale and Argentine, and the plans
originally laid to aid the city across the
KaW were quickly adapted to fit the
urgent situation close at hand A spe-
cial meeting Of the city council has
been called for tomorrow morning.