The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-13

.eceding and conditions IN the flooded East
| Side cities are becoming slightly improved
the condition OF the refugees in st. Louis
| Is becoming more pitlable.
With their houses gone. their household
! effects ruined, and deprived for the time. at
least. OF earning a living. the refugees COM
plain little agairs; fate and arc grateful
! TO the citizens on the west side of the big
river
IN the temporary shelters of the Salvation
Army. at No 1913 Franklin avenue and No.
liz North Sixth street food and beds are
| being provided for 40 of the refugees. At
| the noon hour yesterday meals were served
to 100 persons in the two establishments.
Fully 500 refugees have been sent to dis
| tant points by the Salvation Army menu
bers. who have worked in treless man
| ner ever since the flood broke the levees at
the Tri-Cities and rendered so many home
less.
In the Union Mission. at No. 1882 Franklin
avenue: at tho Provident Associations
headquarters and IN the police stations,
churches and many other places. the refu-
gees are being cared for and 1t was esti-
mated yesterday that there were 1000 still
dependent upon the charitable organiza
tons Of St Louis.
! Many OF the refugees. first cared for by
the Salvation Army. have gone to points IN
Indiana and Illinois They were sent for
by either friends or relatives. Some re-
ceived money for transportation. but in
many instances the army workers pur-
chased railroad tickets with money drawn
from their own relief fund
FINDS WIFE AND CHILDREN
HE THOUGHT WERE DROWNED.
Many pathetic scenes have been enacted at
the places where the refugees have been
confined. More than one family reunion have
been recorded in St. Louis this week. At
the North Sixth street depot of the Saliva
ton Army yesterday man. poorly clad and
seeming almost starved. called at the door
and said he was looking for his wife and
seven children.
They fed while l stayed with the house
he said. after telling the officers that he
was from West Madison. Il fear they were
drowned he continued. FOR l have
searched everywhere for them
And while the man was speaking a tiny
| little girl ran through the doorway.
The man gave a wild cry OF delight MY
daughter" he said
The little girl ran to him and Rugged and
end OF TIE room, and there, safe from the
flood. with dry clothes and plenty to eat.
were the wife and the remaining children.
At the Franklin avenue station woman.
with her four children. was eating break
fast when her husband appeared. 1t was
the first time they had met since the levee
other up for lost
RELATIVES UNABLE TO
LOCATE FRED BISHOP.
When the food struck North Venice
Frank Bemis, a hod carrier. was eating sup
per with his wife, his cousin. Fred Bishop
of Joliet, and his sister, Alice Bemis All
fed for their lives. Bemis escaped with
his wife. but he lost trace of his cousin
and his sister. -. .-.et--- "a -.-s.-s'
Next day: and the next he searched the
flooded district in the hope OF finding the
| missing relatives. but without success. Yes
terday he came to st. Louis and described
bis sister to the first policeman he met By
q singular coincidence a. girl answering the
| description. had been seen by the policeman
at 27O9 North Twelfth street. Bemis went
to the number and the woman whom the
policeman saw there proved to be the miss
ing girl
Miss Bernis did not see Bishop after the
food break and 1t is feared that he has been
drowned.
At the headquarters Of the Womans Aux
iliary to the Merchants Exchange Relief
Committee there sat young girl. who was
crying bitterly and who would not be con-
soled by the kind words Of the ladies' who
tried to comfort her.
MY mother. my poor mother. I know she
has been drowned" sobbed the girl.
1t was nearing the noon hour when an old
lady, bent in form. and with haggard feat
lures, entered the relief headquarters and
asked for food and clothing. The moment
she stopped at the secretarys desk the sob
bling girl saw her and quickly ran to the
aged woman and embraced her.
This is my mother; this is my mother"
she exclaimed. looking at the other women
in the room. And 1 thought she was
drowned"
Then both women began to cry again and
between hugs and kisses and sobs they re-
lated their experiences.
The mother is "a years old.
FOOD AND CLOTHING
SENT TO EAST SIDE.
The Annie Russell and the Mark Twain
made two trips to the Tri-Cities yesterday.
each time carrying food. clothing and medi-
cine to the flood victims.
At the headquarters of the Woman's
Auxiliary to the Merchants Exchange Com
mittee great quantities of clothing were dis
tributed to the poor. Twelve wagonloads
of clothing were sent to East ST. Louis by
the committee and at Eleventh and Locust
streets 900 persons were supplied with
clothing. while forty-two families were
| partly supplied with furniture.
| At the headquarters of the Provident As
ISOLATION, 1923 Washington avenue gro
cerics and provisions were given to about 400
! persons.
The negro refugees received food and
| clothing at No 3ls North Main street.
| The Woman's Committee of the Mer-
| chants Exchange has issued an appeal for
| donations of clothing for babies and chill
dren. The supply Of clothing for men and
| women is ample at this time, but there Is a
demand for clothing for infants and children
| up to u years old.
Donations of any kind will be gladly re-
ceived, and IL the committee Is notified the
contributions will be sent for. Notification
| should be made to the secretary at Elev-
| enth and Locust streets.
| Major Kimball of the Salvation Army re-
ceived telegram from Commander Booth
Tucker commencing the local officers for
their work during the flood and notifying
him that general appeal for aid would be
| published in the current number of the War
Cry. the official organ OF the Salvation
! Army.
CHILD DIES FROM
! EXPOSURE AFTER FLOOD.
Major Kimball also received donation of
81 Is subscribed by the employes nj the