Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-02-06

$4,000 men, women and children are
left practically destitute. Hundreds
of fishermen braved the weather in
their shirtsleeves, having given their
coats to the weaker population, and
many have tramped into the interior
of the country, but the greater part OF
the population is still clinging to the
scene of disaster. By order of the gov
eminent every small steamer available
in the port of Bergen was loaded with
provisions, blankets, clothing and med
zeal supplies and Immediately dis
patched to Aalesund. Private indivf&-
uals are subscribing money literally
and are sending wagon loads of food
and clothing to the docks. The people
| of Aalesund are said to be suffering
| from exposure and much loss OF Life
will result In Stockholm King Oscar
/ and Queen Sofia, the members of the
government, and leading men in every
walk of life are exerting their inhu-
! ence to swell the tide of relief Tor
AaIesund. The royal fSelily headed
| the subscriptions with 10000 crowns
$500 and the fund already amounts
to So, 900. Additional sums are hour
ly rea aching the banks. The neWspa~
pers have opened lists and wealthy
persons in Sweden are telegraphing
donations. In Paris $1,000 has al
ready been raised in aid of the su1er-
ers and this sum will be largely In
creased by subscriptions from tne
wealthy Scandinavian colony In tfs"t
city. On receipt of the news OF the
Aalesund disaster Kaiser Wilhelm d's-
patched the warship Prince Helnrlch,
along with the Hamburg American
transport Phoenicia, with supplies and
tents for 1000 people. The Hamburg
Red Cross society sent the Hamburg
American company's Caldiv1a with I
suDplies. The North German Lloyd
company sent another vessel. 1t is oy
far the worst calamity that has Visit
ed Norway for years. THOUSANDS OF /"
the sufferers have for days been COM
PEELED to walk about in the rain ana
storm striving to keep alive till heAb
would arrive. In the most bitter cold
the bold fishermen made heroic at
tempts to eXtinguish the connagratlon'
but were at last forced to fee before
the force of the flames which devour9Y+
the town before their eyes. Most or
the inha bitants lost everything they
possessed. The destruction OF the
town is looked upon as national das-
aster. The fishermen of Aalesund
have always been a capable and pros
porous race and the fisheries were con-
tn hn FnR6nrH l.
methods and the men showed them
selves possessed of daring and intel
ligence which was, indeed, praise
worthy. Aalesund is the commercial
center of the Stortiord and for the cod
fisheries of the west banks, the yield
of which annually is more than $780,
900 crowns. At
: Fate dispatches from Christianfa
state that the Aalesund fire was start
ed by dissati sied workmen in the en-
ployment of the Aalesund Preserving
company. The outbreak was first OBJ
served by a skipper of a smack in the
harbOr. but before he could get ashore
half the town. which was mainly con-
structed of timber, was in flames.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson's beautiful
villa became prey. for the flames dur
ng the recent Aalesund disaster. 1t
was valued at 100000 crowns and was
,ne of the finest villas of Norway.
The Hardanger-Sondhord steamship
company has ordered new freight
steamer from Hull, Eng. valued at
100000 crowns.
Victoria hotel in Tonsberg has been
,old to J. Baglo for 10000 crowns.