St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 29, 1896

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°-. ger, PP "oo ~ 2 © . : 9 It Has Been Bravely Begun and Is Being Actively Pushed. SYMPATHY EVERYWHERE. Subscriptions Pouring In te the Cem- mittees and the Fund Already Large. The work of relief has been actively and systematically . and already its effects are being felt. The Provident J Assoc de Paul Society and all similar associations reported promptly to the General Relief Committees, and now have their ambu- lances, with trained nurses, surgeons, etc., traversing tle devastated/sections of South St. 1 ministering to the sick and Rev. Dr. W. W. Boyd, chairman of the xecutive Committee of the General Re- left Committee, is keeping ag house in r 420 of the Merchants 0 , and as r * the work of re- city are co-o Cssocke nobly in the work. stantial evidences of the despread sym- pa felt for the stricken city. “T have no doubt that all of the money required to ca on this work will be forth- coming,”’ said r. Boyd to a Post-Dispatch reporter. “The 8 magnanimify and * of the American people have aroused and words of courage are “The task before us ie very great and at this stage I can’t even attem the amount of money that will be . d to prosecute it. We are Burying the d nursing the sick and wound cabk to health and life, Seeding the hun „ cloth- ing the naked and will repair the Gone to the ho of those unfortunates who have not the resources with which to meet the emergency themselves.” “The Provident Association has sent its agents out in every section of the city in search of the distressed,"” said President Richard M. Scruggs, who called early this morning to confer with Dr. Boyd. “Our wagons are aiding the city ambu- lances, and our trained nurses and surgeons are ready at hand to tender relief,“ Subscriptions poured into Secretary Geo. H. Morgan of the Merchants’ Exchange all morning. Mr. Morgan was kept so bus with other important details of the wor that he could not find time until the noon hour arrived to take account of the subscrip- tions and tabulate them. He had no idea how much the total amount was, though it was evident from the large number of checks and greenbacks led on his desk that it ran way up into the thousands. 1 rae ‘ym cot — also 8 1 rs and telegrams of sympa an profered aid: geese Seat CHICAGO, mi., May 2%.—We have this morning the terrible “evs from qour city of the tornado, but som@how we deel that the feports are greatly exaggerated, although it is no coubt bad enouga, but we shall know the real truth sometime during the day. St. Louis was generous to Chicago after her fire, and if this calamity of your city too big for you to cope witz, other cities, and es ally Chicago, will be ready to ren- der . If you think it will be necessary for your city to have outside ald I ape you will regres, me on receipt of this; but, as Tsaida I have the feeling that the ac- ts are y exaggerated. eoun n ‘ . KING, President Commerclal Club. CHICAGO, May 2%.—We are ready to help im this hour of . What can we do? { n G POWDER co. NEW YORK, May 28.—Does St. Louis re- = financial aid? Please wire estimate to W and lives lost. W YORK HERALD. COLUMBUS, O., May 2.—Our Board of extends most tfelt sympathy to t. Louis and vicinity in their dire afflic- tion. In behalf of our people here we de- sire to place ourselves in readiness to res thin our powér to any call for aid deemed 8 «J your ent. Po oie. Tet ce, 0 erman, a tf of 8 le of St. th them i heir n the midst of suffering — . sends words 15 cheer and authorises draw on M. & P. National Bank for the benefit of sufferers. hie mourns with her „ and her sy is quick and heart- 25 e Secretary r 29.—Do not idea to give “the to contribute to the ee ae r 5 2 1 oy) “ 48 ** * * as as & - * * wy 2 : 0 0. ae it a yt . Te a 3 at ~~ * 1 7 0 * H ’ every the wreck of the churches is complete. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—If there — we can do to aid trouble kindly let me 7 * * deere ot Pe . vernor o ennsylvan SEDALIA, Mo. ‘do anything to help you? Let us know at once. SEDALIA BOARD OF TRADE. e Iowa Bankers’ Association in session The following message was sent collect by the Captain, and the Mayor’s office had to * 0 55 cents charges on it: MPHIS, Tenn.— ly Zouaves, Mem- pas. champions United States America, nder services for one exhibition drill in St. Louis for storm sufferers. F. K. DEFFRY _ Captain, The Post-Dispatch has received the fol- lowing ex ns of sympathy and prof- fers of ai outside towns: NPW YORK, May 2%.—Charles H. Jones, Editor, Post-Dispatch: Does St, Louis re- ugire assistance from other cities in her affiiction? THE NEW YORK PRESS. CHICAGO, III., May 2.—Col. Jones: Can Chicago do anything for St. ulis? 1 am asked this question on év hand. Our people are ready and anxious. VILLE E PITTSBURG, Pa.—Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Mo.: If it shall be determined that the people of St. is and vicinity will receive aid at this time from the general public the columns of the Pittsburg Times and the Pittsburg Daily News will be thrown open for any appeal to the people of this section. There is widespread sym- pathy here for you. We want to do what we can. Please advise. a M. E. GABLE, Editor-in-Chief. To these and similar 2 22 answers were 1 1 — 5 eve. N Louis accep w rofou eeling the sym thy extended, but that she was fully able to care for all her sufferers. A NIGHT IN A CELLAR. Experiences of Rev. Dr. Palmer and His Family. Rev. Samuel C. Palmer, pastor of the Lafayette Park Presbyterian Church, mourns the ruin of his church and the des- Olation of his home, but he is grateful that he and his family are alive. When the storm arose Wednesday after- noon, the doctor and hig fami were in ap doctor Salleh to his wife and children to follow him to the cellar. All except Paul Palmer hearkened to his voice, trembling with terror. Paul, with a true scientist's enthusiasm, was in his room in the third story, with his face against the pane watching the war of the elements, and the effect of the storm’s fury in Lafayette Park over the way. la a few moments the havoc being done carried terror to his heart, and he started to leave the room for the cellar. came r A scantling struck the young man on the — was calling to him to come down stairs. Paul's tilence and continued absence alarmed the family and Dr. Palmer and his son, Charles, made their way toward the third story. They located Paul and re. leased him, bleeding and bruised. His wounds were ban ed and later he received medical attention. The family was yet in the cellar when the second furious storm came up and at its height they were amazed to hold a rl throw herself through the scuttle win- ow into their midst. he fell in a faint. Large splinters had cut and lacerated her arms and head and buried themselves in her body. : She w Annie Brunning, a servant in the residence of the Brothers family, a few doors north of Dr. Palmer’s house. The fall of debris in the Brothers’ home after the cyclone, made Annie a pin-cushion for splinters, and she was in a sad condiion. She was carried to an adjacent house, made as comfortable as possible, and given kindly treatment until the second storm, which everyone thought m t more house twisting. In their terror nie’s nurses from her into the cellar, and the girl, almost dead from pain and fright, ran out the front door and up the street in the blinding rain. She saw signs of life in the cellar of the Palmer residence, and she sought refuge. Her wounds were given a home dressing and afterwards were treated by a doctor. She spent the night with the Palmer family in the cellar. day dawned neighbors who had been more fortunate came with food and clothes, for the Palmer boys had their wardrobe ruined by the destruction of the third story. SCHOOL HOUSES WRECKED. The Storm Played Havoc With Roofs and Walls. The following public schools in the path of the storm were damaged: Clinton School and Clinton branch, roofs and parts of walls gone; Peabody, roof and rafters blown off and part of wall destroyed; wer gone; Chouteau, windows Charless, to 2 northwest corner gone; w 2 roof damaged; t, and four walls gone; Gar- stack and parts of roof de- — 4 New Shepard, roof and walls dam- ; Ouverture, roof and rafters and northeast brick wall blown away; Mar- quette, walls around smoke carried — nog Wr roof ee eee = ne; ea part new addition wrecked; ow, northeast and north- west walls blown out; Compton, slate roof off; Madison, both roofs gone. DAMAGE TO CHURCHES. Houses of Worship Got the Full Force of the Storm. The destruction of churches was 60 uni- versal in the storm-tossed section that the superstitious ht think it was the work of a fiend. M houses were overlooked in the most pro ntial manner im ‘ but the churches were not slighted in any d s ark, where hed a house of worship, At Jefferson and Lafayette avenues Mt. Church stood for 8 years, a sta edifice of inviting appear- ance, the walls are u each other and t reer fn i large of Jefferson avenue. It was whisked the cyclone as if it were a straw The house for F to $1.50, or Damaged Skirts from $5.50, for .... to $1.25, for..... Se i064 4 ve'es to $18.00, choice for..... large part of its roof. The slates, boards and timbers fell in. Other churches which were badly dam- but are away from the Lafayette Park region, are SS. Peter and Paul's Ger- man Catholic Church, Seventh and Allen avenue, loss $80,000; Trinity German Evan- gelical Lutheran Church, Ei hth street and Lafayette avenue, loss „000 f. he Annunciation and St. Vincent’s Catholic Churches were slightly damaged. St. Pat- rick’s Catholic Church sustained great loss. LUCKY ESCAPES, Several Instances in the South End Which Seem Miraculous. A. J. Lash of 1635 South Jefferson avenue stood Friday morning looking at a pile of bricks which used to be his house and yet seemed happy, because he saw his wife and two daughters alive and well. The pe of the three ladies was mirac- ulous and is a fair sample ot the experi- enges of many South Enders. They were on the second floor and Mrs. Lash had just lighted a gas stove when the storm began to rise. The sound of the third floor falling gave them a stern warning and they ran down stairs as fast as they could. Mrs. Lash tarried an instant to turn off the gas from the stove for fear there might be an explosion. In the cellar the Lashes met three members of the family living down- stairs and the six persons fied into a little sub-cellar, used for cold storage purposes. They had hardly squeezed thémselves in when the whole superstructure came down. Luckily the sub-cellar withstood the shock and when the storm was over they crawled through the rubbish to the top of the heap. When r. Lash saw the ruins of his home he was nearly frantic, but was put at ease by a neighbor who told him that his family was safe. A wedding party had a narrow esca from a crue) death in the Church of the Unity, Park and Armstrong avenues. One short hour before the cyclone came, the couple marched up the aisle of the stone ifice to the strains of a wedding march. Their friends looked on smilingly and through the stained glass windows the sun beamed a blessing. ‘The party left the church before ,the storm became destructive. Miss Margie Thompson, the daughter of a well known South Ender and a member of the church, tarried in the church a little while cfter the wedding procession wended its wey back to the carriage. en she thought of going home the looked ominous and she thought it best to wait until the storm blew over. With a roar and a rending of rocks the building in which Miss Thompson had felt herself secure began to fall about her ears. She ran screaming out on the lawn just as the roof and stone walls toppled down, a shapeless mass of slate and masonry. T wife of Dr. Eyerman, whose home on 8 avenue, — peng 7 the lub, was crum as were 4 . 8 to the me of a neighbor. a narrow — from de crushed to death, and her face was black with fiying dirt and mud, so that her neighbor hardly knew them had and the vestibule stood almost alone. Their escape was a close one. . BLOWN ELEVEN BLOCES. This Tinner Flew Through the Air in the Teeth of the Wind. One of the péculiar freaks of the tornado was witnessed at the Drummond Tobacco mpany’s building, on Fourth and Spruce — * tinner was on the roof of the seven-story the —— of the roof, then the thing come down at a terrible rate, when began it a ch on a d ng near 50 Waists that got wet, value Soc to 75¢, oc damp, value 750 3 Sc broken glass and a little damp, worth 51. 4 — One lot of Skirts that got only a little damp, in satin, serg nd brilliantines, rth $5.75 | ary b. 2.9 8 fre at. 84. 65 Wet Wrappers to close out quick before they get ruined, worth 98c 2 5 C $15 and $20 Rain Proof Garments ; they || at : got wet, but chat don't g Men's Thin Coats hurt, some are soiled and and Vests at. $1 others torn, value $9.00 - . 8 T 5 | 0 9 8 I he ay pers ee. Corner , Seventh and Franklin avenue. Fr 3 P ‘ po 2 0 , : ie * = r es * ey ee” Se? or ee 3 ae 3 G. n Ara. wae 1 al 8 2 * n 8 N Was too much for us during the great RN ‘ADO * 8 roof is missing. We tried to * 4 7s Waists only slightly 2 save stock we tarpaulins, 2 $y, ohn Sant * 0 60 „ . . ea aS 2 eae r . 9 5 * ve Pe ta et Me a. * T RS pal et ge A . N 2 N. ; t * 5 5 ah a ws 1 * * A ö n 9 N * , : 1 n N 1 0 . nn « be Fe N ö * n = a Bi . a 9 4 1 * eT that fn AE ¢ * Nen 2 bun . 4 * * = wt ~ ae te 9 * n why: * . *. 5 1 ' N 8 R nu : * . > 7 af x a xt: 5 . Na 7 * Retr we a * 1 * — : * ak. 9 3 2 4 3 ft 4 — — „ 4 z , . , 5 ’ ‘ . : 82 E y of . rags. 2 soiled and a y * 8 : * rf * 2 ö * ever. > 4 ‘ * ah Men’s Suits. Some damp—some dry. All go, regardless. $12 and $14 Men's Suits at 87.77 Silk Capes, only a little Men's Suits «.. 8.45 damp, trimmed with chif- . fon gor ribbon, value $3 and $4 $5.00 to $7.00, $1.98 $1 Thin Coats Men’s Pants at 51.95 49c $2 w at least 50 men and women take re y 25 the house from "the storm, and 1 theme 8 — these were caught under 0 ng m In consequence of this new discov extra men went to work on the ruins day in search of any other bodies that may be there. Late Storm Notes. In searching the body of Louise ette, taken from ruins at Seventh and Rutger streets, $565 were found in the pocket of her skirt at the Morgue. Charles Sutoff was instantly killed in the two-story brick building, 1806 Dolman street. He was 38 years old married. Four thousand dollars d was done the Dr. A. Blank Bullding, 1 South Sev- enth street. $10 Long Pants Suits at $2.50 Knee Suits at „ „„ „„ „% „ „„ „%% „„ „6% „„ „ 66 $1.45 Knee Suits at-.... $2. 45 at Bes . bab t oan $5 336 Shoes. Men's $2.50 Black Calf Shoes, 4 styles toes 3 — tse ee He | hand-sewed. all styles .........-.. Dos Ladies’ $2.00 and $3.00 Fine „„ Here Is Height for You! This magnificent hat is of Tuscan, lined „ „% e¢66 e Next , "ope | £0 » & & ' with the patent pink chiffon and wreathed South Broadway, was qaged . Damage amounting et 800 was Gone Cie street, owned by buildin 608 to 612 Seventh street, owned by Dieterich ckert, was dam- ed $2,500. ; “The body of Wm. Ottenad was taken from the ruins of the building, northeast corner of Broadway and Soulard street, at 2:30 o'clock. It was taken to his late apne 1 313° Soulard street. He was 42 years of age and married. Charles Schmidt, 30, 18 South Twenty- second street, died at 10 o’clock Wednesday night of injuries received while passing in front of Hickory street. He was struck by flying bricks. He leaves a widow. Three thousand dollars damages was done the buildings 2123 to 2127 South 3 e damage to the bu 2019 uth Broadway, occupied by the arles Ditt- man Hardware Co., amounted to 9 Hert & Frederick’s chemical works, foot of Neosho street, were d : The chapel southwest corner Newstead and Maryland avenues was . Two thousand dollars damages was done the residence of J. A, Monit, 2925 Russell avenue. ; N ' The residence of O. F. Moysler, 29385 Rus- sell avenue, was dam $2, . Henry eyer, private watchman, 415 Trudeau street, was struck by timbers at Second and Lami His chin was: split and all his teeth knocked out. William Heitmanech, 1853 Menard street, was internally injured by falling walig at the St. Paul's Church. Mike Larkins, Seventh street, near O’- Fallon, was at work on a sand boat at the foot of O’Fallon street. A flying saw e off his ht ear ) Annis Buntug, 1442 Mississ — | Was found in the n ber, with her ankle. spl right arm broken. Miss Lillie Roeder debris, at her home, destroyed. Sh Damage to ho The residence of J. avenue, was erg te | The building at Miami street and Jefferson avenue, oceupied by the Concordia Publish- * Co., was dama he two-story brick bullding, 2259 South Jefferson avenue, owned by Mrs. ise Firmback, was damaged $1,400. * — Ten thousand dollars was done the St. Vincent Asylum buil vacant: — gl months, at Ninth Marion streets The buildings 1601 and 1603 South Broad- — 2 by Siegman Freund, were dam- he buildings 1437 and 1 South Broad- way, owned by Leo Rassieur, were dam- ed $3,000. e buildi 1401 1 South Broad- way, owned 3 the 2 Brewing Co., were damaged 500. dor Works All Right. 3 The first reports of dam at the r Iron Works were exaggerated. The works were not in — ae 1— 822 and me : 3 — * off of several vent- The building occupied by Dora 2 1505 | . — — | Zz / sx with roses—red, — * coi or copy chrysanthemum Dinner Table Talk. Talking is one of the best of all recrea- tions and a woman who understands the art possesses a most use accomplishment. . Specialties and hobbies are not admissi- ble at a dinner table, and a woman who can only talk on her own fad has no business in society. She ought to write a pamphiet or go on the lecture. platfo versation at the dinner table t is a strain on the attention or thé patience soon be- Indeed, one of the chief elements of pleas- company is a readiness to talk or to be ed to on any rational subject. When the Hand Looks Sticky. sticky appea cerine after the em well with w starch or some other harmless tollet ¢ A $2, ro 8 rman J. Krembes’ at 622 Park | bring! — was — S é of — from this pink and white 7 quite i ae 1 and for any con- For Niagara Falls, Clover Leaf Route. duped Globe, u. w. cor. Franklin av., sells , Courts itors when the dy compet- Seventh and D LS SR oe ay, Biden tall _ baal 15 939 Stiff and Soft Straw Hats, | away! 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