The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-07
RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS.
Public Meetings TO Take Place To-Day In
New York and Brooklyn-Splendid
Chance for Our Wealthy Men and PHI
lanthrouists.

Public Mcetings TO Take Place To-Day In
New York and Brooklyn-Splendid
Chance for Our Wealthy Men and PHI
lanthropists.
We are pleased have IL TO state that the calamity
which has destroyed nearly the entire city OF Portland
Name has touched sympathetic chord In the hearts OF
our authorities and public spirited citizens which WILL
no doubt be followed by similar action throughout the
country We wish, In introducing the subject, briefly to
state that this affair affords good opportunity for
our wealthy men, merchants, lawyers and philan.
thropists to contribute OF their to OF the
most substantial charities Of the hour In passing,
would make this opporune suggestion that persons, In
contributing the relief Of the Portland sufferers should
to II that their money goods goes into the hands
OF fully authorized committee and take their receipt for
tho BY these means imposters will be debarred
from operating they frequently have done in similar
subjoned give the proclamation OF the Mayor
Of New York, and correspondence OF citizens Of
Brooklyn with the Mayor Of that city and his response
thereto:-
PROCLAMATION OF THE MAYOR or NEW YORK.
MAYORS OFFICE, New York, July O. 1900
To THE CITIZENS OF NKw YoRK:-
most destructive IRE thousands Of her people have
been left destitute and homeless Their necessities
most pressing and the citizens o. New YORK owe 70
The local authorities have power under the Jaws TO
make contributions. They mus. be made By indi.
S orwsrdsd 70 The Mayor q Portland for
JOHN I. HOFFMAN, Mayor.
ACTION OF THs CITIZENS OF NEW YoRK-MBErISo
AT TIE Aston HOUSE TODAY.
A meeting Of our merchants and other citizens will
be held this afternoon In the large OF the Aston
House. at three o'clock, for the purpose OF organizing
substantial relief movement In aid Of the sufferers from
the recent terrible connagration In Portland.
ACTION OF THE CITIZENS OF BROOKLYN.
The citizens OF Brooklyn have shown by the suboined
correspondence that they have fellow sympathy with
the sufferers by the late Portland calamity The sub
Joined communication from prominent citizens TO tho
Mayor, and tho response OF his Honor promptly calling
public meeting at the City Hall, exhibits the good
feeling Of the people OF the City Of Churches
Brooklyn, July Q, 1895.
To tbs How SAxryI BoorH, Mayor OF Brooklyn
sR-we, the undersigned, citizens OF BROOKLYN, In
habants OF the city OF Portland Me- account OF the
late disastrous hrc respectfully recommend and request
that you will call meeting OF the citizens Of hs city
70 he held In the Common Council Chamber for the pnr-
pose Of taking such measures with reference thereto m
shall suggest themselves TO the meeting-
James N. Scabury, .. l. Northup.
Conklin Brush, VIM A. Fowler,
silas Iudlam WIN. " Thomas
Pierson n Harteau,
L. John J. Studwef. Hondiow
r. a. Taylor, Thomas stration,
q J. Sprague, NJ Chaunccy
Henry q Murphy, Daniel chauncey,
VIM w. Harris y. N. vibberd
A.. ~
r X Horton j. Oakley Sodyne,
I Hall Lake G. Ryder.
TUE skyoR's RESPONSE
CRY Hail, BnooKLyS, July ., 1909.
| To vHK CITIZENS or BRooxLyS:-
In accordance with the shove requcs, hereby give
notice that public meeting viii be held IN the Common
Council Chamber In the City Hall, tomorrow evening,
July !, 1900 and respectfully request such Of our
citizens a. sympathire In the misfortunes which have
lately bcfnlen the Inhabitants OF the city of Portland
Me- 20 be present on this occasion Tho object one
which appeals 20 the phlanthropc everywhere, and
sincerely hope that the meeting may he largely attended
/ SAMUEL BOOTH.