New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-19
AN APPEAL FOR RELlEF.
Proclamation of Mayor Wiltz.

Proclamation OF Mayor WiltZ.
The following proclamation was issued
yesterday by the Mayor:
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, April l8, 1874.
Citizens of New Orleans:
am officially informed that many thou
sands of the inhabitants OF Louisiana have
been driven froIn their homes and other
wise deprived of means OF subsistence by
the overflow of the Mississippi and Its
branches and outlets, and that great num-
Der of them are IN imminent danger OF
perishing from hunger. In many parishes
the devastation and suffering are greater
than ever before known from the same
cause. Our city, though seriously threat
ened. has been providentialiy spared from
overflow, leaving 1t IN your power to rescue
your afflicted countryMen from impending
starvation.
Pity for the suffering, gratitude for your
own escape. and tine ge-hearted charity
for which You have always been noted, will
alike induce you to help in the work OF
giving mandate succOr to the victims OF
this double calamity OF flood and famine.
In view OF the necessity for prompt relief,
and in order to organize your combined
efforts, committee OF well known citizens
will be appointed to solicit contributions in
money and provisions, and another like
committee TO superintend the distribution,
SO that full assurance may be had that your
gifts. will be judiciOnsly applied with the
least possible delay. The relief required will
be very large, the flood extending over
almost entire parishes. and covering an area
Of more than 10000 square miles.
The reverend clergy Of the city are ear
nestly requested to call the notice of their
several congregations 10 the danger. desti
tuition and distress of the people in the
overtowed sections.
LOUIS A. NILTZ. Mayor.
The following committee las been ap-
pointed by the Mayor to solicit contribu-
tions in money and provisions for the re-
lief of sufferers in Louisiana by the over
flow Of the Mississippi and its branches:
William S. Pike, w. c. Raymond, j. NJ.
G. Parker, P. F. Herwig, c. w. Ringgold,
Aristide Marie, b. +. Joubert, j. V. La.
vigne, Moore, Janney & Hyams, Albert
Baldwin, j. L. Thompson, w. H. LetchfOrd,
c. T. Howard, New Orleans Gaslight Com
pany, John Phelps & Co., Delta Insurance
Company, Factors and Traders Insurance
Company, Germania Insurance Company,
Hibernia Insurance Company, Home Mu
tual Insurance Company, Life Association
of America. Louisiana Mutual Insurance
Company, Mechanics and Traders Insur-
ance Company, New Orleans Mutual Insur.
ance Company, Salamander Insurance Com
pany, Sun Mutual Insurance Company,
Union Insurance Company. Canal Bank,
Bank of America Citizens Bank, Germania
National Bank. Hibernia Bank, New Or
leans National Bank. State National Bank,
Teutonia National Bank, Union National
Bank. Louisiana National Bank, General A.
5. Badger, F. +. Wintz E. Booth, Crescent
Mutual Insurance Company, A. Mitchell,
Meyer, Weiss & Co., Lehman, Abraham &
Co., j. w. Burbridge & Co., w. A. Bell T.
Co.
We have been furnished by Major H. F.
Springer with the following list of subscrip-
tons received IN aid of the Lafourche suf-
ferers up 10 last evening: