The New York herald., 1876-09-20

ACTION or THE CHANBER OF cosrMEHcE--A
COMMITTEE OF rwgNrx-rIvE APPOINTED TO
SOLICIT SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM MERCHANTS.
In pursuance Of n call for special meeting Of the
Chamber of Commerce. issued on Monday, to consider
tho appeal for aid 10 tho sufferers by yellow fever
tho city OF Savannah measures for their
relief, meeting held yesterday afternoon. Tho
President, & II. Babcock, presided In calling the
meeting To order Mr.. Bnbcock said:"rho pestiicnco
that wakelh In darkness raging among people Of
Savannah, and poverty, sickness and death prevail to
an alarming extent A telegram OF this morning from
tho Chairman OF tho Benevolent Association
Of Savannah reports 200
ploycd, three quarters of tho population desti-
.u,e nnd over one-tn,rd sick NO words o,
mine are needed 10 give force to such appeal and
cannot doubt that tins great community, which for so
many years has escaped any serious or widespread
epidemic will respond literally to the urgent cry for
heit Ihere are gentlemen present who VIII present
further facts p"
Mr.. Murray read a telegram ho had received from a
nrm in Savannah recng tho facts rccapitulatcd by
Mr Babcock. The despatch stated that the health Of
the city had not materially changed, but that the
Der OF new cases were appalling There haa been 266
new since yesterday. 4 great many OF these
cases wcrc light aud the fever lasted from
eighteen to twenty-iour hours the patients lott
much prostratcd The chairman OF tho Benevolent
Association, he said, despatch IRON whsm no read,
stated that the daily expenses OF tho association
$l2OO Mr Murray SAID that the negroes were suilcr
Ing from the fever moro than they ever known
To before Many had been taken sick and work had
almost entirely ceased they unable make any
wages As tho rost would not come until October tho
disease would have SIX weeks TO rage Mr.. Murray
closed by offering the following resolulion:-
Resolved, That in or tho suffering and destitution
existing tho city OF Savannah committee OF TWEEN
tyive bo appointed the Chair duty shall he
receive subscriptions Tor the reer of the sick and destitute
and transmit the the chairman OF She Relief
Committee In that city.
Tho resolution seconded by Mr. William Il.
Dodge and adopted unanimously, the President, Mr..
Habcock, aud tho Secretary, Mr. George Wilson,
MIR. Iodgo's motion, being added 10 It,
Mr. Murray, alter tho adoption Of bis resolution,
said tn n tho Chamber OF Commerce OF THIS city had
to The aid oil savannah In the epdcmics OF 1854
other cities when in distress, and he doubted that
1t would be liberal In the present instance
Ho SAID that provisions plenty In Savannah, but
that what wanted money.
The President appointed tho following gentlemen
the committee OF twenty -nve-F. 5. Lathrop, b. G.
George s. Coe William t. Dodge James ". Ewcll,
William H. Gnion, A. +. Higgins, Henry B. HYDE l..
s. JafTray. John d. JONES' George w. Quintard, d. c.
Murray, W. T. Clyde, Theodore Roosevelt, Levi p.
Morton, Joseph Sehgman, II. u. Taber, Henry Hentz,
/. J. N. Stark f. G. Cowdin Richard Butler, jackson
s. Schultz
Mr. Babcock stated that nve nrms had already sub
Chamber. Before leaving the room At tho adjourn
ment Mr.. Dodge and MIR. A. A. Low put the names of
their respective firms down also for $3.50 Tho
of the firms that already the book wcrc Brown
Brothers Il Co., Morton, Bliss x Co Drcxel, Morgan
a. Co. Eugene Kelly Co.. Bnbcock Brothers h Co
O'Clock, At tho rooms Of the Chamber OF Com
the purpose OF organization and to devise
plan Tor speedy accomplishment Of the work they
have been appointed 10 perform.