New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-20
AID FOR SA VAKNAH.
NETWORKS SYMPATHY.


APPOINTMENT or A COMMITTEE BY THE CHAMBER
OF coNMERCE-MAYoR wICKHAM's APPEAL
SUBSCRIPTIONS ALREADY MADE.
A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was
Reid yesterday afternoon g. ID. Babcock presiding to
take some action regard to relieving the yeow fever
sufferers in Savannah The President stated the object
OF the meeting and ID. Golden Murray said;
Tho circumstances which have induced you and the
gners OF the call 20 bring this meeting together are SO
well known through the medium OF le press anu pEae
Suffice IN TO say that the situation daily becoming more
grave, will appear by the f9llOwng te!egan HnlCn
have Just received from the President OF the Savannah
Benevolent Association:
MURRAY FEHIs 4 Co. He,0 York Daily cash expenses
lion SICK Teeq1aers population %Gse; b a. Egsg VI
The SiiGriag is largely among negroes, cass who
have Ineasraby exempted IN former Nlsliaiohs OF
now threatened with starvation ~ wei ~ disease Win
help abroad. When we consider tat tnls stite
come 1t s evident tue situation Is such as not only 20
call forth oar warnest -ympalhies ent lhpefanHHY 70
demand our earnest endeayor TO leha hoipht hsIl
feel sure that this Chamber Will do justice 10 III former
traditions 1gd llat nn1fr ~ iG IN 1854 and AMIN in
1868 and what II has done for Chicago Portland Troy
comnte Of twenty-five be appointed by the chair, with
!n power ADOPT such means ms they may deem ekp
tons n he forwarded 10 Savannah the relief OF the
suffering occas.oned by the dcsoaiing ptsulohee WIN
which that city Is now visited
This was adopted, and the following committee was ap
pointed: f. s. Lathrop. b. @. Arnold, ID. II. Baldwin,
Martin Bates H. r. Clahin, George s. Coo, James W. FL
well wm. II. Guion Henry 3. Hyde z. 8 Jahray, John
u Jones, D. c. Murray, w Il. Clyde H. NJ Iaber' Henry
Ueutz L. j. n stark, D.. p. Morton Joseph seig1nan, r.
C. Cowdin Richard Butler, Jackson g. Schultz WIN. j..
Dodge, A. +. Higgins, George W. QuiniaId' Theodore
Roosevelt.
On motion Of william f. Dodge the President and See
Rotary were added ia list The committee received
subscription books aud the meeting adjourned after sew
cra had added their TO the list which then stood
as follows:
Morton Bliss CO... $50 AcEer Neral q cond 100
P FBss5s K Ksy Co 3SS nv ~ sI 100
Pheis podss Co go Total
The committee will meet at / p H. to-day, In the
Chamber Of Commerce, organize work and perfect
their arrangements.
The following proclamation issued by the Mayor
| yesterday:
MAYORS OFFICE, CITY Hall,
NEw-YoRK, Sept 10, ls76)
To he Citizens Of Yelr York:
fever Many persons there are actually Frustrated py
the disease, aud many Others who are thrown GUY o.
empoym cpt by the interruption OF business Occasohtd
by the pcstilece destitute The expenses incurred
In caring for the sick and In relieving The necessities 90
fhe poor arc reported TO amount already 10 Sl,ZOO
dailt aud the fever continues It's raFaScs phosc eA
WIN DC EeE sup @Sh Sy the the residing
elsewhere and the appeal IA conhdehty lnnae 70 you 70
give from your abundance Tor the Tellct on te SUI
feGg brought TO our sister city by TINS telDe VISTA
| ton. AZ, - .,..,,,
|
tion whether Of largo of small amount, intended for
that purpose; aud unless other directions accompany H.
Cbanber OF Commerce. when Il moving IN the matter
and which will that the money Il 20 applied as TO
enoc'1"'e 'H0 O'''O'' WIIGiGM H. wICl,r,N, Mayor.
EFFORTS OF RAILWAY MIN AND PHYSICIANS.
meeting TO provide relief for the Savannah yellow
fever sufferers was held Monday afternoon ut the
Giscy House the call Of the resident agents OF the
Southern freight and pas enger lines. Tue chairman
stated tho objects Of the meeting and explained what
| had already done The first purpose of the Com
mtec Of Resident Agents was To furnish monetary AID
only bat with the assistance and advice Of citizens aud
MUSICIANS tine relief offered by New-York City would
probably DO threciod In character The New-Nork ana
| savannah Steamship line, the Central Railroad Of
Georgia the Southern Express and other Southern ens
poraen lines had offered TO take charge OF and forward
money articles OF clothing and other material aid to the
| Savannah Benevolent Association, at No lO2 Bayst,
| Savannah, Ga. The committee had appointed George
Yoncc of No 400 Broadway 10 receive contributions.
Dr. Elisha Harris said that DIR. White and he had been
appointed a committee by meeting OF physicians, held
nj the NewYOrk Academy OF Medicine during the morn
ing 10 confer with the Committee Of Resident Agents
and 10 communicate with the President OF the Georgia
State Board OF Health and with Dr. Mcfarland OF savan-
nah From Indignation received from the Mayor Of sa-
yannah and Drs. Mcfarland and Thomas, It certain
that yellow fever spreading In Savannah, aud would
probably rage I'll the November frOsts The poor people,
who were unable to seek refuge In higher latitude,
would be e sufferers and their number could be placed
at $4,000 These people mainly too poor 10 buy the
articles absolutely necessary TO insure recovery Money
could do great deal toward alternating their suferings
and procuring Food and clothing would come In
good use and cargOes Of lee should be constantly on
hand Many very expensive articles beyond the means
Of poor people indispensable during conycsCence;
among these was the best kind Of champagne which
was necessary certain stages Of the fever The meet
ing adjourned to Friday next, at &. ID.
| owens Office, No. 3l5 Broadway.
Dr. Harris has prepared the following letter in regard
! TO the necessities OF the Savannah sufferers
EEw-YoRK, sept 10, 1876
GENTLEMEN: YOur request for brief statement from
me 10 the merchants and generous people OF the city eou
corning aid most needed for relief and prevention OF SUI
ferlng In Savannah Us best answered by saying that IN
the Judgment OF the physicians who met yesterday,
money 81 the first TO be sent because u will for the pres
ent pay nursing and costly kind Of nOurishmtn nv
which the sick must have On tile hands OF Major An
dersOn aud the relief committees lac approves. all funds
and material aid Will be judciOusly administered at tie
bedsides Of the sick. Experienced, accimated pys.-
clans and nurses have 10 be employed M any cost.
| Already our NcwYOrk Medical Committee has telC-
graphCd an urgent request that such Lelp he summarized
from and Mobile Besides this there are there
competent and Eeciimated physicians and some nurses
70 go from NewYOrk but az the present moment money
shOd be sent 1t Ia reported that about 1900 nhAb