The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-19
THE DANGER OF FAM1NE.
Tvonty-Soven Thousand hen Hsve boon
Thrown Out OF Work by the Fover-An
Appeal in their Behalf.
WAsHINcToN. Scntembcr

AohlNGlON, OcpLemDcr 3.
To the Chambers Of Commerce and the
Charitable Of the chief Cities OF the Union !:
The cry of anguish from the stricken
cities and people of the South has been
answered by noble burst of charity
from the cities and people of the whole
country. Contributions great and small
have been extended to the sufferers.
The secretary of war has generously ex-
tended the aid Of the Government to the
poor and needy of the pest-riddcn cities {;
but great as has been the charity, the
necessity is yet greater, and the sums
wants of the suffering in New Orleans,
Vicksburg and Memphis, as we'll as in
the smaller towns of Holly Springs,
Grenada, Port Gibson, Canton, Green.
v:;ie, BrcwnsTil!e, Baton Rnnge and
Delhi, where all business is entirely sus-
pended.
It is estimated that in the suspension
of business on the Mississippi River,
south of Memphis, over fifty steamboats,
are tied up, their crews discharged, and
the longshoremen and gangs of stevedoerg
ahd other iabo=sTs, who Wero engaged ia
the receiving and discnsrging of freight.
are out of employment. -Four great lines
Of railroad are paralyzed, and their en-
ployees are idle. Nearly all places of
business in the cities and towns where
the fever prevails are closed, and their
employees discharged. These EMPLOYEES
are poor, and dependent upon their labor
for support. 1t is estimated that of these
unemployed men there are in New Or
leans $4,000, Memphis 5000, Vicksburg
1000, and in smaller towns 1000; max.
ing q total of $4,000 discharged work
men, most OF whom are heads OF families,
and represent total population of not
less than 100000 in actual and desolate
want. These people have no means to
get away from the pest-ridden cities.
For them there is no labor, no wages, no
bread-nothing but death or starvation !;
and this condition must last at least fifty
days, for there will be no stay of the pes-
thence, no consumption of busines, un-
til frost. Averaging the support of each
individual at twenty cents per day, which
is ten cents less than the cost of an army
ration, for fifty days the support of the
suffering and destitute will cost 81 ,O8O,-
600, and this for subsistence alone.
Nothing for medicines, clothing and
proper sustenacce for the sick and the
burial of the dead has been taken into
account in this calculation.
It has occurred to the undersigned that
q comprehensive system of relief should
be OF once inaugurated to avoid the ap-
palling distress which will sicken and
ehock humanity when to the awful de-
struclion of the plague are added the
horrors of famine. We suggest that in
each of the great cities Of the Union o
central depot for the reception Of supplies
be ut once opened, where contributions
Of provisions, tea, coffee, wines, medi-
cines and clothing may be sent. The
lines of transportation over both land
and water have volunteered to transport
supplies to the stricken cities free OF
charge. Let New Orleans, which is
most accessible by sea and land, md
which has more facilities for transpo:ta-
tion, be constituted the central depot for
...o.s os tie saPiP;!!::cc-=, ;=h:ch cor
be for arded to the Howard and Pea
body Associations of that city as fast us
collected. Let Vicksburg, Memphis and
the smaller towns that are affected, send
to New Orleans their agents to aid in re-.
ceiving, distributing and forwarding orc
rata the supplies tU the respective towpc
and cities for which they are destined.
We appeal to the Chambers Of Com
merce of the great cities to inaugurate
tulS mOVeElenL IOTtnWltn. we appcn
to the ministers of God for their influ
uuvo, and 70 their congregations congregations. Ever
the smallest donation of provisions
money or medicines will be acceptable
The characters of the noble gentlemen
who compose tho Howard Association
the Peabody Association and the Youne
Mems Christian Association, are guaran
tees that all oiiaTisis:: donated will bt
properly md honestly applied. In tn,
name of common country and q kin
dred humanity, we invoke for our strick.
en-, dying and starving people the charity
Of those whose homes and loved ones are
secure from the 'pestiience that waiketi
in darkness and the destruction thsI
wasteth at MONDAY"
Z. JOHN ELLIS, Louisiana;
r. l.. GIBSON, Louisiana
JOHN I. MORGAN, Alabama;
VIM. II. MCCARDLE, Mississippi;
CYRUS BUssEY,
| President n. o. Chamber OF Commerce
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