The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-15
AID FOR THE SUFFERERS,
what New York Yesterday Contributed and
Forwarded south.

| Tho Chamber Of Commerce Committee au-
| thorized their Treasurer yesterday TO forward
| $1,000 to New Orleans. IS 900 to Memphis, and
$1,000 to Holly Springs. The funds in tho
| hands Of the Committee are nearly exhausted.
| The total amount collected up to date is
! $97i7j.JO There was a. JG.S2 collected yes
| tcrlay.
The Committee have received despatch from
| W. ]. Smith. Acting President of the Howard
Association. dated Memphis. sept 10. saying
| that loo persons were dying daily. and that
| President Langsta1 OF tho Association was
| down.
Fifteen boxes ofcloihing were forwarded from
| here to the South yesterday. Thov wcro con
trbuted by different individuals. All clothing
left with Angel Co, Of A. Hudson street will
bgprompily sent to the sufferers.
The Mayors Committee wer" busy at their
rooms yesterday They had printed headings
for 81 subs rptiOns which They -cut 10 various
banks and business houses for circulation. II
is thought that the dollar subscription plan will
prove very successful =.
The treasurer of the Mayors Committee sent
ye-tsrlay TO the Mayor $500 Arrangements
nre being perfected for the concert for the benz
eft Of the southern sufferers to be- held At the
Academy Of Mus ic on saturday SEPT. q, Among
the artists who have volunteered their services
for this concert are Marie Rove. SlgnOr Brig
noi Nine Maretzek. Hiss Emma Abbott, and
A l,ttcr from Jarrctt & Palmer was received
by the MAYORS Committee saving TINT many
responses had been made TO thoir applications
for volunteers for the entertainment at Booths
Theatre on Friday afternoon. Sept 90. Among
those who have consented to appeur are Miss
Clara louise Kellogg. Mlss Ada Cavendsh.
Miss Fanny Davenport Miss Geneviove Ward.
The Rev DR.. Morgan Dix having rendered
the use Of Trinity Church for an organ concert.
Thursday afternoon. sept 10. Tho programme
viii comprise selections from Beethoven, Han
Within two days OF last week the collection in
the Fire Department for the benefit Of the fire.
men Of the fever-stricken southern cities re-
The chci officer. Of the Department subscribed sii5o
ss,,s,am knnpc .gmrsn Sl, ,u1'cI,ee1 SIG 90 S2
- $40 y Si2 90 Il ~ - 81 - &c, 2. tl2 49,
= 81 2.si n. t4s; ~ slhS 10 q az - 50 ~
~ ~ L'ii Ga cGmr n 'o9'Ee s ' sc s
u 500 Y sl2 10. 5000, IA. e., 10, g So 10. $500
e hP Psa e 6 ~ subscribed 81 $780,
sent 81 900 to Chief Engineer Thomas . COnnOr
Of New Orleans. He said yesterday that he in
peal H' from r. S' CHEZ McFadden Of Memphis. Tie
same course was taken when the yellow fever
prevailed IN Memphis in 1879.
THE Sun has received from the employees Of
s FirplScn LS'r iron foundry "illl1msOurEn'
Mayor Ely received and sent to the Howard
Association in New Orleans s23G3.J3. Among
the contributors wore the children Of the FIVE
Z
primary department of Grammar School 40.
aud the COngrgation ROdoph Sholum, in
Clinton street. The proceeds IT the New Lon
don Theatre benefit were slGOs5. The officers
aud employees OF bellevue Hospital the ork-
Is ISTi fiSm S Hospita and The wards
Island Asylum, and the surgeons and students
Of Bellevue Hospital Medical College con
4 despatch was received yesterday ut the
Office of the Railway Mail Service IN this city,
announcing ine death oi Assistant Postmaster
kuuWltuu ~ Memphis
Mss Ghbons's ri 'ture gallery. Seventeenth
street and Fin avenue. is open Tor the benefit
of tho sufferers from the yellow fever. Besides
| Gibbons has I'm her gallery several interesting
specimens ot foreign works and two or three
class al canvases. lncluiing a Van Dyck. n
! Muril.o. and the well known Horse Fair" by
The ,oll .ciion taken M in tho Church Of s..
TTnesnt fsrrer iast SUNDAY amo ~, t9 sG'3.
gave $500. aud The Holy Name Society gave 800.
making n all 500.
con 'ert Is 10 be given In the Brooklyn
| AthcnTum io-morrow evening under the nus
| pieces of 81 Aune's II. &. Church. the Rev.
! Father VI 'Meel. pastor. in all ot the yellow
! fever sufferers Among those who hgye yolun
tecrrd their services ar, Mss Annie Borie Mr..
/ J. y Pattson. the pianist; Mr.. w. j. Illl Mr..
/ l.. Gilbert. and the IatusOn Instrumental quar-
The Rev. DR.. HouGhton writes;
M y.a ffm ms 70 i'e m.rg as anl e,e7riy tan
| Of the Mcinphi. sisiorsf ~ "'
Tfo.c etne rom Sew York of the sisters or St Mary
sister KUN ihosc Of ~. s-terhooi who were n NJ, M
sister Frances. ana sister Flora
sister Cav. ,ne o M East 5rnsead slserhooi,
sister CONSTANCE, us SISTER Superior Of The work IN
were ai ne Notier IIousr 81 GABRIEL. roct.bu. on
VISIT when new" e'ne OF ue c'er and returned al once
SISTER u-heita snd sister Glare are both now very 40
are conyal .-ing sister Helen AMI KutA w,re
r. n,e adi. tne Rev ]. SCHUYLER. who offered linn.
] II ll4t Ike ia