Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-01
THE PACEFIC COAST.
Remarks by Mr. j. II. -Meux, Last
Thursday, Setting Forth the Ia
bOrs OF the Various Relief Conn
mittees of san EraHcIsc0
for the BenenU OF the
Stricken south.

At the meeting held at the Greenlaw
Ocsrahouse on Thursday, Major l.. p.
Cooper, after some preliminary remarks IN
reference TO the Hberality displayed by the
whole country during the epidemic, moved
that the chairman request J. 2. Meux. who
had been spending the summer on the Pacific
coast, to present to the meeting reports of
the work done by the committees of San
Francisco. In presenting these reports, Mr.
Meux said:
FELLOW CITIzENs OF METAPHYSICAL leav-
ing the Pacific slope few weeks since | was
furnished. by Mr.. James G. Patrick, char
man of the Citizens yellow.fevtr relief
committee, of San Francisco, and Mr.. Aaron
Stein, superintendent OF Wells, Fargo & Co.'S
express and treasurer Of the yellow fever
relief committee of that company, reports
showing the whole souled charity and gener-
GUS offerings contributed to this and other
sections of the country lately 50 terribly
scourged by the epidemic. hand you these
reports In obedience to requests for such use
as you may deem proper to make CT them in
showing to the citizens of Memphis and sur
rounding country that far off in the west men
stopped IN the busy rush of life and listened
to their cries of distress. A glance at these
reports will show that nearly ninety-two
thousand dollars had been raised by these
two committees up to the time they were
made out, which was about the middle of
October. Since that time their collections
have been Increased to over one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars. In addition to
what these reports show there were thou
sands of dollars forwarded to the south by in
dividuals, religious denominations, societies,
and municipalities, of which no mention IS
made, because it was not reported to nor sent
through either Of these committees. Ihere
is no means therefore by which l can arrive
at an exact estimate of tine amount OF money
L I,,E , that
tween one hundred thousand and two nun
dred thousand dollars came as JTee-gys
ALTERING. The citizens of San francisco ana OF
the whole Pacific coast contributed oil tneif
means most literally, with pure, unselnsA
motives, only desiring to know that what was
c,iven went into proper channels and was
properly distributed among the sick and
needy. | myself have never doubted the
correctness OF its application IN the hands OF
tae few brave men who remained here and
risked their lives for the good of others; es-
pecially did believe this when l knew that
those composing the different relief organi-
cations were among the best citizens of the
place. Too much, fellow-citizens, cannot be
eaid IN praise Of Mr.. J. c. Patrick, formerly
of New York; c. c. Clay and 3. Z. Bsrinds,
formerly OF this place; Mayor A. J. Bryant,
Ex-Governor F. Z. Low, Hon. Philip Roach,
editor of the San Francisco Examiner, Geo
F. Maynard, Everard T. Steele, d. A. Mac
Bethlehem, J. o. Rountree, and Rev. DR..
Plat, pastor of Grace Episcopal church, cit
liens Of San Francisco and members of the
Citizens yellow-fever relief committee, the
press Of San Francisco, and the officers and
employees of Wells, Fargo & Co. 8 express,
and especially NJ. Stein, the efficient guper-
intendent. To these men the people of the
south owe debt of gratitude that they can
never repay, for the untiring zeal and labor
exerted In their behalf. And right here al
low me 10 say tina. the Jews of San Francisco
responded most literally. The two rabbls
paI1ed above should negeI be forgotten; they
sent thousands Of dollars Of which no mention
is made IN the reports, and they never wearied
In well. doing. For the kind assistance
rendered by Mrs. Scott Siddons on several
occasions, apd the part taken By Mrs. Aica
Oates, and Robson and Crane. in theatrical
performances, in which several thousand dol
lars were raised. we should ever be grateful,
and hold them in kind remembrance for Civ