New-York tribune., 1878-10-10
AID FROM NETWORK.

LARGE GIFTS OF CLoIHING-FURTHER ACKNOwLs
JUDGMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE or THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The collection Of clothing for the yellow
fever sufferers was begun yesterday under the direction
OF the committee having the matter in hand Tie head
quarters Of the committee at the Young Mems Chris
tan Association Building, at Twenty-third-st' and
Fourth-ave From there all day empty wagons and
trucks were moving, to return in few hours heavily
loaded with bundles Of clothing and bedding. The We
hices were In number about thirty, furnished by A. T.
Stewart Co., +. s. Jaray Co., Adams Express Com
pany, Herring Co.. f. W. Devoe Co., Hastead Haines
& Co.. Lang & Robinson, A. S. Barnes Co., aud other
firms American District Telegraph boys were sent hall
block In advance of the wagons to the houses which
the committee intended VISIT for the purpose of giving
timely notice. in order that there might be no delay
when the wagons arrived. Each wagon was In charge
Of member OF the committee, and two or more aids.
The city was very thoroughly canyassed in the cross
streets from Fourth to Thrtyfourss The collectors
always exhibited their credentials, signed and sealed
authorizing them TO receive the goods. The cOntribu
tons were first taken to the TweDtythrd Street head
quarters, aud thence to the office Of Angel & Co..
whence they Will be shipped South. The enthusiasm il
amusing Incidents As of the wagons passing
thorough Nnths shouts were heard behind H. and tht
committeeman, looking back saw a ittle man iiants
cally waving burcated garment, and running with a
his might. IL appeared that he had seen the wagon
PASS aud had learned its mission. Thereupon he be-
thought him OF old pair OF trousers that had neel
SIT upon. and straightway fell 10 putting patcA
over the hole. poor old lady, first assuring herself
by close scrutiny of the credentials that she moi
being cheated; brought forth one old eamoIai SKIRT
with her whole heart In very many places careful en
ANIMATION & was maze 0i Sr o canten o
the outside, gwen. Poor people seemed to give
as freely N as bne ,ne rms fh % Se t ~
Chaham.st" As the wagons passed, the windoWs were
hlled with people
Yesterdays contributions amounted to about 1900
cubic feet of collected from door Il
door 900 garments from A T. Stewart Co.. and about
$50 collected in OF 81 less The committee
however does particularly desire contributions OF
money IL curious sight to look at the piles OF ar
tiees in the room in the Association Building There
were blankets, bedding mattresses, wOrsted shawls
clothing shoes boots felt hats, straw hats high hau
and hats Everybody worked with beamlng smiles
and the committee men few about In great excitement
To-day the cross-streets between Thiry-fOurth and
Fifty-nnh-ss will be visited, and aferward the differ
avenues and principal business thOrOughIares Inc
committee expect 70 finish in two or three days.
Tue Southern Relief Committee of the Chamber OF
Commerce yesterday transmitted $1,000 to tue yellow
fever su erers Of the SOutS500 TO the Howard Asso
citation. Baton ROUGE, La, and 5000 TO Mayor r. ID
Dufiel, DOnaldsonville, La.
l. Pierpout Morgan. treasurer Of the committee. go
knowledges the receipt Tuesday OF the following
contributiOss:
E%P3y IS Of the Cromwell Steamship Line through
Contribution nsa4 box Sew.YorK Post
George q COOPER ii IL
scdic M s Pres6yterian Church Fcarteentist NewYcrf
Civ through Alex Miller 400
SntTa PTSs6ycPian charS South East & r. through
Gran, + hTg hPS%s S the cca Court Of the Uned states
through William Butler Duncan, secretary sixteen .,
cdRtPiSS cs box ScwYcrk Post Office 2s
Anderson. starr & Co, for Holly Springs Miss... 26
Previously acknowledged. l53,6o4
Mr. Morgans Acknowledgements yesterday are as fol-
lows:
Eonrb yaaS or commerce proceeds Of an entertain
mfnt by Excelsior Gymnastic and Athletic Club at -
Turn Hall, New'Iork ek
r. l.
r; Reformed ~ NJ Church OF Gcnham n " SOS Sunday.
school g 90 through sydnsy y sehohed k,9k b, NG 20
Balance Of contributions from Foit CHESTER y Oush oo
residents Of DsG6Gry Conn., through Danby National
Amateur Minstrel entertainment at Flushing L. H. per
cirs6s en- tg oi Arlington % Conn., through Montgomery s.
es ATE ana 6on from First Reformed Church
,5yy;ii%S .S$Pash a p sto.r. treasurer 100
frs " Reformed Re- chnrch Tafrytcwn N u through
ESSS RSSsTs TEicd nom amateur theatrical performance
Jocrisse Jugger at the Union League Theatre oe oa
Employees Of 9es Of ShtGSTSS ansnserM MeG naery
TSrCSgS SnSI Sss York World 50 cash. s
Total October lS4Ial
49,, ............................ .sI55,6es
rh pe,ief Committee OF the Produce Exchange sent
s5oo 10 the Howard Association of Memphis Oh Tues
6av for the sufferers at Greenvllle, Tenn.
Mayor Ely received $251 SO for the yellow fever su
ferers on Tuesday, aud $500 SO yesterday, OF when
SI39 90 the proceeds OF edrens iair heid iass
week at No 267 Vest Thirty-sixth-st.
THE TRIBUNE received on Tuesday SO from Jennie =,
New-Yotk, and yesterday SlS, collection In the bap-
tst Cnnrch FlemingOn n j., forwarded through ii. A.
Pluck 81 anonymously, and $l3 50 from the Rev H:
Hartwig, pastor OF the German Lutheran Cbureh, OK
CanaioIare N " and 81 from Mr.. schali, Capaohare,
n " through A. g. Richmond. The msAey VIII be
promptly forwarded through Mayor Ely. Hae samonnt
az SOS Acknowledged on Monday, should, have geen